BBC News & Newsreel - London August Bank Holiday 1949 - Part One

[chanctonbury63]

All the buildings are black from coal burning. It wasnt till the 80s that they began to clean them up.

[Grifiki]

"This was not much different from CCtv of today, it was strictly for tourism, shown most likey on some beach-forum."

[prvtdom]

So this was what the bbc news was like back then??

[Dinosaur69r]

@prvtdom no its a coverup. it was originally shot in 3D and HD

[prvtdom]

@Dinosaur69r

great, but i obviously meant it has no relations to bbc in the fact that there is no bbc symbols or introductions played and it is away from the bbc studio. I was hoping for a helpful answer but... well

[aptsarchive]

@prvtdom This was not a BBC News item, there was not BBC Television News in 1949. However, there was the BBC Television Newsreel. The whole programme was film based, with reports of a non-news nature - news was still controlled by radio at Broadcasting House.

[prvtdom]

@aptsarchive

Thanks for the help. May i ask where you got these from as i am doing a small research project on the comparison of modern and early BBC news

[redsnapper1959]

August 1st 1949 ... in those days the bank holiday was on the first Monday in August.

[bearcub410]

THIS MADE ME CRY , WONDERFUL JUST GREAT , MADE ME THINK OF MY FAMILY IN ENGLAND MOST OF THEM ARE GONE , HOW I LOVE THE BRITISH PEOPLE , THE WORKING CLASS BRIT DID NOT GET MUCH DID THEY ? A WEEKS HOLIDAY AT BRIGHTON WAS THE MOST THEY EVER GOT IF THEY WERE LUCKY , WONDERFUL THANK YOU SO MUCH

[SmoothieJohn]

Nice views of post War London

[northwesten]

watching this I found how much are society as a nation has gone down hill. great video!