Table of Contents

Maps/Scenes

Scenes 1-8 – 1927-1951

Scenes 9-16 – 1951-1966

Scenes 17-24 – 1966-1978

Scenes 25-32 – 1980-1997

Scenes 33-40 – 1997-2002

Scenes 41-50 – 2003-2009

Essays

London: City of the Imagination – Neil Mitchell

Victorian London: A Painterly Vision of the City Divided – Virginie Sélavy

Ealing Studios: A Brief History of the Mecca of British film – Scott Jordan Harris

Swinging London: Their Texts Are Loud But Never Square – James Evans

Going Underground: Strange Goings On Down Below... – James Rose

Richard Curtis: A Glamorized and Idealized London – Robert Beames

Thames Tales: Stories by the Riverside – Jez Conolly

About the Author

Neil Mitchell is a freelance writer and critic with an interest in all aspects of cinema. He has a BA in Visual Culture from The University of Brighton and as well as contributing to various volumes of Intellect Books' Directory of World Cinema series he is currently co-editing the Britain edition. He writes regularly for a variety of publications and websites including The Big Picture Magazine, The Spectator's arts blog Touching From a Distance, RogueCinema.com and Electric Sheep.

Reviews

'Handsome and intriguing, like an elegant ghosthunter's companion to a world that is - and isn't - there.' - Francine Stock 'A superb book, indispensable for any cinephile interested in London's psychogeography. I could pore over it for hours.' - Peter Bradshaw