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The People’s Piazza: A History of Covent Garden

David Olusoga tells the story of London’s Covent Garden Piazza. Helped by experts and eyewitnesses, he conjures up ghosts of the past - market traders, sex workers and activists.

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1 hour, 29 minutes

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Sun 3 Sep 202318:30
BBC Two except Wales & Wales HD

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  • The Crazy World of Arthur Brown

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Credits

PresenterDavid Olusoga
DirectorChris Durlacher
ProducerLynsey Martenstyn
EditorClare Palmer
Line ProducerDeby Pinnock
Production CoordinatorTrudi Stevens
Director of photographyMichael Timney
Assistant ProducerMarnie Wood
Executive ProducerMary Crisp
Executive ProducerJames Bennett
Executive ProducerWill Saunders
Executive ProducerSarah Smyth
Executive ProducerBen Luxford
Executive ProducerRhidian Davis
Executive ProducerGillian Scothern
Production CompanyUplands Television

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