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London Uncovered Episodes

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    Inside Transport for London's enormous lost property office

    The newly opened West Ham warehouse contains contains 62,000 items.

  2. Inside The City - where Medieval custom determines who votes

    The City of London is an oddity within the English system of local government.

  3. Inside Camden's London Irish Centre as it turns 70

    London has the largest Irish-born population of any place outside of Ireland.

  4. How the Cutty Sark came to Greenwich's dry dock

    The iconic clipper recently celebrated its 70th anniversary in Greenwich.

  5. How maps are vital to understanding 20th century London

    A new study of cartography is an enthralling exploration of the history of the city.

  6. 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.

  7. Documenting the people of Hackney and Newham

    A beautiful audio project is chronicling the stories of the two boroughs.

  8. Discovering the hidden history of Brown's Hotel in Mayfair

    Founded in 1832, Brown's has played host to an intriguing cast of characters.

  9. Croydon Airport: The birthplace of modern aviation

    London Heathrow is the UK's biggest airport, but it has not always been this way.

  10. Charting London's lost pubs

    Looking back at some of the most memorable boozers of London's past.

  11. Bloomsbury's library of lost maps

    At the heart of UCL lies a long-forgotten library packed with thousands of maps.

  12. Behind the doors of Tottenham Hale's lost factories

    From shoes to rubber to duplicating machines. Tottenham Hale was known for manufacturing.

  13. Alternative Kew: The 'ethereal' London Museum of Water and Steam

    Inside the former Kew Bridge Waterworks, and it's amazing pumping engines.

  14. Activism to eroticism: London's statues of women

    In recent years there have been more statues of women erected in London than men.

  15. 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.

  16. 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?

  17. "The centre of the world": Exploring the deep history of The Strand

    The Strand has witnessed to London鈥檚 growth and change from early on.

  18. 'I bought it for 拢1': Brixton Academy's miraculous revival

    The story of 23-year-old Simon Parkes, who purchased the derelict venue for 拢1 in 1983.

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