Portland Road | The Secret History of Our Streets

Duration: 58'43''

Synopsis

Series on how London has changed since Charles Booth's 1886 survey. Portland Road, Notting Hill, was once London's worst slum but has since been transformed by wealth.

Further Information

More clips from The Secret History of Our Streets

Deptford High Street | The Secret History of Our Streets

Deptford High Street | The Secret History of Our Streets

BBC Two | 2012 | 59'02''

How London has changed since Charles Booth's survey recorded social conditions in 1886. Deptford High Street was onc...

Deptford High Street | The Secret History of Our Streets

Deptford High Street | The Secret History of Our Streets

BBC Two | 2012 | 59'02''

How London has changed since Charles Booth's survey recorded social conditions in 1886. Deptford High Street was onc...

Deptford High Street | The Secret History of Our Streets

Deptford High Street | The Secret History of Our Streets

BBC Two | 2012 | 59'02''

How London has changed since Charles Booth's survey recorded social conditions in 1886. Deptford High Street was onc...

Deptford High Street | The Secret History of Our Streets

Deptford High Street | The Secret History of Our Streets

BBC Two | 2012 | 59'02''

How London has changed since Charles Booth's survey recorded social conditions in 1886. Deptford High Street was onc...

Deptford High Street | The Secret History of Our Streets

Deptford High Street | The Secret History of Our Streets

BBC Two | 2012 | 59'02''

How London has changed since Charles Booth's survey recorded social conditions in 1886. Deptford High Street was onc...

Deptford High Street | The Secret History of Our Streets

Deptford High Street | The Secret History of Our Streets

BBC Two | 2012 | 59'02''

How London has changed since Charles Booth's survey recorded social conditions in 1886. Deptford High Street was onc...

Deptford High Street | The Secret History of Our Streets

Deptford High Street | The Secret History of Our Streets

BBC Two | 2012 | 59'02''

How London has changed since Charles Booth's survey recorded social conditions in 1886. Deptford High Street was onc...

Deptford High Street | The Secret History of Our Streets

Deptford High Street | The Secret History of Our Streets

BBC Two | 2012 | 59'02''

How London has changed since Charles Booth's survey recorded social conditions in 1886. Deptford High Street was onc...

More resources about Public health and living conditions in the Victorian era

05: Sewer King | Seven Wonders of the Industrial World

05: Sewer King | Seven Wonders of the Industrial World

BBC Two | 2003 | 48'36''

As 19th century London's sewage problem reached crisis point and cholera was rife, Joseph Bazalgette proposed a scheme...

Episode 1 | Back in Time for School

Episode 1 | Back in Time for School

BBC Two | 2019 | 58'42''

Fifteen pupils and three teachers embark on a time-travelling adventure to discover how much life at school has changed. The class start ...

S01E06: Victorians | The Worst Jobs In History

S01E06: Victorians | The Worst Jobs In History

Channel 4 | 2004 | 48'54''

Tony tries his hand at some of the most difficult and disgusting jobs from Victorian England's history.

Cholera | A House Through Time

Cholera | A House Through Time

BBC Two | 2018 | 3'02''

David Olusoga investigates the 1850's Cholera epidemic in Liverpool.

01: Britain's Moral Makeover | Ian Hislop's Age of the Do-Gooders

01: Britain's Moral Makeover | Ian Hislop's Age of the Do-Gooders

BBC Two | 2010 | 59'24''

Ian Hislop salutes the unsung heroes of Victorian Britain who improved cities, housing and working conditio...

S01E01 | A House Through Time

S01E01 | A House Through Time

BBC Two | 2018 | 59'00''

The story of those who lived in one house, from the time it was built until now. David Olusoga follows the stories of the first inhabitants of ...

S02E01: The Worst Urban Jobs in History | The Worst Jobs In History

S02E01: The Worst Urban Jobs in History | The Worst Jobs In History

Channel 4 | 2006 | 49'05''

Among the worst jobs in the city are hunch backed water caddy, daring fire fighter, dangerous docker, dea...

02: Suffer the Little Children | Ian Hislop's Age of the Do-Gooders

02: Suffer the Little Children | Ian Hislop's Age of the Do-Gooders

BBC Two | 2010 | 59'18''

Ian Hislop celebrates the dynamic and eccentric Victorian reformers who brought about the most remarkable...

03: Seaside (Llandudno) | How Britain Worked

03: Seaside (Llandudno) | How Britain Worked

Channel 4 | 2012 | 46'25''

Guy Martin helps to get Llandudno - the queen of Victorian sea-side resorts - up to scratch in time for the summer season, worki...

03: Sinful Sex and Demon Drink | Ian Hislop's Age of the Do-Gooders

03: Sinful Sex and Demon Drink | Ian Hislop's Age of the Do-Gooders

BBC Two | 2010 | 59'13''

The perils of booze and sex are the focus for the final episode of Ian Hislop's series about Victorian re...

S02E02 | A House Through Time

S02E02 | A House Through Time

BBC Two | 2019 | 59'04''

Tracing the residents from the 1880s to 1900s, David discovers a family torn apart by catastrophe. The house becomes a refuge for destitute str...

03: Happy Families: Hanoverians to Windsors | Fit to Rule: How Royal Illness Changed History

03: Happy Families: Hanoverians to Windsors | Fit to Rule: How Royal Illness Changed History

BBC Two | 2013 | 59'02''

Lucy Worsley explores how the health of monarchs has shaped the nation. She expl...

Ian Hislop: When Bankers Were Good

Ian Hislop: When Bankers Were Good

BBC Two | 2011 | 59'02''

Ian Hislop presents a film about Victorian financiers known for their spectacular philanthropy, including Samuel Gurney, George Peabody, A...

S02E01 | A House Through Time

S02E01 | A House Through Time

BBC Two | 2019 | 58'29''

David Olusoga pays his first visit to Ravensworth Terrace and investigates a vengeful lawyer, a scientist faced with financial ruin and a docto...

S04E01 | A House Through Time

S04E01 | A House Through Time

BBC Two | 2021 | 58'59''

David Olusoga discovers a scandalous poisoning, a reversal of fortune for a Victorian factory girl and a building dynasty that helped create Le...

S04E02 | A House Through Time

S04E02 | A House Through Time

BBC Two | 2021 | 58'53''

A ruthless factory owner is hit by an arson attack, a pacifist couple make a stand and one man sets sail for a life on the glamourous Atlantic ...

The History of Christmas Crackers | Victorian Farm Christmas

The History of Christmas Crackers | Victorian Farm Christmas

BBC Two | 2009 | 2'37''

This clip shows how traditional crackers were made during the Victorian period and how they were marketed to dif...

The Supersizers Go...3: Victorian | The Supersizers

The Supersizers Go...3: Victorian | The Supersizers

BBC Two | 2008 | 58'57''

Restaurant critic Giles Coren and writer and performer Sue Perkins spend the week on the diet of a wealthy Victorian couple.

Episode 1 | 24 Hours in the Past

Episode 1 | 24 Hours in the Past

BBC One | 2015 | 57'59''

Six celebrities work for food and shelter in four Victorian workplaces, starting with 24 hours in the filth and grime of the city dump.

Britain 1750-1900: 02: Crime and Punishment | History File

Britain 1750-1900: 02: Crime and Punishment | History File

BBC Two | 2000 | 18'51''

Compilation of secondary schools programme on British History 1750-1900. Looks at how industrialisation changed th...