The Secret History of Our Streets
| The Secret History of Our Streets | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Documentary |
| Directed by | Joseph Bullman (series 1); Russell England (series 2) |
| Narrated by | Steven Mackintosh |
| Theme music composer | Matthew Cracknell |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 9 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Simon Ford (series 1&2); Katie Bailiff (series 2) |
| Producers | Katie Bailiff & Joseph Bullman (series 1); Russell England (series 2) |
| Cinematography | Mark Wolf (series 1); Alistair McCormick (series 2) |
| Editors | Michael Harrowes (series 1); Simon Greenwood (series 2) |
| Production companies | The Open University; Century Films; Halcyons Heart Films |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC |
| Release | June 6, 2012 – August 5, 2014 |
| Related | |
| A House Through Time | |
The Secret History of Our Streets is a BBC documentary series that examined the social history of streets. It was a co-production between the BBC and The Open University.
The first series showed how London has changed since Charles Booth's survey of social conditions began in 1886,[1][2] while the second series focused on three streets in Scotland.
Episode list
[edit]Series one
[edit]- Arnold Circus, Bethnal Green
- Caledonian Road, Islington
- Camberwell Grove, Southwark
- Deptford High Street, south east London
- Portland Road, Notting Hill
- Reverdy Road, Bermondsey
Series two
[edit]A second series examined the history of three streets and estates in Scotland:[3][4]
- The Fittie Squares, Aberdeen
- Duke Street, Glasgow
- The Moray Estate, Edinburgh
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ The Secret History of Our Streets. BBC. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ^ What were the poverty maps? LSE. Retrieved 5 January 2017
- ^ Series 2 The Secret History of Our Streets. BBC. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ^ OU on the BBC: The Secret History of Our Streets: Scotland. Open learn, The Open University, 4 September 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
External links
[edit]- The Secret History of Our Streets at BBC Online
- The Secret History of Our Streets at IMDb
- The Secret History Of Our Streets – BBC TV blog.
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