LONDON
NOVEMBER WINTER LONDON, ENGLAND, GREAT BRITAIN.
ROBERTS LONDON
LOCATION: Westminster, London.
LOCATION: The Palace of Westminster.
ladies and gentlemen boys and girls welcome to London
welcome to Westminster right now I'm in Parliament Square behind me is the
Palace of Westminster AKA the houses of parliament
it's November right now and that's what I'm going to share with you a little of
life here in London during the month of November and during the winter season
more broadly and certainly by the end of the month the festive Christmas season
will be well underway so we can take a little look at that first up the first
event many people will be celebrating commemorating here in London and across
the UK is Guy Fawkes night which is celebrated by friends and family coming
together setting things on fire on the 5th November I thought rather than going to a
bonfire and a firework display in a park here in London
I'd come to we're events of the fifth of November
back in 1605 unfolded the the House of Lords the building they
attempted to destroy was later demolished to make way for the Palace of
Westminster the stands here today it's not quite as old as it looks
I thought what I would do is head down to Westminster Bridge
which is next to the Palace of Westminster and see if we can't see any
of the celebrations on the skyline and then I'll head further along the bank of
the north bank of the River Thames to the foot bridges down there which will
give us a much better view of the London skyline while I do that while I head
down to the river and a long river I can explain to you
a little about Guy Fawkes night why we celebrate it and how we celebrate it so
let's go
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okay the Palace of Westminster looks phenomenal illuminated in the evening
there's a lot of renovation work being carried out both on the Palace of
Westminster and Big Ben so it's pretty concealed by scaffolding right now
the London Eye as well the whole skyline looks amazing in the evening I think
what I'll do is I'm going to head down to the next bridges here the footbridge is just
in the background there you can see illuminated and hopefully we will get
better views of the London skyline and might be able to make out some fireworks
I'll certainly be able to make them out I can see them and hear them and you can
smell gunpowder in the air this evening so I'll see if I can spot some on the skyline
and share that with you so let's go
so in 1605 right here a group of religious activists plotted to blow up
the then houses of parliament and assassinate the then king in the process
at the State Opening of Parliament and they very nearly succeeded however the plot
was foiled at the last moment and Guy Fawkes was discovered hiding in a
basement with barrels of gunpowder and ever since Brits have been celebrating
the failure of the Gunpowder Plot by rather ironically setting fire to things
and blowing stuff up and it's a celebration that's as popular today as it's
ever been so there'll be firework displays and bonfires all over the
country and all over London
okay there are bridges here either side of the train tracks I'm walking beneath
right now on the one side here you get phenomenal views of the skyline back
towards Palace of Westminster and the London Eye and Westminster Bridge you can hear
the trains rumbling above me you only get views from that side of the that
side of the train tracks that way down the river and this side of the train tracks
down this side the river because the metalwork of the actual train bridge
obscures your view I'am going to head up this side of the bridge which gives you views
of the South Bank Centre and
the City of London so you can see the Dome of St Paul's Cathedral and there's
just a better view of this side of the skyline so I'm hoping I'll be able to
see some fireworks from up here although I can hear them in the background coming from central London
but whether you'll be able to make them out is a different story but you will either
way get to see the amazing view from up here of the London skyline check this
out and you can see the dome of St Paul's
I can hear them you can probably hear them faint bangs and crackles of fireworks I
think there is just so many high-rise buildings here especially there
where I can hear the firework noises coming from I just can't see them on
the skyline
maybe I'll head to the park after all one of London's parks to check out the fireworks
in the park but while I'm here we'll take a look at the views admire the
views of the London skyline from up here
okay welcome to East London from somewhere in between Mile End and
Bethnal Green check this out perfect East London combination
a traditional pub
and opposite a fish-and-chip bar I thought I'd share with you this evening a typical firework night bonfire
night Guy Fawkes night celebration an event in
a London particle so right now following the crowds down to Victoria Park for a
free firework show
in the park so let's head down to the park and I'll show you around what you can expect at a
bonfire night event here in London and they're very similar up and down the
entire length of the country
you're gonna get 20000 people here
okay guys I made it to the Park presuming the fireworks display be this
way and as you can see behind me plenty of trucks selling warm food it's pretty cold
evening looks like there's actually some pop-up restaurants and bars on this side
of the park Victoria park is a massive park here in East London there is a few different
things going on but I'am here to check out the fireworks in a little while surprised there's not a fun fair but each one of these
events in different parks different parts of London and different parts of
the country have different set ups they will all have fireworks some will have
bonfires some won't some have fun fairs some don't and the choice of food and drink and everything
else on offer very much depends on which park you happen to go to and most people
go to their local park and as you can see this one here in London the
crowd is enormous its a hugely popular night out hugely popular event each year
hopefully you can see the crowds its very dark this evening
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if you're coming to one of these events wearing boots or suitable Footwear is
essential when I say Park because there's thousands of people here this evening
treading around in this park basically becomes a big muddy field
yeah if you wear fancy shoes they will get destroyed
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okay the show is finished and now people are leaving you can see how many
thousands of people we're here I hope you enjoyed this little look at a typical guy Fawkes
night bonfire night fireworks night event here in Park in East London so I'm gonna
head home and I'll see you guys at the next event a little later in the month
okay welcome to Westminster now November is a time for remembrance here in the
United Kingdom time to remember those who sacrificed themselves for our
freedom so I've come to the
Cenotaph here which is the United Kingdom's National War Memorial here in
Westminster and there'll be a remembrance service here on Remembrance
Sunday which is the Sunday closest to the 11th of November each year and
there'll be remembrance services at war memorials of which there are over a
hundred thousand here in the United Kingdom but there'll be remembrance
services at war memorials all over the United Kingdom
and this time of year you'll also see people wearing these poppies
or similar poppies to this and buying the poppies is
I guess an act of charity and benevolence and above all else gratitude
because the money from buying these and similar poppies
goes to good causes also wearing them is a symbol of both remembrance and hope
so yes welcome to the Cenotaph
okay so from the relatively sombre Cenotaph here in Westminster I'am going to head to
another part of London to somewhere more frivolous festive
and fun
okay it's very nearly the end of November and by the end of the month
London's very much beginning to look like Christmas and although I'll be focusing on that next month
I thought I would come to the South Bank just below the London Eye
somewhere behind me you can see Big Ben and the Palace of Westminster I thought I'd come to
the south bank and take a look at one of London's festive Christmas markets share
more of this with you next month I'll give you a brief glimpse tonight so I hope you
enjoyed this look at London during the month of November life here in town
during the month of November so until next time toodles the smell of mulled
wine and festive food is phenomenal
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