The unfinished Northern line

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  • čas přidán 15. 12. 2009
  • This is the story of a town-planning cock-up known as the Northern Heights Plan which, if completed, would have meant miles of extra houses and tube stations to the North West of London.
    See new videos before anyone else, and extra stuff like outtakes and deleted scenes
    PATREON: / jayforeman
    WEBSITE: www.jayforeman.co.uk
    TWITTER: @jayforeman
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  • @samuelchapman7536
    @samuelchapman7536 Před 4 lety +10386

    You couldn't tell that this is almost ten years old

    • @mattg5878
      @mattg5878 Před 4 lety +692

      His Jeans are the giveaway.
      I remember when baggy jeans was the style, and anyone wearing skinny jeans was “gay”

    • @danny5035
      @danny5035 Před 4 lety +210

      the only thing i found surprising was Windows XP

    • @eveningstar7048
      @eveningstar7048 Před 4 lety +100

      except for those bloody jeans

    • @mattg5878
      @mattg5878 Před 4 lety +13

      @@eveningstar7048 exactly mate

    • @realtalk2176
      @realtalk2176 Před 4 lety +56

      @@mattg5878 wearing skinny jeans is still gay

  • @justnick200
    @justnick200 Před 4 lety +7424

    CZcams: want to see about the unfinished Northern line
    Me, an american 10 years in the future: *yes*

  • @chizzicle
    @chizzicle Před 2 lety +1503

    can't believe Unfinished London started over 12 years ago, and still going strong, with a strong average of just under 1 episode a year

    • @ethanward2277
      @ethanward2277 Před 2 lety +97

      started 12 years ago and its still unfinished some people are so lazy

    • @Blacmao
      @Blacmao Před 2 lety +21

      They do appear to involve a ton of research

    • @218kq
      @218kq Před rokem +11

      And Jay still checking comments.

    • @jezusmylord
      @jezusmylord Před rokem +5

      its easy to make a good start middle part and a finale to a season of series if its just one episode per season

    • @thatsit5049
      @thatsit5049 Před 10 měsíci +3

      Unfinished London will never be finished

  • @cdemr
    @cdemr Před 2 lety +673

    What I find the most impressive is that he applied all the tricks and standards of a current good video but 13 years ago, all at once and before everybody else.
    No wonder it's hard to believe this video is from 2009.

    • @dustojnikhummer
      @dustojnikhummer Před rokem +68

      The thing that ages the video the most is the gas price and the WinXP computer.

    • @proxy3386
      @proxy3386 Před rokem +11

      @@dustojnikhummer Yeah, but apart from that it’s really hard to believe it.

    • @rsoldier7829
      @rsoldier7829 Před rokem +28

      I honestly just randomly watched 3 other videos of him and i randomly scrolled down to the date and i was surprised it was 12 years ago, the quality is amazing

    • @harrisbennett8958
      @harrisbennett8958 Před 4 měsíci +2

      I was not born when this video was released.

    • @zeinab9222
      @zeinab9222 Před měsícem +4

      @@harrisbennett8958 thats scary

  • @willyarwood6847
    @willyarwood6847 Před 4 lety +5994

    It’s really hard to believe that this video is over 10 years old.
    I really think this should be a TV series here in the UK.

    • @willyarwood6847
      @willyarwood6847 Před 4 lety +247

      Real Aiglon I was more talking about the quality, and yes I did know there are videos over a decade old

    • @psinno
      @psinno Před 3 lety +19

      The unfinished year : 2020

    • @spacecat3198
      @spacecat3198 Před 3 lety +10

      It should be a TV series world wide!

    • @falpsdsqglthnsac
      @falpsdsqglthnsac Před 3 lety +14

      If it were a tv show, it would be far less accessible and almost certainly have far lower viewership

    • @bruhz_089
      @bruhz_089 Před 3 lety +3

      @@psinno it still hasn’t finished but we got a new president byway

  • @hotelmario510
    @hotelmario510 Před 4 lety +5980

    I love that Jay just casually trespasses on the M1's central reservation for this video. Powerful chaotic energy.

    • @Distruptor18
      @Distruptor18 Před 4 lety +559

      And then publishes it on youtube for all to see. Truly, the law cannot touch this man.

    • @TatAlbring
      @TatAlbring Před 4 lety +152

      I was very scared by this.

    • @n1thmusic229
      @n1thmusic229 Před 4 lety +45

      Who said you are not allowed to go there, also could be a greenscreen

    • @Dunc4n125
      @Dunc4n125 Před 4 lety +270

      @@n1thmusic229 Its illegal for pedestrians to be on the motorway under Rule 271 and 275 of the highway code, although granted it could be greenscreen.

    • @Android18uk
      @Android18uk Před 4 lety +269

      @@Dunc4n125 Must be a really big green screen to be able to run along it. High tech stuff for a youtube video!

  • @ParadoxicalThird
    @ParadoxicalThird Před rokem +282

    this video is absolutely wild, and shows just how ahead of his time Jay actually was/is. 2009 had almost no content on YT of this quality, like functionally zero. it would in fact be literally 5 or more years before this style of mini-documentary would start taking off in popularity. It also pays attention to things like sound quality (a better microphone than most YT channels today, at the time this must have been almost unique), tons of smash cutting which was only around this time beginning to see use, and humor that stands up to the test of time today.
    fucking mindblowing that while most of the YT video catalogue at this time was still home videos and funny animal/prank videos Jay was producing extremely watchable mini-docs/video essay style content with tricks that wouldn't become commonplace for almost a decade after.
    Most videos on YT weren't even 720p during this era, but this one is. The standard at the time was still 480 and some channels were still uploading in 240.
    edit: his use of a lav mic was also pretty uncommon in this era- But you can definitely see the hallmarks of what kind of shots he likes lol. Jay goddamn loves the 'walking towards the camera from down the road' shots.

  • @NarfBLAST
    @NarfBLAST Před rokem +74

    At 3:45 there was a perfect opportunity to say, "Bushey Heath, which is now, a healthy bush."

