BBC Archive

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Gems from the Archive

1949: Britain's First Double-Decker Train. Video, 00:01:32
Something entirely new in railway rolling stock - Britain's first double-decker train.
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4 November 1949
1972: Diana Rigg on Parkinson. Video, 00:04:31
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4 November 1972
Archive Quiz: Star Trek
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1970: Fairy bridge. Video, 00:03:43
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4 November 1970
1988: Sir Patrick Stewart on becoming Captain Jean-Luc Picard. Video, 00:08:22
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8 April 1988

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1980s in Film

1985: Jeff Cohen on auditioning for The Goonies. Video, 00:05:46
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29 November 1985
1985: Back to the Future review. Video, 00:02:18
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10 December 1985
1982: Video pirates cloning E.T. Video, 00:10:08
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17 October 1982

Made of Northern Ireland

1980: Can you iron a shirt? Video, 00:02:55
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8 December 1980
1973: Seamus Heaney. Video, 00:05:36
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8 October 1973
1976: Valerie Singleton's Belfast shopping trip. Video, 00:04:52
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28 January 1976
1980: Belfast punk scene. Video, 00:05:32
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19 January 1980

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1988: Sir Patrick Stewart on becoming Captain Jean-Luc Picard. Video, 00:08:22
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1973: Yorkshire's Most Musical Job Interview. Video, 00:04:10
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27 October
1975: Pie and mash gets the luxury treatment. Video, 00:05:29
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20 October
2006: The real-life Hundred Acre Wood. Video, 00:02:28
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2 October
1996: Dame Esther Rantzen on her most emotional TV moment. Video, 00:00:49
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1 October
1987: How funny are your colleagues? Video, 00:02:12
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1 October
1986: How to spot the upper class. Video, 00:05:03
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1 October
1982: The Mary Rose is recovered. Video, 00:02:23
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1 October
1960: Advice for new teachers. Video, 00:08:14
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30 September
1979: Pooh Sticks played by the real-life Christopher Robin. Video, 00:01:04
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28 September
1976: Kid's show Multi-Coloured Swap Shop first airs. Video, 00:03:59
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25 September
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

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