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About Gavin Weightman
- Gavin Weightman (born March 4, 1945) is a journalist and former documentary film maker who has specialised in the social history of London and Britain since the 18th century.
- For London Weekend Television he produced and directed The Making of Modern London (1815–1914), The River Thames, Bright Lights Big City, Brave New Wilderness, and City Safari, among other series.
- His books include The Making of Modern London, co-authored with Steve Humphries (recently re-issued by The Ebury Press); The Frozen Water Trade; Signor Marconi's Magic Box; and The Industrial Revolutionaries.
- His journalism included many articles for New Society magazine in the 1970s.
- He lives in North London and concentrates now on writing social history books.
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