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Adam Hart-Davis brings his own inimitable presenting style to this eye-opening guided tour of some of London's most important structures. Each episode traces the history of a group of landmarks, showing how they were constructed.

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Chapters:
00:00:00 Thames Bridges
00:22:16 War and Defences
00:44:27 Palaces
01:06:38 Tall Buildings
01:28:43 Railways
01:50:53 Tunnels

This film was first broadcast: 2005

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