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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.

• 12 mins

Who were Georgian London's 'Blackbirds of St Giles'?

New novel explores the black Londoners fighting for freedom in the 19th century.

• 10 mins

What are Parliament's bars really like?

You are certainly never far from a bar in the Palace of Westminster.

• 7 mins

Unearthing early Roman London under an office basement

The ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ's Science Editor visits the site of a major archaeological discovery in the city.

• 4 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.

• 13 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.

• 9 mins

Charting London's lost pubs

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

• 12 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.

• 8 mins

London Eye at 25: The wheel that nearly wasn't

How two plucky architects masterminded the project in the early 1990s.

• 10 mins