https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/055aaedb-b583-4d25-ae2b-c00386fac124 Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCddem5RlB3bQe99wyY49g0g/join Want to learn more about Periscope Film and get access to exclusive swag? Join us on Patreon. Visit https://www.patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm Visit our website www.PeriscopeFilm.com This travelogue, “Playtime,” was produced c. 1950 in Great Britain by Arthur C. Stevens showcases many attractions in England including: Towers Bridge in London, the River Thames, the Tower of London (built 1066 as a fortress and prison, scene of murders, bloodshed and sinister associations), St. Paul’s Cathedral (Christopher Wren’s masterpiece) standing among buildings bombed during WWII, Westminster, Houses of Parliament and Big Ben, Trafalgar Square, Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, children and adults feeding pigeons outside the National Gallery, Piccadilly Circus, The Mall, Buckingham Palace, Hyde Park as well as street scenes and window shopping along Regent Street. 02:51 At London Zoo in Regents Park, visitors enjoy watching penguins, polar bears, Bengal tiger, orangutan, panda at London Zoo in Regents Park. 03:05 At a fair at Hampstead Heath families and children enjoy the merry-go-round, carousel, Whirl of the Swirl, and various carnival games. 03:27 Small craft boats participate in a regatta in a river outside if London. 03:38 Windsor Castle 03:42 Hikers and motorists walk and ride the country roads and motorway. 03:50 British Marbles Championship match is on at Tinsley Green. 04:02 Aerial view of Brighton Palace Pier and beach showing sunbathers, carnivals, and people wading in the sea. 04:24 Speed boats race and the lights of Brighton seaside resort twinkle. 04:36 Young ladies in swimsuits participate in a beauty contest. Spectators watch from lawn chairs while a judge adjudicates contestants. 05:58 A lady peers across the bay through a telescope watching sail boats in mid-race during a regatta. 06:43 A Royal Navy cruiser lies off shore receiving guests from a tender. 06:52 Onboard, families and children play on carnival rides like roundabout, swings, seesaws and slides. A sailor dressed as a pirate serves cream cakes and biscuits to the children. Kids consume ice cream and bottles of ginger pop. A large crane hoists kids and parents in a large basket. 07:39 Outboard Racing commences as speed boats race around a watery course. Some boaters struggle to start their engines. 08:16 Bottle of champagne are distributed by a line of waiters who take a swig and laugh. 08:22 Onlookers at a police-sponsored carnival watch as a daredevil on a motorcycle jumps through a ring of fire. Other stunt drivers and police officers trick ride motorcycles, including one officer who skies behind his own bike. 09:02 A motorcyclist circles the open air arena with two men hanging upside down on a bar attached to his bike. 09:13 The British Grand Prix auto race is in progress with Formula One racers scorching the track. Some racers spin out. The race features drivers in a 1951 Exoto Alfa Romeo Alfetta 159. Car 22 drives a Maserati 4CL. Car 31 spins out and cars 39 and 26 race hard against each other. The driver of car 42 climbs out of his vehicle having skidded off track. The crowd looks on. 09:56 A Curtiss JN “Jenny” biplane performs acrobatic dips and dives. 10:10 Three biplanes fly a precision demonstration. 10:17 A woman poses sitting in a cockpit 10:20 Another plane flies acrobatically performing an 8-point roll for the crowd while planes speed past trying to snatch flags from a stationary platform. 10:41 A man relaxes outdoors in a chaise lounge playing guitar as a woman pulls a lawn roller. END Motion picture films don't last forever; many have already been lost or destroyed. For almost two decades, we've worked to collect, scan and preserve the world as it was captured on 35mm, 16mm and 8mm movies -- including home movies, industrial films, and other non-fiction. If you have endangered films you'd like to have scanned, or wish to donate celluloid to Periscope Film so that we can share them with the world, we'd love to hear from you. Contact us via the weblink below. 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