BBC Archive

Curated extracts from the BBC's huge content archive.

Gems from the Archive

Aberfan: The Village That Fought Back. Video, 59 minutes
A community’s powerful fight for justice after the tragedy of the Aberfan disaster.
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BBC Two
Available for 11 months
1985: Maya Angelou on Wogan. Video, 00:08:46
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BBC Archive
Posted
21 October 1985
Archive Quiz: Air of Autumn
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BBC
1983: Wham! mania on first UK tour. Video, 00:02:55
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BBC Archive
Posted
21 October 1983
1975: The woman who literally moved her house. Video, 00:03:57
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BBC Archive
Posted
20 October 1975

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Spooky Season

1964: Witchcraft in Wales. Video, 00:09:37
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BBC Archive
Posted
23 June 1964
1976: The 'haunted' building site. Video, 00:05:43
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BBC Archive
Posted
25 November 1976
1977: The Enfield Poltergeist. Video, 00:12:27
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BBC Archive
Posted
23 November 1977
1973: Ghostly lake. Video, 00:06:12
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BBC Archive
Posted
17 October 1973

The Music Is Black

1983: Musical Youth go back to school. Video, 00:01:44
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BBC Archive
Posted
22 March 1983
1971: Calypso comes to Carnaby Street. Video, 00:03:07
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BBC Archive
Posted
6 May 1971
1979: Poly Styrene – Punk Pioneer. Video, 00:02:27
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BBC Archive
Posted
22 January 1979

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1975: Pie and mash gets the luxury treatment. Video, 00:05:29
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BBC
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18 hours ago
2006: The real-life Hundred Acre Wood. Video, 00:02:28
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BBC
Posted
2 October
1996: Dame Esther Rantzen on her most emotional TV moment. Video, 00:00:49
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BBC
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1 October
1987: How funny are your colleagues? Video, 00:02:12
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BBC
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1 October
1986: How to spot the upper class. Video, 00:05:03
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BBC
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1 October
1982: The Mary Rose is recovered. Video, 00:02:23
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BBC
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1 October
1960: Advice for new teachers. Video, 00:08:14
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BBC
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30 September
1979: Pooh Sticks played by the real-life Christopher Robin. Video, 00:01:04
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BBC
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28 September
1976: Kid's show Multi-Coloured Swap Shop first airs. Video, 00:03:59
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BBC
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25 September
1964: James Stagg - The Meteorologist Who Delayed D-Day. Video, 00:04:51
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BBC
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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
Posted
30 July

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