Londonist Stays In: 2-8 November

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Last Updated 02 November 2009

Londonist Stays In: 2-8 November

tv1.jpg Bringing you the most Londony shows on TV and radio over the coming week.

Monday

Inside Out (BBC1, 19.30-20.00) The London show pays tribute to Ronnie Scott's jazz club, celebrating its 50th anniversary.

How Do They Do It? (FIVE, 19.30-20.00) Robert Llewellyn visits the Thames Barrier to learn more about its engineering.

University Challenge (BBC2, 20.00-20.30) Medics from St George's, University of London take on Girton College, Cambridge.

Tuesday

The Bell Boys (Radio 4, 13.30-14.00) The oft-reported work of the Whitechapel bell foundry.

Afternoon Play: Dickens Confidential (Radio 4, 14.15-15.00) Crime drama told through the eyes of newspaper editor Charles Dickens.

Dishing the Dirt (ITV1, 22.35-23.35) Inspectors investigate a rat-plagued takeaway in the Waltham Forest area.

Wednesday

Spooks (BBC1, 21.00-22.00) The London-set spy drama returns for its eighth series.

Thursday

The Penny Dreadfuls Present: Guy Fawkes (Radio 4, 14.15-15.00) Comedy rendition of the gunpowder plot.

Location, Location, Location (C4, 20.00-21.00) Kirstie Allsopp somehow manages to find a two bedroom London house for £180,000.

Sunday

Remembrance Sunday: The Cenotaph (BBC1, 10.25-12.15) The Queen and chums take part in the annual ceremony from Whitehall.

Garrow's Law: Tales From The Old Bailey (BBC1, 21.00-22.00) New drama set in 18th Century London, where justice often meant a trip to Tyburn Tree.