Gavin Weightman 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, 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; 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. website 

March 4th, 1945 in (Age 79)