BBC Archive

Curated extracts from the BBC's huge content archive.

Gems from the Archive

2002: Meet the inhabitants of Royston Vasey. Video, 00:03:32
The League of Gentlemen introduced us to the town and inhabitants of Royston Vasey.
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30 September 2002
1960: Advice for new teachers. Video, 00:08:14
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9 September 1960
Archive Quiz: Air of Autumn
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1969: Tomorrow's World - Moog Synthesiser. Video, 00:04:44
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30 September 1969
1969: Liverpool Beacon – Love It or Hate It. Video, 00:03:24
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30 September 1969

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Made of Birmingham

1984: BBC Radio WM Sound System show. Video, 00:03:33
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13 June 1984
1969: Birmingham nightclubs. Video, 00:03:08
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1 October 1969
1995: The Great Brummie Balti. Video, 00:03:43
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19 May 1995

BBC Archive from around the UK

Explore thousands of BBC archive films. This unique collection shows life and events across the UK since the 1940s.

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The Jumbo Jet. Video, 49 minutes
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London: We Live by the River. Video, 30 minutes
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24 Hours at Le Mans. Video, 50 minutes
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1960: Advice for new teachers. Video, 00:08:14
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4 hours ago
1979: Pooh Sticks played by the real-life Christopher Robin. Video, 00:01:04
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2 days ago
1976: Kid's show Multi-Coloured Swap Shop first airs. Video, 00:03:59
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5 days ago
1964: James Stagg - The Meteorologist Who Delayed D-Day. Video, 00:04:51
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10 September
1986: Manchester's second-hand fashion mecca. Video, 00:02:11
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4 September
1984: Aardman Animations on bringing real life to the screen. Video, 00:04:35
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4 September
1960: Britain's first traffic wardens begin patrolling London. Video, 00:02:04
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4 September
1973: Gloria Steinem on creating Ms. Magazine. Video, 00:02:58
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3 September
1980: A trip to Jodrell Bank. Video, 00:05:32
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3 September
1976: Bristol's Bayeux tapestry. Video, 00:04:17
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2 September
1978: Dolly Parton talks ambition and family. Video, 00:02:59
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26 August
1995: Behind the scenes at Casualty. Video, 00:04:07
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17 August
1994: The serious business of dressing like a comedian. Video, 00:04:22
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14 August
1975: Worcester's secret sauce. Video, 00:03:26
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5 August
1975: Weymouth's sand sculptures. Video, 00:04:34
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4 August
1978: Life in a Birmingham Prefab. Video, 00:04:13
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3 August
1976: Water rationing in Jersey. Video, 00:01:49
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31 July
1991: Manbags in Manchester. Video, 00:04:48
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30 July
1975: The world's first shop for left-handers. Video, 00:04:05
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29 July
1976: How to keep your plants alive in a heatwave. Video, 00:05:05
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28 July
1966: Bringing football home in 1966. Video, 00:06:26
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16 July
1990: The classic red phone box. Video, 00:03:12
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30 June
1985: Dame Penelope Keith on her much-loved television roles. Video, 00:04:39
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29 June
1981: Look inside pop-up book 'Haunted House' Video, 00:05:54
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29 June

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