BBC Archive

Curated extracts from the BBC's huge content archive.

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1985: Max Headroom. Video, 00:09:02
Terry Wogan comes face to face with the future of television presenting, the world's first "computer-generated" host, Max Headroom.
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On This Day
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14 August 1985
1976: Water rationing in Jersey. Video, 00:01:49
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BBC Archive
Posted
15 August 1976
Archive quiz: What animal is Sir David Attenborough describing?
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BBC
1957: Wakes Week in Blackburn. Video, 00:04:08
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BBC Archive
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16 August 1957
1977: Death Of Elvis Presley. Video, 00:01:30
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BBC Archive
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16 August 1977

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The British Seaside

1954: The Blackpool Story. Video, 00:07:11
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BBC Archive
Posted
3 August 1954
1973: Nationwide - Southend Holiday. Video, 00:10:24
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BBC Archive
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24 August 1973
1975: Weymouth's sand sculptures. Video, 00:04:34
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BBC Archive
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22 August 1975
1966: August Bank Holiday seaside spending challenge Video, 00:04:47
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BBC Archive
Posted
29 August 1966

Made of Manchester

1983: Riverside: The Hacienda. Video, 00:08:08
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BBC Archive
Posted
17 January 1983
1991: Manbags in Manchester. Video, 00:04:48
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BBC Archive
Posted
16 June 1991
1949: Manchester's 'last' tram. Video, 00:01:19
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BBC Archive
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17 January 1949

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1994: The serious business of dressing like a comedian. Video, 00:04:22
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BBC
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2 hours ago
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
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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
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29 June
1981: Look inside pop-up book 'Haunted House' Video, 00:05:54
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BBC
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29 June
1986: GCSEs – a new qualification for school students. Video, 00:03:45
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BBC
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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
1979: Muhammad Ali's Farewell Tour reaches Birmingham. Video, 00:04:09
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BBC
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27 May
1966: This is what England footballers are made of. Video, 00:02:55
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BBC
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26 May
1982: Aswad on reflecting their experience through music. Video, 00:03:11
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BBC
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22 May
1983: Musical Youth go back to school. Video, 00:01:44
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BBC
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21 May
1985: Courtney Pine, a talented young jazz musician. Video, 00:04:39
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BBC
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20 May
1980: A new salon for black hair. Video, 00:02:31
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BBC
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14 May
1980: How to make a classic English cricket bat. Video, 00:06:01
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BBC
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12 May
1991: Introducing The Red Barrows! Video, 00:03:10
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BBC
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11 May
1974: The man who talks to his bees. Video, 00:03:36
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BBC
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8 May

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