Americans in London: how they changed and influenced London

Join this tour to hear about some of the many Americans who have come over to London and made a real difference here. From Harry Gordon Selfridge who shook up the retail world and Charles Tyson Yerkes who we have to thank for a large part of the tube network through to Waldorf and Nancy Astor who became British politicians. Many artists and writers have settled in London, such as James McNeil Whistler, John Singer Sargent and T S Eliot. And a number of Americans such as Joseph Losey and Sam Wanamaker came to London having been blacklisted in the McCarthy era of the 1950s. Plus we have musicians who found a special bond with London such as Paul Robeson, Judy Garland, Mama Cass Elliott and Jimi Hendrix. A fascinating exploration of Americans in London.