BBC Archive

Curated extracts from the BBC's huge content archive.

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1961: The great Easter getaway. Video, 00:03:36
People use various modes of transport to escape for the holidays.
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30 March 1961
1968: Tolkien on Invented Language. Video, 00:01:23
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30 March 1968
Archive Quiz: Signs of Spring
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1987: The 9 O'Clock News - Van Gogh Painting Auctioned for Record £25 million. Video, 00:02:43
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30 March 1987
2000: Newsnight - Gay Culture. Video, 00:07:38
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30 March 2000

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Made of Scotland

1951: Scotland are soccer champions. Video, 00:05:32
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16 April 1951
1973: Glasgow school for bouncers. Video, 00:19:59
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30 April 1973
1952: The Fishermen of Stornoway. Video, 00:02:50
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13 February 1952
1977: Rousay Film Society. Video, 00:11:47
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2 February 1977

Classic Comedy on BBC Sounds

The Goon Show (1954 - 1960) Audio
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BBC Radio 4 Extra
The Boosh (2001)
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BBC Radio 4 Extra
Goodness Gracious Me
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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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1976: Operation Hot Cross Bun gets underway. Video, 00:02:32
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4 days ago
2006: Steve Wozniak on building the first Apple computer. Video, 00:07:23
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5 days ago
1993: Dame Jenni Murray discusses Woman's Hour. Video, 00:08:06
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20 March
1973: Shoppers rush to bag bargains before VAT is introduced. Video, 00:02:25
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19 March
1970: The village with one loo. Video, 00:03:56
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17 March
1984: All Aboard the Fashion Bus! Video, 00:04:24
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9 March
1970: The secrets of the romantic fiction writer. Video, 00:05:22
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6 March
2016: Cillian Murphy on the success of Peaky Blinders. Video, 00:01:26
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5 March
1982: Training for the women's Oxford v Cambridge boat race. Video, 00:07:46
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4 March
1973: The Office goes open plan. Video, 00:05:17
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3 March
1996: Eating a raw leek for St David's Day! Video, 00:03:02
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26 February
1985: How tasty are British Army ration packs? Video, 00:06:10
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10 February
1998: The railway fans driving Europe's last commuter steam train. Video, 00:01:54
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9 February
1984: Blue Peter demonstrates hair extensions. Video, 00:03:39
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6 February
1984: Is New York ready for the British Pork Pie? Video, 00:03:20
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5 February
1975: Could you do your food shop just once a year? Video, 00:03:46
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23 January
1979: The Mallalieu: an upcycled custom built car with style. Video, 00:05:45
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23 January
1975: A new bedtime essential – the duvet! Video, 00:03:03
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21 January
1984: The pub that time forgot. Video, 00:03:52
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21 January
1988: The UK's best roadside food van. Video, 00:03:34
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9 January
1976: How to thwart industrial espionage. Video, 00:05:52
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15 December 2025
1977: How to keep fit whatever your age. Video, 00:03:32
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10 December 2025
A young Lando Norris on his F1 world champion dreams. Video, 00:00:31
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8 December 2025
1986: Photographer Martin Parr on the art of making the ordinary iconic. Video, 00:02:10
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8 December 2025

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