Norman Conquests, The (Classic Radio Theatre)

Ms Tindall skilfully blends ancient histories, archaeological findings and contemporary context

The Economist

These underground stories remind us that buried spaces are places of protection as well as of the fearfully unknown, of hope and of political resistance, of science as well as of persistently chthonic mythology. There's always a quirky and sometimes a grisly journey to be had beneath our streets

Evening Standard

In this engaging book Gillian Tindall ... a veteran historian with an eye for the macabre, the quirky and the absurd ... deftly weaves together archaeology, social history, politics, myth, religion and philosophy

Richard Morrison, The Times

[Gillian Tindall] has long been interested in resurrecting the lives of some of the hosts of the London dead who, as she says, lie "under our busy, careless feet". By following Crossrail's route, both below and over ground ... she has found a new and rewarding way of doing so

Nick Rennison, Sunday Times

Tindall delivers a fine, concise account of the early history of the Tube. In its research, its anecdotes and its historical imagination, The Tunnel Through Time is a readable journey across a two millennium-old route.

Edwin Heathcote, Financial Times

[It is] enchanting.

Sunday Telegraph

Tindall has an eye for a good line. Her sources are eclectic and illuminating...The Tunnel Through Time is a book to savour. It is subtle, considered and powerfully evocative of London's "changeful" landscape.

Daily Telegraph

[The Tunnel Through Time is] absorbing.

Sunday Times

The hidden tales she recounts are the distilled results of knowledge acquired over decades by a veteran historian with an eye for the macabre, the quirky and the absurd.she deftly weaves together archaeology, social history, politics, myth, religion and philosophy.expect to be constantly surprised, even if you think you know London well.

The Times

Meticulously researched and full of lively vignettes.

Spectator

What differentiates Tindall.is the sheer scale of her enterprise and the breadth of her knowledge.

Literary Review

These underground stories remind us that buried spaces are places of protection as well as of the fearfully unknown, of hope and of political resistance, of science as well as of persistently chthonic mythology. There's always a quirky and sometimes a grisly journey to be had beneath our streets.

Evening Standard

The book is at its best when Tindall is concerned with the city's guts, the workings, when she lets herself witness this great transformation of our own time. Transport aficionados will appreciate her attention to detail while general readers will be heartened to be introduced to this mysterious world.

Craig Taylor, Observer

Tindall is a sure-footed, even revelatory guide to the treasures of London that Crossrail has unintentionally brought to our notice.

Jerry White, Guardian

[Tindall] has written an absorbing account. This is a work of love and scholarship.

Catholic Herald

A thoughtful and engaging interpretation of London's history through metaphors of tunneling and excavation.

Richard Dennis, History Today

Enchanting.

Daily Telegraph

Fascinating. One of her strengths is to discover historical first-person narratives, and this, plus her extensive research, make her book an entertaining and informative read

Chris Nancollas, Tablet

Engaging. It's an entertaining book. Crossrail should stock copies on its trains, ready for the inevitable day when signal failure traps thousands of us between Bedlam and a plague pit.

Richard Morrison, The Times