A World Service Audio Guide to London
Some of London's landmarks have remained the same for decades. Below is a tour of Britain's capital, but not as we know it today. These programmes are from our archive.
Tower of London—Royal London
A tour of the Tower of London, a place of imprisonment, execution, and public spectacle
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London—Heritage
Archeologists have discovered some strange things under and around London.
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The British Museum—Meridian
Audio tour through the world famous British Museum
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London—Living in the City
How will London cope with population growth and a struggling transport system?
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Oxford Street—The Streets of London
The history of Oxford street, and the gallows of Tyburn where Marble Arch now stands
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Bond Street—The Streets of London
Named after Sir Thomas Bond, the head of a syndicate of 17th Century developers
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London's architecture—Meridian
Has London's post war architectural project gone too far?
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The Victoria and Albert Museum—Meridian
A celebration of London's Victoria and Albert Museum
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Kensington Palace—Royal London
A tour around Kensington Palace, a residence of the Royal Family since the 17th Century
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Regent Street—The Streets of London
The history of one of the most elegant streets in London
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Pall Mall—The Streets of London
The history of Pall Mall, a leper hospital, and Henry VIII's palace
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800 Years of the City of London—Omnibus
Celebrating 800 years of London's financial district
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Tate Gallery - 100 years—Meridian
A special programme which celebrates the centenary of the Tate Gallery
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The National Gallery—Heritage
How 2,300 paintings from the 13th Century to Picasso are housed, displayed, and cared for
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The Strand—The Streets of London
The London street whose name comes from the Old English word 'strand', meaning shore
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Piccadilly—The Streets of London
The history of one of London's widest streets including PT Barnum and Tom Thumb
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The Royal Greenwich Observatory—Science View
The continuing role of the Royal Greenwich Observatory in astronomy and time-keeping
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The London Eye—Outlook
Special report on the newly opened London landmark, the London Eye
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