    • @JayForeman
      @JayForeman  Před rokem +93

      Damnit! Wish I’d thought of that 13 years ago. :(

    • @Demiglitch
      @Demiglitch Před měsícem +5

      @@JayForeman It's okay. Your line "which is now a nothing" is something I often use when describing plans put forth by the bosses that fizzle out because they're bad plans.

  • @fern5430
    @fern5430 Před 4 lety +5500

    You can't say that many CZcams videos are still good in 2019 that were uploaded in 2009 this a one

    • @Finallybianca
      @Finallybianca Před 4 lety +93

      Splash the Doggo right, go look at some of Tom Scotts oldest ones, same with Geoff Marshals all have old videos that hold up still

    • @nadz8112
      @nadz8112 Před 4 lety +2

      Truuuu

    • @josephashcraft1581
      @josephashcraft1581 Před 4 lety +31

      I thought it said 1 year not 10 years

    • @Buttermilk0
      @Buttermilk0 Před 4 lety +35

      Why did you suddenly turn into an Italian at the end

    • @fern5430
      @fern5430 Před 4 lety +13

      @@Buttermilk0 idk I'm dyslexic.

  • @CanuckJim
    @CanuckJim Před 7 lety +1789

    Jay's Grandmother: "No!"
    Well that's settled now isn't it?

    • @josephwodarczyk977
      @josephwodarczyk977 Před 5 lety +80

      Screw the prime minister, Grandmom's the real boss around here.

    • @kameradimran2163
      @kameradimran2163 Před 5 lety

      JOSEPH WODARCZYK Jay's grandma for prime minister

    • @billyunterbuchner9197
      @billyunterbuchner9197 Před 4 lety +1

      RIP Grandma

    • @Topboy53
      @Topboy53 Před 3 lety

      @Ulysses D. If TFL can bother to build tunnels with how sting they are and spend money on a project to Hertfordshire

    • @Topboy53
      @Topboy53 Před 3 lety

      Have you seen what happened to the CRL(MLE)

  • @wrenclark4907
    @wrenclark4907 Před 3 lety +95

    jay's entire vibe is summed up in the 3 second clip of him running down the central reservation of the M1 shouting about tubes and the war

  • @FouiAnimations
    @FouiAnimations Před rokem +150

    Today, it has been 13 years since this video was uploaded, but I still find the video excellent.

    • @simonefarquhar5663
      @simonefarquhar5663 Před rokem

      Omg I didn’t realise till all the comments, he’s so funny lmao

  • @WatchmakerErik
    @WatchmakerErik Před 6 lety +5134

    I love this series. It's too bad it's....unfinished.

  • @RachelSchloer
    @RachelSchloer Před 4 lety +2219

    The fact that he mentioned Crossrail 10 years ago puts into perspective how long its taken them to open a railway line

    • @Demiglitch
      @Demiglitch Před 4 lety +60

      We'll they've been incompetent a long time. It's the only long term plan they've committed to.

    • @kiradotee
      @kiradotee Před 4 lety +15

      RIP HS2 then? 😟

    • @JeSuisRene
      @JeSuisRene Před 3 lety +42

      Apparently, Boris took the first dig of the shovel to start the Crossrail works back in 2009...

    • @DavidShepheard
      @DavidShepheard Před 3 lety +33

      They have been talking about building Crossrail for 50 years. The safeguarding cost about £1 million per year. At least it's getting done now.

    • @user-ky6vw5up9m
      @user-ky6vw5up9m Před 3 lety +4

      Crossrail is 2/3rds open.

  • @UK-uy8cw
    @UK-uy8cw Před 3 lety +28

    “Do you want your house knocked down?”
    “Nooo”

  • @thememery767
    @thememery767 Před 2 lety +81

    I love how you couldn't possibly tell how old a Jay Foreman video is without being told. Timelessness is one of the truest marks of quality.

  • @maryk.cieslak9512
    @maryk.cieslak9512 Před 5 lety +2703

    Just chiming in to say that your series has lasted longer than Game of Thrones and is more consistently entertaining, and I think you should be proud of that fact.

    • @RoamingAdhocrat
      @RoamingAdhocrat Před 4 lety +74

      tbh i can say the same about some of the stuff in my fridge

    • @screamsinrussian5773
      @screamsinrussian5773 Před 3 lety +19

      @@RoamingAdhocrat okay but is that fridge stuff of yours entertaining

    • @somguyalex5409
      @somguyalex5409 Před 2 lety +9

      @@screamsinrussian5773 i mean, it could be, ive seen very entertaining things in fridges

    • @VIpown3d
      @VIpown3d Před 2 lety +2

      @@somguyalex5409 Well don't just leave it at that.

    • @somguyalex5409
      @somguyalex5409 Před 2 lety +3

      @@VIpown3d i will just leave it at that

  • @AtaGunZ
    @AtaGunZ Před 5 lety +1721

    dude this channel is so underrated

    • @JayForeman
      @JayForeman  Před 5 lety +770

      Thanks! Tell all your friends about it. :)

    • @dontspikemydrink9382
      @dontspikemydrink9382 Před 4 lety +201

      What friends, I have no friends

    • @fxtshrahm2012
      @fxtshrahm2012 Před 4 lety +11

      @@JayForeman sure

    • @DavidShepheard
      @DavidShepheard Před 3 lety +49

      @@JayForeman I would do, but I think I need to go on a SkillShare course, to learn how to tell all my friends about your channel.

    • @hmartim
      @hmartim Před 3 lety +9

      @@JayForeman CGP Grey endorsed you on twitter

  • @michaeljirava8404
    @michaeljirava8404 Před 2 lety +22

    It's really interesting to see the Crossrail featured in the list of planning imperfections now, in 2022, when the Elizabeth line is opening.

  • @underground_e
    @underground_e Před 4 měsíci +3

    It‘s 14 YEARS old!!! It came out when I WAS 1, but it sounds like it‘s from today, it will always sound like just released!

