Underground Art

Since it opened in 1863, the London Underground has been a source of fascination for a colourful assortment of writers, artists, musicians and film-makers. It has been in its time a testing ground for a new form of traction power - electricity, a shelter for thousands during the Blitz, and a setting for films and television programmes. This imaginative journey through its labyrinthine tunnels looks at some of the creative by-products of this subterranean world.