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Pubs, Ponds and Power: The Story of the Village

Series 1

London

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC One London HD

Archaeologist Ben Robinson explores London, the ultimate 'city of villages'. Despite many rural settlements like Hornsey and Dagenham being swallowed up by the expanding capital, Hampstead residents successfully fought to preserve their village heritage. And in recent years Londoners have created a new breed of urban villages like Crouch End and Walthamstow. Show less

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