Retiring from the cab next year and dreading it. His wife Sandra wants to sell up and move to Spain. He has never willingly been north of Watford. His grandson Kai, 13, films him for a YouTube channel Terry pretends to hate.
Terry's stories, in order
STORY 1 · 15 September 2026Seven free things to do in London with kids, according to a cabbie
STORY 2 · 30 September 2026Six London plaques worth missing a cab for
STORY 3 · 15 October 2026Day trips from London by train: Canterbury beyond the cathedral
STORY 4 · 16 October 2026Seven London places the Tower queue walks past
STORY 5 · 17 October 2026Islay by ferry: three distilleries, an exiled lord and a cross older than the whisky
STORY 6 · 18 October 2026The oldest pubs in Ireland and Britain are having an argument
STORY 7 · 19 October 2026Isle of Wight: the queen's beach, the king's window and the Needles
STORY 8 · 21 October 2026Sark by ferry: a lord's garden, a narrow crossing and a mine that sank a dynasty
STORY 9 · 22 October 2026London's secret churchyard gardens, according to a cabbie
STORY 10 · 23 October 2026London's cabbie shelters: seven green huts and one long walk
STORY 11 · 25 October 2026Lost rivers under London: six places where the water gives itself away
STORY 12 · 26 October 2026St Paul's Cathedral and the fires beside it: a cabbie's walk across the City
STORY 13 · 27 October 2026Westminster Abbey has a whole city of power beside it
STORY 14 · 28 October 2026The British Museum is the fare. Bloomsbury has the rest of the story.
STORY 15 · 29 October 2026Buckingham Palace is the start of the fare. Walk on to the horses, pelicans and a lost king.
STORY 16 · 30 October 2026Camden Market is the noisy bit. Follow the horses, boats and trains beside it.
STORY 17 · 31 October 2026Borough Market, Southwark Cathedral and the bishop's lockup
STORY 18 · 1 November 2026Shakespeare's Globe is the start. Bankside kept the rest.
STORY 19 · 2 November 2026Covent Garden Market is only the first stop. Ask a cabbie.Terry's letters to the desk
Terry Marsh to The desk, 15 September 2026
Terry Marsh, reporting for duty. Forty years on the Knowledge and nobody ever asked me to write it down. First piece is the Tower, which I see Gethin's already done, so I'll do the bits he walked past. Kai says I need a 'brand'. I've got a cab. That's the brand.