London is a layer cake of history — and we're burrowing in deep. We're purely going to stay underground to reveal bigger stories about this storied capital.
But the thing is, the further deep you go, the newer the city's subterranean structures get. It's archaeology in reverse.
In this trip, we'll discover how a trip on the underground's Central Line reveals a harrowing portrait of London's social inequality; how politicians, police, and government officials can move around the capital without being seen, and how ritzy inner London has become a haven for oligarchs and their billionaire basements.
Guests include:
Danny Dorling, a professor of human geography at Oxford University, specialising in Britain's social inequalities. His books include The 32 Stops: The Central Line (2013), The No-Nonsense Guide to Equality (2012), and So You Think You Know about Britain (2011).
Bradley Garrett, a social geographer, urban explorer, and photographer who lectures at University College Dublin. His books include London Rising: Illicit Photos From the City's Heights (2016) and Subterranean London: Cracking the Capital (2014).
Roger Burrows, a professor in global inequalities at the University of Bristol, with a keen interest in London's billionaire basements. You can read his paper on the proliferation of these structures, here.