Duke Street, Glasgow
The series about archetypal streets in three of Scotland's great cities focuses on the longest street in Britain - Glasgow's Duke Street.
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two's multi-award-winning Secret History of Our Streets told the story of six London streets, from Victorian times to the present day.
Now, as its people stand at a crossroads in their history, the series travels to Scotland to tell the stories of three archetypal streets in Scotland's three great cities: Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen.
Endlessly surprising and not at all what you would expect, the stories of these streets are the story of a nation.
Duke Street is Britain's longest street, running from Glasgow city centre through the heart of Glasgow's East End. Elegant Victorian tenement blocks line the road to the south of Duke Street. Yet just 40 years ago, those tenements were under threat. This is the story of how a group of pioneering residents took on the Glasgow Corporation in a battle to save their homes.
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Growing up in the tenements
Duration: 02:04
Music Played
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Iggy Pop
The Passenger
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Narrator | Steven Mackintosh |
Director | Russell England |
Producer | Russell England |
Writer | Russell England |
Executive Producer | Katie Bailiff |
Executive Producer | Simon Ford |
Broadcasts
- Fri 1 Aug 2014 21:00
- Sat 6 Sep 2014 01:00
- Wed 7 Mar 2018 20:00
- Sat 24 Nov 2018 19:00
- Sun 25 Nov 2018 01:30
- Tue 30 Apr 2019 22:00
Go to the OU website for more about the Secret History of Our Streets: Scotland
Extra! Extra! What secrets lie beneath the streets of Scotland?