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Bishopsgate Institute Podcast

Bishopsgate Institute Podcast - talks, debates and readings from Bishopsgate Institute's cultural events programme. For more information about Bishopsgate Institute, our cultural events, courses and l... Read more

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Spitalfields Life Chit Chats: Smithfield Market

Spitalfields Life Chit Chats: Smithfield Market

The Gentle Author of the popular blog Spitalfields Life has gained an extraordinary following in recent years, by writin... Read more

4 Dec 2015

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Spitalfields Life Chit Chats: Billingsgate Market

Spitalfields Life Chit Chats: Billingsgate Market

The Gentle Author of the popular blog Spitalfields Life has gained an extraordinary following in recent years, by writin... Read more

4 Dec 2015

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Slingin' the Old Jack Lang: The history of rhyming slang

Slingin' the Old Jack Lang: The history of rhyming slang

Rhyming slang can claim to be London's one truly home-grown language. It may have started around 1830 among the canal-di... Read more

10 Nov 2015

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A Time Travelling History of London

A Time Travelling History of London

Following the publication of London: A Travel Guide Through Time, join historian and broadcaster Dr Matthew Green on an ... Read more

23 Oct 2015

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50 Years of Wexford with Ruth Rendell

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Highly acclaimed crime writer Ruth Rendell looks back over 50 years of Wexford. Recorded live at Bishopsgate Institute o... Read more

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Lee Jackson explores the secret life of the Victorian metropolis, focusing in particular on the birth of public baths a... Read more

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Rosamund Urwin of the Evening Standard chairs a discussion about the raunch culture and its impact on modern feminism. C... Read more

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The Enemy Within

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Thirty years ago, miners went on strike across Britain to resist the Tory government's plans for sweeping pit closures. ... Read more

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