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The Secret History of Our Streets

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The Secret History of Our Streets
GenreDocumentary
Directed byJoseph Bullman (series 1); Russell England (series 2)
Narrated bySteven Mackintosh
Theme music composerMatthew Cracknell
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes9
Production
Executive producersSimon Ford (series 1&2); Katie Bailiff (series 2)
ProducersKatie Bailiff & Joseph Bullman (series 1); Russell England (series 2)
CinematographyMark Wolf (series 1); Alistair McCormick (series 2)
EditorsMichael Harrowes (series 1); Simon Greenwood (series 2)
Production companiesThe Open University; Century Films; Halcyons Heart Films
Original release
NetworkBBC
ReleaseJune 6, 2012 (2012-06-06) –
August 5, 2014 (2014-08-05)
Related
A House Through Time
Camberwell Grove, one of the streets featured in the series.

The Secret History of Our Streets is a BBC documentary series that examined the social history of streets. It was a co-production between the BBC and The Open University.

The first series showed how London has changed since Charles Booth's survey of social conditions began in 1886,[1][2] while the second series focused on three streets in Scotland.

Episode list

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Series one

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Series two

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A second series examined the history of three streets and estates in Scotland:[3][4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ The Secret History of Our Streets. BBC. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  2. ^ What were the poverty maps? LSE. Retrieved 5 January 2017
  3. ^ Series 2 The Secret History of Our Streets. BBC. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  4. ^ OU on the BBC: The Secret History of Our Streets: Scotland. Open learn, The Open University, 4 September 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
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