(2/2) We find out what life inside the Foundling Hospital was like as we complete the heartbreaking and heartwarming history of London's first orphanage. We discover a building that contained so many stories, so much of London's life in all its rich complexity.

Maddy tells Anthony the story this week.

Mixed and produced by Freddy Chick. Senior producer is Charlotte Long.

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