This is the story of a sixteen-year-old girl who left her home and traveled to London to follow her passion to become a ballerina. It’s the story of how Rhiann Keys had to grow up quickly in a physically demanding and mentally tough competitive environment. Rhiann has always been fascinated with movement, anatomy, and posture…

I’ve got to tell you, everything about this whole episode made me quite emotional. As I walked back into the welcoming foyer of the Chicken Shed Theatre—for the first time in many year –  my mind was instantly taken back to the wonderful memories my wife and I had dropping our then 9 year old…

If you thought that the idea for the Metropolitan Police originated with Sir Robert Peel, you’d be wrong. If you thought the Met Police have never been armed, you’d be wrong again. In this fascinating episode I met up with Robert Jeffries—Curator of the Thames Police Museum in Wapping. Robert is not only an expert…

After around 8 months and some 36 new guests, I thought it was time to take a deep breath, pause and reflect on what we have achieved at Your London Legacy. So I’m going take you behind the scenes and lift the curtain on how we got to where we are today. It may not…

It takes a pretty special person to be honored with the award—Freemen of London. After all, you can’t apply for it. You have to make significant impact in your field in order to be invited by the Court of Common Council to accept the freedom. Past recipients include Sir Winston Churchill, Princess Diana, Nelson Mandela,…

It’s difficult to know quite where to start with a character like Chris Ruocco. He’s been a tailor for upwards of 50 years and all that time in the same shop in Kentish Town N. London. To walk into Chris’s shop is to step back in time, with shelves sagging under the weight of beautiful…

What do you get when you mix two ‘semi-fit’ Mater Chef finalists with a passion for good food, good fun and good causes? Since Billy and Jack achieved fame in this iconic TV cookery show in 2016, they have gone on to create sell out supper clubs in Covent Garden, and work with leading brands…

This was the first time I’d ever been inside a boxing club, so I was a little bit apprehensive. As I got closer to the ring, I saw two combatants sparring hard. But the first thing I was aware of was the noise. The grunt of the boxer as he lets rip and the thudding…

I first met Susan at her flat in Walthamstow around 10 years ago, when I was asked to help her with her insurance claim for dry rot. I remember at the time Susan telling me she was a comedian—as I’d never met one in the flesh before, so it really stuck with me. Perhaps not…

Every so often I meet a young inspirational person who completely takes my breath away. Sophia Bhaumick is one such individual. From an outcast at school, to captaining the Men’s rowing team— Sophia has travelled extensively, and whilst volunteering in the Philippines after a major typhoon, her life was to take a sudden and unexpected…