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2002: Dataplay - A CD for the New Millenium? | Tomorrow's World | BBC Archive

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1979: A Spot of Croquet | Nationwide | Niche Sports | BBC Archive

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1992: A Tale of Two Sisters | Between Ourselves | BBC Archive

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1979: Can Triumph Survive? | Man Alive | BBC Archive

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1986: The Englishwoman's Wardrobe | Forty Minutes | BBC Archive

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1961: Minicabs - a Diabolical Liberty? | News Extra | BBC Archive

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1976: Old Machinery Man | Nationwide | BBC Archive

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2000: Internet, Email and the Wonder of WAP | Tomorrow's World | BBC Archive

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1965: Moving House. Slowly. | Tonight | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive

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1979: Why Collect Stamps? | In the Post | BBC Archive

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1986: Life on a Coaster Ship | Forty Minutes | BBC Archive

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1979: The Model World of Robert Symes | BBC Archive

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1990: A Day Trip to Barry Island | Between Ourselves | BBC Archive

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1973: Checking the Weather with a Home Made Satellite Dish | Nationwide | BBC Archive

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1995: The Curious Case of Kilo 18 | Tomorrow's World | BBC Archive

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1974: The Teenage Telephone Addict | Nationwide | BBC Archive

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1984: YTS Trainees on the State of Britain | A Moment to Talk | BBC Archive

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1969: Retiring to the Sunshine | The Philpott File | BBC Archive

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1992: The World of Sweets | Childhood Nostalgia | BBC Archive

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1976: Concorde's First Commercial Transatlantic Flight | Blue Peter | BBC Archive

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1965: The Joy of Vintage Post Boxes | Tonight | BBC Archive

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2000: Television... On Demand?! | Tomorrow's World | BBC Archive

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1974: Pensioners - What Duvet Think of Duvets? | Nationwide | BBC Archive

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1983: A Day Out Down a Coal Mine | Day Out | BBC Archive

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1972: Rise of the Vegetarians | The Philpott File | BBC Archive

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1969: Britain's Complex Relationship With Pets | Love of a Kind | BBC Archive

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1992: Virtual Reality Theme Park | Tomorrow's World | BBC Archive

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1980: When Blue Peter Broadcast from an Empty Studio | BBC Archive

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1984: The Pub that Time Forgot | Breakfast Time | BBC Archive

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2000: Web Shoppers - The Future of Fashion? | Tomorrow's World | BBC Archive

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1982: Factory Workers Discuss Automation | A Moment to Talk | BBC Archive

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1968: "The Mating Market" at the Concord Hotel | Man Alive | BBC Archive

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1993: A Legal RAVE? | Close Up North | BBC Archive

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1970: Formula One Drivers' Pre-Season Ski Trip | Wheelbase | BBC Archive

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1972: Selling French Candles During the UK Power Shortages | Nationwide | BBC Archive

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2002: The Biggest Change in TV History? | Tomorrow's World | BBC Archive

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1965: Cleaning St Paul's Cathedral | Tonight | BBC Archive

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1978: Down Among The Donkeys | Network | BBC Archive

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1960: Housing Standards in Britain | Enquiry | Homes and Housing | BBC Archive

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1972: Living and Working on the Island of Herm | Look Stranger | Classic Documentary | BBC Archive

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1966: Harnessing the Power of "The Snowies" | Looking at Australia | BBC Archive

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1982: Why are People Queuing Up For Snooker? | Nationwide | Classic BBC Sport | BBC Archive

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1972: A FREE Computer?! | Blue Peter | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

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1975: Armagh Road Bowls | Nationwide | Niche Sports | BBC Archive

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1984: Dundee Night Shift Workers Set the World to Rights | A Moment to Talk | BBC Archive

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1964: Tales of Three Cities | England Our England | Voice of the People | BBC Archive

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1981: Meet the Toughest Tug of War Team in the World | Niche Sports | BBC Archive

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1958: Ready for a 1950s Style Workout? | Keep Fit With Eileen Fowler | BBC Archive

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1968: A History of English Windmills | A Couris Thing | Classic BBC Documentary | BBC Archive

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Remembering The Big Freeze of 1963 | Tonight Special | BBC Archive

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1978: Keith is Plane Crazy | Nationwide | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive

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1989: Nottingham's Number 1 Sumo Fan | Turning Japanese | Niche Sports | BBC Archive

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1996: 100 Years of Country Life Magazine | Classic BBC Documentary | BBC Archive

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1965: A Flatshare in London | Man Alive | Classic Documentary | BBC Archive

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1981: Uppies versus Doonies in Kirkwall | Spectrum | Niche Sports | BBC Archive

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1951: Christmas Day, 1951 | Newsreel | BBC Archive

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1976: A Traditional Country Christmas Dinner | A Taste of Britain | BBC Archive

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1994: Christmas is Hell! | Voice of the People | BBC Archive

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1957: The Onion Seller | Eye to Eye: Onion Johnnie | Classic BBC Documentary | BBC Archive

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1979: Buying a House | Public Life | Voice of the People | BBC Archive

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