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London's Burning

Date uploaded: August 24, 2016

Uncover the stories of the Great Fire of London with Great Fire 350, a series of events across the City of London and beyond. Audiences are encouraged to pick from talks, exhibitions and performances telling the Great Fire's stories big and small, including London's Burning, a festival of arts and ideas produced by Artichoke, and running from the 30th of August to the 4th of September 2016.

At the centre of the Great Fire 350 commemorations, London’s Burning reimagines the Great Fire of 1666 through the vision of contemporary artists, writers and thinkers. London’s Burning is a festival of arts and ideas.
Watch it burn live online

The finale to London's Burning, London 1666 will see a large scale representation of 17th Century London burned on the river Thames. If you can't be there: you can watch the live stream presented by Lauren Laverne on Sunday 4th September here.

For more information and a full programme of events and activities click here.

Photo: London 1666, work in progress, designed by David Best in collaboration with Artichoke. Photograph by Matthew Andrews

Photo: London 1666, work in progress, designed by David Best in collaboration with Artichoke. Photograph by Matthew Andrews