Imagine you could turn back the clock and revisit a moment from the past. This is what the residents of one East London street set out to do when they celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee with a street party, exactly as it had been done for the Coronation in 1953. Tracking down the original guests and piecing together their memories of the day, can the current residents of Morpeth Street really party like it's 1953? This is a fascinating examination of the huge social upheaval that has occurred in post-war Britain as witnessed by the ordinary people of London's East End

Britain Then and Now Wednesday, August 29, 9:00pm

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