The Secret History of Our Streets
SERIES 2 - 1. THE MORAY ESTATE, EDINBURGHBBC Two Fri 25th July 9pm - 9:59pm
Repeat: BBC Two (not Scotland) Wed 11:20pm
Repeat: BBC Two Scotland Wed 11:50pm 1/3. New series. After telling the story of six London locations from Victorian times to the present day, the documentary returns to look at the history of three archetypal streets in Scottish cities, at a time when the country stands on the brink of leaving the United Kingdom. The first programme focuses on Edinburgh's Moray Estate, which the Earl of Moray commissioned architect James Gillespie Graham to design in 1822 as an expansion of the New Town, and which remains one of the most upmarket and exclusive areas of the capital. Steven Mackintosh narrates.
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