The Secret History of Our Streets

The Secret History of Our Streets

BBC Two Ended History

2 Seasons · 9 Episodes · Premiered June 6, 2012 · Ended August 5, 2014

In 1886 Charles Booth embarked on an ambitious plan to visit every one of London's streets to record the social conditions of residents. His project took him 17 years. Once he had finished he had constructed a ground-breaking series of maps which recorded the social class and standing of inhabitants. These maps transformed the way Victorians felt about their capital city. This series takes six archetypal London streets as they are now, discovering how they have fared since Booth's day. Booth colour coded each street, from yellow for the 'servant keeping classes', down to black for the 'vicious and semi-criminal'. With the aid of maps the series explores why certain streets have been transformed from desperate slums to become some of the most desirable and valuable property in the UK, whilst others have barely changed. This landmark series features residents past and present, e...

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Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

6 episodes
E01
Deptford High Street
Wed, Jun 6 2012 7:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
E02
Camberwell Grove
Wed, Jun 13 2012 7:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
E03
Caledonian Road
Wed, Jun 20 2012 7:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
E04
Portland Road
Wed, Jun 27 2012 7:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
E05
Reverdy Road
Wed, Jul 4 2012 7:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
E06
Arnold Circus
Wed, Jul 11 2012 7:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min

Season 2

3 episodes

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