Viewpoints – Placecloud (English)

Viewpoints – Placecloud (English)

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Viewpoints – Placecloud (English) episodes

  • Unigate Woods
    London, United Kingdom. A wild piece of woodland, a reminder of the dairy that was on this site for more than 150 years and Streatham Wells, where spa water was bottled and sold.
    4 min
  • The site of Coventry Hall
    London, United Kingdom. A single cedar tree is the only reminder of the demolished seat of the Dukes of Bedford and the Earl of Coventry, later Britain's only Anglican convent.
    4 min
  • Old Royal Naval College – Backdrop to Horror films
    London, United Kingdom. If you have watched a horror film set in Victorian London, you have probably been looking at the Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich. It has been the imagined Baker Street for Sherlock Holmes, a bar for Victor Frankenstein and a dozen more besides. Listen to this viewpoint to discover five of the most interesting horrors filmed here.
    4 min
  • The “Shaun of The Dead” Pub!
    London, United Kingdom. This unassuming corner building was once the Duke of Argyll Pub, better known as The Winchester, the pub that saved lives in "Shaun of the Dead". Starring Simon Peg and Nick Frost as two best friends faced with the zombie apocalypse, the film's stars can only think of one place to shelter from it all: The Winchester. Listen to hear more about the film and the scenes shot here.
    4 min
  • Canary Warf Underground, a landmark of Horror Cinema
    London, United Kingdom. The Arched entrance of Canary Wharf Underground appears in 3 horror films, each with its own take on the area and the underground, but the station really shines in the zombie apocalypse film "28 Weeks Later". Listen to discover which films set here and to explore a deleted scene from Boyle's iconic zombie horror.
    4 min

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