BBC Archive

Curated extracts from the BBC's huge content archive.

Gems from the Archive

1994: The Information Superhighway. Video, 00:04:48
Kate Bellingham looks at the Information Super Highway. What potential does it have?
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BBC Archive
Posted
29 April 1994
1973: Cats with own chequebook paw it forward. Video, 00:03:08
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BBC Archive
Posted
25 April 1973
Archive Quiz: Empty sitcom sets
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BBC
1993: Night Trap controversy. Video, 00:01:32
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BBC Archive
Posted
28 April 1993
1975: Darts: The Rhondda Legend. Video, 00:07:33
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BBC Archive
Posted
23 April 1975

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Back to the 80s cinema

1983: Return of the Jedi review. Video, 00:04:15
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BBC Archive
Posted
6 June 1983
1985: Back to the Future review. Video, 00:02:18
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BBC Archive
Posted
10 December 1985
1982: Video pirates cloning E.T. Video, 00:10:08
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BBC Archive
Posted
17 October 1982
1984: Gremlins controversy. Video, 00:03:05
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BBC Archive
Posted
7 December 1984

Archive on BBC iPlayer

Billy Connolly: A Scot in the Arctic. Video, 47 minutes
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BBC One
Available for over a year
Boys from the Blackstuff
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BBC Two
Design Classics. The Sony Walkman. Video, 30 minutes
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BBC Two
Available until Sat 03:00

England Collection

1948: Cockle collecting at Leigh-on-Sea. Video, 00:03:05
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BBC
Posted
21 May 2024
1973: Goathland Plough Stots ceremony. Video, 00:07:54
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BBC
Posted
19 June 2024
1970: Wonderful Wigan. Video, 00:06:10
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BBC
Posted
5 June 2024
1974: Lake District 'fell talk' Video, 00:01:07
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BBC
Posted
19 June 2024
1972: The Honourable Game of Knur and Spell. Video, 00:09:28
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BBC
Posted
5 June 2024

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.

Tomorrow's World

1984: The science behind baked beans. Video, 00:01:38
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BBC Archive
Posted
12 April 1984
1994: The Information Superhighway. Video, 00:04:48
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BBC Archive
Posted
29 April 1994
1975: Kraftwerk on Tomorrow's World. Video, 00:01:19
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BBC Archive
Posted
25 September 1975
1995: Dark cyber future predicted for 2025. Video, 00:01:39
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BBC Archive
Posted
7 July 1995

Explore More

1956: Titanic Survivors interviewed. Video, 00:09:14
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BBC
Posted
16 April
1975: Sidney Poitier's directing ambitions. Video, 00:01:53
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BBC
Posted
31 March
1953: London to Tokyo in just 36 hours! Video, 00:13:00
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BBC
Posted
28 March
1966: Pickles the dog finds the World Cup trophy. Video, 00:01:06
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BBC
Posted
27 March
1985: Ayrton Senna and his Lotus F1 car. Video, 00:02:49
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BBC
Posted
25 March
1977: Fyfe Robertson on Tate Bricks and modern art. Video, 00:04:06
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BBC
Posted
24 March
1990: Can Caroline Aherne's fake CV fool the recruiter? Video, 00:04:37
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BBC
Posted
21 March
1964: Inside Alcatraz's fearsome walls. Video, 00:03:14
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BBC
Posted
20 March
1992: Virtual Reality theme park. Video, 00:04:53
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BBC
Posted
20 March
1970: Jane Birkin interview. Video, 00:06:35
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BBC
Posted
14 March
1992: Inside the Ajax football academy. Video, 00:03:26
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BBC
Posted
12 March
1987: Neighbours cast dish Ramsay Street gossip. Video, 00:07:18
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BBC
Posted
12 March
1991: The Godfather is all about power says Francis Ford Coppola. Video, 00:01:46
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BBC
Posted
12 March
1972: Muddy Waters talks Chicago Blues. Video, 00:04:05
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BBC
Posted
10 March
1972: David Attenborough on the purpose of BBC2. Video, 00:08:23
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BBC
Posted
4 March
1973: Open Door - St Mungo Community Trust. Video, 00:57:47
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BBC
Posted
3 March
1965: Boris Karloff on why he doesn't like the word 'horror' Video, 00:03:54
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BBC
Posted
27 February
Archive Quiz: Oasis - D'You Really Know What I Mean?
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BBC
Posted
27 February
1973: Lost Beatles tape - Nationwide. Video, 00:08:50
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BBC
Posted
27 February
1987: Johnny Cash 'came alive again' after beating his addiction. Video, 00:02:56
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BBC
Posted
26 February
1984: Roberta Flack on her classical background and influences. Video, 00:02:59
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BBC
Posted
25 February
1978: Shirley Hughes on the making of Dogger. Video, 00:04:11
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BBC
Posted
25 February
1991: Nina Simone 'would love' to be compared to Maria Callas. Video, 00:01:05
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BBC
Posted
20 February
1964: Love is... demon masks? The Mamuthones of Sardinia. Video, 00:04:29
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BBC
Posted
13 February

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