£50 STAR LETTER

Loving living history The Victorian Slum on BBC2, with modern families trying to live in the challenging conditions of an East End tenement [right], is a great idea for a series. I’m hooked! My great-grandfather William Johnson was a hemp draper (whatever that was) who lived in the East End. With our NHS, not to mention heating, lighting and a safe sewage system, we’ve come a long way in 150 years. Congratulations to all involved. Marie Nicholson, Winchester