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London Uncovered

Exploring some of London's most fascinating people, stories and lesser known locations.

Radio London,29 episodes

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The story of Walthamstow FC's 'world-first' William Morris kit
The collaboration is believed to be the first between a football club and a museum.
06 May 2025,6 mins
Inside The City - where Medieval custom determines who votes
The City of London is an oddity within the English system of local government.
30 Apr 2025,5 mins
Alternative Kew: The 'ethereal' London Museum of Water and Steam
Inside the former Kew Bridge Waterworks, and it's amazing pumping engines.
29 Apr 2025,9 mins
How London's boroughs were named 60 years ago
As the 32 boroughs mark this big milestone, we look back at how modern London was born.
01 Apr 2025,13 mins
London Eye at 25: The wheel that nearly wasn't
How two plucky architects masterminded the project in the early 1990s.
06 Mar 2025,10 mins
The 12 days when an escaped eagle entranced London
In 1965 the general public were gripped by the exploits of a fugitive bird called Goldie.
04 Mar 2025,8 mins
Charting London's lost pubs
Looking back at some of the most memorable boozers of London's past.
27 Feb 2025,12 mins
Moorgate tube crash: Dramatising the disaster 50 years on
Laurence Marks's father died in the crash, now he's co-written a play for Drama on 4.
26 Feb 2025,9 mins
"The centre of the world": Exploring the deep history of The Strand
The Strand has witnessed to London’s growth and change from early on.
24 Feb 2025,13 mins
Unearthing early Roman London under an office basement
The BBC's Science Editor visits the site of a major archaeological discovery in the city.
13 Feb 2025,4 mins
What are Parliament's bars really like?
You are certainly never far from a bar in the Palace of Westminster.
31 Jan 2025,7 mins
Who were Georgian London's 'Blackbirds of St Giles'?
New novel explores the black Londoners fighting for freedom in the 19th century.
27 Jan 2025,10 mins
Rediscovering the chequered life of author Frank Norman
Under the skin of the 'Bang to Rights' and 'Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'Be' author.
20 Jan 2025,12 mins
The Real Midwives of Poplar
Following the real-life 'Call the Midwife' team helping mothers in east London.
06 Jan 2025,19 mins
London's disappeared department stores of days gone by
Some of the capital's behemoths of the time, now gone from the streets.
31 Dec 2024,11 mins
How the Cutty Sark came to Greenwich's dry dock
The iconic clipper recently celebrated its 70th anniversary in Greenwich.
18 Dec 2024,5 mins
Inside Transport for London's enormous lost property office
The newly opened West Ham warehouse contains contains 62,000 items.
29 Nov 2024,7 mins
Maximalist to Modernist: Exploring London's lost interiors
London's interior design history offers a window into London life from 1880-1940.
11 Nov 2024,8 mins
A real hidden gem: Abbey Wood's Cathedral of Sewage
Built in 1865, The Crossness Pumping Station is famed for it's wrought-iron decoration.
11 Nov 2024,2 mins
Lady Jane Grey and more...a grisly Tudor tour of London
What Tudor terrors happened at the Charterhouse, Cheapside and Guildhall?
31 Oct 2024,10 mins
Unearthing the origins of the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior
Do you know the story behind the famous tomb in Westminster Abbey?
26 Sep 2024,10 mins
Thames Barrier at 40: Secrets from the barrier manager
The Thames Barrier was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 8 May 1984.
24 Sep 2024,9 mins
Thames Clipper at 25: River secrets from the first captain
Sean Collins captained the boat himself when the service launched in 1999.
24 Sep 2024,10 mins
Inside Tufnell Park's brutalist school hall for all
The Acland Burghley School is fundraising to restore its brutalist hall's original glory.
24 Sep 2024,3 mins
Islington: Documenting the hidden magic of Camden age
Photographer Gary Williams has been observing the vibrant Camden age for 4 years.
24 Sep 2024,5 mins
Discovering the hidden history of Brown's Hotel in Mayfair
Founded in 1832, Brown's has played host to an intriguing cast of characters.
24 Sep 2024,9 mins
What's inside 'Number 1, London'?
It's been dubbed the 'grandest address in London', but what's in this Hyde Park house?
24 Sep 2024,6 mins
The West End's hidden green retreat: The Phoenix Garden
Have you ever discovered this enchanting slither of land behind the Phoenix Theatre?
24 Sep 2024,3 mins
A Blitz-ruin oasis in The City: St Dunstan in the East
Is this enchanting courtyard in a bombed out church, London's best outdoor hidden gem?
24 Sep 2024,3 mins