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Title: London’s LaLa Land – BBC London
Runtime: 2:09
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: They're calling it London's answer to LaLa Land, the Hollywood musical which won five Oscars last year. This film is an all-singing, all-dancing extravanganza set in Camden. Nicola Ford went to meet the stars.

Selling off London's railway arches - BBC London

Title: Selling off London's railway arches - BBC London
Runtime: 8:20
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Railway arches are everywhere in London, and in recent years they’ve become home to hundreds of small independent businesses, ranging from auto repair shops to craft bakeries. But the capital’s arches have just been snapped up by new landlords in a huge property deal, leaving tenants facing a precarious and uncertain future. We sent Gareth Furby to find out what the big sell-off means for the Londoners who work under the arches.

Derelict boats being lifted from the River Thames - BBC London

Title: Derelict boats being lifted from the River Thames - BBC London
Runtime: 2:10
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: They’ve been described as an eyesore along the Thames and after a lot of work, a number of derelict and sunken boats have now been removed from the river. Some of them have been left for years and are being destroyed because their owners have failed to move them. Tolu Adeoye has more.

Title: New Thames crossing - BBC London
Runtime: 2:02
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: It's set to be the biggest road construction project since the M25. A huge tunnel between Kent and Essex which should alleviate congestion on the Dartford Crossing. But environmentalists say it will create more traffic and pollution. Charlotte Wright reports.

A new digital district in Docklands - BBC London

Title: A new digital district in Docklands - BBC London
Runtime: 2:39
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Plans for a new digital district in Docklands have been unveiled - designed to rival the original tech city in Shoreditch. The Canary Wharf Group wants new companies to be a key part in the next phase of the development in the Isle of Dogs. The multi billion pound scheme will also see more than 3,000 new homes built. Tim Donovan reports.

Can swimming improve your mental health? - BBC London

Title: Can swimming improve your mental health? - BBC London
Runtime: 2:04
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: The benefits of exercise on our mental health have been well documented- but could swimming be the best sport of them all? Swim England claims that 1.4 million British adults believe that the sport has significantly reduced their symptoms of anxiety or depression. Sara Orchard reports.

Title: Recycling unwanted toys - BBC London
Runtime: 2:05
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: From teddies to bikes and building blocks, often children have so many toys they quickly lose interest in them. And while some might be handed down to friends or relatives, there's also a charity dedicated to recycling unwanted play-things. It means children who don't have much, can enjoy them too, as Wendy Hurrell explains.

Title: Black Girl Gamers- BBC London
Runtime: 1:55
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: It’s known as misogynoir, the combination of sexism and racism black women experience every single day. But it's something Londoner and gamer Jay-Ann Lopez wants to help stamp out. So much so she's set up "Black Girl Gamers" an online community that gives black women a safe space to play after receiving a series of abusive messages while gaming on-line. Here's her story.

Residents in Hackney rescued from the flooding car park outside their homes- BBC London

Title: Residents in Hackney rescued from the flooding car park outside their homes- BBC London
Runtime: 1:48
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Thirty million litres of water was pumped out of an underground car park in Hackey after it flooded.
The fire brigade had to rescue residents, including a child and a baby, by boat as the car park, local homes and commercial properties were all affected.

The youngsters going through the UK's asylum system - BBC London

Title: The youngsters going through the UK's asylum system - BBC London
Runtime: 26:37
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Having made long and dangerous journeys to escape war and persecution, young children have applied for asylum in the UK in the hope of making better lives for themselves. Recently though, four young asylum seekers from Eritrea took their own lives after arriving in London and some charities are claiming that our government’s hostile immigration policies were a contributing factor. Artist Lula Mebrahtu, born in Eritrea herself, has been following some unaccompanied children and young adults as they try to navigate our complex asylum system.

Spotting Benny the beluga whale - BBC London

Title: Spotting Benny the beluga whale - BBC London
Runtime: 2:31
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Gravesend has become an unlikely destination for whale-watchers. Visitors have arrived from around the country, keen to get a glimpse of Benny the beluga enjoying the Thames. But not everyone has been lucky enough to spot the whale as Anna O'Neill reports.

Pret changes food labelling - BBC London

Title: Pret changes food labelling - BBC London
Runtime: 2:16
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: More than two years after the death of London teenager Natasha Ednan-Laperouse, Pret A Manger says it will start labelling all its products' ingredients, including allergens. The 15-year-old died after a severe allergic reaction. The inquest coroner sharply criticised the rules on labelling. Tolu Adeoye reports.

