Most of London's financial history has been beyond reproach. But lift the stones on a minority of cases - some famous, some less well known, and we find a den of dodgy dealing, a rollercoaster of rapacity.

Walk from hallowed St Paul's into the fleshpots of finance with your favourite City Guide Ian McDowell. Followed by an optional pint and spot of heritage networking in an historic City pub. A proportion of the ticket price will be donated to local charities including the Guild of St Bartholomew's Hospital.

Recoil at young Nick Leeson, the Wad Waving Wastrel from Watford who Broke Barings Bank

Teeter on the South Sea Bubble, the Pallaver that nearly Popped the Pips of the Eighteenth Century

Surf the Big Bang, Margaret Thatcher's Rocket Under the Rear of the Rat Race