Voice of the People
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1973: Should HORNSEA have a NUDIST beach? | Nationwide | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1966: Children imagine life in the year 2000 | Tomorrow’s World | Past Predictions | BBC Archive
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Incredible FLU REMEDIES from 1959 | Tonight | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1970: Female reporter PINCHES MEN'S BUMS | Nationwide | BBC Archive
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1979: What would kids do if they were RICH? | Junior That's Life | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1977: EXTRAORDINARY woman remembers the dawn of TV | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1983: Should you FIT IN or STAND OUT? | Scene | Vintage fashion clips | BBC Archive
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1970: VICTORIAN TEENAGERS reminisce | Yesterday's Witness | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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Have you got 1984 HAIR? | Sixty Minutes | Fashion | BBC Archive
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What's in a 1977 HANDBAG? | That's Life! | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1959: Life in POSTWAR BERLIN before the WALL | Panorama | Iconic News Stories | BBC Archive
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1962: How does SPRING make you FEEL? | Tonight | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1978: Britain's NUCLEAR DEFENCE is a PUB LANDLORD | Nationwide | BBC Archive
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1958: Could you survive 50s CHARM SCHOOL? | Tonight | Classic BBC clips | BBC Archive
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1978: Uncanny HOME-MADE IRISH SUBMARINE | Nationwide | Classic BBC Clips | BBC Archive
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1982: BOB HOSKINS: London is being "Sterilised by greed" | Omnibus | Classic TV report | BBC Archive
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1955: What did children want from Father Christmas? | Panorama | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1975: Charlie Roberts' HAPPY TOMATOES | Nationwide | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive
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1966: COMPUTER DATING - 1960s style | Tomorrow's World | Retro Tech | BBC Archive
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1970: SPIKE MILLIGAN laments neglected building | Nationwide | Classic BBC clips | BBC Archive
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1974: The Wonderful WEED WOMAN | Nationwide | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive
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1970: The life of the DUSTMEN | Nationwide | Classic BBC Clips | BBC Archive
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1979: Will Polly the RUDE PARROT ever sing? | Nationwide | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive
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1976: Magical SCHOOL LIFE on the ISLES OF SCILLY | Nationwide | Classic BBC clips | BBC Archive
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1983: MODEL MAKER's models have TAKEN OVER his flat | Nationwide | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive
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1978: Do the BRITISH PUBLIC want KILOMETRES? | Nationwide | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1977: SEX PISTOLS give DEREK NIMMO a makeover | Just A Nimmo | Vintage fashion clips | BBC Archive
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1962: CHIP CRISIS hits SOUTH WALES | Tonight | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive
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1976: ACCENTS - GLASGOW vs EDINBURGH | Word of Mouth | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1970: England's NORTH-SOUTH divide | Man Alive | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1967: CHARMING couple's FANTASY RAILWAY | Man Alive | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive
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1971: AMAZING Pillar Box-Jumping Pensioner | Nationwide | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive
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1972: The man LITERALLY moving house | Nationwide | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive
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1976: COCKNEY accents | Word of Mouth | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1964: LEICESTER - the life of a MIDLANDER | Two Town Mad | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1975: Noddy the horse's LUXURY STABLE | Nationwide | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive
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1976: NORTHUMBERLAND accents | Word of Mouth | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1977: SEX and VIOLENCE on TV | Festival 77 | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1971: HOUSEWIVES of HIGHBURY on new FOOTBALL season | Nationwide | Classic BBC Sport | BBC Archive
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1972: In PAISLEY Sunday SOCCER is SINFUL | Nationwide | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive
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1970: The COST of a CAR | Nationwide | Retro Transport | BBC Archive
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1976: LIVERPOOL accents | Word of Mouth | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1960: SCUNTHORPE is BOOMING | Panorama | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1982: RAPPING - London's Latest Craze | Oxford Road Show | Classic BBC Music | BBC Archive
