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Latest Episodes
Tall Stories 325: The Queue, London
Andrew Mueller explores the miles-long queue – the most British of tributes – that wound its way through the streets of London as Queen Elizabeth II lay in state.
The accessible city
We look at some of the ways that research and technology can help to remove barriers in our cities, to make them more accessible to all.
Tall Stories 324: Parc Astérix
Sally Howard describes the ups and downs of one of Europe’s long-standing amusement parks.
Water, water everywhere
We investigate how water interacts with populations around the globe and how cities have learnt to work with it.
Tall Stories 323: Toronto Islands
Tomos Lewis marks the end of summer in North America with a trip to Toronto’s beloved city-side archipelago.
Everyone’s a critic
We explore why it’s so important to be critical about our urban environment, as we delve into the world of architecture-and-design criticism to see how it helps us to better understand and form the cities we live in.
Tall Stories 322: Paving the Søerne, Copenhagen
Christian Green investigates how Copenhagen avoided plans to pave over their city lakes to make more room for the car, and ended up as one of the world’s most cycle friendly centres.
Ukraine report: part two
We travel to Ukraine to listen to the stories of its people and witness a nation preparing for a better future. In part two of our report, we visit two cities near opposite borders – Chernihiv close to Belarus and Chernivtsi near Romania.
Tall Stories 321: Transamerica Pyramid, San Francisco
Ivan Carvalho reveals the story behind one of the San Francisco skyline’s defining skyscrapers.
Ukraine report: part one
We travel to Ukraine to listen to the stories of its people and witness a nation that truly embodies the word resilience. In part one of our report, we look at local government: running a city is challenging at the best of times, let alone during a war.
