Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
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In this Q&A I answer 40 questions about London walking, London history, my working week, psychogeography and hauntology, my favourite walks and so much more.
Links
Ridgeway Walk
youtu.be/ve0xK9_OxWA?si=YjsVWuDTi4_Ffz3_
Council Estates youtu.be/dPrsDCU2qUc?si=u5UyVHSrRLkM8YlL
youtu.be/RIJdcyBM_60?si=AsGuY-_j7roqPKJF
Morning Pages Playlist youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrVHTzFlwBhaf41JY6urXTm9H_12T8Axw
Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:35 Which (if any) walk would you do over, and why?
2:28 I really enjoyed your narration of the Royal Guards.
2:40 Have you ever missed the last train and been stranded somewhere?
3:48 Have you ever considered teaming up with mudlarks like Si-finds or Nicola White to do a psychogeographic exploration of the shoreline?
5:08 I especially enjoyed the video you did with Tweedy Pubs, are you planning to do another video like that,
7:23 What had been your favourite walking memory of 2025?
10:27 I'd like to know more about your 'working week'
16:40 Pick a time and place in history to spend 24 hours walking around in. And why?
16:48 If you had a time machine what year or era in London would you go to first and why
19:15 Groundspeed of the European swallow?
19:25 Do you ever feel unsafe walking in the dark?
20:33 how about modern poets & pubs, local crafters turning into global entrepreneurs, or unique restaurants in unexpected places?
22:35 Please do some walks through London council estates
24:14 Given that the last one is post Olympic, are there any plans to do another updated one soon?
25:05 Have you read Christopher Fowler’s Bryant & May series, which touches a lot on the history of London?
25:58 My favourite was the eel Brooke common seeing the old Fulham town hall
26:52 What is your favourite london overground station and what is your favourite london overground route
28:23 What is your favourite London underground station/route
29:13 Which has been your favourite walk?
33:15 You could do movie locations in London.
34:26 I've promised them a London walk in the summer and wonder what you would recommend?
36:52 What has been the highlight walk of this year for you
38:06 Do Freemasonic London.
38:45 Have you ever been to Barnsbury Wood in Thornhill Crescent Islington?
39:29 If you could change just one thing, however big or small, about London what would it be?
41:20 Psychogeography and hauntology are two technical terms you've occasionally used in your videos.
45:40 What's your favourite pub in Havering? Any plans for coastal walks next year, perhaps Clacton or Canvey Island?
47:07 I am very curious to know how your life changed doing morning pages.
49:12 When will the Orange Party raise the River Fleet
49:41 Would you consider doing a walk along the proposed route of the lower Thames crossing?
49:49 Any plans for another book in the Future?
50:24 Would you ever consider doing a paranormal video/investigation into some of the UKs great historical sites
50:53 If you had a chance which part of America would you choose to visit and walk around
51:54 Which of the spaces in the city where a church was but has now gone would you recommend to people.
52:23 How do you find joy in the walk when the weather is rainy and cold?
53:29 Any plans for more videos from Shepperton as loved the one you did recently
53:54 If you will get a chance in hollywood movie then which type of movie you will like to direct and why ?
54:48 I've recently been reading There Are Rivers In The Sky by Elif Shafak, have you read this novel?
55:47 If there was going to be a blue plaque hanging on a wall somewhere in London about you, what would you want it to say?
56:13 The definitive meaning of 'psychogeography',
59:00 Thomas Bloodworth was a crap mayor who didn't listen, do you know of any London crap mayor that's done more damage than the fire and the blitz
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Shot in 4K on a Olympus OM-D EM-1 mark 2 with audio recorded with a DJI Mic Mini
What an amazing year 2025 has been! Support this channel on Patreon patreon.com/JohnRogers
In this Q&A I answer 40 questions about London walking, London history, my working week, psychogeography and hauntology, my favourite walks and so much more.
Links
Ridgeway Walk
youtu.be/ve0xK9_OxWA?si=YjsVWuDTi4_Ffz3_
Council Estates youtu.be/dPrsDCU2qUc?si=u5UyVHSrRLkM8YlL
youtu.be/RIJdcyBM_60?si=AsGuY-_j7roqPKJF
Morning Pages Playlist youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrVHTzFlwBhaf41JY6urXTm9H_12T8Axw
Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:35 Which (if any) walk would you do over, and why?
