@norman7527
I was 6 years old when this was made. I was born in Lambeth Hospital, which no longer exists. Lived in Nine Elms.Bloody hard times for my mum and dad and pretty much everybody. Thank you to the person that uploaded this.
@peterellicott58
I was born in Rotherhithe and Iām proud to see and hear so many people in this video competently express themselves. Their use of grammar is better than that used by most university students of today.
@55ablebof
An absolute gem. What comes across is the optimism for the future and appreciation of the gains made. what a contrast to today.
@1958RBS
What a find! I was a small child, growing up in SW London when this was made, yet the London shown here brings back so many memories. What strikes me most is how decent and well-behaved people were and how articulate those who left school at 14 were. We have lost a great deal in so many ways.
@matthewgartell6380
My dad was born in Battersea in 1936. I loved his stories about growing up south of the river. Watching this I feel his soul . RIP dad x Edit: I hope Alan made it out unscathed
@WilliamBarrington-k8s
Black man here, I was born in South East London 1958 a lot of this documentary brought back a lot of memories. They were the good old days
@ProserpinePomegranate
Poor in pocket , but rich in heart and kindnessā¤. My Grandma used to sing these songs to meš
@stephenrose783
I was born in Plumstead in 1952, I remember my gran, in the boozer on a Saturday. Night doing knees up muvver Brahn with her old Chinaās . Returning to the table taking another swig of her milk stout. Great times. All gone now. Thank you BBC, real gem of a documentary.
@hilaryepstein6013
A full documentary! Thank you for this beautiful treasure of a film of London 60 years ago. The lives of these people had not been easy but it gave them a chance to share their thoughts and impart their wisdom.
@terrymarsh1875
This is amazing! The road shown at 0.54 is Rouel Road, where I was born. The tall building was known to us all as the Synagogue. The woman interviewed at 33.02 is Edie Jones. Husbands name is George. They were friends of our parents and we knew them as Aunt Edie and Uncle George. The two girls are Carol (eldest) and Jennifer. This brings back so many personal memories.
@scinformation7229
This is before fast food. This was when people walked and cycled rather than had a car. It really shows.
@spencerTaylor-f5t
When my nan died in '75 all the stall holders in East Lane formed a guard of honour as the coffin passed through. Now you'd probably get mugged. What a shame to see how London has declined.
@MareeMarshall
Love seeing the oldies all singing an dancing,not so lonely then , families closer seeing each other quite often,but lot of poverty an hard life ,
@marilynsmith8054
I grew up in Camberwell. I absolutely loved my childhood there. We could play in the streets. Hardly any cars. We werenāt poor and never went without the necessities of life. We moved away. My parentsā house which they owned is up for Ā£1,100,000 now my father would turn in his grave if he knew.
@Lin.J333
Oh if only they could see us now ..I really would love to go back and have our children be brought up in my time 60s 70s ,we are so unrecognisable now .
@ChavJag
This is fab! My nan and grandad on my dads side brought up 10 kids in a 3 bedroom flat in tulse hill. I was born in Croydon and lived here all my life. I love learning about how things were round here way before i was even thought about and me dad was just a kid. My nan and grandad were called Ernie and Mabel. This vid is my history and heritage. ššš
@omoz189
That was a good historical documentary about South London from back in the 1960s
@rthholland2496
All those lovely songs, my dad used to sing them to me. I still remember the words
@HighlandLad69
Absolutely facinating. All those stories, all those lives. They were all so realistic with their views and despite often admitting they lacked much education, they all vocalised their feelings with such clarity and honesty. To even think that fiesty lady who was 87, was therefore born in 1877! š¤Æ Filmed 60 years ago, seems like 600.
@RamblesBrambles