We explore London's East End in the years before the Second World War - a world of cobbled streets and thick fog where thousands of Londoners live in cramped, sooty lice-infected tenements.
The East End is rocked by the Luftwaffe in 1940 reducing whole areas to rubble but emerges victorious into a new world. But within thirty years, the Docks are closed, and the old East End will vanish.
The East End of London, a world of cobbled streets and thick fog. We take you back in time to see it in the years before and after the Second World War including a look at fairs, schools and the Dock
The East End of London, a world of cobbled streets and thick fog. We take you back in time to see it in the years before and after the Second World War including a look at fairs, schools and the Dock
A fascinating look at life in the East End of London, a world of cobbled streets and thick fog. In today's episode we look at how the real Eastenders coped during and after the Second World War