Episodes
Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
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01 | London Fields | 20090216 | 20090217 (R4) | The cement pearly king and queen and an assailant with an egg. |
02 | Mare Street | 20090217 | 20090218 (R4) | The cult of the cyclist and the history of the Town Hall. |
03 | The Triangle | 20090218 | 20090219 (R4) | Neil Pearson reads Iain Sinclair's account of the chequered history and inhabitants of Hackney in East London and his own life there. How Jayne Mansfield came to Hackney - together with half the world's paparazzi - and the philosophy of arch-criminal Tony Lambrianou, stout defender of the Kray brothers. How Jayne Mansfield came to Hackney and the philosophy of arch-criminal Tony Lambrianou. |
04 | Millfields | 20090219 | 20090220 (R4) | The story of Joe Kerr of the Royal College of Art - and a Hackney bus driver. |
05 LAST | Hackney Brook | 20090220 | 20090221 (R4) | The lost river of Hackney, EastEnders and how the Olympics are treating the borough. |