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Streets Apart: A History of Social Housing

In the wake of the fire at Grenfell Tower, Lynsey Hanley tells the story of social housing in Britain.

Radio 4,12 episodes

Episodes

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Omnibus
Grenfell Tower
In the wake of Grenfell Tower, Lynsey Hanley tells the story of social housing in Britain.
13 Oct 2017,58 mins
Omnibus
Streets in the Sky
Lynsey Hanley explores the history of social housing from 1945 to the present day.
20 Oct 2017,58 mins
Series 1
After Grenfell
Lynsey Hanley looks at the future of social housing after the fire at Grenfell Tower.
08 Sep 2017,15 mins
Series 1
Council Estate Of Mind
Lynsey Hanley explores how council housing has become diminished in the 21st century.
07 Sep 2017,15 mins
Series 1
Right To Buy
Lynsey Hanley explores how the right to buy changed council housing forever.
06 Sep 2017,15 mins
Series 1
Dreams And Dystopia
Lynsey Hanley tells the story of social housing in Britain.
05 Sep 2017,15 mins
Series 1
Streets in the Sky
Lynsey Hanley explores the era of council housing defined by one thing - high rise living.
04 Sep 2017,15 mins
Series 1
New Towns, New Culture
Lynsey Hanley tells the story of postwar house-building and the rise of the new towns.
01 Sep 2017,15 mins
Series 1
Garden Cities of Tomorrow
Lynsey Hanley tells the story of Ebenezer Howard and the garden cities.
31 Aug 2017,15 mins
Series 1
Model Villages, Model Workers
Lynsey Hanley visits the Victorian model villages.
30 Aug 2017,15 mins
Series 1
The First Council Homes
Lynsey Hanley visits the first ever council housing in Liverpool.
29 Aug 2017,15 mins
Series 1
Grenfell Tower
In the wake of Grenfell Tower, Lynsey Hanley tells the story of social housing in Britain.
28 Aug 2017,15 mins