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Elizabethan London

Episode 2 of 4

Elizabethan London, from Bankside theatre to ringside gambling, from merry jigs to brutal bear-baiting.

John Sessions continues his series charting the history of popular entertainment in Britain, from medieval minstrels to Victorian freakshows.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2008.

30 minutes

Last on

Sun 5 May 201905:30

Broadcasts

  • Sat 20 Sep 200810:30
  • Christmas Day 200820:30
  • Wed 28 Jan 201506:30
  • Wed 28 Jan 201513:30
  • Wed 28 Jan 201520:30
  • Thu 29 Jan 201502:30
  • Sat 4 May 201907:30
  • Sat 4 May 201917:30
  • Sun 5 May 201905:30