Summary This programme describes the history of Covent Garden, from its conception as an open space surrounded by houses that could only be afforded by the wealthy, through the majority of its life as a bustling fruit and vegetable wholesale market, to its rebirth in the 1970s as a street market aimed at tourists, after the fruit/veg market moved out of central London and the area narrowly escaped "comprehensive redevelopment" which would have seen a lot of the buildings demolished. View more details
Directed : Chris Durlacher
Written : Grainne Lyons Stephanie Power
Stars : David Olusoga Jim Monahan Lou Myers Leo Hollis
Genres : History
Release date : Nov 12, 2022
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Language : English
Filming locations : National Film and Television School, Beaconsfield Film Studios, Station Road, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
Production companies : Uplands Television StoryFutures Academy Familiar Spot
Summary This programme describes the history of Covent Garden, from its conception as an open space surrounded by houses that could only be afforded by the wealthy, through the majority of its life as a bustling fruit and vegetable wholesale market, to its rebirth in the 1970s as a street market aimed at tourists, after the fruit/veg market moved out of central London and the area narrowly escaped "comprehensive redevelopment" which would have seen a lot of the buildings demolished. View more details
Genres : History
Release date : Nov 12, 2022
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Language : English
Filming locations : National Film and Television School, Beaconsfield Film Studios, Station Road, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
Production companies : Uplands Television StoryFutures Academy Familiar Spot
