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Explore thousands of BBC archive films. This unique collection shows life and events across the UK since the 1940s.

Discover the events, the people and the props that made the BBC

From Top of the Pops dancers to empty sitcom sets, put your BBC Archive trivia knowledge to the test

Behold! Richard Dimbleby commands the very flow of time itself, using the BBC's first video recorder

Recording the 'radiophonic poem', Private Dreams and Public Nightmares

Relax with these beautiful fillers, from playful kittens to sandy beaches

It's a Small World talks to a master miniature motor modeller

Jack Wild harnesses the wind to make his garden delightful

Model World investigates the world of narrow-gauge replica railways

Popular pastimes, from model railways to matchstick men and women

Up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, start

A bumper crop of farming clips harvested from the BBC Archive

Jazz up your video call backgrounds, with this collection of BBC sets

Hundreds of full BBC programmes from the 1980s, along with working software

Classic drama boxsets, music memories, brilliant documentaries and much more

Discover the BBC's unique and fascinating story, decade-by-decade

Request BBC archive material for research, educational or other purposes