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1990: PHYLLIS PEARSALL and the A-Z STREET ATLAS | Daytime Live | Classic Interviews | BBC Archive
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7:04Now PlayingPhyllis Pearsall (née Gross) was the trailblazing creator of the Geographers' A-Z Street Atlas.
In 1935, Phyllis realised an up-to-date map recording London as it was then was needed, helping to bring the title to life by trekking around 23,000 streets of the city on foot. The result - an indispensable and best-selling guide to getting from A to B (to Z) in the capital and beyond.
This clip is from Daytime Live, originally broadcast on BBC One, Wednesday 28 February 1990.
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