The London Collection
A collection of BBC programmes celebrating the people, places and spaces of London.
12—Going Places
Actor Kenneth Williams gives a personal view of Bloomsbury. (1975)
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A City Crowned with Green
How London has grown in size and spread into the surrounding country. (1964)
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The Debate Continues
Documentary on the rebuilding of the House of Commons after World War II.
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First-Year Flashbacks
Highlights of films shown on BBC Television since it reopened in June 1946.
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Fish Tales—Inside Story
Programme following the lively personalities at London's Billingsgate fish market. (1999)
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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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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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A House in Bayswater
An early film by Ken Russell about the tenants of a house in Bayswater. (1960)
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How They Dug the Victoria Line
The inside story of the construction of the London Underground's Victoria Line. (1969)
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Hyde Park—Man Alive
John Pitman reports on a day in the life of Hyde Park. (1971)
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I Love This Dirty Town
Margaret Drabble investigates the problems of town planning and traffic. (1969)
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Incomers—Ours to Keep
Following the restoration of decaying Georgian houses in Spitalfields, East London. (1985)
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London - Ed Murrow Reports—After the Battle
American reporter Ed Murrow returns to London where he spent much of World War II. (1959)
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London-New York—Eye To Eye
Larry Adler provides musical commentary to scenes from London and New York. (1957)
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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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Marble Arch to Edgware—Contrasts
John Betjeman takes a journey from Marble Arch to Edgware. (1968)
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The Market—Inside Story
A look at how stocks, shares and currencies are traded in the City of London. (1976)
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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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Soho—Just Another Day, Series 2
John Pitman talks to people who live and work in Soho. (1985)
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Three Swings on a Pendulum
Investigating the so-called 'swinging London' of the 1960s. (1967)
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Tower of London—Just Another Day, Series 2
John Pitman presents a profile of a day in the Tower of London. (1985)
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