The Secret History of Our Streets

In 1886 Charles Booth embarked on an ambitious plan to visit every one of London's streets to record the social conditions of residents. His project took him 17 years. Once he had finished he had constructed a groundbreaking series of maps which recorded the social class and standing of inhabitants. These maps transformed the way Victorians felt about their capital city. This series takes six archetypal London streets as they are now, discovering how they have fared since Booth's day. Booth colour coded each street, from yellow for the 'servant keeping classes', down to black for the 'vicious and semi-criminal'. With the aid of maps the series explores why certain streets have been transformed from desperate slums to become some of the most desirable and valuable property in the UK, whilst others have barely changed. This landmark series features residents past and present, exploring how what happened on the street in the last 125 years continues to shape the lives of those who live there now.

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  • TheTVDB.com Series ID 259731
  • Status Ended
  • First Aired June 6, 2012
  • Recent August 5, 2014
  • Airs Wednesday, at 8:00pm
  • Network BBC Two
  • Average Runtime 60 minutes
  • Genres Documentary
  • Original Country Great Britain
  • Original Language English
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  • Episode Screenshot Format 16:9 Screencap
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  • Created June 6, 2012 by
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  • Modified December 15, 2021 by
    robertlaing
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Season 1 June 2012 July 2012 6
Season 2 July 2014 August 2014 3
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Name Number of Episodes Dates
Joseph Bullman 2 06/06/2012
Mary Cranitch 1 06/13/2012

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