When I went to London in 2014 I made a point of visiting the London Stone on Cannon Street. I got the impression that tourists never, ever went there. Not sure why it's so obscure, to me it was fascinating.
I can tell you that they WON'T BE because British people are only 30% of the London population and the foreigners in London don't know or care about British culture and history they're here because their own countries are failed states
In 1967 I walked up to the front door of #10, Downing Street. I was 17 yr old. There was a policeman there but he didn't stop me from knocking on the door. There was no answer to my knock....oh well.
Visited the British museum on marathon weekend. Wow! Spent all day in there and only saw half of the exhibits. Its a world history and culture museum. From dinosaur fossils to Roman antiquities. Amazing and free.
@@angelicamimosa National gallery is free too. And the only things that people get free, are what politicians get in brown envelopes. That's how it works. Whatever system you live under. Democracy though, has proved that wars are less infrequent and the skulls don't stack up as quickly. Oppressive regimes are otherwise. Myanmar for example.
Highly doubt you would see half of british museum in one day. Been there many times and haven’t been able to explore much. Except offcourse if you’re just passing by quickly through the exhibits and not actually internalizing. I on the other hand internalize on each exhibit that interests me. Making me wanna come back for more.
This is an Old depiction of London; The buildings are the same but their use may not be and now 2nd year of the Pandemic and post Brexit it’s got some serious issues!
14:30 - ohhhh, darrrrlings. Ones so wealthy we ride to our exercise. Who else remembers when the pubs used to close after lunch and open for evening trade?? Imagine going back to those days.... 😁🇬🇧🙏🏼
@@seamus6149 I’m 49 & wasn’t really a drinker until 22ish, it’s funny thinking back, it was always fascinating to someone’s home, then back to pub when opens again.
Hi Griff thank you for the video....but...you did not show us the dead center of London...for your info if you imagine you are leaning on the Balustrade looking down on Trafalgar square..then take your hands off the Balustrade and walk to your right about fifty paces you will come upon a black circle about 18 inches in diameter and a meter or so from the Balustrade..that's it.....as an apprentice joiner in the sixties i was tasked to find this spot.
The British are unpopular in Europe today due to recent history, but the same spirit that caused us to insist on our independence is the spirit that saved Europe in 1940, no deals , no agreements, if Britain was to go down she was to go down with her guns firing like a Royal Navy ship. And miracle of miracles the free world coalesce around this stubborn streak and Europe was saved by the bravery of all peoples and the aid of friends abroad. Best wishes to all who wish us well.
Let's hear it for the London Welsh , huge community , but low profile. Well done Griff. More than dairies, teachers, police, singers and rugby players , though that's part of it too. Diolch yn fawr iawn 🏴
The bit he didn't mention is that the bulk of the entire worlds commodity and shipping trade happens in London. Almost every physical thing you use or eat was traded in raw material form or transported on a ship traded, contracted, or insured through London at some stage on its way to you.
And the bit you didnt mention, is that billions (if not trillions) of pounds sterling is washed or squirreled offshore through The City each year, including through commercial banks headquartered there. Its a den of corruption, always has been, hence the desperate rush to " Get Brexit Done" before the EU brought in sweeping reforms.
For sure, today deeply fanatical and "holy" places in the world are completely different in 2021. Priorities and the focus should be on the environment and human relationships, and not keep praying to heaven based on medieval stories that were created when man did not even know what a cloud was.
a great insight into London and some amazing places you never knew existed...Griff is a great tour guide and gets up to some amazing tricks...just a pity now that London has become the capital of knife crime murders...
Mrs Richards: "I paid for a room with a view !" Basil: (pointing to the lovely view) "That is Torquay, Madam." Mrs Richards: "It's not good enough!" Basil: "May I ask what you were expecting to see out of a Torquay hotel bedroom window? Sydney Opera House, perhaps? the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically past?..." Mrs Richards: "Don't be silly! I expect to be able to see the sea!" Basil: "You can see the sea, it's over there between the land and the sky." Mrs Richards: "I'm not satisfied. But I shall stay. But I expect a reduction." Basil: "Why?! Because Krakatoa's not erupting at the moment ?"
I would LOVE to live in England/Scotland. I love who America used to be, but my nation is no more. We are literally destroying our history and these kids will not stop.
