Due to sudden viral viewings (circa late 2023) and thoughtful comments on capturing the times… plus my “camera work” as a young teenager on this video, here is a link to a longer version featuring 16 more minutes of footage from the same day. “London - August 1993”(Extended Cut) ua-cam.com/video/os4U4Ach3XU/v-deo.html
This is what history really is. People think its all about big men and big events but really its the small things like how you lived, how you experienced the everyday and what everything looked like. Fab stuff and what a nice reminder of your dad x
This is what fascinates me about our history. For example old workhouses in London. Not so much when it was built but who would have worked there 100 years ago and what their everyday life would have been like.
@@wizardaka Emphasizing the 'ordinary people'; every day life, places, objects, etc. has been a major focus of much academic (and popular) history for some time now. To argue that this is the 'real' history isn't a particularly novel stance. I'd argue that whilst there's some truth to it, it's too often (like virtually all subjective matters) taken to an extreme. Dismissing the importance of individual people, events, etc. in history entirely is just as daft as ignoring ordinary people. Looking at recent British history, it seems pretty clear to me that Brexit wouldn't have happened if it weren't for Farage. But it also wouldn't have happened without the votes of ordinary people. Ordinary people with a number of common traits, some of which clearly stem from their common life experiences, e.g. low levels of education/skill, lack of employment opportunities, etc. And what can so much of this be traced back to? The choices made, quite often, by individuals or very small groups of people. I dislike the use of the word 'great', as in so many instances the impact is negative, but individuals do often play a massively outsized role in history.
I love your brother's facial expressions. They send me right back to the feeling of being a moody spotty teenager and being reluctantly dragged round on a day out with your family!
My folks have a vid of us walking to a restaurant, myself also grumping so much I do not order any food. Everyone else tucks in and I'm just sitting there with a face like thunder for no real reason at all 😅
I couldn’t see myself, but I fear that I was as monosyllabic and as scowling as your brother was in this video. I had just turned 16 at the time you shot this and also had an array of mild acne and dour expressions across my face.
I lived in Forest Gate at the time, and I could look out of my window and see Canary Wharf going up bit by bit. I remember when they completed it, they had Christmas lights that year.
Mate this is an an important video, really helped me, things used to be so good, I was at that U2 concert, loved oxford street back then and HMV.. all crap now. God bless you for this..
Fantastic footage, love how this is essentially a time capsule taking us back to 93 - the fact you took time to film the individual posters on the underground, the shop fronts, records in HMV - i was 8 years old living in west london and it brought me right back
I lived and worked in London during the 80's-90's. The tubes weren't great but otherwise it felt more civilised and less stressful. I struggle going there now.
That was before the royal & zio establishment played the anti semite card on the old GLC boss Ken Livingston. Subsequently besmirching & destroying the sterling political career of one of the best politicians England and the UK ever had. They did the same" Job," on Jeremy Corbyn years later. Whose next ?.
Reminds me of my dad - we totally admired him and his intelligence. His ad hoc random walks around London with us as kids were the best. Great video of London. Thanks for posting!
Yeh. Was lucky to have experienced London at such a young age from the mid 8os as a child to the late 90s as a teenager. I lived with my Mum in the countryside about an hour away by train. London was like going to another planet...
Sorry to hear that your father passed - mine too passed that year, they were of very similar age. I hope these little treasures put a smile on your face, I wish I had captured more of them myself. Thanks for sharing!
People always post comments like this about the 80s and 90s, completely ignoring the quite serious negative aspects of the time. I used to go to that Virgin Megastore in the 1990s because it had a nice tabletop and computer/console gaming section upstairs. Whenever I walked down that street, I stayed really far and hurried past any litter boxes I saw, because the IRA enjoyed exploding them. In February of the same year this was filmed a bomb exploded in a litter bin outside a McDonald's restaurant in Camden Town, injuring 18 people, two seriously. Oxford Street, which is the street featured in this film was an IRA target multiple times in 1994. IRA attacks in London didn’t trail off until 1996 (3yrs after this video was filmed). For me, visiting central London in the 90s during busy shopping periods was a cross between playing the lottery and entering a war zone. At least by the time this was filmed we had got past the period where you had to consider getting nuked without warning whilst out shopping in London. You know why the music was so good in the 80s and early 90s? Because when times are sht people make good music
I remember going to that HMV, and the Virgin Megastore, at weekends. Thanks for uploading and all the great memories of that time it brings back. Also, RIP for your Dad. He comes across as a level-headed man and he was right about that building. 'Selling England by the pound'
Brilliant video, I was only 12. The McDonald's Styrofoam boxes brought me back. I loved walking around virgin megastore or HMV on a Saturday. Thanks for that.
same as me 1974 year of the Tiger! At around this age was the first time we got the train to Liverpool Street to explore London. I ALWAYS used to return to Northern Essex with an massive pollution related headache after visiting!
@davekennedy6315 I was always catching the train up from Aylesbury with my mates from the age of about 15 on Saturdays. It was dirt cheap for a return travel ticket back then, I think around a £5iver. Plus, I had an auntie who lived in Westbourne Terrace, whom I used to stay with a lot throughout the 1970s and 80s. Happy times 😊
@@theaylesburycyclist8756 we used to visit HMV and my mate loved Forbidden Planet (the comic book shop) and just check out the many cool shops that only London had. Yeah defo really good times and great memories mate.
I moved to London for work in 1983 at 19 and back out again in 1993 at 29. Looking back, it was a great time frame, i continued to work in London until 2000. Good times, i havent been to London in years, and from what i see now, id rather hold on to my memories, which this video brought back, love all the little details. Also, the fashion, hair and make up, people were natural in them days, mostly.
