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Rewind

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

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BBC 100

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

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Quizzes

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

BBC 100

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Panorama: VERA Videotape Recorder, 1958

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

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Inside the Radiophonic Workshop, 1962

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

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Interludes

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

Best bits: Hobbies

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Miniature model cars, 1975

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

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Wonderful windmills, 1977

Jack Wild harnesses the wind to make his garden delightful

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Know your model train gauges, 1975

Model World investigates the world of narrow-gauge replica railways

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Hobbies

Popular pastimes, from model railways to matchstick men and women

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Pick and mix

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Gaming

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

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Life on the farm

A bumper crop of farming clips harvested from the BBC Archive

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The joy of sets

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

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Computer Literacy Project

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

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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

Archive Services

Request BBC archive material for research, educational or other purposes

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