Fascinating documentary and offers a completely different perspective on what life in the docks must have been like.

Excellent information at the beginning of the video love it.....

Adrian's birth certificate should give the place of birth; first there is an "entry number" (for the physical register book that was open at the time: they get changed when full so the period each book covers can vary) and then "Column 1" is the place of birth and "Column 7" is the residence of the "informant" which is the person (usually a parent) who registered the birth. The registration date on mine is interesting, because it was the day the Prime Minister resigned and I think my father decided to mark this auspicious occasion by registering my birth! No, I'm not going to say which Prime Minister this was, but that was pretty typical of my late father, who only actually _liked_ four politicians that I can think of: Barbara Castle, Shirley Williams, Anne Mallalieu QC/KC (we had to keep her campaign poster which had a nice photo of her young self on it) and Field Marshal Jan Smutts, the latter mainly because, as Prime Minister of South Africa, he threw the future South African Presidents Vorster and Botha in jail for attempting to help the NAZIs during WW2. Adrian will need to know what the hospital was _officially_ named at the time: a lot of hospitals changed their name during periods of reorganisation in the health service.

That interview was just perfect. Thank you. I am curious to know how long you have been mudlarking. Living in South Africa the opportunity to mess about, as you do, does not exist.

My Grandfather was sailor from Hargiesa British Somaliland 😢

I’ve been offline for awhile so I have missed a lot but I forgot how much I liked your postings. I’ll have to catch up!

Thanks For The Great Update ! I Sailed From The Royal Docks 60 Years Ago ! Great Times ! ( EX MN / R.N )😊

It is shocking that such a disclaimer should (I assume) be required to preface this documentary. It is about life and history. People have become so delicate over the past 50 years. Mustn't offend anyone!

Excellent do more vedios on this subject 👏 please.

the white working class have already shown themselves to be the least racist despite what todays propaganda shows

A magnificent space,so many stories,some yet to be discovered,some that will never be told. I can’t make it to the festival this year,but have attended the past 2 years,and will be back next year. I will be bringing a very special goodbye message in a bottle. Neither of the 2 bottles I sent out from the past 2 years have been found,or at least,I haven’t been contacted by the finder!

Really enjoyed this! It felt like we were letting someone into "our" room, as we've been along for the ride as you found the various objects.

Dear Nic, the latin word for Mud is LUTUM.

Wonderful! ❤

Had me in tears, …of laughter!✊

Marvelous shot of you doing your thing with the river and bridge in the background!! Also, whomever filmed this..should have had a low watt light on that man, he was in the shadows! Or, you and him should have switched seats so that he had the light one him, as he was your guest!

Really good 👍

You and your lovely friends are such wonderful ambassadors for the Thames, and history, too ❤

Nice to meet Adrian, he has a wonderful job, it was funny how he was born where you live, it was great you could show him all your treasures

I think everyone would like the privilege of seeing Nicola’s studio. Thank you.

I ❤ Nicola

Wonderful ! I bet Adrian was thrilled to share some of your fabulous finds. Hope you all have a super enjoyable time with the Totally Thames exhibition ( despite the hard work that must be involved ) Best wishes Nicola, Thank you

Exceptional archive footage, most of which I've not seen previously. The section on the 1919 riots reminds us how often we've been here before. Immigration is a fact of life in our society, and a very good fact of life, at that, but the bully boys have always been out there. In my book, people with 'legitimate concerns' don't bring knuckledusters and cans of Stella to the party.

September is the best month of the year because of the Thames Festival Trust and the Hands on History mudlarking exhibitions. I will visit London this September again. Greetings from Germany!

Excellent documentary

Nice film

Brilliant and so important to be told. Thank you Fotis, thank you Thames, and thanks to all those who told their stories.

Thank you to everyone who contributed to this amazingly informative film. Also, to everyone who shared their personal stories ❤

This was wonderful

The trailer is so moving, I can't wait to watch the whole thing

This is good

Looks good, will be watching that

Such a fantastic project, we were honoured to contribute to it. Greatly looking forward to the premiere!

Thanks for this précis of the history of development of Docklands, through the discussion

i was here so fun!!

Who is the woman with long blonde hair and freckles? Isn't she an actress?

Good lord! A 4 year old sent off alone for home on the river! That's child neglect.

Other people's anecdotes are often boring, but these are dull as well.

Fascinating documentary. I lived on a Dutch barge in the 70s. Would be good if subtitles were enabled to improve inclusion

Sitting watching this on my sailing barge at Gravesend....... we are still going, and still living our wonderful lifestyle.

This is where my sailboat was made. She's still going strong after 40 years. She's with me in NZ now

Half a cartridge casing,the bullet is the projectile the cartridge fires. Great vid 👍

How can I contact Keiko Itoh?

Hey, this was so interesting I never heart of this ship before. Thank you much for telling us. And I do like the movie you created!

Quality piece!

Wonderful! Well worth a visit if you are in London as I was over the weekend. I love the lighthouse which you can walk round and listen to the longplayer. There is a small museum of Michael Faraday too and his exploration of light waves and magnetism. I think ... Can be difficult to find if you don't know the way but basically head out of the back door of the Canning Town tube station and follow the signs.

champayne socialist cetral

I think that it’s wrong when residents complaining have more power than boat yards along the river. The working river has been going on for centuries. Boat yards should be protected by government as a traditional activity/enterprise. A building can be heritage listed and therefore protected. I think that traditional river side businesses should also be listed. If you don’t want to listen to the activities of a boatyard, DONT buy the house next door to one. I mean, what did they expect to happen? The entitlement is incredible.😳

It should have stayed in Covent Garden. Far more profitable and a better spot for custom. I ate there way, way back in the 90s and they even sold their own 'Fatboy's' t-shirts which I had for many years. It was a unique, great place. A taste of 1950s America in London.

Just watched this and checked Google maps only to discover its "permanently closed". I remember it in Covent Garden back in 93!