Synopsis
The popular presenter explores the history and characters of London's colourful East End.
Episodes
Season 11
Episode 1Jay 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.60m2
Episode 2Jay 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.60m3
Episode 3Jay 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.60m
Episode 1Jay 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.60m2Episode 2Jay 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.60m3Episode 3Jay 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.60mCast
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