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London is a 2004 three-part BBC history documentary series about the history of London, presented by Peter Ackroyd.
BBC Two
3
60 min

From Boudicca's torching of the city to the Blitz raids, Ackroyd examines how London survives fire.
May 7, 2004

Historical figures recall the city's drama of crime and punishment, and its unquenchable thirst for spectacle, drink and sex.
May 12, 2004

In the Victorian era London finally achieves its destiny as the heart of a world empire, but Peter Ackroyd and historical figures expose the city's rotten underbelly.
May 19, 2004

Himself - Presenter

Henry Fielding

Tacitus

Christopher Wren

Stephen Spender

T.S. Eliot

Ned Ward

Samuel Pepys

Casanova

Joseph Conrad

Henry Moore

Thomas de Quincey











