Series·2023·1 season

Jay Blades: East End Through Time

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The popular presenter explores the history and characters of London's colourful East End.

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Episode 1E1 · 60 min

Jay Blades explores the fascinating history of London's East End, from the Shoreditch site of a theatre where Shakespeare performed to the story of the original Jack the Lad.

Episode 2E2 · 60 min

Jay reveals the secrets of the East End's Victorian age. He discovers the extraordinary underground engineering beneath the Thames and meets the Pearly King of Mile End.

Episode 3E3 · 60 min

Jay hears about Sylvia Pankhurst's suffragettes, the melting pot of Canning Town, the Kray twins, and how the East End coped with the Blitz of World War II.

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