22 December 2016
Episode 271
30 minutes
Photo: Alamy
We bring you highlights from 2016’s ‘Tall Stories’, including a tale of the river Thames, the Waikiki Natatorium War Memorial and Singapore’s Cavenagh Bridge.
22 December 2016
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