The final funeral of Grenfell- BBC London

Title: The final funeral of Grenfell- BBC London
Runtime: 2:30
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: The final funeral for someone who died as a result of the Grenfell fire has taken place - more than 15 months after the tragedy which killed 72 people. Raymond Bernard, who was known as Moses, was called a hero by his sister. He died sheltering six people in his top floor flat as they tried to escape the flames. Sophie Long reports.

Talking about violent crime in schools- BBC London

Title: Talking about violent crime in schools- BBC London
Runtime: 2:18
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Schools are introducing mentoring to tackle violent crime and open up the conversation with young people. Katharine Carpenter Reports.

Mucking Marshes: Landfill site to wildlife haven - BBC London

Title: Mucking Marshes: Landfill site to wildlife haven - BBC London
Runtime: 8:01
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Perhaps the last place you’d expect to find a wildlife haven is on one of the largest landfill sites in Europe. For 50 years Mucking Marshes on the Thames Estuary was a site where thousands of tons of rubbish was spread over the land every day. Since closing seven years ago though, the place has transformed into one of our region’s most ecologically rich spots – as naturalist Mike Dilger discovered.

Mother and son design a sensory room at Gatwick Airport- BBC London

Title: Mother and son design a sensory room at Gatwick Airport- BBC London
Runtime: 2:14
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Airports can be noisy, chaotic and stressful places for all of us, so for children with autism, they can be extremely distressing. One mum who had struggled with her nine-year-old son took matters into her own hands. Maria Cook and her nine year old son Ryan designed a sensory room at Gatwick airport for children who need a safe quiet space. Marcella Whittingdale reports.

Ford owners left out of pocket - BBC London

Title: Ford owners left out of pocket - BBC London
Runtime: 8:16
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Imagine you’re driving on a busy motorway when your car suddenly loses all power - or worse, you start to see smoke and flames coming from your engine. Hundreds of Ford owners across the UK say they’re experiencing catastrophic failures with their Ford ecoboost engines and in some cases they are being left thousands of pounds out of pocket. Keeley Donovan went to investigate.

Lady Gaga attends Leicester Square premiere of 'A Star is Born' - BBC London

Title: Lady Gaga attends Leicester Square premiere of 'A Star is Born' - BBC London
Runtime: 2:42
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Over 80 years after the original film was made starring Judy Garland - 'A Star is Born' has had its third remake, and had it's premiere in Leicester Square.

The musical stars Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper - and the leading lady more known for her music than acting - has been speaking to Asad Ahmad on the red carpet.

London's food couriers under attack - BBC London

Title: London's food couriers under attack - BBC London
Runtime: 8:49
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: We’ve all got used to having food delivered to our doorsteps at all hours of the day and night. But spare a thought for the delivery riders, because they’re frequently finding themselves the target of armed bike and moped gangs, who attempt to steal their delivery vehicles to use to commit further crimes. To reveal just how dangerous it can be out there, we armed some of these drivers with cameras. Chris Rogers has the story.

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Jordan Reynolds: From gangs to Team GB - BBC London

Title: Jordan Reynolds: From gangs to Team GB - BBC London
Runtime: 1:44
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Team GB's Jordon Reynolds grew up surrounded by gangs and says boxing helped him turn his life around and was the best thing he's ever done. Now he's hoping to inspire schoolchildren about the power of sport. James Burridge reports from Luton.

London's hellish train to the Underworld - BBC London

Title: London's hellish train to the Underworld - BBC London
Runtime: 2:04
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: It's a hellish London train that's actually quite fun. It's the capital's latest immersive theatre experience in Bethnal Green that is taking diners on a Journey to the Underworld. Paul Hawkins hopped on board.

Waterloo Sunset on BBC Music Day - BBC London

Title: Waterloo Sunset on BBC Music Day - BBC London
Runtime: 3:03
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Station announcements by Kylie Minogue and famous buskers on London's streets formed part of BBC Music Day. At Waterloo rail station, Eclipse choir sang for commuters. Here's there performance of Waterloo Sunset.

Are pie and mash shops outdated? - BBC London

Title: Are pie and mash shops outdated? - BBC London
Runtime: 2:00
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: It’s a problem London is all too familiar with - rent rises squeezing out businesses from the high street. And it seems one of London’s oldest pie and mash shops in Deptford is the latest victim. Despite trading for over a century it's now having to close its doors next month. Jim Wheble has the story.

