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London Uncovered Episodes

    Where are London's most 'charismatic' trees?

    Nearly a quarter of London is covered by trees, making it a forest by some definitions.

    The history of Chelsea in 50 buildings

    A neighbourhood better known by its people, SW10 also has a rich architectural history.

    The story of Walthamstow FC's 'world-first' William Morris kit

    The collaboration is believed to be the first between a football club and a museum.

    Inside The City - where Medieval custom determines who votes

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

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

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

    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.

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