A brilliant video! Like an historical document! Who knew then that so much would change! And not always for the better! What a great tribute to your father. And full credit to you for producing such a wonderful piece of observational documentary at such a young age. You should be out filming now. Documenting the age and times that you are living through today. Momentous changes are taking place. You should place yourself in ‘key’ locations to record things as they happen. I am sure that much of your material would go ‘viral’.
Great video. Taking the tube into central London on a Saturday was something I did frequently back in the early 90's. Watching this takes me back to that time. Thanks for uploading.
I went often in 2008-2010 and it was quite similar to this I feel, although a bit more full on, faster. It left an impression on me. I've been more recently and really it doesn't feel like the same place. It feels just like a built up a area. No vibe. No personality.
Loved this. Was ten in 93 and reminds me of trips into London. So much has changed but Liverpool Street station hasn’t changed at all. Victoria pretty similar too. Centre Point still going strong too. And damn what we’d give for John Major, Ken Clarke and John Smith now. Puts the current rabble in perspective. The 90s was the start of a great 25 years or so for the city. Sadly it’s lost s bit of its vim since the lockdowns. Never quite got it’s vibrancy back.
What a lovely reminder our Capital once felt like home to us British - Our government have a lot to answer for - JUST LOOK AT THE PLACE NOW - i COULD CRY
I assume you are one of those nasty people who have came to our country ? Its good you show your true colours - We can all see clearly what we need to do NOW @@millicentgranger6035
How can our stupid Government /Councils have allowed our Capital to become dominated by Hostile Immigrants / Like ISLAM - this is OUR Capital WE WILL TAKE IT BACK @@capitalb5889
I was born in ‘96 but the 90s feel and culture like this was still very much alive in my early childhood memories. When I see videos like this and even my old home movies on VHS, it gives me such a strong sense of longing and nostalgia. I feel so out of place and disconnected in this time. I would happily give up all the modern luxuries and technologies of today to go back to then. The vibe and culture was just so carefree and connected, modern technology has destroyed human connection and the ability to be present; so many of the small wonders that existed not so long ago. Even the early 2000s up to 2009 were a completely different world. Everything was much simpler then. My heart aches for that feeling again, the 90s will always be home for me❤
As someone who was 26 then, it was definitely a simpler time. It's not that things were perfect because they weren't but it felt more connected. When you arranged to meet friends for a drink or a bite, you just turned up expecting them to be there. There weren't fifty whatsapps on the way there telling you who's running late, who can't make it or " could we could go somewhere else?" And when you got there, you ate/drank/got wasted and talked to each other, enjoyed the moment without hashtagging and filtering it to buggery only to spend the rest of the evening checking how many likes it got. Some of my fondest memories of that era I don't have a single photo of, and I'm glad because in my mind it's better than any filter could have ever made it look.
@@khaledgb1 beautiful! And eloquently expressed, thank you for sharing, Khaled. I’ve always loved your name btw, my husband and I are naming our soon to be son, Khalid; after Khalid ibn-al-Walid.
@@pinkdiamonds9137 thank you! And congratulations 🙂 I believe that's why my father chose it too, and because it means eternal/everlasting. He was fond of the meaning of things, something I think I inherited from him. I miss him ❤ I think this is also why I loved this film, it reminded me of some of the times I spent with him.
@@khaledgb1 thank you! Yes, it is a very powerful name. Aw I’m sorry to hear of his passing. I, too am a very sentimental person. Memories are precious and hold so much power. I was always so close to my Father, I was his little shadow from the very beginning, I feel very blessed to have had such a lovely bond with my Father, unfortunately not everyone has that. I haven’t seen him in 5 years since I moved from Australia and bounced around the world on adventures, time goes by so quickly and life kept impeding my plans to go back to visit. Insha’allah I will soon
@@tyronerodgers yeah it’s sad. I guess it’s just too shiny now - like most big cities around the world that are based on the USA way of living. Not enough grubby little corners!
That screen set-up in the shop at about 4:35 would have been a new type of technology in 1993, or maybe the end of 1992. It's too modern for before then. I like seeing how technology changes over time, and this type of video is very useful for seeing what things were like at a particular time.
@@WeaselKing1000In the future our descendants will be saying the same about us getting excited about 3D printing technology, and the tricks ChatGPT4 can do 😊
Brilliant stuff! I recently converted a load of 8 mm videocassettes to DVDs through a company called digital converters. There is something really special about these kind of videos. When my ones arrived, my jaw nearly hit the ground, it was like watching time travel or something. people used to really enjoy being videoed back then, it was a novelty.
Hands-down, the best nostalgic video ive seen on youtube. Owning a camera was hard back then and they were bloody bulky! Good quality footage though. But more impressed at how you managed to focus on the things that really captured the time, such as advertisement posters, the news paper etc..
I turned 15 that year. There were plenty of quick train trips from Watford to Oxford St for me back then. It's just as I remember things. Sorry for the loss of your dad .
Thank you for enabling me a trip down memory lane. I was 23 at that time, working in one of London 5 star hotel. Seeing Victoria station, Oxford street as it was back then, is quite something. Thinking that one"s used to visit HMV/ Virgin store on week-ends to buy CD's, makes one feel like a dinosaur !
@geoffsclassiccars yes the elites ran off with the money like they always do ,my point is in Canada Australia new Zealand America and everywhere else that's been settled by Europeans. There english mainly and no its not the royal family its people like you , all those places had natives and people who toiled the land and called it home . Can you explain to me why folks are crying now ?
Was there mate, several times, from up in Scotland. Great video, brings back the memories of this era, we didn't know what we had back then mate, so many possibilities.
