Peter Ackroyd's excellent biography of London is required reading for all Londonphils, but I bet you didn't know that he also presented a series based on the book. It's not available in the USA (or many other places for that matter). So, we've uploaded to YouTube.
In episode 1 - Fire and Destiny - Author Peter Ackroyd explores the development of London, revealing how the city has managed to survive several devastating fires. Drawing on the writings of Tacitus, Samuel Pepys and Virginia Woolf, he charts some of the most destructive chapters in the capital's history, including the Iceni rebellion, the Great Fire and the Blitz. With Derek Jacobi and Harriet Walter.
