Episodes 66
Avg. Duration 1h 12m
Activity Sporadic
Apple Rating 5.0 (20)
Since Aug 2021
Latest Episode Oct 2025

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Madame Tussaud and Her Chamber of Horrors

Oct 24, 2025 1h 20m

Living in Paris during the Revolution and Reign of Terror might not seem like the right place at the right time, but if your job is to make wax sculptures of heads, it’s kind of perfect.In this…

Knitted Together: Crafting in London and Beyond

Jan 10, 2025 1h 14m

We begin this episode by thinking about the work of people's hands.  We wonder about the connections between knitting and history, trade, the industrial revolution, social connection, activism, and…

Beyond Sherlock: A Deeper Dive into Scotland Yard

Dec 13, 2024 1h 16m

In this episode, we journey through the fascinating and often surprising history of Scotland Yard, the iconic home of the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS). Inspired by last week’s episode about the…

Deathly Dungeons: Tudors Haunt the Tower

Oct 18, 2024 57m

The Tower of London has watched over the city for nearly a millennium.  If you are a priceless Jewel,  the Tower is your protector. To countless of the city’s accused, a captor.Royals, regals,…

“Mr. Alucard, I Presume?” : Vampires in London

Sep 27, 2024 59m

“And that, ladies and gentlemen, is how we deal with vampires in old London Town,’.    - Ben Aaronovitch in Rivers of LondonWe start this episode in the London neighborhood of Highgate. It’s famous…

The Olympics and London: Historic Symbiosis

Sep 13, 2024 1h 31m

Until very recently, only London held the distinction of hosting the Summer Olympics three times, more than any other city in the world. The Games in London have been pivotal, memorable, and marked…

Our Third Anniversary, and a Summer Romp

Aug 09, 2024 59m

In this episode, Jen and Mares take a moment to reflect on their journey as podcasters, and take a look back at episodes in their catalogue that both examine and celebrate London over time during the…

In and Out of Luck in London: Three Stops, Three Stories

Jun 21, 2024 1h 5m

Mares and Jen have enjoyed playing  a game of luck called “Underground Roulette.”  The game is easy to play. Just select a tube stop at random, keep a curious mind, and hit the streets!  It’s an…

A Wild World: Underground Life

May 31, 2024 1h 15m

Wildlife on the Tube: it’s not just on the Northern Line at night. It’s everywhere. Throughout the Underground, flora and fauna show up  intentionally - and unintentionally - in the most surprising…

Hiding in City Centre: The Cheapside Hoard

May 03, 2024 57m

“Is it worth anything to you, guv’nor?”It’s boots on the street in city centre as we pinball through time … from the 1600s, to 1912, to current day.  We’ll think and wonder about how unknown…

Delight and Surprise: Super Fans of the London Underground

Mar 08, 2024 1h 9m

Providing up to 5 million passenger journeys a day, the London Underground is integral to the city's infrastructure.  It's impossible to imagine how the city would function without it.But why would…

Roll Up, Roll Up! It’s the 2024 YLT Underground Mystery Tour!

Feb 15, 2024 1h 2m

At Yesterday’s London Times, we are all about inquiry, questions and stories, particularly stories that are new to us or that we just want to know on a deeper level. We seek out people, places, and…

Scheherazade of the 20th Century: Barbara Cartland

Feb 02, 2024 1h 11m

A little romance?What began as a fluff piece about an eccentric romance novelist turned into a snapshot of a century through the eyes of someone who lived it to the fullest.Meet Barbara Cartland:…

Please Look After These Bears: Pooh, Paddington, and More Bears of London

Jan 19, 2024 1h 6m

Bears. Cute. Cuddly. But when we looked at them through the long lens of London history, it got complicated pretty quickly.Join us as we take the ursine plunge, and think about….the bears that roamed…

Boxing Day 2023

Dec 26, 2023 1h 24m

It's a Yesterday's London Times tradition - the Boxing Day episode!Relax along with us as we look back at some of the people and places we met on the podcast this year. Half of our episodes sent us…

Frumenty, Mummers, Malmsey, and More: A Tudor Christmas

Dec 15, 2023 1h 4m

WELCOME TO OUR 50th EPISODE!In the final stop of our ‘60s YLT Time Machine, we touch down in the 1560’s just in time for a Tudor Christmas. In a deeply divided nation in which religion is…

An Incomparable Life: Revisiting Lee Miller

Nov 29, 2023 1h 51m

In our 2021 episode, “Here is Vogue, In Spite of it All!”, we explored how the British edition of the iconic fashion  magazine evolved into an outlet for groundbreakingVogue wartime journalism. As we…

Celebrating a British Cultural Phenomenon: Doctor Who Turns 60!

Nov 11, 2023 2h 10m

It’s getting all wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey at YLT as we celebrate a huge milestone in British culture: the 60th anniversary of the iconic Doctor Who!In this episode, we : look at the…

Don't Dream It, Be It: Rocky Horror, from London Stage to Cult Classic

Oct 27, 2023 1h 10m

Let's do the Time Warp... it's the Rocky Horror episode!Though many people have seen the cult classic film, few people know about its origins in a 63 seat London theatre.  In this episode, we : delve…

The 1660s: Decade of the Beast?

Sep 22, 2023 1h 29m

Hop in the YLT time machine, we are on the move once again, but brace yourself: 1666 awaits. How do everyday people survive constant war, devastating plague, and raging destruction all within the…

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