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Do London Differently by London National Park City
Do London Differently is a podcast series hosted by London National Park City Ranger Emily Langston and produced by Michael Shilling.
Have have relaunched in 2025 with a new format - sharing how Londoners are making the city Greener, Healthier and Wilder.
Episodes
60 episodes
Signals and Sightlines - BT Tower
Sixty years on from the opening of the BT Tower, and with its redevelopment into a hotel and leisure complex now underway, this audio walking tour explores Fitzrovia and the neighbourhoods living in the shadow of the tower.Cultural histo...
The Linnean Society's Our Local Nature Grant for young people
How does a scientific society founded in 1788 end up funding teenagers to build ponds and paint murals?Michael sits down with Dan Simonsen, Education Manager at the Linnean Society, to unpack the Our Local Nature Grant and its Youth Pane...
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The Feminist Art of Walking - Morag Rose
Walking artist, activist and academic Morag Rose, founder of the Loiterers Resistance Movement, explores how walking can be a creative art form and an act of resistance. Drawing on her book The Feminist Art of Walking, she makes the case that t...
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Iain Sinclair at the London Walking Festival Conference
Recorded at the University of Westminster on 15 May 2026, introduced by Dr Tom Cohen. A Do London Differently production.Iain Sinclair arrived the way he always travels. On foot. That morning he set out from his front door in Ha...
The History of Walking with David Harrison from Footways
Episode type: London Walking Festival 2026 Special (final episode)Recorded at: Church of St. Bartholomew the Great, LondonGuest: David Harrison, co-founder of Footways and creator of the Historic Ways map<...
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Will Norman on London's New Walking and Wheeling Action Plan
Walking is London's most common form of transport, but it rarely gets the attention it deserves. In this London Walking Festival special, Michael Shilling sits down with Will Norman, London's Walking and Cycling Commissioner, to unpack TfL's ne...
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North Paddington Nature Pilgrimage - The Natural Way
Filmed on location along the route by Michael Shilling, with Lola May (Community Climate Action Coordinator, Paddington Development Trust) and Eman Asir (Library Officer, Westminster Libraries).What is The Natural Way? A fully acc...
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Pavements, Parking and the Pedestrian Pound: Catherine Woodhead and Emma Griffin on Why Walking Matters
Episode: Walking Festival Special Recorded at: London National Park City Visitor Centre, Mortimer Street Host: Michael ShillingGuests: Catherine Woodhead, CEO, Living Streets Emma Griffin, Co-founder, Foo...
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London Rivers Week | Thames 21
London Rivers Week turns 10 this year, and we are celebrating with a special episode. Liz Gyekye, Communications Manager at Thames 21, joins host Michael Shilling to talk about the festival, the charity's work protecting the River Thames and it...
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Wellness Walks with The Proper Blokes Club
Episode summary: Michael Shilling talks to Scott Oughton-Johnson, founder of The Proper Blokes Club, about how a single walk in Southwark in September 2020 grew into a network of 25 to 30 walk-and-talk groups for men across London. They ...
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The Walking Festival Conference preview with Dr Tom Cohen
Episode summary: Michael Shilling talks to Dr Tom Cohen, Reader in Transport Policy at the University of Westminster, about the London Walking Festival Conference 2026, the work of the Active Travel Academy, the evolving language of "wal...
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Urban Tree Festival Special Series: London Walking Festival 2026
Michael is joined by Paul Wood, co-founder of the Urban Tree Festival and author of Tree Hunting, and Sarah Hayes, festival director and public artist, for a conversation about the festival's ninth year, its new home at Art Hub Studios...
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Right to Grow: A Revolution in Urban Spaces
A special roundtable edition recorded at the London National Park City Visitor Centre, 80 Mortimer Street, LondonIn this episode, London National Park City director Mark Cridge sits down with four community food growing leaders ...
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Urban Walking, Lost Rivers and Why the UK is Nature-Depleted | Hana Sutch x Lola May
Lola May sits down with Hana Sutch, founder of the walking app Go Jauntly, for a conversation about the joy of getting lost in London, the hidden histories you can discover on foot, and why the UK is one of the least nature-connected countries ...
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An Opinionated Guide to Wild London
London isn’t just a city with parks, it’s a city that is wild.In this episode of Do London Differently, host Michael Shilling is joined by Kassondra Cloos, author of
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Moths, ponds and the power of community nature
In this episode, we hear from Aneel, a member of Heston Action Group, volunteer at Heston Community Garden, and National Park City Ranger. He talks about being there from the early days of the garden, helping create its wildlife pond, and seein...
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Football and climate change, a live Q&A with Lola May and Dan Hall
Football is community, identity, ritual, and emotion at scale. It also has a footprint, from travel to sponsorship to tournament design. Recorded live at Nature of Things, A Salon for the curious mind, this episode is a practical, honest Q&...
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Accessible Means Reachable - Tarek Mrad on Disability, Transport and Nature in Hounslow
Put your earphones on, step outside, and notice what most people glide past: who can actually get here.In this interview, I’m joined by Hounslow Ranger Tarek Mrad, who’s delivering a clear message: accessibility has to be built, not just...
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The London Fruit Harvest - London is an Orchard
London gets reimagined as a virtual orchard stitched together by back gardens, street trees, parks, and the people willing to show up with a long pole and a tarpaulin.You’ll hear how the Kensal to Kilburn Fruit Harvesters built a pickers...
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Football for Future - A Salon For Curious Minds
Football is the world’s biggest cultural language, and climate change is the biggest challenge we face. In this live Nature of Things salon (Paddington Development Trust), Dan Hall, Communications Manager at Football for Future, explores what h...
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RSPB Croydon birdwatching walk in Happy Valley and Farthing Downs
Ranger Emily joins members of RSPB Croydon for a birdwatching walk in Happy Valley and Farthing Downs in South Croydon. We spot and hear a whole range of birds, including redwings, gold crests, kites, and long-tailed tits, and learn about w...
Is Paris really a benchmark for cycling?
Is Paris really a benchmark for cycling?At the end of last year I joined MPs, peers and cycling leaders on an All Party Parliamentary Group for Cycling and Walking day trip to Paris. I wasn’t there as a lobbyist, or as London National P...
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What if we de-paved our front gardens?
In this episode, London National Park City Ranger Nancy Turner shares the story of how Heston Action Group grew from simple litter picks into a thriving community garden and a wider movement to “green the grey”.Nancy talks ...
What if your 2026 resolution was swapping scrolling for strolling?
In this New Year episode we’re taking a quick look back at what’s been happening across London National Park City in 2025, from £80,000 redistributed through 112 community projects to a Ranger community now 160+ strong, The...
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What if every family had a place to learn, play, and belong in nature?
Paula Harvey is building something rare in North London: a permanent outdoor learning and wellbeing space where every family can belong, including SEND families who are too often split apart by inaccessible provision. Through U...
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