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WAR HALL: A Theatre of the Mind
What was built during World War 2 — and why does it still matter now?
War Hall uncovers the remarkable wartime and musical history of Walthamstow Assembly Hall — a concert venue built in London during the Blitz. It became one of Britain’s most iconic recording spaces, known for its legendary acoustics.
The series blends immersive sound design, rare archives, and performances recorded in the Hall. Its original score is created by Simon Mills — acclaimed producer, composer, and one half of the pioneering electronic duo Bent — weaving past and present into a distinctive sonic world.
Pick of the week at The Guardian.
Hosted by Angela Allen MBE - a Londoner who lived through the air raids and one of Britain’s most respected script supervisors, with a career spanning from The Third Man to The Misfits — and historian Professor John Thomas.
WAR HALL asks what was built during the war, why it mattered, and what remains at risk today. It is a story about hope.
Additional sound by Ric Peet
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Opdateringsfrekvens:
biweekly
Gennemsnitlig lydlængde:
22 minutes
Gæsteinterviews
Engelsk
USA
9 episoder
siden 15. december 2025
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Meet the voice of War Hall.
In this special bonus episode, Professor John Thomas interviews the indomitable Angela Allen – legendary script supervisor and voice of War Hall: A Theatre of the Mind.
Angela reflects on an extraordinary life in cinema, from sheltering in the London Undergroun…
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Meet the voice of War Hall.
In this special bonus episode, Professor John Thomas interviews the indomitable Angela Allen – legendary script supervisor and voice of War Hall: A Theatre of the Mind.
Angela reflects on an extraordinary life in cinema, from sheltering in the London Undergroun…
Discover War Hall: A Theatre of the Mind—an immersive documentary podcast uncovering the extraordinary true story behind Walthamstow Assembly Hall, a concert venue built during the Blitz that became one of Britain’s most significant recording spaces.
Through immersive sound design, archival st…
When we began War Hall – A Theatre of the Mind, the political climate felt uncomfortably close to the 1930s. Nationalism was rising. Division was deepening. We found ourselves asking why we were tracing where the bombs fell during the Second World War while the present felt increasingly unstab…
As Walthamstow Assembly Hall opens in March 1943, culture, ceremony and civic pride take centre stage. Concerts, fairs and beauty contests unfold beneath glitter, blackout restrictions, anti-aircraft fire and a war that is still very much alive.
Alchemy explores a moment of contradiction: a to…
As the Blitz comes to an end, London refuses to be silenced.
In this episode, we move through the final raids of 1941 into the uneasy calm of “The Lull”, where music, performance and cultural life carried on amid loss and devastation.
We hear how jazz and swing — banned by the Nazis as “degenerate”…
Before the bombs fell, the machine was already being assembled.
In this episode of WAR HALL: A Theatre of the Mind, we step inside Walthamstow Town Hall as it transforms into the operational heart of a borough preparing for war.
Council meeting minutes record debates about the Town Hall clock,…
WAR HALL takes listeners back to 1939, as Britain stands on the brink of World War II and a working-class London borough prepares for the unimaginable.
In Walthamstow, an unfinished Town Hall complex is rapidly converted into a command centre for air-raid response — coordinating shelters, emergency…
WAR HALL: A Theatre of the Mind begins with an extraordinary question: how and why was a gold and glass concert hall built in London while the city was under bombardment?
In this opening episode, Professor John Thomas and legendary script supervisor Angela Allen introduce the wartime stor…
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