Seeking rare bats in London – BBC London

Title: Seeking rare bats in London – BBC London
Runtime: 1:31
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Bats can be seen at night in parts of the capital but now a very rare species is thought to have flown here from Latvia. Not much is know about the Nathusius' pipistrelleso a team of experts and volunteers are trying to find out more using the latest technology. Caroline Davies joined the 'Bat Hunt'.

The Yacht race where anyone can join – BBC London

Title: The Yacht race where anyone can join – BBC London
Runtime: 2:13
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: How would you like to sail around the world? Because that's the opportunity being presented in the Clipper Race and it doesn’t matter whether you have any experience of not. It takes in six continents across 11 months and anyone from engineers, beauticians and librarians can apply. Recently one of the yachts arrived at St Katherine's Dock and Sara Orchard went along to take a look.

Trying to get Londoners to recycle their clothes – BBC London

Title: Trying to get Londoners to recycle their clothes – BBC London
Runtime: 2:30
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Fast fashion, where people constantly buy to keep up with trends and discarding old clothes, may be good for the economy but what about the environment? Especially as a new report says Londoners throw away more clothes than people anywhere else in the UK. So should we be doing more to curb our 'throw away' culture? Helen Drew reports.

Brentford players celebrate European Day of Languages - BBC London

Title: Brentford players celebrate European Day of Languages - BBC London
Runtime: 1:57
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Brentford FC's current players speak around twelve European languages between them. To share their home languages two players have been back to school in Ealing to give a very special football lesson as Sara Orchard reports.

Inside London's only commercial vineyard - BBC London

Title: Inside London's only commercial vineyard - BBC London
Runtime: 2:16
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: If you enjoyed this year's sizzling summer, so it seems did the grapes at London's only commercial vineyard. Despite a record harvest this year, as our Environment Correspondent Tom Edwards reports it's not just about making wine.

London knife crime: Who was Jermaine Goupall? - BBC London

Title: London knife crime: Who was Jermaine Goupall? - BBC London
Runtime: 6:30
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Jermaine Goupall was 15 years old when he was stabbed to death in August last year. The police behind Jermaine's murder investigation said that he was caught in the crossfire between two rival gangs in Croydon, south London. A year on from his death we speak to those closest to Jermaine to see the impact his death has had on them and their lives.

Video journalist: Gem O'Reilly

Why you can find London Bridge in Arizona - BBC London

Title: Why you can find London Bridge in Arizona - BBC London
Runtime: 2:36
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: London Bridge as we know it was only built in the 1960s. Because the one before that was sold to an American engineer, and taken brick by brick to the middle of the desert in Arizona. So what does it look like now? Victoria Cook has the story.

Why London's grapes are doing well - BBC London

Title: Why London's grapes are doing well - BBC London
Runtime: 2:16
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: After a long, hot summer, London's only commercial vineyard is having a huge harvest.

The students going back to school at Grenfell - BBC London

Title: The students going back to school at Grenfell - BBC London
Runtime: 2:57
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: The school next to the Grenfell Tower has reopened, but what's it like for the students?

Chicken keeping in the capital - BBC London

Title: Chicken keeping in the capital - BBC London
Runtime: 8:05
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: See the school which is hatching chicks in its classrooms.

Why 'drug dealer' signs are appearing around Tower Hamlets - BBC London

Title: Why 'drug dealer' signs are appearing around Tower Hamlets - BBC London
Runtime: 1:43
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Satirical anti-drug road signs have appeared around Tower Hamlets, and now the council is taking them all down.

Steve McQueen's ambitious art project - BBC London

Title: Steve McQueen's ambitious art project - BBC London
Runtime: 3:56
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: A portrait capturing tens of thousands of Year 3 schoolchildren from across London is being created by Oscar-winning filmmaker Steve McQueen.

Why there's a new lion in Trafalgar Square - BBC London

Title: Why there's a new lion in Trafalgar Square - BBC London
Runtime: 1:06
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: A new lion has joined the pride in Trafalgar Square, but this one is very different. Not only is it bright red, but it displays poems using words fed to it by the public.

