British Shops and Shopping Centres

We Are History

Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell

History

4.9 • 802 Ratings

🗓️ 16 April 2024

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

This week Angela drags John around the shops of Britain for about 200 years as we take a look at the history of how we shop. We look at why shopping moved out of town centres and ask the important questions like “Does Selfridges sell fridges?” Reading: Back to the Shops: The High Street in History and the Future by Rachel Bowlby We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Production by Simon Williams. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to We Are History with me, John O'Farrell.
0:08.4	And me, Angela Barnes.
0:10.3	Thank you for tuning in once again.
0:11.7	Remember, if you want to get your episodes a week early, you can join our Patreon supporters club.
0:17.2	I'm looking forward to this bit to see if John remembers the website.
0:19.9	It's WWW Podmasters. Oh, you tell it, Angela.
0:27.4	Patreon.com slash we are history. That's what I said, wasn't there? Something like that.
0:32.2	Well, join that. You get extra episodes. You get content that you wouldn't otherwise get
0:36.5	if you were just listening on the Apple Podcast. Plus, you get content that you wouldn't otherwise get if you were just listening on the
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0:44.3	cash in an envelope. No, Josh, no, John, I keep telling you, that is for very special people.
0:50.0	Okay, sorry, sorry. This week, Angela has chosen the topic.
0:56.9	Well, of course she has, because it's about shopping.
0:59.2	And I know you girlies love all that.
1:00.2	Oh, there he goes.
1:03.7	Our feminist spokesperson once again, John O'Farrell.
1:06.1	Though yes, it is about shopping, sort of.
1:07.7	It's also about the places we shop.
1:08.4	Shops.
1:09.2	Smart ass. I see.
1:09.9	Why have you chosen this topic?
1:16.5	So, well, John, regular listeners will know that I love a bit of 20th century architecture.
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