London Live Thursday

A digest of news and events from across London from the past few days.

Interviews on news and events from across London.

London's Heathrow Airport is home to the Animal Reception Centre, where they are equipped to deal with almost any species and see around 200,000 animals every year.

Michael Portillo visits a top-secret Cold War stronghold and a decommissioned Soviet nuclear submarine, revealing how close the world came to a full-scale nuclear war

Si King and Dave Myers unearth hundreds of years of fascinating history hidden in Britain's public houses, beginning in Yorkshire with a pub that once doubled up as a hospital

Short visual tours narrated by Dewyne Lindsay, this time exploring and revealing New Cross, Eltham, and Catford

James has two days to turn around a £100,000 loan on a sapphire and diamond ring, while a former fashionista approaches Claudia about her handbag collection

Works by Winston Churchill and LS Lowry go under the hammer at a British modern art sale in London, while people gather in Goodwood for an auction of 1960s cars

Staff at a canine creche celebrate a goldendoodle's birthday. Plus, a look at the All-Ireland Cat Fancy Dress Competition in Dundalk

A seaman is so afraid of his formidable prospective mother-in-law that he leaves his fiancee standing at the altar. Comedy, starring Peggy Mount, Shirley Eaton and Ronald Lewis

A group of patients arrives at a sanatorium to be treated for tuberculosis, and all of them take a shine to one of the nurses. Comedy, starring Donald Sinden and Juliet Mills

Music and inspiration for everyday living from one of the world's most acclaimed choirs featuring regular guest artists

Michael and Charlie travel to San Silvestro in Piedmont, Italy. They learn about the importance of rich carbonate soil and aging in large barrels to produce Barolo wines

The story of Picasso's The Weeping Woman, Australia's most expensive painting, which vanished from the National Gallery of Victoria. The only clues were a series of ransom notes

News weather events and the best of the capital's culture. Join us to explore life in London.

The chef demonstrates how to make the perfect chicken soup and gives the French classic bouillabaisse a British twist

Short visual tours for locals and tourists, exploring Elephant & Castle and Croydon. Narrated by Dewyne Lindsay

Matthew decides to devote himself to helping the elderly - and begins by finding a friend for his ageing father. John Thaw and Reece Dinsdale star

The theft and recovery of Claude Monet's Sunrise, the painting that began the impressionist movement

Documentary questioning the decades of cultural fascination with the Nazi leader and the ramifications of such a fascination on present day politics

Re-creation of the harrowing final 12 hours of Jesus' life, from His betrayal in the Garden of Gethsemane to the crucifixion. Drama, starring Jim Caviezel and Monica Bellucci

The father of a missing soldier suspects the army is covering up the reasons behind his son's disappearance. Drama, starring Tommy Lee Jones, Charlize Theron and Susan Sarandon

Trevor's luck with the ladies improves and he can hardly keep the smile off his face, much to the irritation of Joe, who's slumping further into depression

Selina Scott tours Chatsworth House in the Peak District, discovering its priceless collection of paintings, neoclassical sculptures and drawings by the Old Masters

A digest of news and events from across London from the past few days.