This episode was filmed in London's Docklands, and old victorian industrial area to the east of the City of London, now redeveloped for living, leisure and commerce. The Royal Victoria Dock is a former shipping port connected to the River Thames. Opened in 1855, it was the first London dock to be designed specifically to accommodate large steam ships. It was also the first to use hydraulic power to operate its machinery and the first to be connected to the national railway network. Like the rest of London's Docklands, its original use is now long over. From the 1960s onwards, the Royal Victoria, like all of London's docks, experienced a steady decline as the shipping industry adopted containerization, which effectively moved traffic further out into the Thames estuary at Tilbury. The dock finally closed along with the other Royal Docks in 1980. The dock fell into dilapidation although, in 1988, the French musician Jean Michel Jarre used the site for a his 'Destination Docklands' concert! Since 1994, the dock has experienced major redevelopment under the London Docklands Development Corporation. The dock itself is accessible to ships, although its western entrance has been filled in and it is now used chiefly for watersports. Its transport links have been greatly improved with new roads and Docklands Light Railway (DLR) lines running along both its north and south side. Most of the original warehouses have been demolished but the historic 19th century K-S and W Warehouses - both listed buildings - have survived. The ancient cranes dominate the waterline. They have been kept as a form of historical work of art. The dock is dominated by the ExCeL Exhibition Centre, constructed on the north quayside and opened in November 2000, and by the adjacent high level Royal Victoria Dock Bridge (which part of this episode is filmed from). The waterside location of ExCel is used to its advantage when it hosts the annual London Boat Show, with visiting vessels moored alongside the exhibition centre. On the south side of the Dock is Britannia Village. The award winning development, which included the high level footbridge, was commissioned by LDDC and carried out by Wimpey Homes, the Peabody Trust and the East Thames Housing Group between 1994 and 2000. In the distance is London City Airport, used by smaller commercial aircraft for passengers wishing to land close to the heart of London (unlike Heathrow!). The episode ends with a plane taking off and passing overhead.

This five minute episode captures the people relaxing in the warm weather at Piccadilly Circus, a famous road junction and people space in the heart of the West End close to Leicester Square. on Friday 20 June 2008. In this episode you get to sense the atmosphere of the place, from the neon and video signs, the breathtaking horse fountain, to the random community of workers, residents and tourists sitting around the large circular base of the Shaftesbury fountain and statue of Eros.

LLTV EXPERIMENTAL EPISODE In this episode I mount a cheap 'HD' camcorder (which captures video onto a solid-state memory card) and proceed to cycle my way through part of London's West End. The seven minute journey (x2 normal speed) starts just south of Regents Park and heads down Portland Place, south along Regent Street (passing Oxford Circus, the junction with Oxford Street) and through Piccadilly Circus to Leicester Square. Then bike turns north up Charing Cross Road then east towards Covent Garden before finishing at Bow Street. The journey is continuous - where you see a fade transition it is only chopping some time out of where I was at a red traffic light for a while. This episode lacks the 'finesse' I like to put into the LLTV experience - the picture and sound quality is below the finely defined detail that comes from my my main HD camcorder. In addition there is an intense amount of picture movement at times, making this episode not suitable for viewers prone to epilepsy. However I thought I would air this experiment to get your feedback. Next week I'll make up for it with a nice smooth tripod-mounted London experience! I would welcome your feedback from this episode, good and bad - please contact me via at email: nick@lansley.com with your thoughts!

Following on from the previous episode I managed to blag (London-speak for 'negotiate'!) a free trip from London Bridge to St. Katherine's Dock just beyond Tower Bridge. The trip passes the cruise liner moored next to HMS Belfast as well as taking in the buildings next to the river. I intend to film a longer trip along the river soon, so consider this a 'taster' of a future episode!