Category: Culture

Old UK Following his well-publicised 1993 name change to a seemingly unpronounceable symbol, fans and journalists have wrestled with what[…]

Old UK Fyfe Robertson reports from the Volkswagen factory in Ramsgate, where 65 year-old maintenance engineer Frank Turner is retiring[…]

Old UK John Parry demonstrates ear defenders, a new invention devised by explosive experts at the Ministry of Technology. Credit[…]

Old UK Nationwide reporter Bernard Clark reports on Ginger Baker – the prodigiously talented but notoriously volatile drummer behind Cream,[…]

Old UK BBC Northern Ireland’s roving reporter James Boyce attends a traditional straw wedding in Derrylin, County Fermanagh and interviews[…]

Old UK Twenty-one hardy souls take part in the gruelling race up Ben Nevis. Credit BBC Archive

Old UK The Edinburgh Festival and Edinburgh Festival Fringe are happening! Credit BBC Archive

Old UK The original Grand Theft Auto 🚗 Credit BBC Archive

Old UK Restored footage from 1896 of carriages and people passing over Westminster Bridge in London, England with the Palace[…]

Old UK OId footage from 1902 that has been restored of a man spraying onlookers with a hose in Wigan,[…]

Old UK This film is available to license from our website at Huntley Film Archives, by searching for film 1011683[…]

Old UK Mrs F.M.Curtis owns a sweetshop in Fulham, which was recently attacked by raucous football fans. She gives a[…]

Old UK Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker explains what appeals to him – and what disappoints him – about pop music.[…]

Old UK David Willis visits the WordPerfect offices in Weybridge. The company have taken the novel step of hiring a[…]

Old UK Gerald Harrison asks children from the Bolton and Nelson areas of Lancashire about the moon. Credit BBC Archive