Architectural photographer Angelo Hornak has contributed to many books, including histories of St Paul's Cathedral and Westminster Abbey, as well as the cathedrals of Canterbury, Winchester, Wells, Exeter and Ely. Balloon Over Britain is the story of his flight over Britain in a hot-air balloon with a basketful of cameras. London from the Thames takes the reader on a boat trip from the Thames Barrier in the east to Hampton Court in the west, exploring the historic river and the buildings and monuments on its banks.

Stephen Platten is?Rector of St Michael on Cornhill and Assistant Bishop in the Diocese of London.