Tuesday, March 29, 2022

Streetlife

Year published/aired: 1990 

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes: 5

Grade: 9-13

Genres: London

Sub-subject: culture, travel guide

Broadcaster: YLE, (SVT, WDR)

Production country: Finland, (Sweden)

Production company:

Story: Veronica Haydon

Editor: Pirkko Anttila, Leena Laine-Välsänen

Director: Leena Telen

Producer: 

Media: VHSx1

Media publisher:

Additional media: Book

Working material:

Material publisher: 

Novel available:

Other literature:  

Co presenter: Trudi Dance, (Vas Blackwood  ?)


Plot (short): Unusual London travel guide (not about the attractions), documentary about living in London aka "Street life - London" 

Book is called: "Streetlife: Guidebook to the alternative London". Aired in Germany obviously in 1992 (5 episodes only). 

Hard to find with this title. I haven't found any clips of pics, not even of the book (although 90s). Aired in Sweden as "Street Life". Book publisher: Sveriges utbildningsradio. Co author: Ronnie Haydon. Photographs (stills):  Paul Chedlow. Aimed for teens travelling to London by train (Interrail). Book also includes maps, addresses, prices etc.

Most infos from worldcat. Presenters and confirmed year: BFI. Vas Blackwood might be wrong (Street Life was also a 1990 episode of 1986 TV series Casualty).


Episodes: VHS 45 minutes total (b&w), ~15 minutes each

1. Busker will be prosecuted

2. The lungs of London

3. Buyers and sellers

4. Old father Thames

5. Nighlife

6. Help (book chapter only ?)


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