Exploring some of London's most fascinating people, stories and lesser known locations.
Radio London,·77 episodes
A beautiful audio project is chronicling the stories of the two boroughs.
31 Oct 2025,·13 mins
These cast iron covers have intricate Victorian patterns that reveal London's past.
24 Oct 2025,·9 mins
At the heart of UCL lies a long-forgotten library packed with thousands of maps.
21 Oct 2025,·9 mins
New book 'Punk: The Last Word' details the history of the movement that shook the world.
17 Oct 2025,·15 mins
The London Sewing Machine Museum in Balham is a tiny, perplexing, intriguing place.
03 Oct 2025,·4 mins
London has the largest Irish-born population of any place outside of Ireland.
30 Sep 2025,·5 mins
St Bride's on Fleet Street also known as 'The Journalists Church' has a fascinating past.
24 Sep 2025,·18 mins
The Blitz club in Covent Garden shaped the fashion, music and pop culture of the decade.
19 Sep 2025,·5 mins
From shoes to rubber to duplicating machines. Tottenham Hale was known for manufacturing.
15 Sep 2025,·19 mins
He was an east London boy with dashing good looks and a smouldering glare.
18 Aug 2025,·23 mins
Is Romford in London or Essex? Why is Chessington in London, but Epsom isn't?
11 Aug 2025,·17 mins
In recent years there have been more statues of women erected in London than men.
04 Aug 2025,·15 mins
Uncovering a thrilling history of mudlarkers, charlatans, experts and chancers.
28 Jul 2025,·16 mins
A new study of cartography is an enthralling exploration of the history of the city.
18 Jul 2025,·10 mins
The story of 23-year-old Simon Parkes, who purchased the derelict venue for £1 in 1983.
14 Jul 2025,·10 mins
The bridge was crossed by about 90,000 people when it opened on 10 June 2000.
10 Jun 2025,·7 mins
Nearly a quarter of London is covered by trees, making it a forest by some definitions.
02 Jun 2025,·11 mins
A neighbourhood better known by its people, SW10 also has a rich architectural history.
30 May 2025,·11 mins
The collaboration is believed to be the first between a football club and a museum.
06 May 2025,·6 mins
The City of London is an oddity within the English system of local government.
30 Apr 2025,·5 mins
Inside the former Kew Bridge Waterworks, and it's amazing pumping engines.
29 Apr 2025,·9 mins
As the 32 boroughs mark this big milestone, we look back at how modern London was born.
01 Apr 2025,·13 mins
How two plucky architects masterminded the project in the early 1990s.
06 Mar 2025,·10 mins
In 1965 the general public were gripped by the exploits of a fugitive bird called Goldie.
04 Mar 2025,·8 mins
Looking back at some of the most memorable boozers of London's past.
27 Feb 2025,·12 mins
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 Strand has witnessed to London’s growth and change from early on.
24 Feb 2025,·13 mins
The BBC's Science Editor visits the site of a major archaeological discovery in the city.
13 Feb 2025,·4 mins
You are certainly never far from a bar in the Palace of Westminster.
31 Jan 2025,·7 mins
New novel explores the black Londoners fighting for freedom in the 19th century.
27 Jan 2025,·10 mins