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The Fish Market: Inside Billingsgate

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A film about London's oldest wholesale market, which is on the verge of big changes. Under pressure to modernise, the market is divided. Will ancient custom or commerce win out?

London's oldest wholesale market is on the verge of its biggest change in over a thousand years. Fish merchants are facing tough times. The market is under pressure to modernise and its iconic and ancient traditions are under threat. The job of the licensed fish porter, once a job for life, could be thrown open to all comers. The market is divided: will ancient custom or modern commerce win out?

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Fri 29 Jan 201600:20
BBC Four

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Executive ProducerSteve Robinson
ProducerJamie Balment
DirectorJamie Balment

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  • Thu 24 May 201221:00
    BBC HD & BBC Two
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  • Mon 25 Jan 201622:00
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