Hackney, That Rose-red Empire

Episodes

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01London Fields2009021620090217 (R4)The cement pearly king and queen and an assailant with an egg.
02Mare Street2009021720090218 (R4)The cult of the cyclist and the history of the Town Hall.
03The Triangle2009021820090219 (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.

04Millfields2009021920090220 (R4)The story of Joe Kerr of the Royal College of Art - and a Hackney bus driver.
05 LASTHackney Brook2009022020090221 (R4)The lost river of Hackney, EastEnders and how the Olympics are treating the borough.