Representation Of London Flashcards
Give an example of a website that advertises London
visitlondon.com
How does visitlondon.com present London?
Beautiful and clean
Only sunny photos
Shows famous landmarks
Shows places to visit
Why does visitlondon.com present London in such a positive light?
It’s main purpose is to encourage people to visit London and people wouldn’t visit if they saw the deprived and run down post industrial derelict land side of London
How do the Sherlock Holmes novels present London?
Foggy with seedy back-alleys and with opium dens that were common in Victorian London
Why is London different to its depiction in Sherlock Holmes novels now?
After The British Clean Air Act (1956) air pollution became less of a problem
Which side of London is featured in the Sherlock Holmes novels and how is it presented?
The crime ridden east end
How do the Sherlock Holmes novels present London in a slightly positive light?
It romanticises the area despite the very negative setting
Which book gives a more modern view of London?
Bridget Jones’ Diary
Do the Bridget Jones books present London in a positive or negative light?
In a positive light
What makes the Bridget Jones books unrealistic?
Bridget is a single person in her early thirties who can afford to live in a spacious and very nice apartment in central London despite her average job
Where is one of the most expensive property areas in the country?
Central London
How does Oliver Twist present London?
It shows a dirty, rough London with horrible living conditions in the slums where disease is plentiful
Gangs in London’s poorest areas that use children to pickpocket for them
Violence towards women and children
How does Mary Poppins present London?
Set in one of the nicest neighbourhoods at the time
Sweet nanny with magical powers
How does The Long Good Friday portray London?
Gangsters in a crime filled area of London
How does East Enders portray London?
Rough area
How does Made in Chelsea portray London?
In a positive but skewed way through the eyes of the rich
How does The Bill portray London?
It is a crime drama so portrays London in a negative light
What does BBC London News have as a backdrop?
Pretty skyline of London with all the major landmarks
Give some lyrics from London Calling by The Clash (3)
“London is drowning”
“A nuclear era”
“London calling to the zombies of death”
How does London Calling by The Clash portray London?
Connotations of death and devastation
Idea of dystopia
Give 3 lyrics from Streets of London by Ralph McTell
“Closed down markets”
“Dirt in her hair and clothes in rags”
“The winter city, the rain cries a little pity”
How does the Streets of London by Ralph McTell portray London
Deprived
Poverty
Miserable weather
Give a lyric from Chim Chim Cher-Ee (Mary Poppins)
“On the rooftops of London, oh what a site”
How does The Mary Poppins song present London?
A beautiful and magical place full of discovery
Name two music artists that portray London in a positive light
David Bowie and Adele
Why do rappers give both a positive and negative representation of London?
They are popular but also talk about drugs and crime
Give an example of two London rappers
Skepta and Dizee Rascal
Give two lines from William Blake’s poem London
“New born infants tear”
“Chimney sweepers cry”
How does London by William Blake present London?
In a gloomy and sad way
Where did William Wordsworth compose a poem in 1802?
Upon Westminster Bridge
Give 3 lines from William Wordsworth’s poem
“A sight so touching in its majesty”
“The beauty of the morning”
“All bright and glittering in the smokeless air”
How does William Wordsworth portray London?
A really beautiful place which contrasts depictions by other poets
How many crimes were commuted in London between 2013-2014
699,686
What was the percentage decline in crime from 2013-2014 to the year before
There was a fall in crime of 13.2% from the previous year
What was the average monthly rent for private residence in 2013?
£1106
By how much had the cost of rent for private residence increased from 2012 to 2013?
7.9%
How many different languages are spoken in London?
Over 300
What percentage of Londoners are under the age of 44?
63%
How many people are under the age of 44 in the UK as a whole?
53%
Where does London rank in terms of the number of millionnaires?
London has the third highest number of millionaires in the world
What percentage of household waste in London is reused or recycled?
32% of household waste in London is reused or recycled
