Wonderful london the bfi presents a unique collection of beautifully restored archival films which offer a fascinating glimpse of life in london during the 1920s'. '.strtoupper('o')ver two series of short films, wonderful london captured some of the most evocative images of the capital during the silent era'. '.strtoupper('t')hese simple travelogues contrast different aspects of city life east end and west end, poor and rich, natives and immigrants often looking beyond the stereotypes to show surprising views of the city'. '.strtoupper('r')apidly produced, but told with wit and flair, the films offer a tourist's guide to both the familiar sites such as buckingham palace, big ben and the tower of london and the unknown nooks and crannies of the london of 1924'. '.strtoupper('t')his unique collection includes 12 films from the collection, six of which have been painstakingly restored by the bfi national archive to reinstate their original tinting and toning special features to be confirmed running time 126 minutes region all regions release date 23 07 2012