The Barbican, 1972

What's it like living in the Barbican estate?

Six Days to Saturday, 1963

John Boorman documents a week in the life of "Bert's Babes" - the exciting young Swindon Town team

Quiz: Lights, camera... action!

What do you know about these directors who went from the BBC to Hollywood?

3 things we love right now

Seamus Heaney

Explore this archive portrait of the Nobel Prize-winning poet

Scouting Colin Walker, 1970

"15 professional football clubs are on the market for his signature - Colin is 12-and-a-half years old"

Portable suitcase studio, 1980

Michael Rodd lays down some tracks on a suitcase-sized recording studio - an early 4-track recorder.

Pick and mix

The Philip Pullman interviews

The author talks about His Dark Materials and much more

Britain's teenagers, 1955-1977

Follow the lives of a disparate group of teens over the course of three decades

HG Wells

The War of the Worlds author, in his own words

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Armistice Day

What would you have done in World War One?

iPlayer archive

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

History of the BBC

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

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