Love this footage - thank you for uploading. As a young music daft lad from Durham in the 90s going to HMV & Virgin Megastore in London was always such a great treat.
@@juliedeed1306We were going to go with my Dad (as I was bit young… 13). I remember him phoning up the line to ask about tickets but he wasn’t keen as it was standing only 😂 So we didn’t go 😭
Good video and a nice reminder of the times. What does amuse me, a bit, is that on any video like this the old line of 'simpler times' is trotted out. Seen it in a few comments here, inevitably. There were plenty of issues and problems back then, we just couldn't announce it instantly for everyone to see. I would argue that times are simpler now.
Nostalgia is a very strong instinct. I was saw a "simpler times" comment on a video taken in 2006 by someone who was a child then. And that was a video shot in Tokyo, which really has barely changed at all. When people say "simpler", they never quite specify what was actually simple. The divorce rate was higher, the IRA was letting off bombs, we were in the middle of a deep recession, the restaurant choice was pretty limited, especially outside of London etc.
2:13 ..pretty mad to think that'd be be born roughly 10 hours after this exact footage here. great video tho, thanks for sharing with everyone. always love to take a step back in time and see how things were.
I was less than a year old when this footage was captured. What I notice most prominently is how no one is looking at the floor glued to a screen. I had forgotten what it was like to see hundreds of people just, walking and conversing, without technology.
That's one reason why I decided never to buy a smartphone. I'm not anti-technology: I've been using computers since the mid-1980s. But I just think it's taking things too far to spend most of your day staring at a smartphone screen. And I think I have a more interesting experience whenever I visit anywhere like London because I'm still looking at what's going on around me in real life.
@@ajs41 Oh, please, spare me the anti-technology drama! You claim not to be against it, yet you steer clear of smartphones like they're plague carriers. Let's face it, you're not anti-technology; you're just anti-useful in 2023. You're the living embodiment of yesterday's tech, just like those beloved computing relics from the '80s you can't stop gushing about. But, newsflash, your opinions on modern tech are as valuable as an 8-track player in a world of streaming services. Refusing to move with the times and adapt to change is your prerogative, of course. But avoiding smartphones is akin to me shunning cars and insisting on traveling by horse and carriage. And your aversion to mobile computing? That's like me ditching email for a good ol' fax machine. You've got to admit, you're a bit out of touch with the reality of today's world. Embrace the present, my friend, before you become a walking, talking museum exhibit!
@@OlafProt That's not even remotely comparable you read a newspaper and put it down. People are addicted to their phones 24/7 constantly staring at the screen while real life goes on around them.
Nice footage. Your Dad seemed like a lovely fella. Irish like my Dad was. My Dad passed away on July 10th 1993, a few weeks before this was made. The HMV and Virgin stores were visited by me often to purchase albums by obscure bands I had heard on the John Peel show. I was 21 when this video was made. Your brother seemed a bit fed up that day! :)
What a wonderful nostalgic video ! Happy memories of heading into the West End with a daily Travelcard. C&A, Virgin Megastore and Littlewoods at Marble Arch. HMV Bond St. Compulsory McDonald's lunch & a bus ride in the afternoon before heading home. Great days 🤗
I was 16 in 1993 just left school from a outer borough of London I was thinking about things from the 90's and came across your video although at the time it would seem strange and a bit dull to film everything you are doing I am a glad you did because it shows a different perspective of everyday life and how thing worked from that time . Also I was thinking that one day I may find my self in the background of someones photo or video which is weird to think about.
The 1990s (1990 - 1999) witnessed a multitude of changes on both a personal and global scale. It's astounding to think that I was merely 12 in October 1990, yet by October 1999, I had reached the milestone of 21. These ten years felt like a "mini lifetime" in themselves, brimming with transformations. The world itself underwent significant shifts during this era, with countless events shaping our history. From technological advancements to cultural shifts, the differences between 1990 and 1999 were profound. Despite being from the same decade, they seemed worlds apart in so many ways. However, amid the whirlwind of change, there was something truly special about the 1990s - they were undoubtedly the "golden years" of entertainment. Whether it was the advent of captivating video games, the soul-stirring melodies of music, or the enchanting stories brought to life on the silver screen, the '90s offered an unparalleled experience of entertainment and nostalgia.
@@The-Great-Brindian its your opinion that the 90s were the golden age of entertainment. Its a subjective thing. I loved going to gigs and shows in the 90s , but to me , 1976 to 1987 was my favourite era. A lot of venues( including Earls Court) have been desecrated due to over zealous developers .
thanks for reminding me that I used to love going to music stores to buy CDs 💿 I lost that guy somehow.. also, Mac Donald’s old containers.. nostalgic..!
Top video! 30 years ago?!?😮🤯 Seems like yesterday! I spent all most/all of my disposable income in and around Oxford Street, especially in HMV, Virgin Megastore, Tower Records, Gosh Comic book shop and Forbidden Planet. Nice memories of your Dad for you and your family.🙏🏽
What a great video! Thank you for uploading it. Takes me right back! I wouldve been in my late teens im 93 and remember the 90s energy of London so well. It feels a little less frantic now, largely due to the tourist areas are no longer condensed to just the West End, thanks to the increasing popularity of Hackney and Shoreditch, which was barely a thing with artists and clubbers until the early 00's. Amazing to also see the start of Docklands with just Canary Wharf standing! This area, along with the South East of London towards Greenwich has also now become more massively popular too. What a difference 30 years makes!
