Synopsis
Britain is becoming one country with two economies - London and the rest. In the second of two programmes, Evan Davis asks what the rest of Britain can learn from London's success and whether we can create a city with the pull of the capital, outside the capital - a megacity of the north.
- Programme: Mind the Gap: London v the Rest
- Episode: 2
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 2014
- Geography | Settlement | Urban change and regeneration
Licence: ERA Licence required
UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted
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