I was watching a different program that showed a rock in the wall of a store framed and behind thick glass that was supposedly where all distances are measured from. Now this guy says it’s a statue that’s where everything is measured from. So who do I believe? Well time to check out Joolz Guides RUclips channel and see what he says lol
Anyone able to tell me that beautiful haunting music at the end? I know it but don't know where from. It starts at about 43 minutes in. I think it was used in gladiator. It's hans Zimmer now we are free from gladiator soundtrack. Sorry it's been bugging me all night.
I love seeing London and all it's history. Visiting is another matter. It's overpopulated so people are like rats in a sewer and most are too busy rushing around to notice anything around them. I'm always happy to leave and wouldn't live there if you paid me.
I feel the need to make a correction of sorts. There were people living in the area we now call London long before the Romans showed up. Yes they gave it the name Londinium but they weren’t the first people to live there. Just sayin. Cheers
There's no doubt London is a fantastic and fascinating city. However, if you are British and happen not to love there, you get heartily sick of looking at the bloody place and listening to broadcasters who all live there banging endlessly on about London !!
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When I went to London in 2014 I made a point of visiting the London Stone on Cannon Street. I got the impression that tourists never, ever went there. Not sure why it's so obscure, to me it was fascinating.
I just adore all the old traditions of London that are still kept alive today, would be a poorer city without them!
What traditions are those? London is a pit!!
I can tell you that they WON'T BE because British people are only 30% of the London population and the foreigners in London don't know or care about British culture and history they're here because their own countries are failed states
Griff laughing inside the bell tower of London is like witnessing pure, true living experience in my book.
I absolutely love the way our guide and narrator keeps cracking up, even with the ringing of the bells of Big Ben, his happy mood is contagious ☺
Sorry to be that person, but Big Ben is actually the bell. 😉🤭
In 1967 I walked up to the front door of #10, Downing Street. I was 17 yr old. There was a policeman there but he didn't stop me from knocking on the door. There was no answer to my knock....oh well.
I did this. Kids are fearless. Not now though.
@@dogstar5572 Nowadays you can't even approach, as the entirety of Downing Street is fenced off.
@Dogstar me too and I have not ever forgotten it. Parked just inside the gates!!
Griff Rhys Jones is simply brilliant.
I Love London.
Visited the British museum on marathon weekend. Wow! Spent all day in there and only saw half of the exhibits. Its a world history and culture museum. From dinosaur fossils to Roman antiquities. Amazing and free.
Subsidized by us tax payers and you visitors if you leave some cash in the contribution box by the door😉
Nothing is ‘Free’!
@@angelicamimosa
National gallery is free too.
And the only things that people get free, are what politicians get in brown envelopes. That's how it works. Whatever system you live under. Democracy though, has proved that wars are less infrequent and the skulls don't stack up as quickly. Oppressive regimes are otherwise. Myanmar for example.
Highly doubt you would see half of british museum in one day. Been there many times and haven’t been able to explore much. Except offcourse if you’re just passing by quickly through the exhibits and not actually internalizing. I on the other hand internalize on each exhibit that interests me. Making me wanna come back for more.
@@angelicamimosa
I'm 61 and have been taxed, taxed and taxed since I was 16.
The free entry has been earned.
Another great travel video & thoroughly enjoyable.......thanks Griff......you're a fantastic tour guide for us armchair travelers!
charming host for a charming discovery of THE fascinating London city! A moment of pleasure thank you.
Fantastic and well presented documentary. Well done. Thanks for sharing
My family is from the UK, and now, more than ever, I must visit! Griff's tour was wonderful!
Pack a lunch- they have no food or petrol
This is an Old depiction of London;
The buildings are the same but their use may not be and now 2nd year of the Pandemic and post Brexit it’s got some serious issues!
@@Jhossack
Nonsense !
I live in London and we have plenty of food and petrol and anything else your heart desires.
I’ll be returning to visit family in spring 2022 and my family has plenty of food and petrol lol
Just loved it! London Stone. Have to go and find!
I enjoyed this video a lot. I'm from British stock, as a Canadian, and love seeing stories about the hidden parts of any city, especially London.
A wonderful love letter to a great city.
This was truly fascinating!
14:30 - ohhhh, darrrrlings. Ones so wealthy we ride to our exercise.
Who else remembers when the pubs used to close after lunch and open for evening trade?? Imagine going back to those days.... 😁🇬🇧🙏🏼
I remember well , I lived in London in the 70's and I never really got used to that .
@@seamus6149 I’m 49 & wasn’t really a drinker until 22ish, it’s funny thinking back, it was always fascinating to someone’s home, then back to pub when opens again.
