Hidden London Hangouts

Series 9

8 episodes · Jun 15, 2024

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  • S9E1

    Waterloo

    Jun 15, 202478m

    To kick off Series 9, the team explore disused parts of Waterloo station, complete with lift shafts, floodgates and evacuation routes.

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  • Riding the 38 Stock
    S9E2

    Riding the 38 Stock

    Jun 29, 202465m

    In the second episode of series 9, the team head to Acton Town to hop onboard our 38 Stock train. They join a test run ahead of the Heritage Train Journeys that we will be running this summer.

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  • Liverpool Street
    S9E3

    Liverpool Street

    Jul 13, 202466m

    In this episode the team explore a station of two halves – Liverpool Street. Hidden platforms, a disused signal cabin and original passageways of the Central London Railway all make for a fascinating exploration. In a first of the Hangouts this episode was performed live and recorded in the Cubic Theatre at London Transport Museum, with an audience of our Patreons on Friday 11 August 2023.

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  • Making the Museum roundel
    S9E4

    Making the Museum roundel

    Jul 20, 202428m

    In this episode, the team travel to A J Wells on the Isle of Wight to reveal the process of designing and creating London Transport Museum’s new animated spectrum roundel. This enormous sign forms the centre piece of the recent rebrand for the Museum. With special guests Sau-Fun Mo, Head of Design, London Transport Museum and Jake Hunter, Project Manager, A J Wells.

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  • S9E5

    The Hidden Tube at St Helen's Beach

    Aug 10, 202420m

    This week, Alex, Laura and Chris are back to the Isle of Wight to see St Helen's Beach, where they come across beach huts that look oddly familiar...

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  • Hidden Holborn
    S9E6

    Hidden Holborn

    Aug 17, 202447m

    In this episode the team return to Holborn station ahead of the start of our new Hidden London disused station tours. Chris, Laura, Alex and Siddy explore the most hidden parts of the station, revealing original tiles, machine rooms and a huge ventilation system.

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  • Green Park's Secret Station
    S9E7

    Green Park's Secret Station

    Oct 5, 202453m

    Join the team for episode seven as they explore Green Park's secret station. In this episode the team head to Mayfair to find a long hidden station that once stood opposite the famous Ritz Hotel and was transformed into a luxurious bunker for London Transport executives during the Second World War.

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  • Metroland The end of the line
    S9E8

    Metroland The end of the line

    Nov 11, 202443m

    The Metropolitan Railway once reached deep into Buckinghamshire with rural stations serving remote villages and hamlets with train services to the heart of London. In this episode Chris, Laura and Alex follow the Hidden London book on a road trip in search of surviving stations and infrastructure, finally locating the fabled source of Metropolitan Elixir – sloe bushes.

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