50 min 9 stops
Embankment
How London Was Built
"You're standing beside the Thames on land that didn't exist until the eighteen sixties."
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London
A thousand years of pageantry with a working city humming underneath — the crowns and carriages, and the machinery they tidy away. Most of what you'll hear is real; a few things are ours.
6 experiences · 55 story stops · GPS audio · Downloadable narration
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55 stops
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45 min–1h
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Every neighborhood has a story worth hearing.
45 min 8 stops
St Paul's
St Paul's & the Great Fire of London
"In September sixteen sixty-six, this entire city burned to the ground."
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50 min 9 stops
Shoreditch
The East End & Whitechapel
"You're in the East End of London, and every street around you was built by people the rest of the city didn't want."
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1h 12 stops
South Bank
The South Bank
"You are on the wrong side of the river. For most of London's history, that was the entire point."
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55 min 9 stops
Westminster
Westminster & Big Ben
"You're standing in Westminster — half a square mile that runs the country, crowns the kings, and does not work the way you think it does."
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Stories hiding in plain sight
Read a few of the places covered across London, then hear the complete stories on location in the app.
park
Altab Ali Park
This small green park answers a question you might not have thought to ask: why is this area called Whitechapel? Because there was, literally, a white chapel.
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landmark
Borough Market & Southwark Cathedral
Borough Market — the covered food market around you, all stalls and shouted prices and the smell of a dozen different cuisines at once. People treat this as a modern foodie destination, and it is.
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landmark
Brick Lane
Brick Lane. Right now, breathe in — depending which way the wind's going, you're getting frying onions and curry from one direction and hot fresh bagels from the other.
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landmark
Buckingham Palace
There it is. Buckingham Palace. Seven hundred and seventy-five rooms, the balcony where the royal family waves, the front door on ten thousand postcards. And for most of its life, nobody actually wanted to live here.
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landmark
Churchill War Rooms
Down those steps is the entrance to a bunker. During the Second World War, while German bombs were flattening the city above, Winston Churchill ran the entire war from a cramped basement under these government buildings.
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landmark
Cleopatra's Needle
That tall pink granite spike by the river, with a bronze sphinx crouched on either side, is Cleopatra's Needle. And almost everything about that name is a lie. It has nothing to do with Cleopatra.
Read the storyHere's How It Works
Put in your headphones, press play, and start walking. The app does the rest.
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Pick an experience
Choose a tour, hit play, and start walking.
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Listen as you explore
Stories play at each stop. Pause, wander, and continue whenever you want.
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Before you explore London
Which tour should I choose?
Compare the subject, neighborhood, duration, route, and exact stops on each tour page. Individual tours show their one-time price before you open the app.
Do I need to reserve a start time?
No. Start whenever it suits you, pause for food or a detour, and resume later. Check the opening hours of any venue you personally plan to enter.
What should I download before I leave?
Download the tour narration on Wi-Fi. Cached audio does not need to stream, though map tiles and other online features may still require a connection.
Are attraction tickets included?
No. Your purchase covers the Bad Historian audio experience. Transportation, food, and admission to third-party attractions are separate.
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6 tours · $14.99 one-time