London
- 2004
- Ended
- Documentary
- ~1h / ep
- 1 season
- 10.0/10
London is a 2004 three-part BBC history documentary series about the history of London, presented by Peter Ackroyd.
Latest: Season 1 · 2004
View all seasonsE1. Fire and Destiny
May 7, 2004 · 60m
From Boudicca's torching of the city to the Blitz raids, Ackroyd examines how London survives fire.
E2. The Crowd
May 12, 2004 · 60m
Historical figures recall the city's drama of crime and punishment, and its unquenchable thirst for spectacle, drink and sex.
E3. Water & Darkness
May 19, 2004 · 60m
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.
Cast
Peter Ackroyd
Himself - Presenter
Jim Carter
Henry Fielding
Derek Jacobi
Tacitus
Michael Feast
Christopher Wren
Alex Jennings
Stephen Spender
Tom Hollander
T.S. Eliot
Chris Langham
Ned Ward
Philip Jackson
Samuel Pepys
Toby Stephens
Casanova
Ronan Vibert
Joseph Conrad
John Woodvine
Henry Moore
Jack Shepherd
Thomas de Quincey
Don Warrington
Ignatius Sancho
Timothy West
Henry Mayhew
Danielle Rees
Charlie Meyer
John Simm
Friedrich Engels
Harriet Walter
Virginia Woolf
Anton Lesser
Charles Dickens
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