The Revolution in Tanner's Lane

In the bitter spring of 1814 England is locked in an unprecedented freeze. London’s Thames turns to a skating rink, coal prices soar, and the Prince Regent issues desperate orders to clear the blocked highways. Amid the chaos a thin‑skinned printer named Zachariae Coleman finds himself at the center of a violent street brawl, his modest dignity clashing with the brutish drayman who assaults him in broad daylight.

The scuffle draws the attention of a mysterious, well‑dressed stranger who intervenes with uncanny skill, saving Zachariae and whisking him to a modest inn in Clerkenwell. As the two men share brandy and bandages, a tentative friendship forms, hinting at deeper loyalties and the stirrings of a hidden movement. Listeners will be drawn into a vivid portrait of a city on the brink, where personal courage meets the first tremors of a larger revolution.