BBC Archive

Curated extracts from the BBC's huge content archive.

Gems from the Archive

1968: Electronic video recorder. Video, 00:02:57
James Burke demonstrates the Electronic Video Recorder, a giant leap for television?
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On This Day
Posted
18 September 1968
1971: Ringo Starr unveils his steel furniture on Blue Peter. Video, 00:04:38
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BBC Archive
Posted
19 September 1971
Archive Quiz: Quiz show quiz
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BBC
1977: UK drag racers. Video, 00:08:39
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BBC Archive
Posted
19 September 1977
1973: Louis Heren's East End. Video, 00:05:29
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BBC Archive
Posted
20 September 1973

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Made of Wales

1971: Richard Burton on Dylan Thomas. Video, 00:13:20
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BBC Archive
Posted
15 February 1971
1968 Llangollen International Eisteddfod. Video, 00:01:41
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BBC Archive
Posted
7 April 1968
1968: Meet Tiger Bay's Salaman family. Video, 00:06:31
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BBC Archive
Posted
1 March 1968

Harvest

Don’t hop me now: London’s lost summer harvest holiday
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BBC
1948: The year of the combine harvester. Video, 00:02:20
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BBC Archive
Posted
27 August 1948
1972: Farmers' commerce or conservation dilemma. Video, 00:08:58
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BBC Archive
Posted
20 August 1972
1951: The linen harvest. Video, 00:04:35
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BBC Archive
Posted
10 September 1951

BBC Archive from around the UK

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1964: James Stagg - The Meteorologist Who Delayed D-Day. Video, 00:04:51
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BBC
Posted
10 September
1986: Manchester's second-hand fashion mecca. Video, 00:02:11
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BBC
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4 September
1984: Aardman Animations on bringing real life to the screen. Video, 00:04:35
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BBC
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4 September
1960: Britain's first traffic wardens begin patrolling London. Video, 00:02:04
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BBC
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4 September
1973: Gloria Steinem on creating Ms. Magazine. Video, 00:02:58
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BBC
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3 September
1980: A trip to Jodrell Bank. Video, 00:05:32
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BBC
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3 September
1976: Bristol's Bayeux tapestry. Video, 00:04:17
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BBC
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2 September
1978: Dolly Parton talks ambition and family. Video, 00:02:59
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BBC
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26 August
1995: Behind the scenes at Casualty. Video, 00:04:07
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BBC
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17 August
1994: The serious business of dressing like a comedian. Video, 00:04:22
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BBC
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14 August
1975: Worcester's secret sauce. Video, 00:03:26
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BBC
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5 August
1975: Weymouth's sand sculptures. Video, 00:04:34
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BBC
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4 August
1978: Life in a Birmingham Prefab. Video, 00:04:13
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BBC
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3 August
1976: Water rationing in Jersey. Video, 00:01:49
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BBC
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31 July
1991: Manbags in Manchester. Video, 00:04:48
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BBC
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30 July
1975: The world's first shop for left-handers. Video, 00:04:05
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BBC
Posted
29 July
1976: How to keep your plants alive in a heatwave. Video, 00:05:05
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BBC
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28 July
1966: Bringing football home in 1966. Video, 00:06:26
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BBC
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16 July
1990: The classic red phone box. Video, 00:03:12
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BBC
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30 June
1985: Dame Penelope Keith on her much-loved television roles. Video, 00:04:39
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BBC
Posted
29 June
1981: Look inside pop-up book 'Haunted House' Video, 00:05:54
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BBC
Posted
29 June
1986: GCSEs – a new qualification for school students. Video, 00:03:45
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BBC
Posted
15 June
1976: David Hockney on his early life and influences. Video, 00:04:33
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BBC
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12 June
1979: Poly Styrene – Punk Pioneer. Video, 00:02:27
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BBC
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29 May

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