marc zakian

Writer - Journalist- History Guide. Podcast Producer:

[Extraordinary Stories of Britain 🎧🎙️ @storiesbritain]

There have been cats serving at Number 10 Downing Street for over 100 years. Churchill’s Nelson, Harold Wilson’s Nemo, Margaret Thatcher’s Wilberforce and the current feline - the legend that is Larry. Hear the story in our pawesum podcast: https://t.co/YculHTndEI @BBGuides

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When the 1665 plague arrived in Eyam, the remote Derbyshire village shut itself off. Nobody could enter or leave. Hear the dramatic story of courage, fortitude and loss at the plague village in our latest podcast: https://t.co/rBdcLucNrc @BBGuides @SueKelvin @EyamMuseum

[marc zakian @marzak]

@ThomasWillett9 Number of prisoners in England and Wales 1900-2023, by gender. In 2023, there were 83,128 men and 3,259 women. 93% of killers in England and Wales are men, official figures show

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Our new podcast investigates the history of London pubs. Including the oldest tavern, a haunted pub, parliamentary boozers, the world's smallest bar room, & the pilgrim fathers’ Mayflower pub. Listen here: https://t.co/NLSDsn4saf @TheGrapesLondon @TheDoveW6 @redlionSW1

[marc zakian @marzak]

@joannagtweets She is a fine pianist. But the conductor is not dressed for a performance, so it is probably an open rehearsal. All the other musicians seem to have music.

[Richard Madden @BushMagic]

Fancy a pint? My latest Stories of Britain podcast with the brilliant @marzak. https://t.co/lOHbjJkJSc

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Charles I was beheaded #OTD 1649. The watching crowd on Whitehall was shocked into silence. But what happened to the monarch’s head after it was cut off? Find out in our Executed Heads podcast: https://t.co/RX39X2xWVd

[marc zakian @marzak]

Where is the promised cycle crossing at Kingsland Road? Until that is in place, cyclists ride up to the A10 where they have nowhere to cross.

[Will Norman @willnorman]

Great to see the work finished on the new section of Cycleway 23 at Crossway in Hackney - protected cycle lanes, crossing, sustainable urban drainage system with new 🌻🌹🥀🌷🌼

👏👏👏 @metecoban92 @carowoodley & @hackneycouncil team

[marc zakian @marzak]

@louisetickle The ones that are sprouting stems should be OK to plant out.

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In Victorian London, one man in fifty worked as a porter. Their labour fuelled by a dark ale, named for these workers. Hear the story of porter in our History of Beer podcast: https://t.co/AVrXlGmdno @HOLBID

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Our new podcast tells the story of beer. Hear about Britain’s first brewer, ales made with psychedelic plants, rules on Viking drinking horns, the English king who drank himself to death and the rise and fall of brewsters. Listen at: https://t.co/AVrXlGlFxQ @meetmrlondoner

[marc zakian @marzak]

@virginmedia Sandringham Road door 40

[marc zakian @marzak]

@virginmedia Dalston E8. Once more your engineers leave the door to street junction box leaning on unit, not locked. So someone takes it to sell for scrap metal. Now all broadband connections are exposed until someone rips them out for metal and we have no internet.

[marc zakian @marzak]

@virginmedia E8 2LP. Been like this for weeks.

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November 8th, 2023 marks the 400th anniversary of the publication of Shakespeare’s First Folio. Hear the story of the Bard and the events that led to the publication of the Folio in our podcast. Listen here: https://t.co/uEYhpqHWj0 @BBGuides #FirstFolio #Shakespeare

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Save Liverpool Street Station from destructive redevelopment - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/IeWNnX8wbD via @UKChange

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From gong farmers to garderobes, dealing with human waste was a dirty business. Hear stories of muckrakers, middens and Victorian dog-s**t collectors in our History of Sewage podcast. Available here: https://t.co/LAutOF7iYW @BBGuides

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From the Romans taxing urine to York's Bog on the Bridge; from Henry VIII's Groom of the Stool to the lav affair with toilets that led to London’s Great Stink. Lots of amusing crap stories in our History of Sewerage podcast, available here: https://t.co/LAutOF7iYW…
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Wondering witch🧙‍♀️Halloween podcast to listen to? Hear the story of the Pendle witches. A family accused of cursing a local peddler, summoning up talking dogs and bewitching a child to death. Available here: https://t.co/ASIdgygdyY @BBGuides @moreLancaster #Halloween

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🧐📜 Shortlisted for the History category at @IndPodAwards (1/3)

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View the full shortlist + find event tickets https://t.co/AnzBUIrJxD

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