Up (film series)
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The Up series of documentary films follows the lives of ten boys and four girls in the United Kingdom, beginning in 1964, when they were seven years old. The first film was titled Seven Up!, with late
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Taxis of London
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Taxis are regulated throughout the United Kingdom, but the regulation of taxicabs in London is especially rigorous with regard to mechanical integrity and driver knowledge.
Up (film series)
…21, his chance had come and gone after riding in three races before giving it up. He was proud to have competed against Lester Piggott. He then gained "the Knowledge" and made a comfortable life for himself and his family as a London taxi driver. His later dream of becoming an actor has met with modest success; he…
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Hansom cab in 1904 outside the Royal Albert Hall, London
Until the late 1950s, vehicles licensed as London taxis were required to be provided with a luggage platform, open to the street, on the pavement (sidewalk) side, at the front, beside the driver, in place of the front passenger seat found on other passenger cars (including taxis licensed for use in other British cities).
A TX4 hackney carriage at Heathrow Airport Terminal 5