From the first episode of EastEnders on 19 February 1985, we saw the now-familiar title sequence - the zoom out from the River Thames, revolving to show the East End, London docks and Isle of Dogs. On ...

Sybil Cock talked to Saif Osmani, one of the founders of the festival which is happening now and is in its third year The ...

Yiddish was also widely spoken in the East End of London. Towards the end of the ... Image courtesy of Dave Skye Sochachewsky. New podcast Cockney Yiddish explores this rich history with a winning ...

The Cockney Yiddish Podcast uncovers the vibrant yet little-known Jewish popular culture of London’s East End. Spanning seven episodes—six in English and one in Yiddish—the series brings to life newly ...

Londoners have been eating pie and mash since at least Victorian times, but for many years the working-class staple has had a ...

The 1951 London County Council map showing the East End and Isle of Dogs - yellow ... Saif Osmani, co-founder of the Modern Cockney Festival, himself of Sylheti-Bengali heritage, says that a ...

"One and one please love," a regular said, leaning on the counter at a pie and mash shop in London's East End. In seconds, ...

Gentrification has pushed London's Cockney population farther and farther from the East End, and changing tastes have ushered in a wave of coffee shops and artisan bakeries. "I like the changes ...

One and one please love,” a regular said, leaning on the counter at a pie and mash shop in London’s East End. In seconds, one ...

Gentrification has pushed London's Cockney population further and further from the East End and changing tastes have ushered in a wave of coffee shops and artisan bakeries. "I like the changes ...