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Radio London,06 Feb 2026,10 mins

Charlie Chaplin's London

London Uncovered

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Charlie Chaplin was born and raised in working class South London at the end of the Victorian era, building his career in it's music hall culture. But what was the capital like back then? And what was London as Charlie Chaplin knew it? Robert Elms speaks to Jacqueline Riding - historian, academic and author of 'Hard Streets: Working Class Lives in Charlie Chaplin鈥檚 London鈥 - to try and find out. (Image credit: Getty Images)

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