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Thames Barrier at 40: Secrets from the barrier manager

The Thames Barrier was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 8 May 1984.

• 9 mins

Unearthing the origins of the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior

Do you know the story behind the famous tomb in Westminster Abbey?

• 10 mins

Lady Jane Grey and more...a grisly Tudor tour of London

What Tudor terrors happened at the Charterhouse, Cheapside and Guildhall?

• 10 mins

A real hidden gem: Abbey Wood's Cathedral of Sewage

Built in 1865, The Crossness Pumping Station is famed for it's wrought-iron decoration.

• 2 mins

Maximalist to Modernist: Exploring London's lost interiors

London's interior design history offers a window into London life from 1880-1940.

• 8 mins

Inside Transport for London's enormous lost property office

The newly opened West Ham warehouse contains contains 62,000 items.

• 7 mins

How the Cutty Sark came to Greenwich's dry dock

The iconic clipper recently celebrated its 70th anniversary in Greenwich.

• 5 mins

London's disappeared department stores of days gone by

Some of the capital's behemoths of the time, now gone from the streets.

• 11 mins

The Real Midwives of Poplar

Following the real-life 'Call the Midwife' team helping mothers in east London.

• 19 mins