  • @hakc97again
    @hakc97again Před 9 lety +2355

    Why is this not on TV? It legitimately would be a great programme

    • @teipeu9033
      @teipeu9033 Před 7 lety +64

      Coldclough Episode length. I'd personally love it because it would be genuinely interesting but so far there haven't been enough videos to make a series.

    • @dtvfan24
      @dtvfan24 Před 7 lety +3

      here here

    • @Cholseyroyal
      @Cholseyroyal Před 7 lety +25

      Hear hear...................sorry, I should leave the grammar police lol

    • @OMGITSZANE27
      @OMGITSZANE27 Před 7 lety +32

      rrrerrr errrrrrrrrrrr

    • @reallivebluescat
      @reallivebluescat Před 6 lety +23

      tv is dead.
      ´Tis the new media!

  • @piccolo917
    @piccolo917 Před 3 lety +938

    2:57 can we just appreciate how smooth a transition that was?
    This entire video was so ahead of its time when it comes to standards on CZcams. The only thing that gives away that it's old is that he is wearing an older style pair of pants. That's it really.

    • @chasbodaniels1744
      @chasbodaniels1744 Před 3 lety +41

      Why does everyone look at and comment on the man’s trousers? The content is so fascinating and fast-paced, that I hadn’t time to assess his wardrobe.

    • @vonteflon
      @vonteflon Před 3 lety +4

      BBC did a whole miniseries thriller a couple of years ago called The Capture, whose premise was pretty much exactly this kind of transition.

    • @j.s.7335
      @j.s.7335 Před 3 lety +27

      I am very impressed by the transition and can only imagine what it took to achieve that. Regarding why point out the pants (and not, say, the older cars)... I'm no fashionista, but from 11 years in the future something seems just a tiny bit off about his pants, not enough to mark them as clearly old-fashioned, but enough that I can't help but notice. Also, Americans think saying "pants" to Brits makes them giggle.

    • @Blitterbug
      @Blitterbug Před 3 lety +3

      Teerousers, thanks very much...

    • @chromenine
      @chromenine Před 2 lety +8

      and the 4:3 monitors

  • @RabbitEarsCh
    @RabbitEarsCh Před 2 lety +21

    I love how 13 years later his style is still just as fresh and irreverent. As polished as the videos are now, I'm amazed how well done they were to begin with.

  • @Idk-ys7rt
    @Idk-ys7rt Před 5 měsíci +6

    Happy Birthday Unfinished London!!! 🎉🎉🎉

  • @zamuy12479
    @zamuy12479 Před 4 lety +1490

    really wish the BBC would pick this guy up for a miniseries. imagine just a huge slew o these to fill gaps in programming, or as a standalone. would be masterful.

    • @Scie
      @Scie Před 3 lety +35

      Especially with a big budget

    • @browad891
      @browad891 Před 3 lety +41

      They have I think he’s a continuity announcer on the bbc. I could be mistaken but it sounds like him

    • @pirate6616
      @pirate6616 Před 3 lety +24

      Tucker Cobble uuuh he’s actually done a few stuff for the bbc

    • @pirate6616
      @pirate6616 Před 3 lety +4

      I’m surprised you don’t know, it just takes a sec to search it

    • @li_tsz_fung
      @li_tsz_fung Před 3 lety +23

      @@pirate6616 but that wasn't good. I think youtuber are better when do their own stuff.

  • @CarthagoMike
    @CarthagoMike Před 5 lety +683

    That moment you realize Tom Scott worked on this video.

    • @plattari
      @plattari Před 4 lety +83

      I know right? This whole video just feels like a time capsule.

    • @Triadii
      @Triadii Před 4 lety +7

      I wouldn't really be surprised

    • @nitehawk86
      @nitehawk86 Před 4 lety +49

      I only found Jay Foreman because of Tom Scott.

    • @ericpraline
      @ericpraline Před 4 lety +6

      nitehawk86 same

    • @vytrva
      @vytrva Před 4 lety +31

      They both went to York University

  • @calebdanielherman4913
    @calebdanielherman4913 Před 6 měsíci +6

    I've watched this video countless times and I'm still blown away by the absolute quality of every part. At posting, this video is 13 years old and I would still believe that this was uploaded last week.

  • @sernoddicusthegallant6986
    @sernoddicusthegallant6986 Před 2 lety +11

    Can we just appreciate how this video came out in 2009 featuring a sample from 21st Century Schizoid Man, and survived all these years without being nuked form orbit by The Fripp

    • @majoromg449
      @majoromg449 Před měsícem

      Yes, and not only that: at 8:24 I believe the beginning of Us and Them starts playing in the background!

  • @judegradwell3712
    @judegradwell3712 Před 4 lety +1491

    The man hasn’t aged in the last ten years

    • @user-ky6vw5up9m
      @user-ky6vw5up9m Před 3 lety +18

      Jude Gradwell he looks like a young Roy Keane.

    • @mirzaahmed6589
      @mirzaahmed6589 Před 3 lety +47

      No, he definitely does look younger here.

    • @MrManniG
      @MrManniG Před 3 lety +12

      @Roger Roger also he looks a lot more tired nowadays

    • @poltronafrau
      @poltronafrau Před 3 lety +5

      He does look different and older now…

    • @teh-maxh
      @teh-maxh Před 2 lety +31

      He has; it just doesn't seem like it because he looked like he was fifteen in 2009.

  • @EpicFishFingers
    @EpicFishFingers Před 7 lety +465

    8:02 - "Scuse me mate, can you get off my fucking car"

    • @JayForeman
      @JayForeman  Před 7 lety +90

      That's Paul's dad. He also makes an appearance in episode 2 as the fictional interviewee.

