In this episode, the Curtain Rises on Covent Garden with three stories about the famous London landmark.
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The Jubilee Market
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Covent Garden
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London
London is Missing
Written by
Robbie
Stamp
Performed by
Cassius
Konneh
Delve Deeper
Read from Transactions of the London & Middlesex Archaeological Society. London the Biography by Peter Ackroyd, published by Chatto and Windus in 2000, is another good source.
About this story
In 1985 a builder finds a 6-7th century body under Jubilee Market, which solves a historical puzzle.
Theatre Royal
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Drury Lane
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London
A Theatrical Diva Reflects on her Life
Written by
Zak
Ghazi-Torbati
Performed by
Dame
Joanna
Lumley
Delve Deeper
See a picture of a Tudor Theatre and compare it to the Drury Lane Theatre in the 18th Century.
About this story
The oldest theatre in London looks back over its tumultuous history, from regal beginnings in 1663 to the present day.
Tavistock Street
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London
“Then I returned bankrupt in fortune”
Written by
Viel
Richardson
Performed by
Stephen
Fry
Delve Deeper
A portrait of Mary Seacole can be found in the National Portrait Gallery.
About this story
In 1856, Mary Seacole, beloved nurse and carer in the Crimean War, returns to London, bankrupt.