I love London. I always stay in Southwark as close to the Thames as possible. That's my hood. Love Borough Market. Love The Queen's Walk.
' That's my hood.' A true Cockney expression lol .
@@fredarcher7264 I'm from California
Absolutely amazing video!! Love it! Thank you!!!
Grew up in London always amazing a glittering diamond at night 😇🙏💎💍💎🎉🎊❤️👋
I just love the choice of music! It's Very epic and dramatic!
Such a fascinating city!!!
It truly is - I can't imagine living anywhere else!
I love to visit London but I’m afraid those days are gone. Thanks you for this wonderful video
Smithfield market is awesome! lol especially early in the morning when it’s super busy.
Sitting on the beer bench to test it has got to be the highlight of this video...fine funny stuff!!!
So since Elizabeth they have sat on a bench wet with beer in leather pants ?
Kinky!
Well done! Well done indeed!!
watching form New Zealand
Really enjoyed Griffs enthusiasm in this doco haha
This is so cool to hear the history, and this has interesting facts.
Really good this
It is heartbreaking to see our once wonderful country as it is now. And still the boats come.
I was curious: this was originally aired in October 2008, according to IMdB.
Very good video. Thank you🎉😊
That was amazing
Is it just me or does Griff Rhys Jones remind me of an old Hugh Grant in this?
Yes, he does!
That's just Tom playing Griff.
Thank you.
Hi Griff thank you for the video....but...you did not show us the dead center of London...for your info if you imagine you are leaning on the Balustrade looking down on Trafalgar square..then take your hands off the Balustrade and walk to your right about fifty paces you will come upon a black circle about 18 inches in diameter and a meter or so from the Balustrade..that's it.....as an apprentice joiner in the sixties i was tasked to find this spot.
The British are unpopular in Europe today due to recent history, but the same spirit that caused us to insist on our independence is the spirit that saved Europe in 1940, no deals , no agreements, if Britain was to go down she was to go down with her guns firing like a Royal Navy ship. And miracle of miracles the free world coalesce around this stubborn streak and Europe was saved by the bravery of all peoples and the aid of friends abroad. Best wishes to all who wish us well.
This should be called "How people who don't live in London think London is like"
A great city👍
Let's hear it for the London Welsh , huge community , but low profile. Well done Griff. More than dairies, teachers, police, singers and rugby players , though that's part of it too. Diolch yn fawr iawn 🏴
The bit he didn't mention is that the bulk of the entire worlds commodity and shipping trade happens in London. Almost every physical thing you use or eat was traded in raw material form or transported on a ship traded, contracted, or insured through London at some stage on its way to you.
And the bit you didnt mention, is that billions (if not trillions) of pounds sterling is washed or squirreled offshore through The City each year, including through commercial banks headquartered there. Its a den of corruption, always has been, hence the desperate rush to " Get Brexit Done" before the EU brought in sweeping reforms.
19:31-19:35 location where please ? Near Furnival Street, Holborn, but more main road?
Amazing & interesting in a completely different way than my city- the holy city Jerusalem.
For sure, today deeply fanatical and "holy" places in the world are completely different in 2021. Priorities and the focus should be on the environment and human relationships, and not keep praying to heaven based on medieval stories that were created when man did not even know what a cloud was.
@@ziggyplay Such an insightful take
What the hell is going on in the background at 15:01 lol
a great insight into London and some amazing places you never knew existed...Griff is a great tour guide and gets up to some amazing tricks...just a pity now that London has become the capital of knife crime murders...
Exactly WHERE do these knife crime murders happen?
I blame mass flooding
God's gifted city= London
Have you been to London recently ? As a Londoner I can tell you that it has become an absolute dump .
Wonderful.
But I wonder, you didn't mention Shakespeare not even once in your video. Even though theater was mentioned/visited by you.
I spent many enjoyable years engineering-tunnels under London and drinking-in it's culture
so good
we flew on a new 747 with a piano bar in the 1970s to England and I need to do it again. it is too bad the Concord is not flying anymore.
ottopuppy: Lucky you :)
At 11.05, why do they have an illegal fire extinguisher on the bracket? Great video.
Mrs Richards: "I paid for a room with a view !"
Basil: (pointing to the lovely view) "That is Torquay, Madam."
Mrs Richards: "It's not good enough!"
Basil: "May I ask what you were expecting to see out of a Torquay hotel bedroom window? Sydney Opera House, perhaps? the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically past?..."
