Episodes
Fire and Destiny
From Boudicca's torching of the city to the Blitz raids, Ackroyd examines how London survives fire.
60m
The Crowd
Historical figures recall the city's drama of crime and punishment, and its unquenchable thirst for spectacle, drink and sex.
60m
Water & Darkness
In the Victorian era London finally achieves its destiny as the heart of a world empire, but Peter Ackroyd and historical figures expose the city's rotten underbelly.
60m
Cast
Peter Ackroyd
Himself - Presenter
Jim Carter
Henry Fielding
Derek Jacobi
Tacitus
Michael Feast
Christopher Wren
Alex Jennings
Stephen Spender
Tom Hollander
T.S. Eliot
Chris Langham
Ned Ward
Philip Jackson
Samuel Pepys
Toby Stephens
Casanova
Ronan Vibert
Joseph Conrad
Crew
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