    • @EpicFishFingers
      @EpicFishFingers Před 7 lety +8

      Well, they don't make cars that can't be scratched other than specialist 4x4s, so you're kind of fucked in that sense.
      I was the same as ou before I got a car, but you'll soon change your tune once you have a motor you've worked hard to buy, only to come back to it one day and find its side mirrors smashed off

    • @christopherrobin7984
      @christopherrobin7984 Před 7 lety +3

      I agree. I got myself a CAT phone and I wouldn't dream of going back to fragile glass slabs people carry around content with the screen they broke 5 days after the purchased it. How is the BV6000? Also interested in rugged phones :)
      As for the cars fragility, I'm guessing wildly here, but the solid steel cars of the old days, while rugged, do pretty bad in crash tests. Perhaps the "mallability" of modern cars is desired. Or perhaps they just need to be light (or cheap). Either way, I'm sticking to my BMX whenever possible.

    • @EpicFishFingers
      @EpicFishFingers Před 7 lety +18

      Christopher Robin The malleability of modern cars, the crumple zones, distribute the g forces so the occupants don't die in a 40mph crash

    • @johnbull5394
      @johnbull5394 Před 7 lety +16

      Because if it were built like a tank, it would get the fuel economy of a tank. Durr.

  • @Roomfulofgear
    @Roomfulofgear Před 2 lety +3

    I lived in London from 2009-2015, and only just discovered your channel and content. I've learnt so much that corresponds with my experience walking through London over all those years. Thank you for your effort, it's much appreciated!

  • @danielthiem9019
    @danielthiem9019 Před měsícem +2

    How the fuck is this video from 2009. The level of quality for an independent creator and the humour feel so ahead of the time.

  • @KaritKtana
    @KaritKtana Před 4 lety +1044

    The only thing giving away the age of the video may be Jay's pants

  • @Larry
    @Larry Před 7 lety +4371

    You totally should bring this series back, it's amazing, especially after those images at the end!

    • @BamBoy88
      @BamBoy88 Před 7 lety +9

      Northwood lad.

    • @Larry
      @Larry Před 7 lety +9

      Igneous_is_my_Alias
      How did you know that??? :D

    • @BamBoy88
      @BamBoy88 Před 7 lety +8

      ***** Saw you on inbetweeners, you're part of the northwood lot ;)

    • @Larry
      @Larry Před 7 lety +9

      Igneous_is_my_Alias
      aaah lol

    • @BamBoy88
      @BamBoy88 Před 7 lety +8

      ***** Actually, you Games Master, master, I can't remember how we found out we're both Northwood native, but we ended up chatting about Regal. My Name used to be BamBoy... Should be in the old DMs from years back lol

  • @boRegah
    @boRegah Před 2 měsíci +4

    He already had _it_ back in 2009. Just a great infotainer

  • @obamacare9755
    @obamacare9755 Před 2 lety +10

    This video holds up so well, I didn’t even realise it was 12 years old until I saw young Jay.

  • @Roxor128
    @Roxor128 Před 7 lety +532

    You should get in contact with the BBC and make a full-blown series of Unfinished London. Or maybe widen the scope and make it Unfinished Britain. I bet the ABC or SBS would be happy to broadcast it down here in Australia.

    • @elijahfordsidioticvarietys8770
      @elijahfordsidioticvarietys8770 Před 4 lety

      Why the BBC? And YOU have an ABC TOO! Hey! That’s are name! You stole it! That’s an American Broadcasting Company! American! AMERICAN!!!

    • @elijahfordsidioticvarietys8770
      @elijahfordsidioticvarietys8770 Před 4 lety

      America! Fuck yeah!! ‘Comin again to save the motherfucking day, yeah! America! Fuck yeah!! Freedom is the only way, yeah!
      Terorists your game is through, ‘cause now you ‘gotta answer to...
      America! Fuck yeah!!
      So lick my ass and suck on my balls! America! Fuck yeah!! ‘Watcha ‘gonna do when we come for you now!
      It’s the dream we all share. It’s the hope for tommorow. (Fuck yeah!) 😂 I love that song.

    • @Pauldjreadman
      @Pauldjreadman Před 4 lety

      i wouldn't bother with the BBC, go to net streaming services like Netflix with more access and with a better subscription service. I see some CZcamsrs are already on Amazon Prime.

    • @khy_1777
      @khy_1777 Před 3 lety

      @@elijahfordsidioticvarietys8770 ?

    • @MyIdeasHaveRunDry._.
      @MyIdeasHaveRunDry._. Před 2 lety +1

      @@elijahfordsidioticvarietys8770 please stop (also ABC is actually Australian Broadcasting Company)

  • @sudevsen
    @sudevsen Před 8 lety +425

    The bit with the grandma is superb

    • @SofaSorcererSam
      @SofaSorcererSam Před 7 lety +32

      Laughed myself silly when he kicked the house!

    • @greenfirestudios3349
      @greenfirestudios3349 Před 6 lety

      Sudev Sen historicity dog CockFoster Akskoskskzjsklaklskklskzkmamkz rough guguguguguugugugugug identify key cant chai zarn

    • @screamsinrussian5773
      @screamsinrussian5773 Před 3 lety

      @@greenfirestudios3349 what did you just fucking say about my parents
      OH ITS ON NOW YA CHEEKY BASTARD

  • @evbear561
    @evbear561 Před rokem +11

    Even though there is a big gaps between each video, it’s totally worth it! You really make timeless classics :) ❤

  • @VoidUnderTheSun
    @VoidUnderTheSun Před 10 měsíci +8

    Wow, Bushey Heath is now just a bushy heath.

    • @JayForeman
      @JayForeman  Před 10 měsíci +8

      Wish I’d said that.

    • @VoidUnderTheSun
      @VoidUnderTheSun Před 10 měsíci +1

      @@JayForeman All the more reason for me to appear in the next episode of Map Men.

  • @barnahradszky3648
    @barnahradszky3648 Před 4 lety +702

    Fun fact: According to the credits, Tom Scott created the Titles Animation.

  • @paianis
    @paianis Před 7 lety +270

    2:56 That lorry was perfectly timed.

