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London is a 2004 three-part BBC history documentary series about the history of London, presented by Peter Ackroyd.
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- E1 Fire and DestinyNext upMay 7, 2004 · 60 min
Synopsis
From Boudicca's torching of the city to the Blitz raids, Ackroyd examines how London survives fire.
Guest stars: Harriet Walter (Virginia Woolf - Novelist)
- E2 The CrowdMay 12, 2004 · 60 min
Synopsis
Historical figures recall the city's drama of crime and punishment, and its unquenchable thirst for spectacle, drink and sex.
- E3 Water & DarknessMay 19, 2004 · 60 min
Synopsis
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 & crew
Peter AckroydHimself - Presenter
Jim CarterHenry Fielding
Derek JacobiTacitus
Michael FeastChristopher Wren
Alex JenningsStephen Spender
Tom HollanderT.S. Eliot
Chris LanghamNed Ward
Philip JacksonSamuel Pepys
Toby StephensCasanova
Ronan VibertJoseph Conrad
John WoodvineHenry Moore
Jack ShepherdThomas de Quincey
Jim CarterHenry FieldingDerek JacobiTacitusMichael FeastChristopher WrenAlex JenningsStephen SpenderTom HollanderT.S. EliotChris LanghamNed WardPhilip JacksonSamuel PepysToby StephensCasanovaRonan VibertJoseph ConradJohn WoodvineHenry MooreJack ShepherdThomas de Quincey
