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  • The People's Piazza: A History of Covent Garden (2022)
  • TV Special | 88 min | History
The People's Piazza: A History of Covent Garden (2022)
TV Special | 88 min | History

This programme describes the history of Covent Garden, from its conception as an open space surrounded by houses that could only be afforded by the wealthy, through the majority of its life as a bustling fruit and vegetable wholesale ...See moreThis programme describes the history of Covent Garden, from its conception as an open space surrounded by houses that could only be afforded by the wealthy, through the majority of its life as a bustling fruit and vegetable wholesale market, to its rebirth in the 1970s as a street market aimed at tourists, after the fruit/veg market moved out of central London and the area narrowly escaped "comprehensive redevelopment" which would have seen a lot of the buildings demolished. See less
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Grainne Lyons (concept developed by) | Stephanie Power (concept developed by)
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Nov 13, 2022 (United Kingdom)

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20 cast members
Name Known for
David Olusoga
Self - Presenter Self - Presenter   See fewer
Jim Monahan
Self - Architect Self - Architect   See fewer
Lou Myers
Self - Former Market Trader Self - Former Market Trader   See fewer
Leo Hollis
Self - Urban Historian and Author Self - Urban Historian and Author   See fewer
Mickey Mole
Self - Former Market Trader Self - Former Market Trader   See fewer
Emma Rutherford
Self - Art Historian Self - Art Historian   See fewer
Jessica Swale
Self - Playwright and Director Self - Playwright and Director   See fewer
Katrina Marchant
Self - Cultural Historian (as Dr Katrina Marchant) Self - Cultural Historian (as Dr Katrina Marchant)   See fewer
Montaz Marché
Self - Historian Self - Historian   See fewer
Markman Ellis
Self - Queen Mary University (as Prof Markman Ellis) Self - Queen Mary University (as Prof Markman Ellis)   See fewer
Sharon Sickles
Self - Former Member of Middle Earth Club Self - Former Member of Middle Earth Club   See fewer
Helen Berry
Self - University of Exeter (as Prof Helen Berry) Self - University of Exeter (as Prof Helen Berry)   See fewer
Jenny Uglow
Self - Hogarth's Biographer Self - Hogarth's Biographer   See fewer
Louise Heard
Self - Shop Owner, Covent Garden Self - Shop Owner, Covent Garden   See fewer
David O'Shaughnessy
Self - NUI Galway (as Prof David O'Shaughnessy) Self - NUI Galway (as Prof David O'Shaughnessy)   See fewer
Vicki Pipe
Self - Bow Street Police Museum Self - Bow Street Police Museum   See fewer
Lolita Chakrabarti
Self - Actor and Writer Self - Actor and Writer   See fewer
Sam Bilton
Self - Food Historian Self - Food Historian   See fewer
Robert Douglas-Fairhurst
Self - Oxford University (as Prof Robert Douglas-Fairhurst) Self - Oxford University (as Prof Robert Douglas-Fairhurst)   See fewer
Judith Flanders
Self - Historian and Author Self - Historian and Author   See fewer
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