  • @OutdatedBeverage
    @OutdatedBeverage Před 2 lety +10

    He’s literally exactly the same in this video as he is today ffs, humour, appearance, voice and content. This was released 12 years ago and is better than most CZcams videos released today

  • @forthphoto
    @forthphoto Před rokem +6

    Me: sees Video from Jay uploaded 12… ago
    Still me: started watching Jays the video after sending kids away, giving wife money for shopping, making popcorn and setting up tv and audio in special mode for Jays videos.
    Me realising I saw it: oh, it’s 12 years ago, not minutes, and I saw it about 500 times.
    Me after watching the video: still worth it.

  • @Jack-hk4nn
    @Jack-hk4nn Před 3 lety +394

    "And this nature reserve I'm currently trespassing on" - oh I do love the UK

    • @vincentmuyo
      @vincentmuyo Před 3 lety +22

      I was a bit confused by that line, then I remembered I live in Sweden. (Where we have Freedom to roam, which incidentally Scotland also has)

    • @henrythehoover4363
      @henrythehoover4363 Před 3 lety +4

      @@vincentmuyo England has something similar, like a lesser version of scotland

    • @robertwilloughby8050
      @robertwilloughby8050 Před 2 lety +5

      We have a (sort of) right to roam now, but that doesn't stop jobsworths chasing you off it.

    • @aoe9015
      @aoe9015 Před 2 lety

      @@vincentmuyo england has a similar system

    • @kingofracism
      @kingofracism Před 2 lety

      @@vincentmuyo you don't have private property in your country?

  • @gbrading
    @gbrading Před 7 lety +761

    Trespassing on the M1 central reservation, lol.

    • @beeble2003
      @beeble2003 Před 7 lety +75

      Yes, what a hoot. I'm sure everybody loved the 30mph speed restriction that they put up when people are seen walking on the motorway.

    • @gbrading
      @gbrading Před 7 lety +121

      Well it was 2009 so I'm sure they've gotten over it by now. ;)

    • @3seven5seven1nine9
      @3seven5seven1nine9 Před 6 lety +122

      I guess you could call him a ////jay////walker

    • @towardsnewaltitudes8237
      @towardsnewaltitudes8237 Před 5 lety

      What Timing?

    • @dot2dot969
      @dot2dot969 Před 4 lety

      @@towardsnewaltitudes8237 about 2:00 or just before.

  • @Gilthwixt1
    @Gilthwixt1 Před 2 lety +25

    This man had editing of this caliber 13 years ago and still has only 1M followers? Criminally underrated.

  • @kyleohara8700
    @kyleohara8700 Před 2 lety +2

    Civil engineering projects are really interesting, and I love your style of story telling for them. I've never even been across the pond and I love your videos on London. Thank you, for sharing!

  • @lolno3641
    @lolno3641 Před 3 lety +393

    It’s official.
    This man does not age.

    • @GardenData61371
      @GardenData61371 Před 3 lety +7

      Yes

    • @xavierchaves
      @xavierchaves Před 2 lety +6

      I mean, he's clearly younger in this video, or maybe it's just because he's without his beard, idk

    • @kevinindublin
      @kevinindublin Před rokem +3

      What date was the vid put up? Utube seem to have taken off the uploading date of vids. Annoying!

    • @n1thmusic229
      @n1thmusic229 Před rokem +4

      Unfortunately in his videos this year he looks older than he does here, it made me sad looking back here and seeing that in 13 years, nearly my entire life, Jay has visibly aged 😢😢

    • @IsaacEyes
      @IsaacEyes Před rokem

      he's 38, that's insane

  • @elekdanieltoth6671
    @elekdanieltoth6671 Před 6 lety +696

    This is what CZcams has been made for.

    • @thesalandarian3314
      @thesalandarian3314 Před 4 lety +4

      The SENATE In the name of the galactic senate of the republic you’re under arrest chancellor

    • @thesalandarian3314
      @thesalandarian3314 Před 4 lety +5

      Micah Lall-Trail the senate will decide your fate

    • @thesalandarian3314
      @thesalandarian3314 Před 4 lety +2

      Micah Lall-Trail NOT YET

    • @ilufex9794
      @ilufex9794 Před 4 lety +1

      The SENATE I agree

    • @stevejobs5488
      @stevejobs5488 Před 4 lety +1

      @@_blank-_ At least CZcams comments for the most part are more free than Reddit. Especially the troons over at AHS.

  • @theannoyinghistorian1812
    @theannoyinghistorian1812 Před 5 měsíci +3

    I was three when this was released. Jay’s content was so innovative back then, so that it stays relevant now.

  • @kkfoto
    @kkfoto Před 2 lety +2

    I just watched the latest video in the series, and then I'm thrown back to 2009. Excellent, consistent quality all the way!
    I used to live way up on the Northern Line many years ago, and it would take forever to get there... Thanks for the memories :)

  • @Enviri
    @Enviri Před 4 lety +465

    I actually didn't notice this was from 2009, it looks like a modern video, great quality from 10 years ago wow

    • @paddyokearney
      @paddyokearney Před 3 lety +20

      The use of the word modern is um... very unsettling.

    • @Grybovsky
      @Grybovsky Před 3 lety +1

      Only when I saw his clothes I was like:
      Wait a minute!

    • @elementarydrw
      @elementarydrw Před 3 lety +6

      @@paddyokearney Like you, I would consider 10 years ago modern.... I don't think that much has changed since 2011!!

    • @aidy6000
      @aidy6000 Před 2 lety +2

      @@elementarydrw our jeans are skinnier and the haircuts are shorter thats it i think

    • @rahilvig8185
      @rahilvig8185 Před 2 lety +11

      @@aidy6000 There's been change but no where near the level of change that happened between 2001-11

  • @SamAronow
    @SamAronow Před 6 lety +700

    "Imagine if Suburbia, as in a third of all the homes in London, had been built by the 'architects' of the sixties?"
    Welcome to Tel Aviv.

    • @elh93
      @elh93 Před 4 lety +33

      Better than the architects of the 70s who designed all of suburbia in San Antonio it seems, that or it's just all stretched out because cars.

