04 Sep 1984
Inquiry: The Great British Housing Disaster
David Jones investigates how 1960s council housing came to be built so poorly that thousands later needed to be demolished.
The London Nobody Knows
Based on Geoffrey Fletcher’s book, this captivating documentary exposes the real London of the swinging sixties. Turning its back on familiar sights, the film explores the hidden details of a crumbling metropolis. With James Mason as our Guide, we are led on an tour of the weird and wonderful pockets of London from abandoned music-halls to egg breaking factories.
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James Mason Himself - Narrator
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