A documentary film series about life in some of Britain's cities as seen by a few of the people who live in them.

"Terrible about Ray Clemence, the Liverpool goalie. Given up football altogether... Signed for Everton."
"This docker is walking out of the main gates an' he's got an alarm clock up his jumper. The dock copper stops him. "What you got there?" "Nuttin'". The alarm clock rings and the copper goes into the dock office to answer the phone."

In Liverpool there's a funny side to everything and it's marked 'This Side Up'. The comedy is tough, rebellious, spontaneous. It's not only with the comics in the clubs, it's all over the city. Brian Jaques, ex-docker, current wit, shows his city - lot of laughs.
Alan Bleasdale, born and bred here too, tells the tale. "Amongst the laughter we're dying, but we think we're doing it in style."

(BBC North West)
(Kaleidoscope reviews this programme tonight on R4 at 9.30)