Discover the hidden history of an underground village in East London. Join Siddy Holloway, presenter of Secrets of the Underground and wartime Blitz survivor Ray as we celebrate a unique wartime commu

Send us a text 101 years ago today a large crowd assembled on a crisp October morning in 1922, when Bethnal Green’s first permanent public library opened its doors in a handsome red brick building in Barmy Park. The philanthropy of Scottish businessman Andrew Carnegie provided £20,000, and the remaining £16,000 was raised by the local authority. ‘The council was handing down to future generations a legacy which would enable them to obtain knowledge and sweep away misery and poverty,’ said t...