BBC2
Thursday 24 May
21:00 hrs
The Fish Market: Inside Billingsgate
Episode 1 of 3
Duration: 1 hour
London's oldest wholesale market is on the verge of its biggest change in over a thousand years. Fish merchants are facing tough times. The market is under pressure to modernise and its iconic and ancient traditions are under threat. The job of the licensed fish porter, once a job for life, could be thrown open to all comers. The market is divided: will ancient custom or modern commerce win out?
Thursday 24 May
21:00 hrs
The Fish Market: Inside Billingsgate
Episode 1 of 3
Duration: 1 hour
London's oldest wholesale market is on the verge of its biggest change in over a thousand years. Fish merchants are facing tough times. The market is under pressure to modernise and its iconic and ancient traditions are under threat. The job of the licensed fish porter, once a job for life, could be thrown open to all comers. The market is divided: will ancient custom or modern commerce win out?