Video Journalist: Jamie Moreland

Chelsea's oldest art store to move - BBC London

Title: Chelsea's oldest art store to move - BBC London
Runtime: 2:29
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: It's provided giants in the art world like David Hockney, Damien Hirst and Francis Bacon their materials for decades. But now the art shop Green and Stone has to move. The small independent store, thought to be the oldest on the Kings Road, has been serving customers for over 90 years. Helen Drew has the story.

Title: Finding out about fungi - BBC London
Runtime: 1:18
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: There are many everyday uses for fungi. Some are used in washing powder while others are essential in the use of medicine. But apparently, there could be millions of fungi species still to be discovered. At the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew a global study has been done on Fungi. Helen Briggs reports.

Title: London's basketball boom - BBC London
Runtime: 1:24
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: It brings glitz, it brings glamour and of course basketball. America's NBA has become a fixture of the London sporting calendar with games held here regularly since 2007. And this week saw the launch of next year's match. But it comes amidst a funding crisis for the sport here in the UK. Chris Slegg has more.

Paying Londoners for recycling - BBC London

Title: Paying Londoners for recycling - BBC London
Runtime: 2:07
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Charging 5p for plastic bags has helped tackle pollution. But what about paying an extra 10p for your bottle of water or can of drink if you could get that money back when you return it. That's the latest idea to help make our city more environmentally friendly. Helen Mulroy explains.

The walls you can scratch and sniff - BBC London

Title: The walls you can scratch and sniff - BBC London
Runtime: 2:02
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: The London Design Biennale is bringing Hong Kong to Londoners through smell. We spoke to two Londoners who grew up in Hong Kong about the memories it brings back.

Video Journalist: Jamie Moreland

London's reggae-singing road sweeper - BBC London

Title: London's reggae-singing road sweeper - BBC London
Runtime: 1:53
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: There are plenty of Londoners who have two jobs and Roy Anthony Jones is one of them. He has two very different jobs which he loves equally, street cleaner and reggae singer. Victoria Cook has been to meet the man leading a double life.

Southbank skateboarding gets a new lease of life - BBC London

Title: Southbank skateboarding gets a new lease of life - BBC London
Runtime: 2:03
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: It's known as the "spiritual home of British Skateboarding" even though it was never built for that. Now the Southbank Undercroft which was threatened with closure three years ago is getting a makeover.

Arsenal helping Syrian child refugees - BBC London

Title: Arsenal helping Syrian child refugees - BBC London
Runtime: 2:23
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: The war in Syria has created millions of refugees, many of them children. Now Arsenal have teamed up with psychologists from Save the Children to develop a football training programme that helps them mentally as well as physically. Former Gunners Captain Per Mertesacker was at the camp in Jordan to help launch it. Catrin Nye has the story.

9/11 survivor educating London schoolchildren - BBC London

Title: 9/11 survivor educating London schoolchildren - BBC London
Runtime: 2:11
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: As the anniversary of 9/11 approaches many people remember exactly where we were when the twin towers in New York were attacked. But for a whole generation of schoolchildren it's a moment in history before their time. That's why one Londoner who survived has decided to tell her story to pupils in the capital. Janice Brooks has been speaking to the Harris Boys Academy in Dulwich.

The Falcons of Battersea Power station - BBC London

Title: The Falcons of Battersea Power station - BBC London
Runtime: 2:20
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: The sunrise view from Battersea power station is not the only thing worth seeing there. One of the towers has become home to Peregrine Falcons.

How Coca-Cola gets made, in 360° - BBC London

Title: How Coca-Cola gets made, in 360° - BBC London
Runtime: 3:23
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Explore the Coca-Cola Factory in Sidcup, South London in our 360° tour and find out about how fizzy drinks are made.

Video by Jamie Moreland

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London's phone box coffee shop - BBC London

Title: London's phone box coffee shop - BBC London
Runtime: 2:27
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: It’s a phone box like no other, where there are baristas are on call to make you a cup of coffee. But, there’s an argument over where it can be served.

Should cats and dogs have equal rights? - BBC London

Title: Should cats and dogs have equal rights? - BBC London
Runtime: 2:17
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: If a dog is hit by a car, the driver is supposed to stop and report it. However, this is not the case for cats, so activists are looking to change that.

DIY SOS saves Grenfell's boxing club - BBC London

Title: DIY SOS saves Grenfell's boxing club - BBC London
Runtime: 2:08
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: The BBC show DIY SOS has built a new home for the Dale Youth Amateur Boxing Club after their gym was lost in the Grenfell Tower fire.

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