You know you’re getting old when you see someone describe One Canada Water as Canary Wharf and know exactly what you mean. Back then that building was the only thing you could see in the Docklands and we all just called it Canary Wharf. Nowhere in London has transformed as much as the Docklands in the past thirty years.
So true!! One Canada Water will always be Canary Wharf to me. Even feels odd calling it it’s real name! 😂 I didn’t used to like the area too much back then and it was always dead at night with not a soul about. Now it is full of vibrant restaurants and bars and love the Bladerunner-esque feel of the buildings lit up at night!
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Due to sudden viral viewings (circa late 2023) and thoughtful comments on capturing the times… plus my “camera work” as a young teenager on this video, here is a link to a longer version featuring 16 more minutes of footage from the same day.
“London - August 1993”(Extended Cut)
ua-cam.com/video/os4U4Ach3XU/v-deo.html
U had a dirty mouth as a teenager 😅
Excellent video amazing seeing people with a video camera from 30 years ago!
When London was beautiful
This is what history really is. People think its all about big men and big events but really its the small things like how you lived, how you experienced the everyday and what everything looked like. Fab stuff and what a nice reminder of your dad x
This is what fascinates me about our history. For example old workhouses in London. Not so much when it was built but who would have worked there 100 years ago and what their everyday life would have been like.
This is such an interesting observation.
@@wizardaka Emphasizing the 'ordinary people'; every day life, places, objects, etc. has been a major focus of much academic (and popular) history for some time now. To argue that this is the 'real' history isn't a particularly novel stance.
I'd argue that whilst there's some truth to it, it's too often (like virtually all subjective matters) taken to an extreme. Dismissing the importance of individual people, events, etc. in history entirely is just as daft as ignoring ordinary people.
Looking at recent British history, it seems pretty clear to me that Brexit wouldn't have happened if it weren't for Farage. But it also wouldn't have happened without the votes of ordinary people. Ordinary people with a number of common traits, some of which clearly stem from their common life experiences, e.g. low levels of education/skill, lack of employment opportunities, etc. And what can so much of this be traced back to? The choices made, quite often, by individuals or very small groups of people.
I dislike the use of the word 'great', as in so many instances the impact is negative, but individuals do often play a massively outsized role in history.
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Men?
A London that we have lost and will never get back.
Ah, the "good ol' days"
@@ok2760what's with the smug sneering.. ""
Oooooo raciste
@@rahuldahoob oooh another one, in someone else's country calling anybody that doesn't like it.... RAcIsT
True of London at every period in its history
I love your brother's facial expressions. They send me right back to the feeling of being a moody spotty teenager and being reluctantly dragged round on a day out with your family!
My folks have a vid of us walking to a restaurant, myself also grumping so much I do not order any food. Everyone else tucks in and I'm just sitting there with a face like thunder for no real reason at all 😅
@@CptPikeOnABike 😂🤣🤣
I was gunna ask who the joker enjoying all the fun and games was.
I couldn’t see myself, but I fear that I was as monosyllabic and as scowling as your brother was in this video. I had just turned 16 at the time you shot this and also had an array of mild acne and dour expressions across my face.
I wish London was still like that!!
what is london like today?
@@evoosc No longer English, over run with foreigners, alien cultures, wokery, bland clubs and bars, ridiculously expensive... really shit basically.
Seeing Canary Wharf only being one skyscraper really brings me back to my childhood. I used find that building fascinating 😅
Canary Wharf isn't in this?
@@Rjgxxx one Canada square in Canary Wharf is right at the beginning of the video dude lol
Same,could see the flashing light at the top from miles away!
I lived in Forest Gate at the time, and I could look out of my window and see Canary Wharf going up bit by bit. I remember when they completed it, they had Christmas lights that year.
R.I.P London.
only 30 years ago...
the change in london is incredible..
The change between 1963 and 1993 was also pretty incredible let me tell you
@@ok2760you wouldn't believe how much it changed between 1933 and 1963
@@stephen36541903 and 1933 was so different that you would believe its another city all together
All Europe is changing because of mass immigration
What a difference 30 years has made.
I bet you had no idea when you filmed this that total strangers would be enjoying watching it 30 years later
Yeh. And never knew 30 years would pass just like that...
the video or the city?
True. 30 years has flown. I was 14 on the day you filmed that. Probably a couple of miles up the road. Seeing all the old shops was crazy
@@tyronerodgers I was 2 years old now I'm 32 and halfway to pasture with bone joints cracking/clanking and creeking.
I was just a month old 😅
Mate this is an an important video, really helped me, things used to be so good, I was at that U2 concert, loved oxford street back then and HMV.. all crap now. God bless you for this..
Glad you enjoyed it
There’s something so heartbreaking about looking at lost time
Well said. That's EXACTLY how I feel. Nostalgia and memories are so painful at times.
Fantastic footage, love how this is essentially a time capsule taking us back to 93 - the fact you took time to film the individual posters on the underground, the shop fronts, records in HMV - i was 8 years old living in west london and it brought me right back
What part? Remember Barkers? When the ground by Cromwell rd where Tesco is industrial/ wasteland?
I was 8 too then.
I lived and worked in London during the 80's-90's. The tubes weren't great but otherwise it felt more civilised and less stressful. I struggle going there now.
London was such a vibe in the 90's & 2000's.
Yes. Best era to be in London, from about 1988 to 2009.
Your dad was absolutely correct in saying that selling off the GLC building was a national disgrace.
That was before the royal & zio establishment played the anti semite card on the old GLC boss Ken Livingston. Subsequently besmirching & destroying the sterling political career of one of the best politicians England and the UK ever had. They did the same" Job," on Jeremy Corbyn years later. Whose next ?.
