Lifestyle & Leisure
Lifestyle & Leisure

Behind the scenes of post-war drag shows

“For the fun, the camp and the giggle”

Politics & Society
Politics & Society

The Battle of Cable Street

An East End victory over fascism

War & Weapons
War & Weapons

London’s Blitz: A city at war

The German bombing campaign which rained down death and destruction on London

Art & Design
Art & Design

The vivid photography of Bill Brandt

An influential photographer whose work spanned documentary images and Surrealist portraits

Games & Sports
Games & Sports

London 1948 Olympics: The ‘Austerity Games’

Held in the struggling post-war years, these frugal Games were celebrated as a harmonious success

Architecture & Home
Architecture & Home

The Festival of Britain 1951

A nation-wide event with London at its heart, the Festival aimed to boost Britain’s post-war blues

Art & Design
Art & Design

Graham Sutherland’s eerie Blitz drawings

This south London-born artist recorded the carnage of the Second World War