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The secret history of our streets catch up, series 1. I have been reading the secret history of our streets. The secret history of our streets 2012 season 1 episode 6. The secret history of our streets catch up, series 2. Although it may raise more questions that it answers. Our secret streets is a fascinating book, written to accompany a tv series, part of the olympic season that, for once, allows the bbc to focus on the capital without being accused of metropolitan bias it tells the story of six london thoroughfares over the last 120 years, from the 1880s poverty maps of charles booth to the present day. In 1886, charles booth embarked on an ambitious plan to visit every one of londons streets to record the social conditions of residents. London by joseph bullman, neil hegarty from waterstones today.

The series about archetypal streets in three of scotlands great cities focuses on the fittie squares, a housing scheme built for fishermen in 1809. An invaluable resource for all those discovering the fascinating history of islingtons past, it was researched and complied by former islington librarian, the late eric a willats. But there are a number of hidden streets that are remain unknown to the tourist crowds. Bbc two the secret history of our streets, series 1. Portland road series 1 the secret history of our streets. The secret history of our streets london by joseph bulman. The more we are together 1958 east end london duration. Paul, the librarian at time out, first told me about the street beneath charing cross road in around 2005. London walking tours with city secrets walks save with. Ralph mctell streets of london lyrics genius lyrics. In a modern version of charles booths 1886 survey of london, this remarkable book tells the story of six london streets, representing the widest possible picture of the city both socially and why we live where we live, and how that choice informs the lives we lead.

The secret history of our streets is a bbc documentary series that examined, through the example of six london streets, how london has changed since charles booths survey of social conditions began in 1886. The secret history of our streets duke street will be airing on bbc two at 9pm on friday 1st august 2014 series one of the multiawardwinning secret history of our streets told the story of six london streets, from victorian times to the present day. London on film the secret history of our streets portland rd bbc four 20. Once he had finished he had constructed a groundbreaking series of maps which recorded the social class and standing of inhabitants. The secret london tour discover the citys hidden treasures. The secret history of our streets explores six roads spread across inner london from camberwell, holland park and islington to shoreditch, deptford and bermondsey through the experiences of the people who lived there. The secret history of our streets london its pretty much impossible to get a thorough handle on the vast social history of london. Stories of poverty and violence, faith, love and hope, this is an intimate examination of our capital and the changing lives of its inhabitants. The secret history of our streets londons caledonian road was once notorious for illicit sex and drugs and even the odd hanging. Bbc the secret history of our streets media centre. Streets beneath streets, layer upon layer, we descend into history paul, the librarian at time out, first told me about the street beneath charing cross road in around 2005. Its inclusion in our secret london series derives from the fact that narrow street includes some of the few remaining and best preserved early georgian terraces in london. Caledonian road by paul berczeller on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. The song was rereleased, on 4 december 2017, featuring mctell with annie lennox as a charity single for crisis, the homelessness charity.

The likes of oxford street, the kings road and portobello road are frequented by millions of visitors every year. Streets of london is a song by ralph mctell, who first recorded it for his 1969 album spiral staircase. Written in 1968, mctell presents a series of characters from the streets of london, all of whom survived ww2. I thoroughly enjoyed the tv series which ran alongside this book, especially as im into genealogy, and the vast majority of my ancestors came from london. Hidden away from the busy main roads you will find a secret city of medieval streets, narrow alleyways, hidden courtyards and ancient buildings. Local, grimy and a thoroughfare to somewhere better. Series looking at how london has changed since charles booths survey recording social conditions in 1886, returning to six archetypal london streets. Well and truly off the beaten track, narrow street is a hidden gem located deep within the east end of london.

London a social history through the houses and streets we live in by joseph bullman, neil hegarty and brian hill. The secret history of our streets is a bbc documentary series that examined, through the example of six london streets, how london has changed since. The secret history of our streets is a sixparter, with each episode telling the social history of a particular london street. In a major series for bbc two, in partnership with the open university. Streets with a story a abbots close, alwyne road 1955 aberdeen court, aberdeen park 190781 aberdeen lane from c. Youll never look at your own street the same way again. Authors joseph bullman, neil hegarty and brian hill investigate. The city of london situated within the city called london is actually the original london. Such is the hunch of this new book, to accompany a forthcoming bbc2 series. However, to make things clearer, we need to go back nearly 2,000 years in history, to when the romans invaded britain and founded the settlement of londinium. In 1886 charles booth embarked on an ambitious plan to visit every one of londons streets to record the social conditions of residents. About the secret history of our streets the secret.

London was, and is, the only city in history to be mapped in this monumental, comprehensive way, house by house, street by street. Charles booths vast 1886 survey of london ranked each one of londons streets according to the class of its residents. The orlando sentinel a master of epic historical fiction, edward rutherford gives us a sweeping novel of london, a glorious pageant spanning two thousand years. Stories of poverty and violence, faith, love and hope, this is an intimate examination of our capital and the changing lives. The very popular the blood and tears walk has been going for 17 years and deals with jack the ripper, other london serial killers, witchcraft, execution and much else in londons dark past. The secret history of our streets london londonist. It was covered by blandat, small town singers, the crown folk, with maureen kennedy martin, peter smith and dickon reed, talisman gb and other artists.

Written to accompany the forthcoming series on bbc2 the broadcast date is so im told wednesday 6th june and onwards, this is a beautifully produced. Amazing new maps of london unearth history beneath the. Our secret streets is a fascinating book, written to accompany a tv series, part of the olympic season that. Caledonian road, which runs from kings cross into islington, is shown to suffer for its connectivity to central london, which has left its inhabitants vulnerable to outside forces. Time for the second installment on the curiosities of our capital city from peter watts journalist,selfconfessed london geek, and author of know london. The secret history of our streets amira hashish meets simon ford, the man behind the secret history of our streets, the bb2 series that examined residents stories in six london roads and is now tipped for a top tv award. London is home to some of the worlds most famous streets. Layers of london reveal lost fields, open rivers and debtor prisons in what are. Its all a matter of perspective, so when youre down and out, remember, there are. The song streets of london was written by ralph mctell and was first released by ralph mctell in 1969. London under the secret history beneath the streets by. London by joseph bullman, neil hegarty, brian hill isbn. Review the secret history of our streets series 1 this weeks episode is about people surviving despite the odds. Taking booths unique maps as its starting point, the secret history of our streets revisits six archetypal london streets to discover how its residents fortunes have ebbed and flowed over the last hundred and.

Very enjoyable book that talks about the history of six particular streets in london reverdy road, deptford high street and camberwell grove in the south and caledonian road, portland road and arnold circus in the north. Named after george hamiltongordon, 4th earl of aberdeen 17841860, first lord of the treasury prime minister. It was not released in the united kingdom as a single until 1974. Most recent episodes of the secret history of our streets. I was mooching around cambridge circus, noting the loss of londons bestnamed book shop, lovejoys, a landmark from the time i used to be a dedicated fanzinebrowser across the road at sportpages, also since departed. The secret history of our streets 2012 season 1 episode 2 duration. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get. A fascinating, i think anyway, footnote to my previous post about the secret streets beneath london comes courtesy of reader steve lloyd. He has won the whitbread book award for biography, the james tait black memorial prize, and the somerset maugham award, among others. The secret history of our streets series 2 the fittie squares, aberdeen the series about archetypal streets in three of scotlands great cities focuses on the fittie squares, a housing scheme built for fishermen in 1809. London tracks the history of the english capital from the days of the celts until the present time.