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**Happened Here**

At the heart of HappenedHere.com are 4-5 minute stories that transport you to another era, answering the wonderfully simple question: “I wonder what happened here?”. We help you imagine “what happened here,” in this very location, on this very ground, to imagine in whose footsteps you might be treading, to be intrigued by people and their stories from the very recent to the very distant past.

Latest Episodes:

Mixed Fortunes Jun 06, 2023

Show notes

In this week’s podcast, Dame Joanna Lumley introduces stories about punishment, prostitution and pugilism:

Ritual Humiliation written by Joanna Clarke and performed by Lulu Freeman [Charing Cross, Central London]
An Unlikely Purchase written by Sarah Fleming and performed by Olivia Bell [A Coffee House in Bedfordbury, Covent Garden, a Theatre in Lincoln’s Inn Field, and Holy Trinity Church, Wensley, Yorkshire]
“The Celebrated Professor of the Fist” written by James Rampton and performed by Cassius Konneh [Moulsey Hurst in Surrey and Horse and Dolphin pub in Leicester Square]

Sound editing by Jon Jardine

Joseph Grimaldi May 30, 2023

Show notes

In this week's episode of HappenedHere, hosted by Stephen Fry, we explore the life of the man who changed the face of clowning forever - Joseph Grimaldi, with three stories written by James Rampton and performed by Dame Joanna Lumley:

He Swung Joseph with the Utmost Velocity [Sadlers Wells Theatre, Roseberry Avenue, Clerkenwell, London]

Make ‘Em Laugh [Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London]

"I make you laugh at night, but I’m Grim-all-day" [Theatre Royal, Drury Lane]

Sound editing by Jon Jardine.

A Night Out May 23, 2023

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In this week's episode of HappenedHere, hosted by Stephen Fry, we go on three very different nights out:

Ghosts written by Viel Richardson and performed by Olivia Bell [The Queen’s Theatre, Haymarket, London]
A Horse in Your Lap, Madam? written by James Rampton and performed by Dame Joanna Lumley [Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London]
Stormy Weather written by James Rampton and performed by Jasmine Elcock [The Café de Paris Nightclub, 3-4 Coventry St, Piccadilly Circus]

Sound editing by Will Jacob.

Hitchcock: Always a Londoner May 16, 2023

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Our latest podcast finds Dame Joanna Lumley introducing three stories about a murder and a reputation restored:

‘Frenzy’ written by Joanna Clarke and performed by Stephen Fry [Covent Garden Piazza by the Floral Market Hall]
The Master of Promotion written by Joanna Clarke and performed by Stephen Fry [The Thames by the Houses of Parliament, London]
The Critic and the Long Shot written by Joanna Clarke and performed by Stephen Fry [3 Henrietta St, Covent Garden]

Sound editing by Will Jacob.

Seven Dials May 09, 2023

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Robbie Stamp, co-founder of HappenedHere, introduces stories around this iconic London landmark:

Why Seven? written by Joanna Clarke performed by Kate Reid
The Black Loyalists written by Viel Richardson and performed by Jasmine Elcock
An Englishman, an Irishman and a Scotsman walk into a bar… written by Zak Ghazi-Torbati and performed by Stephen Fry

All these stories take place at Seven Dials, London.