Mind the Gap: The Official TfL Podcast

On a very sunny rooftop overlooking central London, podcast guest presenter Louis VI meets Lilli Matson, TfL's Chief Safety, Health and Environment Officer to talk about the city she helps to keep moving - and changing.

For London Climate Action Week 2026, they talk about the real numbers behind London's shift toward sustainable transport: the huge growth of cycling, links with safety policies, TfL's surprising status as one of London's biggest landowners, and the quieter infrastructure work — wildflower verges, sustainable drainage, renewable energy — that's reshaping the city without most people noticing.
Also, should London be turned into a big sponge?

For London Climate Action Week 2026, guest presenter Louis VI heads to a tube station platform for a personal chat with Mete Coban, London's Deputy Mayor for Environment and Energy — the person tasked with steering one of the world's biggest cities, and its transport network, toward net zero.
In this episode, they get into the scale of the challenge: how London and TfL plans to power itself, what rewilding actually looks like, and what the climate targets that are often talked about actually mean for the lives of real Londoners.

They also discuss a beaver called Justin.

TfL's official podcast returns for London Climate Action Week 2026. 
Musician and zoologist Louis VI takes the reins as guest host, sitting down for insightful and genuinely personal chats with the people actually making the calls on London's climate future — the Deputy Mayor for Environment and Energy, and TfL's Chief Safety, Health and Environment Officer.
Expect the big stuff: electric buses, TfL rewilding, cleaner energy for transport, and London's ambitions to lead the world on climate. But also the unexpected — including a beaver called Justin, and a plan to turn the entire city into a giant sponge.

Two full episodes are coming in the next few days, wherever you get your podcasts — and for the first time, every second is available to watch in full video too, on the TfL YouTube channel.
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Mind the Gap on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtnlusA0ZoghIa2I4XcrdZOz3JoKsc3bd&si=06r9QJ0so585jFn8

Tim puts on his very best moquette socks and accepts a generous invite into the heart of City Hall, to chat with Deputy Mayor of London for Transport Seb Dance about a couple of big questions, including:

How much has cycling and air quality changed in London since the year 2000 when TfL was born?

The answer is: quite a lot, actually.

From riding a Santander hire bike through Canary Whard to jumping on the DLR and the Overground and beyond, Tim is on a mission in this series finale to uncover the secrets of TfL's environmental improvements and active travel: zero emission buses , ULEZ, energy efficiently in TfL buildings and so so much more.

Tim also takes a quick stroll over to the magnificent London Transport Museum to meet some young people who perhaps represent the future of London and won a competition to have their own voices on TfL public announcements: The TfL Superfans!

And finally - Tim ends his epic journey on board a beautiful London Tram, another jewel in the TfL crown.

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Mind the Gap is the Official podcast of Tfl, created by TfL

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A special thanks to the TfL25 corporate sponsors of this special edition podcast, they are:

 A.J Wells, Alstom, Arriva, First Bus, Go Ahead London, Keolis Amey Docklands, Links Signs, Metroline, Siemens, Stagecoach, Stewart Signs and Transport UK

What's the biggest innovation of the last 25 years on public transport in London? Is it the Elizabeth line, the contactless revolution, the Overground line naming, electric buses, new trains that are incoming on the Piccadilly line and DLR - or something else? What about the Night Tube?

Tim Dunn dives headfirst into the spectacular world of TfL innovation, from deep in the Elizabeth line tunnels and new stations, to a secret room underneath Tottenham Court Road tube station.

DJ and Radio 1 presenter Jaguar sits down with Tim for a chat about another major TfL innovation: The Night Tube - how it's changed London's nightlife, her own life, and made things better. Tim also meets the most qualified person in London to talk about contactless technology: Chief Technology Officer of Transport for London Shashi Verma, to discover a bit more about the magic of that system and how on earth it all works.

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Mind the Gap is the Official podcast of Tfl, created by TfL

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A special thanks to the TfL25 corporate sponsors of this special edition podcast, they are:

 A.J Wells, Alstom, Arriva, First Bus, Go Ahead London, Keolis Amey Docklands, Links Signs, Metroline, Siemens, Stagecoach, Stewart Signs and Transport UK