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1973: LIVERPOOL's Community Transport Scheme | Nationwide | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1968: Should Women Get EQUAL PAY? | 24 Hours | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1984: Women factory workers on RETIREMENT | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1966: WOMEN Who Return to WORK | Six Sides of A Square | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1969: Has ENGLAND Embraced "EXOTIC" Food? | Nationwide | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1975: JELLIED EELS and SMOKED HADDOCK | A Taste of Britain | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1964: Life in DONEGAL | Tonight | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1967: Children talk about EMOTIONS | Children Talking | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1961: Are the YOUTH in MORAL DECLINE? | Panorama | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1977: The BRISTOL Dialect | Nationwide | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1968: What is the BEST SCHOOL DINNER? | A Quick Look Around | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1955: Meet the TEDDY BOYS | Special Enquiry | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1972: Belgian COCK-CROWING Competition | Midweek | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive
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1974: DJ DEKE and his SHED RADIO STATION | Nationwide | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive
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1974: Brighton's GLASS ANIMAL Man | Look Stranger | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive
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1972: DAVID ATTENBOROUGH on BBC Two's purpose | Late Night Line-Up | BBC Archive
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1957: TV Comes to the SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS | Behind the Headlines | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1984: GUISING at HALLOWEEN | Let's See | Children's Television | BBC Archive
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1962: GRUINARD - Mysterious Island of DEATH | Tonight | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1965: The FORAGER Who Makes WELSH WINE | Wales Today | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive
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1975: Kids Choose TRAIN SPOTTING | Nationwide | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1961: WW1 Veterans return to Ypres | Tonight | BBC Archive
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1971: The JOY of taking a STROLL | Nationwide | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1983: SEAT BELTS become COMPULSORY | BBC News | Retro Transport | BBC Archive
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1989: PHILOSOPHY of the TUBE Workers | 40 Minutes | World of Work | BBC Archive
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1976: Meet the COMMUTERS | Nationwide | Retro Transport | BBC Archive
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2007: Can BINGO Survive the SMOKING BAN? | Midlands Today | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1974: LLANDUDNO Ferry Ladies' 795th Voyage | Nationwide | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1982: Do MEN do any HOUSEWORK? | That's Life! | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1962: What do '60s KIDS Want For CHRISTMAS? | Tonight | Childhood Nostalgia | BBC Archive
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1974: Welcome to the HALIFAX CHARM SCHOOL | Nationwide | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive
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1975: The BEST and WORST Christmas TOYS | Nationwide | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1970: Welcome to SEALAND | Nationwide | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1970: How do You Spend Your POCKET MONEY? | Nationwide | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1967: What CHRISTMAS PRESENTS Would Kids Give Their Parents? | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1975: Are PREFAB Houses FABULOUS? | Nationwide | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1973: Why KING EDWARD I Hated METRES | Nationwide | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive
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1980: BELFAST - PUNK's Last Stronghold? | Something Else | Classic BBC Music | BBC Archive
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1955: Life of a 50s TEENAGER | Special Enquiry | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1960: Meet the MUDLARKS | Tonight | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive
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1961: York's HERMIT on 30 Years of SOLITUDE | Tonight | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1983: Are YOU a POSEUR? | RPM | Retro Fashion | BBC Archive
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1966: Looking For LOVE? Visit the MARRIAGE BUREAU | Man Alive | Classic BBC Clips | BBC Archive
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1968: What is the WELSH WAY OF LIFE? | Check-Up | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1985: Do REAL East Enders Like EASTENDERS? | Breakfast Time | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1976: HOLIDAY In OLDHAM | Nationwide | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive
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1954: The END of RATIONING | BBC News | Classic News Report | BBC Archive
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1971: AUNT LAURA - Saviour of CINEMA | Nationwide | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive
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1964: Will TV Ruin Life on SHETLAND? | Tonight | Past Predictions | BBC Archive
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1961: Working in a SUNDERLAND SHIPYARD | Sunderland Oak | World of Work | BBC Archive
