Londonist Stays In: 20-26 July

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By M@ Last edited 177 months ago
Londonist Stays In: 20-26 July

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Bringing you the most Londony shows on TV and radio over the coming week.

Monday

Legends (BBC2, 19.00-20.00) Story of the Motown invasion of 1965, when acts such as the Supremes and Stevie Wonder arrived in London to start a tour of the UK.

University Challenge (BBC2, 20.00-20.30) Come on UCL.

Tuesday

The Chambers (Radio 4, 11.00-11.30) Inside Outer Temple Chambers, one of London's leading law firms.

Send In The Dogs (ITV1, 20.00-21.00) Documentary about the Met's Dog Support Unit.

Desperate Romantics (BBC2, 21.00-22.00) Dramatization of the pre-Raphaelite crew's attempts to reform art. Should be plenty of London eye-candy. Photographer Mike King caught the shot above during filming in Greenwich.

Thursday

The Rat Pack (BBC1, 20.30-21.00) This should be good. Documentary following the adventures of a pest control unit around London. Includes a rat-catching Jack Russell.

Saturday

Soho Stories: A Thousand Flowers (Radio 4, 10.30-11.00) How the birth of Channel 4 spawned a whole production industry in Soho.

Saturday Play: Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (Radio 4, 14.30-15.30)

Last Updated 20 July 2009