    • @moosesandmeese969
      @moosesandmeese969 Před 4 lety +9

      @@elh93 or the ones of the 90s and 2000's who designed the neighborhood across from mine. Literally all the houses are the exact same

    • @DacLMK
      @DacLMK Před 4 lety +27

      My city (Skopje) suffered a devastating earthquake back in 1963 and after that the 60's "architects" from around the world build a lot of soviet/yugoslav style buildings around my city. Some of them even had big and ridiculous plans that were thankfully canceled.

    • @jessefigueroa2682
      @jessefigueroa2682 Před 4 lety +8

      *21st Century Schizoid Man by King Crimson ensues*

    • @jaredg4519
      @jaredg4519 Před 4 lety +6

      Or the architects who designed the modern homes here in Homestead (a city south of Miami). They are literally all the damn same, and they're ripping up farms and pastures to build them. :/

  • @sfascioli
    @sfascioli Před rokem +2

    Your videos have made me appreciate the city a lot more. Thank you

  • @JustaRandomGuy890
    @JustaRandomGuy890 Před 5 měsíci +4

    This is from 2009 wtf?! CZcams has changed so much but Jay was always a forerunner

  • @jammin023
    @jammin023 Před 6 lety +232

    I've watched this series several times over the years, and each time I'm more impressed by the quality and professionalism of the writing, presentation, direction, and editing. So far beyond the vast majority of CZcams content.

  • @franosaurusrex9503
    @franosaurusrex9503 Před 4 lety +126

    This series reminds me of a BBC series that we would have watched at school.

  • @jollino
    @jollino Před 2 lety +7

    I just discovered this channel and I'm genuinely blown away. As an Italian who was ready to move to London before a certain referendum, and who is going to resume visiting and exploring the city as many times as possible as soon as it's feasible, I find all these little gems of trivia truly a joy to learn about - and I'm taking notes to go and see them firsthand. I may just go ahead and cancel Netflix as I binge-watch everything you've posted. Thank you! (The look on guy's face at 8:05 had me laughing hard!)

  • @ryanmccarthy2033
    @ryanmccarthy2033 Před 2 lety +4

    I live in the states and am 31 but starting about 10 years ago, because of discovering dubstep that morphed into many other interests, I slowly began to become obsessed with London and British culture. I hope I can go someday but until then I'm glad there are videos like these and am greatful I came across it

  • @nguyenhungangngoc2550
    @nguyenhungangngoc2550 Před 4 lety +324

    All jokes aside, this is a great series that I would love to see more on CZcams. Deep research, unique style of presentation and a great sense of humour... I'm lovin' this

    • @JayForeman
      @JayForeman  Před 4 lety +194

      You’re in luck! There’s a new episode of Unfinished London coming in April stay tuned!

    • @inkygiraffe7849
      @inkygiraffe7849 Před 3 lety +12

      @@JayForeman yay

    • @neestovekin8251
      @neestovekin8251 Před 2 lety +5

      More amazing is how he began doing this -- before youtubers were really a thing -- and before youtubers realized that in-depth humourous videos are a goldmine!

    • @leestevens1981
      @leestevens1981 Před rokem +1

      @@JayForeman there use to be an train line there

  • @oddjob1932
    @oddjob1932 Před 4 lety +71

    It never occurred to me that houses used to be built with front gardens that the house occupier could showcase for passers-by to see only for them to be later turned into driveways. Nowadays, it's standard to have a house built with a driveway that is also home to a little garden that house occupiers pay little to no attention to. It's sad when you think about it 😞☹️😥

  • @n20games52
    @n20games52 Před 2 lety +1

    I've enjoyed several of your videos recently and went back to the beginning to see this one. You have a lot of talent and this video shows it off even all those years ago. Such a fun channel with great videos about London - and I'm from Florida!

  • @rossprior
    @rossprior Před 5 měsíci +7

    For an anniversary you should go to the places you visited in the video and see how they have changed in the past 14 years

    • @petrus_red
      @petrus_red Před 5 měsíci +1

      Or just eat a cake

    • @justmeajah
      @justmeajah Před 3 měsíci

      Yes! Want to comment that as well!

  • @AzureRaven
    @AzureRaven Před 7 lety +140

    You can literally tell this was filmed so many years ago by the fact that his jeans are actually letting some air in, instead of this almost leggings everyone seems to be wearing today in London.

    • @MsMesem
      @MsMesem Před 6 lety +1

      Just not a fashion victim.

    • @jimtim8805
      @jimtim8805 Před 6 lety +10

      Yeah this transfomation happened all around the world. I'm from South Asia and I remember when I was in high school 8-10 years ago the type of jeans back then almost used to work like brooms cleaning the streets as everyone walked by wearing them. And now pants look like leggings.

    • @mawgans.9646
      @mawgans.9646 Před 6 lety

      Frederik Wit And that they don't look like you've had to wear them while walking through a hedge backwards

    • @rax816
      @rax816 Před 5 lety

      And the front of the Broadwalk has changed.

    • @dariusanderton3760
      @dariusanderton3760 Před 4 lety +2

      its amazing how the tightness of jeans is a style that keeps going back and forth over the decades. Sort of tight in early 1960s, then became huge bell bottoms in the 1970s and disco era, then became super tight in the 1980s, then got big and loose again by the late 1990s and early 2000s, and now they are tight again. But there are small differences each time so each incarnation is different than the previous times. The tight jeans right now are a bit saggy in the seat area, but in the 1980s they were very tight there too. It was hard to put much in your pockets in the 1980s. (I was born in 1967 so I've seen all this come and go over and over)

  • @onlinefriend3889
    @onlinefriend3889 Před 5 lety +191

    Music names:
    1:12 - Puffin Billy
    1:59 - Change My Clothes (Laurel & Hardy)
    3:05 - Waltzing Trumpets (Harry Mortimer)
    4:00 - Southern Front Porch Whistler (The Neverhood OST)
    4:27 - Henry Kissinger (Monty Python)
    5:51 - 21st Century Schizoid Man (King Crimson)
    6:42 - New World Sympathy, 2nd Movement (Dvorak)
    7:39 - Wear Your Love Like Heaven (Donovan)
    8:25 - Us and Them (Pink Floyd)
    updated as of January 2024; thanks to the guys in the replies!

