Enjoy some free festive fun with our splendid seasonal download of Tom Barclay Matchett reading Charles Dickens’s immortal Christmas classic, A Christmas Carol! In late November of 2024, I headed up to a remote corner of Norfolk to undertake an … Read More
Author Archives: Thomas Barclay Matchett
My Favourite Places: The City Of London
I am often asked what is my favourite place to explore with guests in London. Like the Thames this ebbs and flows. It changes with the seasons. I see places that I know or think that I know before encountering … Read More
Review: Quadrophenia Ballet at Sadler’s Wells
Sadlers Wells, London. Thursday 10th July. The presentation of Quadrophenia as a ballet is the most successful thematic realisation of the original concept as a marriage between music and visual expression. It is a powerful work of storytelling that reinterprets the … Read More
Guards On Horses & Men In Sheds
Museum Review: Guards On Horses & Men In Sheds The Household Cavalry Museum is a no nonsense military museum that offers for ten pounds about thirty minutes of interesting exhibits and some useful background on the history of the regiments … Read More
Going Bespoke: Five Top London Highlights To Request
If you’re visiting London for the first time and are looking for highlights to explore as part of a bespoke private London tour we’ve put together a list of the top five that you may like to request. Remember, bespoke … Read More
The London Storyteller Announces Internship Programme
The London Storyteller is working on a new project and is reaching out to budding storytellers and historians alike to join his team to help him make it happen. The ProjectA comprehensive book exploring how London’s people, places and personalities … Read More
Review: Afternoon Tea At The Guardsman
Off the leafy corners of St James’s Park and ensconced in threads of modern architecture is The Guardsman Hotel. Wisely they have drawn upon the inspiration of best of aspects of their locale to create a fresh, enjoyable and fun take on that great English tradition of afternoon tea. … Read More
PODCAST: The Great Fire Of London through the diaries of Samuel Pepys read by The London Storyteller
I have often described the 17th century as the best century in history. The Great Fire of London in September 1666 is one of the reasons why, though perhaps I should write “most fascinating” rather than “best” when one thinks … Read More
(VIDEO) AR History: Storytelling For A New Reality
https://youtu.be/lPvn5XmVG6U The story behind AR History started on a snowy day in February 2019, when I was hunted down by a mysterious and perfectly charming Swedish tech founder who had been scouring Europe to find a top tour guide to … Read More
VIDEO: The Diary Of Samuel Pepys: August 1665
It had been a rather heady end to the month of July in plague ridden London for Samuel Pepys, as he conspired on a love match between Lady Jemima Montagu and Philip Carteret, the younger son of Sir George Carteret. … Read More