Mrs Richards: "Don't be silly! I expect to be able to see the sea!"
Basil: "You can see the sea, it's over there between the land and the sky."
Mrs Richards: "I'm not satisfied. But I shall stay. But I expect a reduction."
Basil: "Why?! Because Krakatoa's not erupting at the moment ?"
Please tell me what is that music from 43.25. I can't find it and it's just so uplifting.
It's called "Now we are Free" from The Gladiator Soundtrack.
I would LOVE to live in England/Scotland. I love who America used to be, but my nation is no more. We are literally destroying our history and these kids will not stop.
I wonder where the BT tunnels are, I bet them people got a shock when Griff walked in to that tube walkway
I worked in that very place for several years. Entrance in High Holborn, down in the lift then over a quarter of a mile walk to my workplace.
Remarkable
What the hell is going in at 15:02?? funniest thing I’ve ever seen!
That is seriously weird, a pushing contest in front of some boys in uniform underwear?
Where is the church where Griff is ringing the bell?
I was watching a different program that showed a rock in the wall of a store framed and behind thick glass that was supposedly where all distances are measured from. Now this guy says it’s a statue that’s where everything is measured from. So who do I believe? Well time to check out Joolz Guides RUclips channel and see what he says lol
It was supposed to be from the ‘Eleanor Cross’ in the forecourt at Charing Cross Station as far as I know.
@@edwardoleyba3075 I think the measurement is taken from the Monument ....... 5 miles to London etc
I think any man that got to drive a crane that hire would have gave the same smile
London is an amazing city, innit?
Watching, and enjoying this, post Brexit, I wonder how far down the pecking order the City has now fallen.
Depends how far your mayor wants to go?
I love London ✌️💜🙏👍❌⭕️❌🇨🇦👸
i read somewhere that Big Ben is the name of the bell, not the name of the tower or clock
Anyone able to tell me that beautiful haunting music at the end? I know it but don't know where from. It starts at about 43 minutes in. I think it was used in gladiator. It's hans Zimmer now we are free from gladiator soundtrack. Sorry it's been bugging me all night.
"Now We Are Free" (song), a 2000 song of Lisa Gerrard, from the Hans Zimmer soundtrack, of the Ridley Scott film Gladiator.
Why does this have parts of the 'You've got mail' score on it?
Could bee from the computer don't quote me on that though
yoo he got the harry potter accent. we gonna do some magic tonight boys!
Not sure why it's called Secret London when he visits all the big clichés.
like the sewers
Gryff looks the same as he did in Alas Smith & Jones!
This is my Capital, and obviously pre-Brexit/Covid. Today, the scenes on the street won't get much busier during the day than they were at 7am.
I love seeing London and all it's history. Visiting is another matter. It's overpopulated so people are like rats in a sewer and most are too busy rushing around to notice anything around them. I'm always happy to leave and wouldn't live there if you paid me.
were not offering.
For seconds i thought he is someone who says " order " 😂
History
I feel the need to make a correction of sorts. There were people living in the area we now call London long before the Romans showed up. Yes they gave it the name Londinium but they weren’t the first people to live there. Just sayin. Cheers
ok esp night scene with towers at the end
he still missed a lot Lonndon has to offer. London never sleeps ny the way.
Well he can’t include everything in 45 minutes.
15:02 what the hell was going on there????
I have become near comatose many a time in the Butlers
23:18 Beer 🍺 ! Is this documentary of 2007? 38:55 Foolishness at extreme
We need a pay raise we need to balance ⚖️ things
Not a true representation of London atall. He makes you feel everyone knows each other and everyone is so friendly.
Makes you proud to be English!
Contemporary Art is like betting on your horse to win.
My you are fit to do all that!
I think Bruce is a god too.
I was alone again in the unquiet darkness.' F. Scott Fitzgerald.
All men of England respect their home
There's no doubt London is a fantastic and fascinating city. However, if you are British and happen not to love there, you get heartily sick of looking at the bloody place and listening to broadcasters who all live there banging endlessly on about London !!
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If London's financial city is the hart of London, it's a very very cold hart
It’s too deer?
2008-2008 I reckon?
Lads wtaf is happening at 15:02
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I lived in London 5 years not so long ago. I can’t imagine it with no heat food or petrol as in October 2021.
Silly exaggeration!
The golden egg was well sad
this guy still says peking. incredible
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Um....why would you carpet the Albert Hall with....oh. Never mind.
I wouldn't give you a nickel for the egg with the wholes in it.