    • @Mattiaeragiapreso
      @Mattiaeragiapreso Před 5 lety +5

      What is the one at 7:39?

    • @huwfylt
      @huwfylt Před 4 lety +5

      @@Mattiaeragiapreso that's wear your love like heaven by Donovan

    • @Mattiaeragiapreso
      @Mattiaeragiapreso Před 4 lety +2

      @@huwfylt Thanks so much !!!! Though. i found it, not so much time after i wrote that comment, thanks to The Simpsons: indeed, this song is in the episode where Homer smokes marijuana and it is played for long enough to be shazammed :D

    • @beanthegreen2501
      @beanthegreen2501 Před 4 lety +1

      You thought you could escape jojo fans by coming to a geography channel? No. We are everywhere, and king crimson is quite the reference.

    • @tomascaldon1332
      @tomascaldon1332 Před 4 lety +8

      @@beanthegreen2501 I just like the band. I've never watched jojo.

  • @MrSam4850
    @MrSam4850 Před 3 měsíci +1

    I'm currently on my nth rewatch of Unfinished London and I still love it in 2024.
    Thank you Jay Foreman.

  • @johnbazy
    @johnbazy Před 3 lety +5

    Seriously blew my mind when I looked at the upload date, I know that there were some higher quality productions on CZcams in the early days but god damn. The attention to detail and editing is so great.

  • @fariasttiago
    @fariasttiago Před 7 lety +1000

    How the hell did he get to the middle of the M1?!

    • @mrtommygunwhite
      @mrtommygunwhite Před 7 lety +233

      Tiago Farias I remember seeing it in the comments a while ago waited for a gap then got escorted off with the police

    • @fariasttiago
      @fariasttiago Před 7 lety +149

      so he just ran across?

    • @novaryx
      @novaryx Před 7 lety +33

      Tiago Farias yup

    • @brsn2991
      @brsn2991 Před 7 lety +101

      the real question is how he got that camera angle of him running through the middle of the M1

    • @pjandthecraxfords1559
      @pjandthecraxfords1559 Před 7 lety +362

      Bryson Logie Are you familiar with the concept of bridges?

  • @kevinlynch8614
    @kevinlynch8614 Před 7 lety +400

    Mate, this video is simply AWESOME!! I love the quirky and semi-guerrilla presentation style and the research you've clearly put into this particular video, this was fascinating and a really clear look at what could have been. I've subscribed...

    • @evilrobottolhurst
      @evilrobottolhurst Před 7 lety +15

      yes, what was the last time you saw a jaunty, "fresh" style with actual researched content?

  • @Josh-oj3no
    @Josh-oj3no Před 2 lety +1

    Insane how long this channel has produced absolutely top level content. I come back to these videos day in and day out and I'm a yank.

  • @babananabanana9163
    @babananabanana9163 Před rokem +3

    OMG ? You guys outdid yourself back in 2009. Even before the era of portable camera stabilizer, the production is sooo good. Even the panning shot is awesome. i cant believe this was made in 2009.

  • @dennis8196
    @dennis8196 Před 6 lety +58

    @jay foreman This is a production worthy of BBC grade TV. It's value as a well researched and an educational program suggests you could follow a career path that may be prosperous.

  • @amy-rosecollins8845
    @amy-rosecollins8845 Před 4 lety +82

    3:40. Am unreasonably happy that the car's reg includes "CAR" :')

    • @den3erwasta
      @den3erwasta Před 3 lety

      When I saw it I thought it was "ROSA CAR" lol

    • @grahamturner97
      @grahamturner97 Před 3 lety

      30 years ago a Hungarian friend in London had a car number plate which included 'SAR'. Pronounced in Hungarian that means 'sh*t': and that pretty much summed up the car :)

  • @Dr.Cosmar
    @Dr.Cosmar Před rokem

    Your 9 mins of youtube has more production value than 45 mins of a History Channel special on the same subject. Bravo, my good sir. Bravo.
    You've been doing this for so long, and you deserve more subscribers for certain.

  • @jake_camilleri1
    @jake_camilleri1 Před 2 lety +1

    I've been using youtube regularly probably since 2007. I can't believe I have only just found this channel. Brilliant content.

  • @Wheeze_NL
    @Wheeze_NL Před 7 lety +119

    This is good content! 7 years old, but very good content even for todays standards!
    Back then most videos didn't have this much production value did they?
    I love it

    • @SheikahMapping
      @SheikahMapping Před 8 měsíci +1

      This is a good comment! 7 years old, but a very good comment even for today's standards!

  • @Brickertown
    @Brickertown Před 7 lety +395

    5:51
    Since that's my alarm I jumped in my chair a bit. Great taste in music though

    • @thevinylhunters
      @thevinylhunters Před 7 lety +4

      what song is it?

    • @Brickertown
      @Brickertown Před 7 lety +34

      JazzaOfficial 21st Century Schizoid Man by King Crimson

    • @Cheesycat501
      @Cheesycat501 Před 6 lety +8

      >21st Century Schizoid Man as alarm
      Why haven't I thought of such a patrician start to my morning?

    • @Jablicek
      @Jablicek Před 6 lety +27

      Never choose a song you really like as your alarm. You won't be able to listen to it and enjoy it again.

    • @ninstagram
      @ninstagram Před 6 lety

      I recognised it too, thanks

  • @Ifakojesfd
    @Ifakojesfd Před 2 lety +10

    It's incredible how consistent jays style has been for such a long time. I was in year 3 when this video was posted and I'm turning 20 in a month

  • @MTLSTCCLTH
    @MTLSTCCLTH Před 5 měsíci +4

    He cracked the formula on the first go

  • @edlinkanichayi2270
    @edlinkanichayi2270 Před 4 lety +71

    Watching this in 2019 and just now realising there are some BIG names attached to this series!

  • @tulsatrash
    @tulsatrash Před 4 lety +64

    This is my favorite episode I've watched so far.
    I'm shocked it's from 2009 since it's so informative, focused, on topic, and entertaining.

