Hidden London Hangouts (2020)
Each week, join Chris Nix, Siddy Holloway and Laura Hilton-Brown from the Museum’s Hidden London team and host Alex Grundon as they explore the secret and mysterious spaces of London’s transport system. In series 1, the team focus on the different sites in the Hidden London tour programme, sharing historical titbits that are revealed on the tours as well as the behind the scenes processes they go through to make the tours such as success. In series 2 and 3, the team turn their hands to a huge number of various transport topics such as moquette, tiling, Johnston type face, posters and much, much more!
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Episode 1 - King William Street
Release Date: 2020-09-05Your favourite Hidden London experts are back for a second season of Hangouts. This week they focused on King William Street, which has the honour of being the first disused Tube station in London. And for the first time, thanks to easing of restrictions, the team could go out on location!
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Episode 2 - A Night on the Tiles
Release Date: 2020-09-12This week the team give you a eye witness guide to the tiles adorning Tube stations across London. They also pay a visit to our Museum Depot, a transport treasure trove in Acton Town.
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Episode 3 - Routemaster
Release Date: 2020-09-19The Routemaster is arguably the most recognisable London icon. This week, Alex, Chris, Laura and Siddy explore the history of the world famous and much loved big red bus, in this special episode of Hidden London Hangouts.
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Episode 4 - Brompton Road
Release Date: 2020-09-26In this episode the team give you a sneak peek into Bromtpon Road, one of the disused stations you can explore in our popular Hidden London virtual tours
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Episode 5 - Johnston
Release Date: 2020-10-03London’s timeless lettering – the Johnston typeface – was created over a century ago for London Underground by Edward Johnston and since its introduction it has come to represent not just transport but the idea of London itself. Find out all about this iconic typeface in this episode of Hidden London Hangouts.
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Episode 6 - Hyde Park Corner
Release Date: 2020-10-10All aboard as the Hidden London Hangouts team head to Hyde Park Corner station. The original Leslie Green designed station opened in December 1906, and you can in fact still see the ox blood coloured tiles today. The building's use changed when escalators replaced the lifts in May 1932 and it is now one of the few stations which has no associated buildings above ground.
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Episode 7 - Also Known As
Release Date: 2020-10-17What's in a (Tube station) name? In this episode of Hidden London Hangouts, Chris Nix quizzes Alex, Laura and Siddy on the stories and secrets behind the names of Underground stations.
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Episode 8 - Aldwych: a deeper dig
Release Date: 2020-10-24Think you know everything about Aldwych station? Think again! The team dig deeper into the history of the disused station formerly known as Strand.
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Episode 9 - Ghost stations
Release Date: 2020-10-31Things get spooky in this Halloween special where the team explore haunted Underground stations.
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Episode 10 - Trafalgar Square
Release Date: 2020-11-07Let the team transport you to the really hidden part of Charing Cross station...Trafalgar Square.
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Episode 11 - Kingsway's tram tunnel
Release Date: 2020-11-14Dive into another episode of Hangouts with your favourite team of experts as they venture down the tram tunnel at Kingsway. Get a glimpse behind the scenes of one of the three sites we explore in our newest Hidden London virtual tour, Holborn (Kingsway).
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Episode 12 - Island Tubes
Release Date: 2020-11-21The whole team is back this week for a special episode about the much-loved 1938 Stock trains still running on the Isle of Wight - but not for much longer...
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Episode 13 - Moquette: a second sitting
Release Date: 2020-11-28We just can't get enough of moquette, and we know our fans love it too, so the team is bringing you another episode all about the iconic transport fabric, with a special guest from Camira Fabrics!
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Episode 14 - The secret life of posters
Release Date: 2020-12-05The team look at some of the most iconic posters in our collection and give you a sneak peek into our art and posters store at the Museum Depot, where we hold the majority of our world-class collection of transport posters and original artworks.
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Episode 15 - Holborn
Release Date: 2020-12-12The team is feeling festive in this episode of Hangouts, all about the lesser-known disused platforms at Holborn station with lots of pictures, archival photos and exclusive footage.
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Episode 16 - A Night at the Museum
Release Date: 2020-12-19The team take a look behind the ropes at normally inaccessible vehicles on display at the Museum. The Hangouts foursome are joined by special guests who help to uncover fascinating stories about our heritage vehicles and the people who travelled on them.
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Episode 17 - Christmas
Release Date: 2020-12-26The team take a look at how London Transport celebrated Christmas during wartime and in peace. We also find out what was under their Christmas trees this year!
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Episode 18 - The Great Exhibition
Release Date: 2021-01-02In the final episode of Season 2, the team are on location in their spiritual home: the award-winning Hidden London exhibition in the Global Gallery at London Transport Museum. The team share their favourite parts of the exhibition and give a sneaky preview of what lies ahead in Season 3 of the Hidden London Hangouts.