General Lectric Company
@@thomaswillans4085thanks for clarifying the abbreviation
@@georginathompson3788
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And the politicians who were behind the selling off of our resources should be in prison, for life.
Too young lads off on a trip with their Dad. Smashing!!! ❤❤❤
Reminds me of my dad - we totally admired him and his intelligence. His ad hoc random walks around London with us as kids were the best. Great video of London. Thanks for posting!
Yeh. Was lucky to have experienced London at such a young age from the mid 8os as a child to the late 90s as a teenager. I lived with my Mum in the countryside about an hour away by train. London was like going to another planet...
Try not to do any 'ad hoc random walks' around London nowadays, you're likely to get stabbed and robbed
@@Joeonline26 🙄
@@Joeonline26that's bullshit!
@@Joeonline26you don’t have any idea what you’re talking about
Back when Oxford Street used to be worth visiting.
Come on, who doesn't love American Candy money laundering shops?
Bettee visit your local mosque.
After visiting a barber shop
crazy this was only 30 years ago but look at how much has changed,
yes and not for the better
@@RosieHarpnative Americans...aborigines...and wherever Europeans went feel the same ...karma is a beautiful bitch
More honest just to say turned to absolute shit rather than ‘changed’.
Thank you for uploading this. Very nostalgic
London has changed so much in 30 years, and not for the better. So glad I got to grow up in 1980's London and not today's London.
Absolutely
Sorry to hear that your father passed - mine too passed that year, they were of very similar age. I hope these little treasures put a smile on your face, I wish I had captured more of them myself. Thanks for sharing!
Great vid, from a time when London still felt British. I've recently lost my father. Memories like this are so precious. Thanks for sharing 👍
Same.
I lived in London in 93. It felt British then. Whites, blacks, multiculturalism, good people, bad people. It’s the same today.
And yet they tell us England has always been diverse.
@@TheRealMike1976propogander 🙄
@@TheRealMike1976 East london was full of asians even back in the 80s
Wouldn't it be nice to go back to these simpler times! I think it would.
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Yeah this sucks
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Simpler times when we were all a lot wealthier, but didn’t realise it!
People always post comments like this about the 80s and 90s, completely ignoring the quite serious negative aspects of the time. I used to go to that Virgin Megastore in the 1990s because it had a nice tabletop and computer/console gaming section upstairs. Whenever I walked down that street, I stayed really far and hurried past any litter boxes I saw, because the IRA enjoyed exploding them. In February of the same year this was filmed a bomb exploded in a litter bin outside a McDonald's restaurant in Camden Town, injuring 18 people, two seriously. Oxford Street, which is the street featured in this film was an IRA target multiple times in 1994. IRA attacks in London didn’t trail off until 1996 (3yrs after this video was filmed). For me, visiting central London in the 90s during busy shopping periods was a cross between playing the lottery and entering a war zone.
At least by the time this was filmed we had got past the period where you had to consider getting nuked without warning whilst out shopping in London. You know why the music was so good in the 80s and early 90s? Because when times are sht people make good music
I remember going to that HMV, and the Virgin Megastore, at weekends. Thanks for uploading and all the great memories of that time it brings back. Also, RIP for your Dad. He comes across as a level-headed man and he was right about that building. 'Selling England by the pound'
And Our Price 😅
Brilliant video, I was only 12. The McDonald's Styrofoam boxes brought me back. I loved walking around virgin megastore or HMV on a Saturday. Thanks for that.
I’m watching this in August 2023!
30 years after this was filmed 😊
90s Britain was a very optimistic Britain. Great footage 👍🏽
The 90’s was a great decade, this video took me right back. Thanks for sharing.
I was 19 in 1993, and this is exactly how I remember London. Cheers for uploading this. 👍
same as me 1974 year of the Tiger! At around this age was the first time we got the train to Liverpool Street to explore London. I ALWAYS used to return to Northern Essex with an massive pollution related headache after visiting!
I can`t believe we`ll be........big gulp!.........50 next year? Where has all the time gone?
@davekennedy6315 I was always catching the train up from Aylesbury with my mates from the age of about 15 on Saturdays. It was dirt cheap for a return travel ticket back then, I think around a £5iver. Plus, I had an auntie who lived in Westbourne Terrace, whom I used to stay with a lot throughout the 1970s and 80s. Happy times 😊
@@theaylesburycyclist8756 we used to visit HMV and my mate loved Forbidden Planet (the comic book shop) and just check out the many cool shops that only London had. Yeah defo really good times and great memories mate.
Brought back a lot of memories for me too.
I miss hmv spent many hours in my youth browsing around there. Now it a sports direct. Internet has changed the music landscape forever
I was born the year before this was filmed - I can't help but feel nostalgic.
Thankk you for sharing and respect for your father
I dont even recognize London now. 😔
racist
@@peachyskies5158 🤡🤣
@@matthewnewton301your the clown ...the aborigines and native Americans sends a message.....chin up
@@peachyskies5158 good
@@peachyskies5158That is all you lot have in your repertoire. Clown.
I moved to London for work in 1983 at 19 and back out again in 1993 at 29. Looking back, it was a great time frame, i continued to work in London until 2000. Good times, i havent been to London in years, and from what i see now, id rather hold on to my memories, which this video brought back, love all the little details. Also, the fashion, hair and make up, people were natural in them days, mostly.
A brilliant video! Like an historical document! Who knew then that so much would change! And not always for the better! What a great tribute to your father. And full credit to you for producing such a wonderful piece of observational documentary at such a young age. You should be out filming now. Documenting the age and times that you are living through today. Momentous changes are taking place. You should place yourself in ‘key’ locations to record things as they happen. I am sure that much of your material would go ‘viral’.
