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Monumental office buildings around the former heart of the newspaper industry.

Medical and mathematical history, The Canterbury Tales, Dickensian haunts and home to one of the most attractive food markets in London.

Pleasant surprises await those who venture south of the river to Samuel Pepys' chosen place of retirement and the cradle of the Clapham Sect.

London in microcosm: medieval monastic institutions, artisan workshops, political hotspots and gentrified squares interspersed with architectural Modern Movement icons.

An atmosphere of transience and railway terminal seediness with philanthropic schemes, unexpected havens and hidden stories.

Careful town planning by the Grosvenor Estate encircles its central showpiece – Grosvenor Square, dominated by the American Embassy.

Setting for high fashion and high jinks since the beginning of the 18th century.

The northern fringes of the City of London: where nonconformists escaped city jurisdiction and where surprising new uses are found for old buildings.

Favoured by Tudor monarchs ­ stunning Georgian architecture and one of the most celebrated views in England.

Three centuries of dramatic change – from fine 18th century churches to the coming of the Victorian docks, and from the ravages of World War Two Blitz to trendy Docklands.

London’s bohemian quarter with its prostitutes and patisseries, haunt of the famous for over three centuries – from Mozart to Karl Marx, from Dizzy Gillespie to Francis Bacon.

St. James's Palace and Park, shaped by successive monarchs, and the clubs that mushroomed outside the gates.

Medieval and later connections but mostly Edwardian razzmatazz – hotels, restaurants and theatres all perched above Bazalgette's Embankment.

Spotlight on fifteen of London's historic theatres.

Contrasts off the beaten track in Lambeth: Pleasure Gardens and clubbing spots; squats and Duchy of Cornwall model homes; gas works and Doulton's  pottery.

Religion and philanthropy on the site of slums and prisons.

Three groups of immigrants – French, East European and Bangladeshi – have left their mark on this fascinating part of London's East End.

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