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

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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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20 cast members

Name	Known for
David Olusoga Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	History of Now: The Story of the Noughties (2010)
Jim Monahan Self - Architect Self - Architect See fewer	The People's Piazza: A History of Covent Garden (2022)
Lou Myers Self - Former Market Trader Self - Former Market Trader See fewer	The People's Piazza: A History of Covent Garden (2022)
Leo Hollis Self - Urban Historian and Author Self - Urban Historian and Author See fewer	Ripper Street (2012)
Mickey Mole Self - Former Market Trader Self - Former Market Trader See fewer	The People's Piazza: A History of Covent Garden (2022)
Emma Rutherford Self - Art Historian Self - Art Historian See fewer	Dwarfs in Art: A New Perspective (2018)
Jessica Swale Self - Playwright and Director Self - Playwright and Director See fewer	Summerland (I) (2020)
Katrina Marchant Self - Cultural Historian (as Dr Katrina Marchant) Self - Cultural Historian (as Dr Katrina Marchant) See fewer	The People's Piazza: A History of Covent Garden (2022)
Montaz Marché Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	The People's Piazza: A History of Covent Garden (2022)
Markman Ellis Self - Queen Mary University (as Prof Markman Ellis) Self - Queen Mary University (as Prof Markman Ellis) See fewer	In Our Time (2011)
Sharon Sickles Self - Former Member of Middle Earth Club Self - Former Member of Middle Earth Club See fewer	The People's Piazza: A History of Covent Garden (2022)
Helen Berry Self - University of Exeter (as Prof Helen Berry) Self - University of Exeter (as Prof Helen Berry) See fewer	The People's Piazza: A History of Covent Garden (2022)
Jenny Uglow Self - Hogarth's Biographer Self - Hogarth's Biographer See fewer	Jane Eyre (2011)
Louise Heard Self - Shop Owner, Covent Garden Self - Shop Owner, Covent Garden See fewer	The People's Piazza: A History of Covent Garden (2022)
David O'Shaughnessy Self - NUI Galway (as Prof David O'Shaughnessy) Self - NUI Galway (as Prof David O'Shaughnessy) See fewer	The People's Piazza: A History of Covent Garden (2022)
Vicki Pipe Self - Bow Street Police Museum Self - Bow Street Police Museum See fewer	Geoff Marshall (2007)
Lolita Chakrabarti Self - Actor and Writer Self - Actor and Writer See fewer	The Hole (2001)
Sam Bilton Self - Food Historian Self - Food Historian See fewer	The People's Piazza: A History of Covent Garden (2022)
Robert Douglas-Fairhurst Self - Oxford University (as Prof Robert Douglas-Fairhurst) Self - Oxford University (as Prof Robert Douglas-Fairhurst) See fewer	Jane Eyre (2006)
Judith Flanders Self - Historian and Author Self - Historian and Author See fewer	Zero Degrees of Separation (2005)