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Modern Times Streetwise - part 1/4 - 1996 BBC Documentary how become a London cabbie.

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What it is

Part one of a 1996 BBC Modern Times documentary on the training to become a London black cab driver. It follows candidates learning the Knowledge and facing stressful repeated exams with Public Carriage Office examiners.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN commenters recommend it whenever London cabbies and the Knowledge come up, as an interesting if slightly dated look at the process.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2014, last 2017

What HN commenters said

  1. “The documentary paints an interesting picture”

    1990s documentary on London cabbie Knowledge test

    calpaterson, 2014-05 · Recommendation · in “London black taxis plan congestion chaos to block Uber”

  2. “there is an excellent (albeit slightly dated) BBC documentary on the subject”

    BBC documentary on the Knowledge

    jdietrich, 2014-09 · Recommendation · in “For London's Cabbies, Job Entails World's Hardest Geography Test”

  3. “There's a 1996 documentary on the process that's pretty interesting”

    1996 documentary on cabbie exam process

    michaelbuckbee, 2017-09 · Recommendation · in “Hello Londoners, I am a black cab driver (Green Badge) and I come in peace”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: london taxi, the knowledge, bbc, taxi drivers, exams

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