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London's disappeared department stores of days gone by

Some of the capital's behemoths of the time, now gone from the streets.

• 11 mins

The Real Midwives of Poplar

Following the real-life 'Call the Midwife' team helping mothers in east London.

• 19 mins

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 ´óÏó´«Ã½'s Science Editor visits the site of a major archaeological discovery in the city.

• 4 mins