Disappearing London: Suggs and the City
Disappearing London
The ever-evolving London landscape has kept the city modern, but are the buildings and ways of old being lost forever? Madness lead singer and presenter Graham ‘Suggs’ McPherson sets off on a journey of re-discovery reveals the secrets of London's past discovering why they were built and why they fell out of fashion. Along the way he uncovers some rare archive footage and meets Londoners for whom these places hold special memories. And he finds out how some owners are re-inventing their buildings to fend off the threat of extinction.
These are the places where ordinary Londoners lived, worked and played, where they fell in love or earned their first pay cheque. But all too often they are taken for granted, until it is too late to save them from the threat of re-development or the wrecking ball.
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