Disappearing London is a British
documentary television series that was broadcast on
ITV London. In each episode,
Madness frontman
Suggs "searches out the people and places that give
London its quirky appeal and charm, and discovers why they may not be around for much longer".
Overall, there have been 2 series of 6 episodes each. Each episode lasts approximately 23 minutes.
Both series were produced by Wavelength Films for ITV London, and series one was also produced in association with
Sky Travel.
Transmission dates
Series One
Tuesday 10 January 2006
Tuesday 17 January 2006
Tuesday 24 January 2006
Tuesday 31 January 2006
Tuesday 7 February 2006
Tuesday 14 February 2006
According to the series website,[1] features included: Romford Dog Track – Going to the Dogs or the Cheetahs; Welsh in London – So much more than rugby; London's telephone boxes – a design classic; A proper London funeral; If you want to get ahead, get a hat; Italian café culture; The Victorian
public loo; and Tooting Bec Lido.
Tuesday 30 January 2007 – London's only surviving
windmill on
Brixton Hill; boxing pubs; Tin Pan Alley; a vintage-style recording studio.
Tuesday 6 February 2007 – Horse-drawn London; a survivor from the days when motoring in London was actually fun; and discovers a unique Victorian theatre hidden in a former hospital.
Tuesday 13 February 2007 – A stylish 1930s shop in the city; London's oldest
football stand; and duet with
Roy Hudd on the stage of London's only surviving grand
music hall.