Author Kate Thompson’s new podcast celebrates buried wartime history
Author Kate Thompson’s new podcast, From the Library With Love, offers listeners a weekly insight into the forgotten stories of
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In our Cultural Heritage section we look at what makes our neighbourhood unique. We explore the arts, culture and heritage that have formed our identity, including Bow grime music, the East London Suffragettes and the Cockney heritage.
Author Kate Thompson’s new podcast, From the Library With Love, offers listeners a weekly insight into the forgotten stories of
Read MoreAcme co-founder and former chief executive who opened up affordable studio spaces and paved the way for East London’s influential
Read MoreAnika Jagot from Roman Road’s Sinclairs on the rise of community pharmacies and the need for preventative care amid a
Read MoreBritish-Bangladeshi director Islah Abdur-Rahman on grooming, drug abuse and gang violence: ‘It’s a very heavy project, but it’s also very
Read MoreCritically-acclaimed Top Boy, the East London-based drama about gang culture, returns for a fifth and final season on Netflix, triggering
Read MoreFrom anti-social pastime to widely-respected creative art form, Addo’s debut book traces the nationwide reverberations of a music genre born
Read MoreThe history of horse-drawn funerals and why an increasingly diverse East End is the key to their endurance. Every so
Read MoreFrom the Victorians to EastEnders, Bromley-by-Bow tube station opened up the East End not only to London but the coast
Read MoreCabbage – the clothing, not the vegetable – at one time drew crowds to Roman Road Market, making it a
Read MoreFunny and poignant, comedian Gina Yashere’s memoir Cack-Handed chronicles her journey from a council estate in Bethnal Green to the
Read MoreAmid unprecedented financial pressure and media industry layoffs, Hackney Wick’s Sara Kärpänen is using her own experiences to help freelancers
Read MoreFour Corners’ latest exhibition documents housing in East London from the Victorian era to the present day, encouraging viewers to
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