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Bradley Garrett in the Guardian and on BBC radio 4

Rosie Warren18 November 2014

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An article by Bradley Garrett, author of Explore Everything, was published in Guardian Cities. The article, called ‘Underground London: adventures in the secret city beneath our feet’ follows the academic geographer and urban explorer through the forbidden subterranean world of ghost Tube stations, Victorian sewers and disused shelters, as he tells of the new perspective such adventures have given him. He writes:



“Being an urban explorer has been a wonderful lesson in geography. I’ve learned about how people build relationships to places; how space is surveilled, controlled and regulated; how the city is built to not just influence our behaviour but to actually condition the way we think about what is ethical, right and even possible. Although it was chasing the story of urban exploration that got me involved in the first instance, it is the way urban exploration makes boundaries visible and keeps me sharp, paying attention to everything and continually calling me to action, which holds my interest as a researcher.”

Visit the Guardian to read the article in full.

Garrett also made an appearance on BBC Radio 4 last week, as a guest on ‘The Museum of Curiosity’ alongside hosts John Lloyd and Phil Jupitus, musical comedian Neil Innes and scientist Isabel Berncke. 

You can listen to the full episode here.

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