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1981: Esther Rantzen is Arrested | That's Life! | BBC Archive

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1959: A Sort of Welcome to Spring | BBC Archive

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1977: A Traditional Yorkshire Rope Works | In the Making | BBC Archive

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1971: Something for the Children | Tuesday Documentary | BBC Archive

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1987: Cabin Crew Training Course | Forty Minutes | BBC Archive

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1959: Iddesleigh - The Changing Village | Second Enquiry | BBC Archive

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1985: Band merch - is it worth the money? | Whistle Test | BBC Archive

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1956: Vällingby - Life in Europe's Most Modern Town | Panorama | BBC Archive

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1970: The Men Who Churn Out Romantic Novels | 24 Hours | BBC Archive

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1993: A Very British Sci-Fi Convention | Between Ourselves | BBC Archive

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1972: Covent Garden Redevelopment | Man Alive | BBC Archive

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1969: Craghead Colliery | A Year in the Life | BBC Archive

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1977: The Art of Stained Glass Windows | In The Making | BBC Archive

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1973: Don't Fear the Office Copier | Office | BBC Archive

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1973: Blue Streak - What Remains of Britain's Space Program? | Nationwide | BBC Archive

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1962: Last Days of the Cavendish Hotel | Tonight | BBC Archive

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1976: Dialects of Yorkshire Fishermen | Word of Mouth | BBC Archive

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1989: All About Ambridge - The Archers Documentary | Forty Minutes | BBC Archive

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1968: Battle to be Top Brass | Omnibus | BBC Archive

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1980: A Portrait of Glasgow | Spectrum | BBC Archive

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1984: When Synths and Guitars Collide | Whistle Test | BBC Archive

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1984: Meet the Lir-pa Loof | That's Life! | BBC Archive

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2006: Steve Wozniak on the Power of Shyness | Working Lunch | BBC Archive

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1957: Life on Rathlin Island | BBC Archive

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1985: English in New York | Whicker's World | BBC Archive

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1957: The Life of Students | Eye to Eye | BBC Archive

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1985: Judi Dench on the Joys of Life | Favourite Things | BBC Archive

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1986: How to Spot the Upper Class | That's Life! | BBC Archive

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1965: Foulness: Village Life in a Military Testing Ground | Tonight | BBC Archive

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1959: A Night in a Soho Jazz Club | Panorama | BBC Archive

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1971: The Mother and Son Who Won't Retire | Nationwide | World of Work | BBC Archive

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1980: On holiday in Weston-Super-Mare | Day Out | A Little Bit Longer | BBC Archive

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1965: George ORWELL according to family and friends | Writers & Wordsmiths | BBC Archive

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1968: A Stranger in Rural Wales | Village Called Caio | BBC Archive

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1966: The World Cup - One Week In | Classic Sport | BBC Archive

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2000: A Portable Computer for Kids? | Tomorrow's World | BBC Archive

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1980: A Portrait of Dal Lake | The Lake | BBC Archive

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1968: The Whole World in a Box | Towards Tomorrow | BBC Archive

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1974: Manchester - the Corporation and the People | Tuesday Documentary | BBC Archive

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1988: Last Days on Grand Parade | Forty Minutes | BBC Archive

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1973: The Modern Office | Office | BBC Archive

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1973: Spennymoor: Britain's Next Tourist Hotspot? | Nationwide | BBC Archive

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2000: Three Dimensional Television? | Tomorrow's World | BBC Archive

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1983: Rise of the "Concept Snack" | Food and Drink | BBC Archive

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1971: Mums of the 70s | BBC Archive

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1974: Len Hill - Penguin Millionaire | The World About Us | BBC Archive

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1995: The Brockwell Park Lido | Modern Times | BBC Archive

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1989: Bin Day in Swansea | Between Ourselves | BBC Archive

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1989: Reviewing the BBC's Architectural Heritage | The Late Show | BBC Archive

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1986: Can Computers Revolutionise School Music? | Micro Live | BBC Archive

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1965: Haaf Netting - Better Fishing by Haaf? | Tonight | BBC Archive

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1985: Talking Proper - What's in an Accent? | Forty Minutes | BBC Archive

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1979: Fred Dibnah - Steeplejack: Full Documentary | BBC Archive

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1982: On the Tracks of the Wild Otter | The World About Us | BBC Archive

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1981: Nottingham's Goose Fair | The Golden Goose | BBC Archive

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1991: The Five Lawns of Maurice Pope | Little England | BBC Archive

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1959: Hairdressing... for Men? | Mainly For Women | BBC Archive

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1972: Crich's National Tramway Museum | Industrial Grand Tour | BBC Archive

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1961: Ready for the Robot Revolution? | News Extra | BBC Archive

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1964: Climbing the Eiffel Tower | Paris at Their Feet | BBC Archive

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