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Ray Hough

Dippy Chaudhary

Books That Made Britain: London: City of Strangers

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A Stranger in the City

16/10/2016

London: City of Strangers

BBC One - Books That Made Britain, London: City of Strangers

Suggs explores the novels that focus on newcomers as they make London their home.

Suggs explores the novels that have been written through the eyes of newcomers as they make London their home.

Suggs delves into his favourite pieces of fiction that tell the story of being a stranger in the capital. From Oliver Twist to Sam Selvon's Lonely Londoner, he explores the novels that have been written through the eyes of newcomers as they make the city their home.

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A look at how books have reflected and portrayed the different areas they are based in

Looking at how books have reflected and portrayed the different areas they are based in and how important this has been to the region.

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