The Secret History of Our Streets: The story of Arnold Circus, east London, the centrepiece of a Victorian social experiment that changed Britain. A ring-shaped street lined with blocks of flats, this was the country's first council estate, which opened in 1896. The planning of the development - from its lack of pubs to the pattern of its brickwork - was deliberate to make its new tenants respectable, as previously the land had been a crime-ridden slum.

Starring:

Steven Mackintosh

Genre:

Documentary, History