Thank you. I’ll work on it. But here is another thing for now… Also from the 90s!!!! ua-cam.com/video/KxiJ_D_Fo4c/v-deo.htmlsi=NEZo8Zo6TRvXyc3w
Great video. Taking the tube into central London on a Saturday was something I did frequently back in the early 90's. Watching this takes me back to that time. Thanks for uploading.
So did I at the time. Great times!
Pre Blair when London was still habitable just
Before the final betrayal really kicked in.
It’s amazing how bad things are in London now compared to back then, even 20 years ago there is a stark difference.
I went often in 2008-2010 and it was quite similar to this I feel, although a bit more full on, faster. It left an impression on me. I've been more recently and really it doesn't feel like the same place. It feels just like a built up a
area. No vibe. No personality.
Oxford Street is definitely much worse now.
Just look at the people on the streets, it was a very different demographic back then.
It's 30 years ago. 😊
Much more likely to get stabbed and robbed walking around London now. Not sure why...
Loved this. Was ten in 93 and reminds me of trips into London. So much has changed but Liverpool Street station hasn’t changed at all. Victoria pretty similar too. Centre Point still going strong too. And damn what we’d give for John Major, Ken Clarke and John Smith now. Puts the current rabble in perspective. The 90s was the start of a great 25 years or so for the city. Sadly it’s lost s bit of its vim since the lockdowns. Never quite got it’s vibrancy back.
They've dicked around with the insides and exits of Victoria tube station and made it worse
The current cabinet eh? Blimey
‘83 crew! 🙌
What a lovely reminder our Capital once felt like home to us British - Our government have a lot to answer for - JUST LOOK AT THE PLACE NOW - i COULD CRY
The English have caused a lot of tears believe me ....wait you didn't think you would have to shed Any ?? How foolish of you
I assume you are one of those nasty people who have came to our country ? Its good you show your true colours - We can all see clearly what we need to do NOW @@millicentgranger6035
At least your comment is more honest than most about when they look back fondly - fewer foreigners, especially brown ones.
How can our stupid Government /Councils have allowed our Capital to become dominated by Hostile Immigrants / Like ISLAM - this is OUR Capital
WE WILL TAKE IT BACK @@capitalb5889
@@millicentgranger6035no it's corrupted leaders not the English
I was born in ‘96 but the 90s feel and culture like this was still very much alive in my early childhood memories. When I see videos like this and even my old home movies on VHS, it gives me such a strong sense of longing and nostalgia. I feel so out of place and disconnected in this time. I would happily give up all the modern luxuries and technologies of today to go back to then. The vibe and culture was just so carefree and connected, modern technology has destroyed human connection and the ability to be present; so many of the small wonders that existed not so long ago. Even the early 2000s up to 2009 were a completely different world. Everything was much simpler then. My heart aches for that feeling again, the 90s will always be home for me❤
As someone who was 26 then, it was definitely a simpler time. It's not that things were perfect because they weren't but it felt more connected. When you arranged to meet friends for a drink or a bite, you just turned up expecting them to be there. There weren't fifty whatsapps on the way there telling you who's running late, who can't make it or " could we could go somewhere else?" And when you got there, you ate/drank/got wasted and talked to each other, enjoyed the moment without hashtagging and filtering it to buggery only to spend the rest of the evening checking how many likes it got. Some of my fondest memories of that era I don't have a single photo of, and I'm glad because in my mind it's better than any filter could have ever made it look.
@@khaledgb1 beautiful! And eloquently expressed, thank you for sharing, Khaled. I’ve always loved your name btw, my husband and I are naming our soon to be son, Khalid; after Khalid ibn-al-Walid.
@@pinkdiamonds9137 thank you! And congratulations 🙂 I believe that's why my father chose it too, and because it means eternal/everlasting. He was fond of the meaning of things, something I think I inherited from him. I miss him ❤ I think this is also why I loved this film, it reminded me of some of the times I spent with him.
@@khaledgb1 thank you! Yes, it is a very powerful name. Aw I’m sorry to hear of his passing. I, too am a very sentimental person. Memories are precious and hold so much power. I was always so close to my Father, I was his little shadow from the very beginning, I feel very blessed to have had such a lovely bond with my Father, unfortunately not everyone has that. I haven’t seen him in 5 years since I moved from Australia and bounced around the world on adventures, time goes by so quickly and life kept impeding my plans to go back to visit. Insha’allah I will soon
@@pinkdiamonds9137it’s tough balancing life! I hope you get to see him again soon 😊
Thanks for posting this. I miss those times.
Happier times
When Oxford street was a day out.
😢
Love this. I went to see U2 at Wembley Stadium 9 days later for my 21st birthday! London was so much more exciting when you filmed this.
Totally agree. I was back last summer for the first time in 8 years and felt its soul had gone.
I saw U2 at Wembley that year. I was 18 !
@@tyronerodgers yeah it’s sad. I guess it’s just too shiny now - like most big cities around the world that are based on the USA way of living. Not enough grubby little corners!
London was actually English back then that’s why
@@Dan-lg4bs we’re talking about U2. Wtf are you talking about? Go join The Klan if you want to talk white supremacy shit
1993 London. A wonderful time
Thanks for sharing.
Watching in October 2023, Sunderland
Interesting stuff
That screen set-up in the shop at about 4:35 would have been a new type of technology in 1993, or maybe the end of 1992. It's too modern for before then. I like seeing how technology changes over time, and this type of video is very useful for seeing what things were like at a particular time.
You can hear by their reactions to it, too. "Look at that!" "Ah no, I don't like that."
