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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
