''Disappearing London'' is a British

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television series that was broadcast on

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. In each episode,

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frontman

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"''searches out the people and places that give

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its quirky appeal and charm, and discovers why they may not be around for much longer''". Overall, there have been 2 series of 6 episodes each. Each episode lasts approximately 23 minutes. Both series were produced by Wavelength Films for ITV London, and series one was also produced in association with

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Transmission dates

Series One

# Tuesday 10 January 2006 # Tuesday 17 January 2006 # Tuesday 24 January 2006 # Tuesday 31 January 2006 # Tuesday 7 February 2006 # Tuesday 14 February 2006 According to the series website,Series website
/ref> features included: '' Romford Dog Track – Going to the Dogs or the Cheetahs''; ''Welsh in London – So much more than rugby''; '' London's telephone boxes – a design classic''; ''A proper London funeral''; ''If you want to get ahead, get a hat''; ''Italian café culture''; ''The Victorian public loo''; and ''

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''.

Series Two

# Tuesday 9 January 2007 – Churchill's secret wartime bunker; a

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in a

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park; and an old-fashioned

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in North London. # Tuesday 16 January 2007 – A bespoke

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's shop; an old-style barbershop, pie & mash; and Hampstead Observatory, a

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. # Tuesday 23 January 2007 – A London tram;

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skittles; an

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bakery in

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; and an historic east end

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. # Tuesday 30 January 2007 – London's only surviving

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; boxing pubs; Tin Pan Alley; a vintage-style recording studio. # Tuesday 6 February 2007 – Horse-drawn London; a survivor from the days when motoring in London was actually fun; and discovers a unique Victorian theatre hidden in a former hospital. # Tuesday 13 February 2007 – A stylish 1930s shop in the city; London's oldest

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stand; and duet with

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on the stage of London's only surviving grand

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References

External links

Wavelength Films
* 2006 British television series debuts 2007 British television series endings 2000s British documentary television series Culture in London British English-language television shows History of the built environment of London ITV documentaries Social history of London Suggs (singer) {{UK-tv-prog-stub