1995 : BLUE PETER discovers the INTERNET | Retro Tech | BBC Archive
BBC Archive Diane-Louise Jordan takes a trip on the information superhighway, to explore some of the delights of the newfangled[…]
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1958: Introducing VERA – Britain’s First Videotape Recorder | Panorama | Retro Tech
Britain’s First Videotape Recorder Richard Dimbleby introduces V.E.R.A. (Vision Electronic Recording Apparatus), during a live edition of Panorama. Then –[…]
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1972: EVOLUTION of MICROPHONES at the BBC | Nationwide | Making Of | BBC Archive
Evolution of Microphones Veteran BBC radio broadcaster John Snagge – who first broadcast for the BBC in 1927 – discusses[…]
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1975: FRANK HAMPSON – creator of DAN DARE | Nationwide | Science Fiction | BBC Archive
OLD UK 1975: FRANK HAMPSON – creator of DAN DARE | Nationwide | Science Fiction | BBC Archive Credit BBC[…]
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1989: LEONARD NIMOY on Spock and STAR TREK | Wogan | Classic Celebrity Interviews | BBC Archive
OLD UK 1989: LEONARD NIMOY on Spock and STAR TREK | Wogan | Classic Celebrity Interviews | BBC Archive Credit[…]
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1976: MITZI MUELLER: Champion Wrestler
OLD UK 1976: MITZI MUELLER: Champion Wrestler | Tonight | Classic Sports Feature | BBC Archive Credit BBC Archive
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2006: Will MYSPACE Transform the Music Industry? | BBC Breakfast | Past Predictions
OLD UK “There’s no need for a middleman, it’s the band interacting directly with the fans.” BBC Breakfast attempts to[…]
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1990: Nicolas Cage
Nicolas Cage 1990: Nicolas Cage Credit BBC Archive
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1976: LIVERPOOL accents | Word of Mouth | Voice of the People
Old UK Eh La deals with Scouse, a dialect which was the result of the rich mingling of races and[…]
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1970: The COST of a CAR | Nationwide | Retro Transport
OLD UK Britain has become a nation of devoted car lovers, with an estimated 11 million vehicles now on the[…]
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1964: Philip LARKIN and John BETJEMAN on Poetry | Monitor | Classic arts interview |
Old UK John Betjeman meets Philip Larkin, to discuss poetry and the inspirations behind it, and the city of Hull[…]
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1975: COMPETITIVE LEEK GROWING scene in Durham | Nationwide
Old UK “In Durham it’s Derby Day, cup final and The Ashes, all rolled into one” – Luke Casey In[…]
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1992: What is a COMPUTER VIRUS? | Newsround | Retro Tech
Old UK With the Michelangelo virus due to strike on the 6th of March 1992 – and an estimated 1,300[…]
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1971: HOUSEWIVES of HIGHBURY on new FOOTBALL season
Old UK Bob Wellings speaks to women who live in the Highbury area of North London – the home of[…]
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1981: KENNETH WILLIAMS and his THERMOELECTRIC watch
Old UK Tomorrow’s World guest presenter Kenneth Williams explains how his nifty new thermocouple-powered watch works. The mind boggles! Credit[…]
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