@@WeaselKing1000In the future our descendants will be saying the same about us getting excited about 3D printing technology, and the tricks ChatGPT4 can do 😊
Brilliant stuff! I recently converted a load of 8 mm videocassettes to DVDs through a company called digital converters. There is something really special about these kind of videos. When my ones arrived, my jaw nearly hit the ground, it was like watching time travel or something. people used to really enjoy being videoed back then, it was a novelty.
Hands-down, the best nostalgic video ive seen on youtube. Owning a camera was hard back then and they were bloody bulky! Good quality footage though. But more impressed at how you managed to focus on the things that really captured the time, such as advertisement posters, the news paper etc..
I love these video time-capsules. Seeing loads of these lately.
I turned 15 that year. There were plenty of quick train trips from Watford to Oxford St for me back then. It's just as I remember things. Sorry for the loss of your dad .
Thank you for enabling me a trip down memory lane. I was 23 at that time, working in one of London 5 star hotel. Seeing Victoria station, Oxford street as it was back then, is quite something. Thinking that one"s used to visit HMV/ Virgin store on week-ends to buy CD's, makes one feel like a dinosaur !
😂 Good days
I worked in that HMV on Oxford St in 1993, cheers for the flashback!
Every time I watch a clip like this, I realise how London has been spoilt in my lifetime. Used to love Oxford Street (especially HMV).
Every major UK city had excellent shopping opportunities back then.
Unlike the approaching retail wasteland the UK is currently facing.
The demographic has changed somewhat in 30 years. Also it's much more crowded now than it was then.
No idea why English people stopped having babies
Understatement of the year.
@@TheSereneWanderer87the invaders crying about being invaded ...oh how the mighty have fallen.......
@@millicentgranger6035English monarchy not the English people!
@geoffsclassiccars yes the elites ran off with the money like they always do ,my point is in Canada Australia new Zealand America and everywhere else that's been settled by Europeans. There english mainly and no its not the royal family its people like you , all those places had natives and people who toiled the land and called it home . Can you explain to me why folks are crying now ?
Was there mate, several times, from up in Scotland. Great video, brings back the memories of this era, we didn't know what we had back then mate, so many possibilities.
Love this footage - thank you for uploading. As a young music daft lad from Durham in the 90s going to HMV & Virgin Megastore in London was always such a great treat.
I was 4 months old at the time this was filmed. Been to London 3 times after that, he he. Cheers from Finland!
4:45 what a treat to see the "Songs of Faith and Devotion" Ad on the bus
Yes. I vividly remember filming it, trying to frame it all in…
I was at their Crystal Palace concert in July 1993, this was filmed just after that, amazing 😀
@@juliedeed1306We were going to go with my Dad (as I was bit young… 13). I remember him phoning up the line to ask about tickets but he wasn’t keen as it was standing only 😂 So we didn’t go 😭
A time machine back to 1993. Amazing.
The dad shooting with the camera vertically was very before his time
Excellent footage of how i remember London as kid. Priceless footage
Good video and a nice reminder of the times. What does amuse me, a bit, is that on any video like this the old line of 'simpler times' is trotted out. Seen it in a few comments here, inevitably.
There were plenty of issues and problems back then, we just couldn't announce it instantly for everyone to see. I would argue that times are simpler now.
Nostalgia is a very strong instinct. I was saw a "simpler times" comment on a video taken in 2006 by someone who was a child then. And that was a video shot in Tokyo, which really has barely changed at all. When people say "simpler", they never quite specify what was actually simple. The divorce rate was higher, the IRA was letting off bombs, we were in the middle of a deep recession, the restaurant choice was pretty limited, especially outside of London etc.
2:13 ..pretty mad to think that'd be be born roughly 10 hours after this exact footage here.
great video tho, thanks for sharing with everyone. always love to take a step back in time and see how things were.
I was less than a year old when this footage was captured. What I notice most prominently is how no one is looking at the floor glued to a screen. I had forgotten what it was like to see hundreds of people just, walking and conversing, without technology.
That's one reason why I decided never to buy a smartphone. I'm not anti-technology: I've been using computers since the mid-1980s. But I just think it's taking things too far to spend most of your day staring at a smartphone screen. And I think I have a more interesting experience whenever I visit anywhere like London because I'm still looking at what's going on around me in real life.
Yeah.. Supporting the next I stand by... Crap.. 🤣
@@ajs41 Oh, please, spare me the anti-technology drama! You claim not to be against it, yet you steer clear of smartphones like they're plague carriers.
Let's face it, you're not anti-technology; you're just anti-useful in 2023. You're the living embodiment of yesterday's tech, just like those beloved computing relics from the '80s you can't stop gushing about. But, newsflash, your opinions on modern tech are as valuable as an 8-track player in a world of streaming services.
Refusing to move with the times and adapt to change is your prerogative, of course. But avoiding smartphones is akin to me shunning cars and insisting on traveling by horse and carriage. And your aversion to mobile computing? That's like me ditching email for a good ol' fax machine.
You've got to admit, you're a bit out of touch with the reality of today's world. Embrace the present, my friend, before you become a walking, talking museum exhibit!
Everyone was staring at newspapers instead. The social media of its time.
@@OlafProt That's not even remotely comparable you read a newspaper and put it down. People are addicted to their phones 24/7 constantly staring at the screen while real life goes on around them.
They used to have a great comic shop in the basement of that virgin megastore. Such happy days.
RIP Mr Rogers. What an awesome man. ❤
Brilliant this! Thanks so much for posting.
