1960: Life in HAMPSTEAD | Monitor | Writers and Wordsmiths | BBC Archive

A film about Hampstead and the people who live there, as seen by the playwright John Mortimer. Hampstead is one of the oldest areas in London, and is where his new play "The Wrong Side of the Park" takes place. Clip taken from Monitor: Mortimer's Hampstead, originally broadcast on BBC Television, 31 January, 1960. You have now entered the BBC Archive, a time machine that will transport you back to the golden age of TV to educate, entertain and enlighten you with classic clips from the BBC vaults. Make sure you subscribe so that you never miss a single stop on our amazing journey through the BBC Archive - https://www.youtube.com/c/BBCArchive?... You can also dive into plenty more BBC Archive on our website - https://www.bbc.co.uk/archive