Mon, 29 December 2008 As London Landscape TV celebrates one million episode downloads, here’s a chance to see both extended and unused footage of scenes from 2008.
This 33 minute special edition explores various parts of London in more detail than shown in original episodes, such as Trafalgar Square, the Docklands Light railway, and the beautiful river scenery surrounding Hammersmith Bridge.
This special archive episode also shows previously unseen film that never made it to air in 2008, such as the satellite earth station London Teleport, used by broadcasters and communications companies as a major satellite uplink/downlink centre.
Thank you very much for joining or continuing my filmatic journey through London in 2008. It all continue a-pace in 2009 as we watch the city live through the global financial crisis. What will happen to the Olympic village? The Docklands and City? The great building works witnessed in 2008?
Keep watching and you’ll see more fresh film of London reveal all! Comments[2] |
Mon, 22 December 2008 As we approach Christmas day I took the camera down to Trafalgar Square, home to various choirs throughout December singing carols to the public.
This year the addition of a Nativity Crib art work was on display. On loan from St Martin in the Fields, the church which stands on the edges of Trafalgar Square itself, the nativity scene consists of several large wooden figures, including the crib and the baby Jesus made by Japanese non-Christian artist Tomoaki Suzuki who, according to the Westminster Cathedral blog "had an enjoyable time learning about the legends associated with Christmas, and then presented it in a Japanese idiom. Certainly it has the clean, minimalist look of a Japanese home (a tourist behind me said, "What? No straw!"). But it also has something of the renaissance about it." Comments[0] |
Wed, 17 December 2008 Wow it's been nearly a month since my last episode - alas a mix of stormy weather and all-hands-to-the mill at work meant I had little time to film.
So tonight I declared that enough was enough, jumped on the tube, and made my way to the very centre to film some Christmas festivities.
I ended up at that excellent heart of shopping, eating, drinking and general merriment - Covent Garden Piazza. I was delighted by the festivities I found there so I hope you enjoy this very fresh episode filmed, edited and aired all on Wednesday 17th December 2008.
And yes I made a donation to the excellent group of violin'ing buskers you'll see featured!
More festive episodes coming between now and Christmas Day. How can I promise this? I've got the week off from next Monday - huzzah! Comments[1] |
