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Browse through subjects and people to create your own journey through the archives. http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/img/archive_rss_120x60.gif 60 120 http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/aerialjourneys/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/aerialjourneys/5300.shtml Take an unconventional journey across Britain and through time with over 60 years of broadcasting from the air. http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/agatha_christie/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/agatha_christie/12500.shtml Remembering the best-selling author of all time. http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/apartheid/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/apartheid/7200.shtml The vicious divide - how the BBC helped expose the brutality of apartheid in South Africa. http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/archive_pioneers/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/archive_pioneers/6500.shtml Celebrating the creators of the BBC sound archives. http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/bankholidays/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/bankholidays/7100.shtml A look back at British bank holiday traditions and celebrations from 1949 to 2000. http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/bigben/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/bigben/7500.shtml Glimpse inside the London landmark with the BBC archives. http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/nhs/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/nhs/5100.shtml How the state of the nation's health became a political ideal. http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/sculptors/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/sculptors/12800.shtml Exploring the work of Britain's most influential 20th-Century Sculptors. http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/cambridgespies/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/cambridgespies/7800.shtml Tutored at Trinity, recruited by Russia. The spies the Kremlin dubbed 'The Magnificent Five'. http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/chronicle/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/chronicle/8600.shtml Exploring historical excavations and long-gone civilisations. http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/mining/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/mining/6900.shtml Stories of courage, hardship, political conflict and the changing face of British industry. http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/cuba/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/cuba/6100.shtml A collection of programmes on the Cuban revolution and missile crisis. http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/dadsarmy/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/dadsarmy/5230.shtml Celebrating the heroes from Walmington-on-Sea's Home Guard. http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/attenborough/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/attenborough/7000.shtml Venture into the tropics with the young David Attenborough in this quest from the 1950s. http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/edward_viii/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/edward_viii/12900.shtml How an abdication crisis changed the course of history. http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/blyton/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/blyton/8400.shtml Why have accusations of racism and sexism not diminished this writer? http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/blytonandthebbc/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/blytonandthebbc/8407.shtml Why the creator of Noddy and the Famous Five wasn't welcome on the airwaves. http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/football_legends/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/football_legends/11900.shtml Interviews with World Cup heroes and superstars of British soccer. http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/bacon/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/bacon/5400.shtml Examining the life and work of a controversial and respected artist. http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/orwell/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/orwell/7420.shtml Documents, letters and internal memos explore Orwell's BBC broadcasting career. http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/burgess/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/burgess/7700.shtml Read about Guy Burgess' day jobs, what he was like to work with and how he left the BBC to join the Foreign Office. http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/hg_wells/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/hg_wells/12400.shtml The novelist speculates on the shape of things to come. http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/henrymoore/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/henrymoore/8800.shtml From groundbreaking arts documentaries to 'Blue Peter', the BBC celebrates the art of a 20th-Century master. http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/hollywood/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/hollywood/10200.shtml BBC Radio celebrates the legends of American cinema. http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/james_bond/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/james_bond/12600.shtml Exploring the enduring appeal of Ian Fleming's master spy http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/hawhaw/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/hawhaw/8900.shtml Original recordings and documents about the man behind the Nazi propaganda. http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/thatcher/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/thatcher/6300.shtml Remembering the early political career of Margaret Thatcher. http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/marriage/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/marriage/10500.shtml Were women in the 1950s and 60s desperate housewives? http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/menandmoney/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/menandmoney/6800.shtml From the Bank of England to the floor of the Stock Exchange in London's financial heart. http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/writers/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/writers/12200.shtml The story of the novel in the 20th Century, as told by the writers themselves. http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/moonlandings/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/moonlandings/7600.shtml Commemorating mankind's first steps on the surface of the moon and looking to the future of space exploration. http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/mersey/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/mersey/5184.shtml From the Beatles to Pete Wylie - remembering Mersey stars from the 1960s to the 1980s. http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/scientists/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/scientists/10600.shtml Professor Lewis Wolpert in conversation with eight Nobel science laureates. http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/ni1960s/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/ni1960s/11700.shtml From Ballycastle to Waterfoot, a collection of television short films and images from Northern Ireland. http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/princesselizabeth/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/princesselizabeth/6600.shtml HM Queen Elizabeth II develops from a princess to a monarch in the midst of war and austerity. http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/churchill/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/churchill/11000.shtml Friends and colleagues share memories of Winston Churchill. http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/feynman/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/feynman/10700.shtml The Nobel Prize winning scientist gives us a glimpse of the world through his eyes. http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/70sfeminism/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/70sfeminism/10400.shtml A collection of programmes revealing the evolution of feminism in the 1970s. http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/flyingvisits/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/flyingvisits/10100.shtml Take a trip to the stars and discover some of the secrets of the cosmos with this series of programmes imagining our future in space. http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/steamtrains/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/steamtrains/7300.shtml A celebration of steam trains and the people who preserve them. http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/suffragettes/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/suffragettes/8314.shtml Testimonies from the veterans of Emmeline Pankhurst's movement for female suffrage. http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/titanic/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/titanic/5047.shtml Uncover the real story of that 'night to remember' as we bring together survivors' memories and controversial BBC documents. http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/swingometer/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/swingometer/11200.shtml Charting the swings in voter support with the BBC's famous election night prop. http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/hamlet/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/hamlet/8500.shtml Giants of the theatre, including John Gielgud and Derek Jacobi, discuss this complex and sometimes terrifying role. http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/olympics_1948/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/olympics_1948/12100.shtml Remembering the London post-war Olympics. http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/berlinwall/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/berlinwall/8200.shtml How people lived for 28 years in a city divided by a concrete barrier and an atmosphere of political distrust and repression. http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/broom_cupboard/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/broom_cupboard/12300.shtml Presenters, puppets and live TV continuity. http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/changingwho/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/changingwho/10300.shtml The stories behind each new incarnation of the Doctor. http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/prince_philip/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/prince_philip/6000.shtml Programmes, images and documents about the life and work of the Duke of Edinburgh. http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/gay_rights/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/gay_rights/12000.shtml From decriminalisation to the civil partnership. http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/doctorwho/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/doctorwho/6400.shtml How the TARDIS became the nation's favourite time machine. http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/great_egg_race/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/great_egg_race/10800.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/tomorrowsworld/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/tomorrowsworld/8000.shtml Reports from the BBC's popular programme on advances in science and technology. http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/van_gogh/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/van_gogh/10900.shtml Exploring the continuing fascination with one of the world's most popular artists. http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/dunkirk/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/dunkirk/14300.shtml Eyewitness accounts of how Operation Dynamo saved the Allied forces from the Nazis. http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/ww2outbreak/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/ww2outbreak/7903.shtml Experience British life in the shadow of war through original news broadcasts, eyewitness accounts and commentaries on some of the key events. http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/battleofbritain/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/battleofbritain/11400.shtml Programmes and documents recalling the events of the Battle of Britain http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/ussr/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/ussr/6700.shtml A collection of programmes and documents exploring relations between the USSR and Great Britain during World War II. http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/holocaust/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/holocaust/5100.shtml Programmes and documents from survivors and broadcasters testify to the murderous policies of the Nazis. http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/whatwewore/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/whatwewore/5600.shtml Programmes and documents remembering the evolution of style through the ages. http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/working/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/working/5000.shtml Exploring the roots of the British working class and how lives and attitudes have changed over the years.