DiscoverLondon History146: Jumping Tower Bridge
146: Jumping Tower Bridge

146: Jumping Tower Bridge

Update: 2025-12-26
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Step back in time with the London History Podcast as we revisit one of the city’s most daring and heartwarming moments. On a cold, smoggy evening in December 1952, bus driver Albert Gunter faced the unthinkable when Tower Bridge began to rise beneath him. With 40 passengers on board, Gunter made a split-second decision that would make him a local hero and capture the imagination of Londoners everywhere.


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Hosted by London tour guide and historian Hazel Baker, the London History Podcast explores the fascinating, mysterious, and sometimes dark stories that shaped Britain's capital city.


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146: Jumping Tower Bridge

146: Jumping Tower Bridge

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