  • @brendancaulfield970
    @brendancaulfield970 Před 5 měsíci +5

    I thought this was a new video and I was wondering why jay looked about 20!

  • @olleaberg7271
    @olleaberg7271 Před 2 lety +5

    I think I can speak for all of the internet when I say this, the people of the world need more videos of Jay explaining things!

  • @catherine4065
    @catherine4065 Před 4 lety +147

    5:51 but denser housing and high rise buildings.... mean you don't have to build so much outside of the city limits..... as it is a better use of space..... perhaps...... if instead of terrifyingly samey 30s suburban semis we had the kinds of buildings in place that would encourage denser development in the suburbs.... we wouldn't have so much of a housing crisis

    • @catherine4065
      @catherine4065 Před 4 lety +18

      What i meant was that densification in the suburbs would be a better way to meet housing needs than other solutions like greenbelt-hopping or doing nothing

    • @adamlea6339
      @adamlea6339 Před 4 lety +18

      @@catherine4065 That is a good point. Many parts of the UK have dense populations and precious little spare land for new housing, so using the vertical dimension is logical. It should be possible to do this without building the concrete monstrosities of the 60's.

    • @jacon454
      @jacon454 Před 3 lety

      @@catherine4065 yeah but houses are so much better though, especially for families

    • @hadhamalnam
      @hadhamalnam Před 3 lety +2

      @@adamlea6339 not really over all these years that kind of high density housing hasnt changed all that much in form, it's just that they are usually clad in a bit more glass and metal to make them more shiny and nice. But yeah that kind of housing can be found all over the world in dense urban areas

    • @kahkah1986
      @kahkah1986 Před 3 lety +1

      @@hadhamalnam The problem was in the 60s a lot of developers cut corners with public money, using shoddy materials, plus manufacturers often didn't appreciate what they were being asked to produce, including architects who chronically underestimated issues such as personal safety, disability and convenience, and genuinely because of the social upheaval these projects tended to cause, people didn't know how to live in them and yes kept asking why they couldn't get new versions of the old housing stock. There is often nothing much the matter with 60s flats as designed, they are often roomier than modern day buildings for example, their exteriors are a bit unfashionable but because of the quality issue and the overdesigned council estate issue they have developed a stigma, they are 'undesirable'. In reality, denser living when it is the accepted norm certainly makes the cost of living cheaper overall.

  • @zaquar
    @zaquar Před 7 lety +44

    As a person living in Sweden, I dont know why I'm watching this video...
    But I watched it to the end! Good video!

  • @AviationTV
    @AviationTV Před 6 měsíci +3

    Your videos are f*cking excellent. Watching from España

  • @100SteveB
    @100SteveB Před rokem +2

    I have Geoff Marshall to thank for reminding me of this fantastic series of videos. Watched them all years ago, but now find myself eager to watch them all again!

  • @alwinpriven2400
    @alwinpriven2400 Před 7 lety +293

    I like how the "N" in "London" is unfinished.

    • @JayForeman
      @JayForeman  Před 7 lety +119

      YAAAAAAYYY!!!! It only took 7 years, but somebody noticed!!!!!

    • @alwinpriven2400
      @alwinpriven2400 Před 7 lety +7

      Really? I actually noticed on Ep3 P1 but wanted to watch this one again because they're all funny, and thought "this is the first one, might as well point it out!"

    • @AlwaysRM_
      @AlwaysRM_ Před 7 lety +4

      part 4 please?

    • @kimwong7055
      @kimwong7055 Před 7 lety

      Alwin Priven kooo

    • @glenmears3774
      @glenmears3774 Před 7 lety +4

      Jay Foreman Please make more of these, theyre brilliant

  • @esotericVideos
    @esotericVideos Před 6 lety +18

    7:17 Masterclass in editing for comedic effect.

  • @alfred6272
    @alfred6272 Před 3 lety +1

    I first watched this in 2017 and only now realised it was from 2009!!
    Great quality!!

  • @xninjaxcorex
    @xninjaxcorex Před 3 lety +1

    Went down a CZcams rabbit hole and ended up here. Absolutely love this channel

  • @ridikerous
    @ridikerous Před 3 lety +16

    LOL the guy opening his door and just standing there, like “Oy, wot yeh doin’ thar?”

  • @DemonTomatoDave
    @DemonTomatoDave Před 5 lety +38

    I just now finally noticed the lorry wipe at 3 minutes. Good show Paul Kendler, or whoever done that.
    edit: I have now noticed some six more things. More updates as they happen

    • @stevemorse5052
      @stevemorse5052 Před 4 lety +2

      Neat, I went back an looked at it. I have done a bit of video editing in my time, that lorry could not have come a more opportune time. Thanks for pointing it out.

    • @johnchester7836
      @johnchester7836 Před 3 lety

      That is one of the smoothest camera/editing feats I’ve ever seen coming from small CZcams teams, great job Jay!

  • @nwlondontimemachine9484
    @nwlondontimemachine9484 Před 2 měsíci +3

    A timeless classic!

  • @argotsambience
    @argotsambience Před 5 měsíci

    What a masterpiece! I've watched this so many times over the years and in the summer I'm definitely gonna visit!

  • @GCar445
    @GCar445 Před 7 lety +122

    Very good video and audio quality for a 2009 video! Like from me!

  • @zackboone15
    @zackboone15 Před 7 lety +69

    Tracing train lines on GM is so fun

    • @AlisonBryen
      @AlisonBryen Před 7 lety +4

      Zack Boone I do it with rivers...

    • @doctordeej
      @doctordeej Před 7 lety +5

      Zack Boone - Also good for looking at disused and abandoned airfields.

  • @claireskrine4837
    @claireskrine4837 Před 2 lety +2

    Oh my goodness Jay looks so young. Found this channel about a week ago, it's brilliant.

  • @adamdanielkoren4218
    @adamdanielkoren4218 Před 3 lety +1

    These videos are awesome! So well done