2:28 I really enjoyed your narration of the Royal Guards.
2:40 Have you ever missed the last train and been stranded somewhere?
3:48 Have you ever considered teaming up with mudlarks like Si-finds or Nicola White to do a psychogeographic exploration of the shoreline?
5:08 I especially enjoyed the video you did with Tweedy Pubs, are you planning to do another video like that,
7:23 What had been your favourite walking memory of 2025?
10:27 I'd like to know more about your 'working week'
16:40 Pick a time and place in history to spend 24 hours walking around in. And why?
16:48 If you had a time machine what year or era in London would you go to first and why
19:15 Groundspeed of the European swallow?
19:25 Do you ever feel unsafe walking in the dark?
20:33 how about modern poets & pubs, local crafters turning into global entrepreneurs, or unique restaurants in unexpected places?
22:35 Please do some walks through London council estates
24:14 Given that the last one is post Olympic, are there any plans to do another updated one soon?
25:05 Have you read Christopher Fowler’s Bryant & May series, which touches a lot on the history of London?
25:58 My favourite was the eel Brooke common seeing the old Fulham town hall
26:52 What is your favourite london overground station and what is your favourite london overground route
28:23 What is your favourite London underground station/route
29:13 Which has been your favourite walk?
33:15 You could do movie locations in London.
34:26 I've promised them a London walk in the summer and wonder what you would recommend?
36:52 What has been the highlight walk of this year for you
38:06 Do Freemasonic London.
38:45 Have you ever been to Barnsbury Wood in Thornhill Crescent Islington?
39:29 If you could change just one thing, however big or small, about London what would it be?
41:20 Psychogeography and hauntology are two technical terms you've occasionally used in your videos.
45:40 What's your favourite pub in Havering? Any plans for coastal walks next year, perhaps Clacton or Canvey Island?
47:07 I am very curious to know how your life changed doing morning pages.
49:12 When will the Orange Party raise the River Fleet
49:41 Would you consider doing a walk along the proposed route of the lower Thames crossing?
49:49 Any plans for another book in the Future?
50:24 Would you ever consider doing a paranormal video/investigation into some of the UKs great historical sites
50:53 If you had a chance which part of America would you choose to visit and walk around
51:54 Which of the spaces in the city where a church was but has now gone would you recommend to people.
52:23 How do you find joy in the walk when the weather is rainy and cold?
53:29 Any plans for more videos from Shepperton as loved the one you did recently
53:54 If you will get a chance in hollywood movie then which type of movie you will like to direct and why ?
54:48 I've recently been reading There Are Rivers In The Sky by Elif Shafak, have you read this novel?
55:47 If there was going to be a blue plaque hanging on a wall somewhere in London about you, what would you want it to say?
56:13 The definitive meaning of 'psychogeography',
59:00 Thomas Bloodworth was a crap mayor who didn't listen, do you know of any London crap mayor that's done more damage than the fire and the blitz
Please subscribe for regular videos: bit.ly/1EJjIB8
Join this channel to get access to perks:
youtube.com/channel/UCk1qvhkPMbF703QHR8qj8og/join
#londonwalk #londonhistory
Maps:
Open Street Map “© OpenStreetMap contributors” using data available under the Open Database Licence
NLS Maps 'Reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland'
maps.nls.uk/index.html
_________________________________________________________________________________
Patreon patreon.com/JohnRogers
My shop: teespring.com/stores/the-lost-byway
My Books:
Welcome to New London amzn.to/3LTK9Rv
This Other London amzn.to/2zbFmTd
Audiobook & Kindle: amzn.to/2xLGb8s
Blog: The Lost Byway: thelostbyway.com
Instagram instagram.com/thelostbyway
Make a donation to help support the channel paypal.me/JohnRogersLondon - many thanks!
Shot in 4K on a Olympus OM-D EM-1 mark 2 with audio recorded with a DJI Mic Mini