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1971: This FISHERMAN Is Living His DREAM | Nationwide | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive
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1971: Is LONDON Unfit For HUMAN Habitation? | Nationwide | Science and Nature | BBC Archive
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1977: ROUSAY's Tenacious FILM SOCIETY | Arena | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive
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1954: Carmelite SISTERS Are DOING IT FOR THEMSELVES | BBC News | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive
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1960: Schoolgirl ARRESTED In EAST GERMANY Returns | BBC News | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1964: Escaped GREAT TRAIN ROBBER - Would You Help Him? | Tonight | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1979: Frank Prentice on how he SURVIVED the TITANIC | The Great Liners | BBC Archive
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1974: Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen photographs BYKER | Nationwide | Voice of the People
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1974: The Old PUBLIC LAUNDRY | Nationwide | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1974: PHOTOGRAPHING BYKER | Nationwide | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1967: Who Are The HIPPIES? | Panorama | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1968: What's on the MOON? | Children Talking | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1972: The PENSIONER Who Drives his DAD to WORK | Nationwide | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive
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1976: Thruxton PUB OWNER Battles COUNCIL | Nationwide | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive
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1967: Is POPULAR Music GOOD? | Pop Boom | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1974: WINDRUSH GENERATION Recall Arriving in Britain in 1948 | Yesterday's Witness | BBC Archive
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1948: Empire Windrush arrives at Tilbury Docks - BBC Newsreel | BBC Archive
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1969: Children Talking About RELIGION | Children Talking | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1964: DAVE CLARK and the Latest MOD FASHIONs | Tonight | Retro Fashion | BBC Archive
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1975: RONNIE RONALDE - Bird Mimic Extraordinaire | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive
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1983: SALESWOMEN setting the WORLD to RIGHTS | A Moment to Talk | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1984: WELDERS talking through TOUGH TIMES | A Moment to Talk | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1974: BAKERY has folk queuing AROUND THE BLOCK | Nationwide | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1954: Allan Prior's SLICE OF SEASIDE LIFE | THE BLACKPOOL STORY | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive
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1978: The ONLY RESIDENT on ÉCRÉHOUS | Nationwide | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1971: The Man Who MODERNISED BIRMINGHAM | Miracles Take A Little Longer | BBC Archive
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1957: Blackburn's WAKES WEEK Holiday | Tonight | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1983: DINKY TOY Collectors at the GLOUCESTER Swap Meet | Collecting Now | Retro Toys | BBC Archive
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1975: The STREET SWEEPING 16-year-old | Nationwide | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1973: UFO SPOTTING in WARMINSTER, WILTSHIRE | Nationwide | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive
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1972: BARRICADE at THE BLOCK | Tuesday Documentary: The Block | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1981: MEET one of the UK’S BEST PUB PIANISTS | Look North | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1960: What's in a HAGGIS? | Tonight | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive
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1971: SCARBOROUGH Residents' Bizarre "WINDOW TAX" | Nationwide | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive
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1975: Meet the 'RAILWAY MANIACS' | Nationwide | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive
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1975: One LONG TEA BREAK in LONDON | Nationwide | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive
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1972: Alan Barker - DONCASTER's Amazing BLIND PAPER BOY | Nationwide | World of Work | BBC Archive
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1958: Dizzy at 450 Feet | Living with Danger | World of Work | BBC Archive
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1977: ANGELA RIPPON on the FIRST EVER TOP GEAR | Top Gear | Retro Transport | BBC Archive
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1983: Record breaking GIANT VEGETABLES | Pebble Mill at One | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive
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1971: FOLK as ROUGH as IRON Filings | Omnibus | Classic BBC Music | BBC Archive
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1964: LIVERPOOL FANS bring POP to the KOP | Panorama | Classic BBC Sport | BBC Archive
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1980: Is this the WORLD'S most EXPENSIVE TOY? | Nationwide | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive
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1977: SKATEBOARDING Craze Hits the UK | Nationwide | Niche Sports | BBC Archive
