London Uncovered Episodes Available now

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.

London Eye at 25: The wheel that nearly wasn't
How two plucky architects masterminded the project in the early 1990s.

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.

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

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.

"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.

Unearthing early Roman London under an office basement
The 成人快手's Science Editor visits the site of a major archaeological discovery in the city.

What are Parliament's bars really like?
You are certainly never far from a bar in the Palace of Westminster.

Who were Georgian London's 'Blackbirds of St Giles'?
New novel explores the black Londoners fighting for freedom in the 19th century.

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.