Synopsis
Andrew Marr details how the London Docklands went through regeneration, turning it into a financial centre of the globe.
- Programme: Britain from Above
- Episode: The City
- Channel: BBC One
- Broadcast year: 2008
- Geography | Urban change and regeneration
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