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This building is stunning. I walked past it at the weekend and love how it's right next to another market - Leadenhall. The City never fails to visually excite me and I feel privileged to live here.

This didn’t age well

Doing a bit of Research on Eleventh Hour. Apparently there was a booklet you could send off for to accompany this series. Does anyone know what the booklet's title was? I want to see if I can find it in the BFI library. So great to see this series on TH-cam!

Thank you for sharing. He is family. I was 14 when we visited him in 1999. We stayed for hours while he showed us his sleds and his catch.

The King's favourite building. 😄

Thanks - fascinating stuff. That adventurer called 'Sheldon' sounds interesting anyone know anything?

Jesus, guys. All talk and no showing of pipes.

It's shit, but it isn't.

Hi when was this filmed? It looks like early 1980’s but wondering if you know the year. Thanks

Amazing i was very lucky to grow up just down the Road. Just as I remember it. Lovely Chap!

Love this , I am an amateur potter whom deeply admires the Leach pottery as well as the Leach pottery philosophy. Thanks for sharing !

I started working for a London broking firm in the early 80's and saw the building being finished off. At the time, it really wasn't appreciated, but now, well, what an iconic building. It'll be a shame if Lloyd's moves out but Covid had quite an effect on its occupancy...

living in the old Byker was damp mould slums, the new Byker housing warm dry clean but the inhabitants have changed that's the problem not the housing, people destroy good neighbour hoods that's the problem, when Parishes closed that was the first nail in the coffin

The problem. The Homeless regulations, just a tick box lottery. It amazes me they still talk about waiting lists. Followed closely by useless housing management, little enforcement of tenancy regulations and the usual do gooders. My qualification, working class background and I worked in housing for 25 years. Outlook for hard working British people, not in their hands as it should be in a true democracy.

I am the guy reading out the rules of burglary from 40.40 minutes and I haven’t seen it since then I look so young and fresh faced Ha ha I’m not even an actir now I’m an opera singer. Very strange watching it. “In the building “is my catchphrase ha ha

Ye’ve got the rang accent to talk aboot Byker pet! Does not look like that nu. Still 👍 to channel for finding this and sticking it up.

This is what you want a potter to look and sound like! Sadly, this lovely man passed away in 2021, leaving behind a remarkable body of work. Several examples in the V&A.

this is a wendys

I live there unfortunately..........it’s criminal that the council destroyed a community and built a festering sewer in its place.

than you for the reflections!

Confusing

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Such a sad loss, much admired, thoughts are with his family and friends.

Lovely flim of a very talented potter with all the interesting thinking of working with clay. Here is to you John.

What a knowledgeable and humble man! Such tranquil voice and presence!

I love Annie's perfectionism witht he backing singers while she plays the synth, this is SO utterly GREAT!.

An incredible gift for you to share this priceless footage with anyone who wants to see it, thank you very much.

I loved this film when I saw it years ago, and again today. Would love to visit someday

People watching this should be aware that Hoppy was very ill when it was filmed. It's a heroic effort he's making here.

Byker wall........awful.......criminal how people were put in here out of a lovely valley...what did you do to them

Crap

Phenomenal interview and tremendous wealth of knowledge. 9 years.. wow.

Looovvveee the Eurytmics they are so original so authentical.Annies voice is just stunning my favorite Artist. Amazing..

We lived in that community in the mid 80s was an amazing place, its an absolute dump now graffiti and run down.

People who designed this should be made to live here forever

What a beautiful interview - well spoken and full of passion for the craft!

come back now and its a shit hole

I think this is the ugliest building I have ever seen

Love this piece.

Amazing interview. Thank you.

I would demolish this in a heartbeat. It's pig ugly from the outside and detracts from the buildings around it. Is there any truth in the rumour that the architect was savaged to death by his guide dog? It's sole redeeming feature is that there are bigger buildings around it which hide this disgusting bomb site from view.

May be the best late XX century building in London. Also, may be the only one good from that era.

I don’t like only one thing in this building it’s not deservedly the tenants occupies office space there

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They should stop nuilding student flats and put the students in there. Give the locals the nice flats, that would be a laugh.

Fucking shithole! 🖕🏼

Waste of time! The song was never played!

Now South Bend's savant sages, those teen-aged wacky wunderkinds who are quite Beyond Our Control, can chew on this sort of video history and be even more well-informed. Quite.

A monstrosity that is now protected by a grade 2 listing. It should be demolished and proper homes put in its place. TEAR DOWN THE WALL

Great interview, thanks!