What a great video and what a great father. Thank you for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it
Nice footage. Your Dad seemed like a lovely fella. Irish like my Dad was. My Dad passed away on July 10th 1993, a few weeks before this was made. The HMV and Virgin stores were visited by me often to purchase albums by obscure bands I had heard on the John Peel show. I was 21 when this video was made. Your brother seemed a bit fed up that day! :)
Aye, my Da would raise a poynt now and agane.
Rest in peace to your Dad God bless him ❤
What a wonderful nostalgic video ! Happy memories of heading into the West End with a daily Travelcard. C&A, Virgin Megastore and Littlewoods at Marble Arch. HMV Bond St. Compulsory McDonald's lunch & a bus ride in the afternoon before heading home. Great days 🤗
Yeaa great days ……now everything is fucked up 😢
@@paul-ie6wi oh dear, another chinless wonder
@@paul-ie6wiand will remain so unfortunately
Probably my biggest regret in life is not having the insight to capture my family on film when they were alive.
I was 14 then, used to go trocadero in Piccadilly Circus all the time….The Good ol days.
Thank you so bloody much for this!
Are you the Space Cowboy? 🧐
@@tyronerodgers Quite possibly! 😆
I spent many a day on Oxford st and the west end in the 90s. Seeing hmv and virgin was great
Watched this clip in its entirety and enjoyed watching it, the trip looked ace and this clip really took me back.
I miss the HMV megastore, spending a lot of time and money in there.
It was nice walking in, getting hit with the music and seeing the new door displays.
@@RustieFawn Its all boring clothes shops now.
Me too. My best friend and I would make regular pilgrimages to HMV megastore and spend hours in there. It was a day out in itself in the 80s and 90s.
Beautiful
Thank you.
Was such a pleasure to watch. Bless your Dad and your Brothers face 😂
😡…. 😂
@@tyronerodgersI bet all 3 of you have the same hairstyle now no?
@@stephen3654 haha. Yep! 👨🏻🦲
Great video - brings me back to when things were nicer and simpler. Sorry to see your dad passed away - seemed such a mellow character.
So beautiful I cried
Man I miss going into Central London and going between HMV and Virgin Megastore to find the best deals
What an awesome little time capsule.
I was 16 in 1993 just left school from a outer borough of London I was thinking about things from the 90's and came across your video although at the time it would seem strange and a bit dull to film everything you are doing I am a glad you did because it shows a different perspective of everyday life and how thing worked from that time . Also I was thinking that one day I may find my self in the background of someones photo or video which is weird to think about.
The 1990s (1990 - 1999) witnessed a multitude of changes on both a personal and global scale. It's astounding to think that I was merely 12 in October 1990, yet by October 1999, I had reached the milestone of 21. These ten years felt like a "mini lifetime" in themselves, brimming with transformations.
The world itself underwent significant shifts during this era, with countless events shaping our history. From technological advancements to cultural shifts, the differences between 1990 and 1999 were profound. Despite being from the same decade, they seemed worlds apart in so many ways.
However, amid the whirlwind of change, there was something truly special about the 1990s - they were undoubtedly the "golden years" of entertainment. Whether it was the advent of captivating video games, the soul-stirring melodies of music, or the enchanting stories brought to life on the silver screen, the '90s offered an unparalleled experience of entertainment and nostalgia.
@@The-Great-BrindianGreat comment
@@The-Great-Brindian its your opinion that the 90s were the golden age of entertainment. Its a subjective thing.
I loved going to gigs and shows in the 90s , but to me , 1976 to 1987 was my favourite era.
A lot of venues( including Earls Court) have been desecrated due to over zealous developers .
thanks for reminding me that I used to love going to music stores to buy CDs 💿 I lost that guy somehow..
also, Mac Donald’s old containers.. nostalgic..!
Ahh, London in 1993. I remember frequenting the Marquee on Tottenham Court Road, visiting bookshops and enjoying a beer in Covent Garden.
Only 30 years ago, and there were so few people out and about.
Quieter. They seem so relaxed
Top video! 30 years ago?!?😮🤯 Seems like yesterday! I spent all most/all of my disposable income in and around Oxford Street, especially in HMV, Virgin Megastore, Tower Records, Gosh Comic book shop and Forbidden Planet. Nice memories of your Dad for you and your family.🙏🏽
Time flying so fast ❤ enjoyed watching
This is absolutely fantastic!
This is the London I remember. We are about the same age. I left the UK in 92. I live in the US and both countries have evolved. I do miss the era!
I like how grumpy your brother looks. People smile much more these days.
We need more! Bring out the camcorder collection 😂❤ being born in 91 I miss these days so much, purer people
What a great video! Thank you for uploading it. Takes me right back! I wouldve been in my late teens im 93 and remember the 90s energy of London so well. It feels a little less frantic now, largely due to the tourist areas are no longer condensed to just the West End, thanks to the increasing popularity of Hackney and Shoreditch, which was barely a thing with artists and clubbers until the early 00's. Amazing to also see the start of Docklands with just Canary Wharf standing! This area, along with the South East of London towards Greenwich has also now become more massively popular too. What a difference 30 years makes!
You know you’re getting old when you see someone describe One Canada Water as Canary Wharf and know exactly what you mean. Back then that building was the only thing you could see in the Docklands and we all just called it Canary Wharf. Nowhere in London has transformed as much as the Docklands in the past thirty years.
So true!! One Canada Water will always be Canary Wharf to me. Even feels odd calling it it’s real name! 😂 I didn’t used to like the area too much back then and it was always dead at night with not a soul about. Now it is full of vibrant restaurants and bars and love the Bladerunner-esque feel of the buildings lit up at night!
Great video. I was about six years old when you filmed this.
Left the UK in 2010, haven't set foot back and never will, it is done