20th Century Snapshots
Take a trip down memory lane. Discover what life was like between 1950s – 1980s
What's the Truth About Hells Angels and Skinheads?—Man Alive
Two youth groups with one aim in common - to cause shock and outrage by any means. (1969)
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London: We Live by the River—Cities of Europe
A film journey across London seen through the eyes of two boys. (1955)
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Georgia Brown: Who Are the Cockneys Now?—One Pair of Eyes
Singer and actress Georgia Brown revisits her old home in Whitechapel, East London. (1968)
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The Colony
Documentary about West Indian immigrants now living in Birmingham. (1964)
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A Man's World—A Woman's Place?
Challenging the previously accepted traditional roles of women in the workplace. (1978)
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Three Swings on a Pendulum
Investigating the so-called 'swinging London' of the 1960s. (1967)
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Men of Steam—In View
John Betjeman hears from the railway men who are facing the end of the steam age. (1962)
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Morning in the Streets
1959 documentary showing images of a Liverpool still recovering from the post-war gloom.
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12—Going Places
Actor Kenneth Williams gives a personal view of Bloomsbury. (1975)
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To the World's End: Scenes and Characters on a London Bus Route
Meet characters who live near the No. 31 bus route from Camden Town to Chelsea. (1985)
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The Rag Trade—Going to Work
Film about the fashion industry in the 60s. (1966)
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New Town, Home Town—Where We Live Now
Colin Ward sets out to discover the truth about Britain's New Towns. (1979)
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Heart of the Angel—40 Minutes
Forty-eight hours in the life of Angel tube station in the days before its refurbishment.
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Streetwise—Modern Times
Behind the scenes at the Public Carriage Office as taxi drivers take The Knowledge. (1996)
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Episode 5—Artists on Film: Scenes from Working Lives
A focus on abstract artists, including William Hayter and Patrick Heron.
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Postcard from London—Clive James
Clive James recalls his first experiences of London life in the early 1960s.
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A Girl Comes to London—Special Enquiry, Series 5
A report on the growing trend of girls from the provinces moving to London. (1956)
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