Presented by Melvyn Bragg, a social history of 20th Century Britain. Fascinating stories of how people worked and lived, via viewers' personal memories and rare film archive

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Beside the Seaside

20/20 Melvyn Bragg is in Blackpool as we end the series by looking at 1950s seaside holidays.

Fri 22 Feb 2013 14:45 BBC Two

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  • The British Film Institute and Reel History

    The British Film Institute and Reel History

    Reel History of Britain is a unique collaboration between the BBC and the British Film Institute, plus other national and regional archives.

    Established in 1935, the BFI National Film & Television Archive preserves one of the largest and most significant moving image collections in the world.

    Click the link below to explore the key films that were the basis of the series on the BFI's official Reel History website.

    BFI Reel History website

  • Selecting the Films for Reel History

    Selecting the Films for Reel History

    Find out how curator Robin Baker chose the films featured in the series, and what makes these on-screen snippets of British history so compelling. Read and comment on Robin's post on the BBC TV blog.

    Read Robin Baker's blog

  • BBC Hands on History: Make Your Own Archive

    BBC Hands on History: Make Your Own Archive

    Archive film is a fantastic way to preserve past experiences and bring memories to life.

    BBC Hands on History offers you some very quick and easy tips to share and create your own archive to explore your own family history.

    More BBC Hands on History activities

  • Housing, Holidays and Schools Archive

    Housing, Holidays and Schools Archive

    BBC Hands on History has got some great archive relating to three subjects we'll explore in depth in Reel History.

    Click below for some great archive clips here looking at Holidays, Housing and Schools.

    Holidays, Housing and Schools archive

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