Madeleine joined Amol Rajan and Robert Colvile on BBC Radio 4's Today programme to discuss the enduring legacy of the Becontree Estate, and why we need a more ambitious approach to housing in the 21st century. Listen now on BBC Sounds.
BBC Radio 4 Today (Becontree)
Image of the Becontree Estate, c.1930. Image: London Metropolitan Archives (City of London Corporation), via Layers of London.