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1973: The ENGLISHMAN who wants to be a SCOTSMAN | Nationwide | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive
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1963: The SECT who DEFY the STATE | Tonight | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive
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1983: The BBC is HACKED Live On Air | Micro Live | Retro Tech | BBC Archive
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1969: PIPE SMOKING WOMEN | Nationwide | Fashion | BBC Archive
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1967: CHAINED by LOVE | Man Alive | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1980: The ONLY GREAT GREAT GREAT GRANNY in the UK | Record Breakers | BBC Archive
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1961: Should IRISH IMMIGRATION to BRITAIN be Restricted? | Panorama | World of Work | BBC Archive
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1970: The WOMEN of the PUSSY CAT CLUB | Nationwide | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1969: What KIDS Think About CHRISTMAS | Children Talking | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1975: The WORST FOOTBALL TEAM in England? | Nationwide | Classic Sport | BBC Archive
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1978: RICHARD JONES - A Full and Happy Life | Nationwide | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1977: Formby GNOME KIDNAPPINGS | Programme | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1965: WHINGING POMS Go Down Under | Tonight | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive
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1970: Is WIGAN Becoming TOO MODERN? | Nationwide | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1972: Surviving BICKERSHAW POP FESTIVAL | Bickershaw | Classic BBC Music | BBC Archive
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1979: HARD MEN at the DOOR | Tonight | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1983: The 92 OWNERS of this VILLAGE PUB | Nationwide | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1981: Presenting the STACEY 69 technical CAMERA | Nationwide | Retro Tech | BBC Archive
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1976: COTTINGLEY FAIRIES: FACT or FANTASY? | Nationwide | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive
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1961: NELSON in DUBLIN - Should he STAY or GO? | Tonight | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1972: SONGS and GAMES from the CITY STREETS and PLAYGROUNDS | Dusty Bluebells | BBC Archive
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1976: The WOMEN who made CHAINS | Nothing to Lose | Inspirational Women | BBC Archive
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1983: Meet the COMPUTER ADDICTS | Newsnight | Retro Tech | BBC Archive
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1976: EAST END JESUS | Nationwide | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1965: BAVARIAN PILGRIMS – PRETZELS and BEER | Tonight | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive
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1970: GHOSTS and ARSENIC | Curious Character of Britain | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1962: WHY are the CORK DOCKYARDS so SUCCESSFUL? | World of Work | Tonight | BBC Archive
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1964: The KID who WOULDN’T CONFORM | The Long Journey | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1966: MAYHEM in MUNICH | Whicker’s World | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive
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1962: Children IMAGINE the LONDON BLITZ | Tonight | Classic TV | BBC Archive
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1974: 30 YEARS of the TWO FREDS | Nationwide | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive
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1991: Are VIDEO GAMES a Risk to Children? | Gloria Live | Retro Gaming | BBC Archive
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1960: The delight of the MINERS' BRASS BAND PICNIC | Monitor 54 | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive
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1980: Reg's REVOLVING OBSERVATORY | The 60 70 80 Show | Retro Tech | BBC Archive
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1974: NEWCASTLE UNITED Fans Salute LOSING FA CUP Side | BBC News | Classic BBC sport | BBC Archive
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1973: DJ DAVID v GOLIATH | Nationwide | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive
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1980: TATTOOS Go UPMARKET | Nationwide | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1968: How COMPULSORY PURCHASE reshaped a TOWN | Man Alive | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1974: The KOPITES of Liverpool FC | The Kop | Classic BBC sport | BBC Archive
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1961: Hark! The INCREDIBLE Solo BELL-RINGER | Tonight | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive
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1965 | STUDENTS have their say on COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOLS | Tonight | BBC Archive
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1986: Children Imagine Life in 2020 | Tomorrow's World | Past Predictions | BBC Archive
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1974: YOUR FUTURE in THEIR HANDS | Nationwide | Childhood Nostalgia | BBC Archive
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1958: From OPIUM DENS to ANTIQUE SHOPS | 120 | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive
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1978: SOUP, SOAP and SALVATION | Tonight | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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