L/S of Piccadilly Circus at night with all the signs flashing and lots of cars driving through. C/U of an 'Underground' sign. Various shots of Piccadilly including the Coca Cola sign. M/S of a red double-decker bus. M/S of the statue of Eros. L/S of a bridge over the Thames with the...
L/S of Piccadilly Circus at night with all the signs flashing and lots of cars driving through. C/U of an 'Underground' sign. Various shots of Piccadilly including the Coca Cola sign. M/S of a red double-decker bus. M/S of the statue of Eros. L/S of a bridge over the Thames with the sides lit up, the camera passes under it and looks down the length of the river.
L/S of Big Ben. L/S of Westminster Bridge with a bus driving over it, the camera pans round to show the buildings of London County Council at the end. L/S of the Royal Festival Hall taken from the river. L/S of Waterloo Bridge and the South Bank, L/S of the Royal Festival Hall and quayside. L/S of Battersea landing stage and the Festival Gardens Pier surrounded by lights. M/S of the illuminated bridges as the boat sails up the river. L/S of the illuminated clock on the Shellmex building, the camera pans down the river to a long illuminated building.
L/S of St Paul's Cathedral from the river, M/S of the Cathedral. L/S of Tower Bridge. L/S of the Son et Lumiere building lit up in the darkness. M/S as various bits light up more, various shots of the building from different angles.
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