Pubs, Ponds and Power: The Story of the Village S01E03 - London

Archaeologist Ben Robinson explores London - the ultimate 'city of villages'. Despite many rural settlements like Hornsey and Dagenham being swallowed up by the expanding capital, Hampstead residents successfully fought to preserve their village heritage. And in recent years Londoners have created a new breed of urban villages like Crouch End and Walthamstow.