Hidden London Hangouts (2020)
Hidden London Hangouts
2020Each 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!
Seasons & Episode
To kick off Series 9, the team explore disused parts of Waterloo station, complete with lift shafts, floodgates and evacuation routes.
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.
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.
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...
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.
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.
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!