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1963: CAMPING in Yosemite | Tonight | 1960s | BBC Archive

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1987: How to Grow a WORLD CHAMPION LEEK | Forty Minutes | Classic BBC Documentary | BBC Archive

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1981: Life of the EXTREMELY WEALTHY | Man Alive | Classic BBC Documentary | BBC Archive

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1958: Life of a LONDON FAMILY | Eye to Eye | Classic BBC Documentary | BBC Archive

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1971: John Noakes Faces his GREATEST FEAR | Blue Peter | BBC Archive

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1980: Will TECHNOLOGY put an END to JOBS? | General Studies | Predicting the Future | BBC Archive

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1982: Can MICK JAGGER Tour for 5 MORE YEARS? | Nationwide | Classic interview | BBC Archive

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1968: How to Travel by PLANE in the 60s | Blue Peter | Retro Transport | BBC Archive

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1966: Working in the BRITISH CAR INDUSTRY | Wheelbase | Voice of the People | BBC Archive

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1994: Can BRITISH TENNIS Produce a WINNER? | On the Line | Classic BBC sport | BBC Archive

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1980: Graham Chapman Reviews M*A*S*H* | Did You See...? | Classic TV Review | BBC Archive

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1973: The 40 mph FAMILY PETS | Man Alive: Going to the Dogs | Animal Magic | BBC Archive

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1972: At Home With JAMES THE TRAINS | Nationwide | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive

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1994: MLS or PROZONE SOCCER - Football's FUTURE in the USA? | Classic BBC Sport | BBC Archive

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1973: FYFE Learns to Drive at HIGH SPEED | Robbie | Retro Transport | BBC Archive

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1986: Last Day For the MILL WORKERS | Forty Minutes | Voice of the People | BBC Archive

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1969: Is This Band the NEXT BIG THING? | A Year in the Life | Classic BBC Music | BBC Archive

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1982: FRED DIBNAH - Demolition and Restoration | Fred | World of Work | BBC Archive

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1987: KAZUO ISHIGURO Interview | Bookmark | Writers and Wordsmiths | BBC Archive

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1973: The Finest ALLOTMENTS In Britain? | Nationwide | Voice of the People | BBC Archive

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1993: VIDEO PHONES are Here! But Do You WANT One? | Behind the Headlines | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

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1977: INDEPENDENCE For Hay-On-Wye? | Nationwide | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive

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1968: The Man Who Made LOTUS Racing - Colin Chapman | Millionaire | Classic Motorsport | BBC Archive

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1988: Making COMICS and CARTOONS - From The BEANO to BUGS BUNNY | Chegwin Checks Out | BBC Archive

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1972: ENGLAND Lionesses Vs SCOTLAND - First Official International | Women's Football | BBC Archive

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1983: SMUGGLING on the IRISH BORDER | Nationwide | Voice of the People | BBC Archive

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1959: Tackling Glasgow's HOUSING CRISIS | Second Enquiry | Classic BBC Documentary | BBC Archive

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1971: Meet the Glass ARTISTS | The Craftsmen: Images in Glass | World of Work | BBC Archive

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1949: Scotland's AIR AMBULANCE Service | Newsreel | Retro Transport | BBC Archive

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1981: FUTUREHOME 2000 - A House Fit For the 21st CENTURY? | The Money Programme | BBC Archive

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1967: MEN With LONG HAIR - Harbingers of CHANGE? | Keep Your Hair On | Fashion | BBC Archive

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1984: BANDERSNATCH, BAILIFFS and the Battle for a HIT GAME | Commercial Breaks | BBC Archive

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1959: The HOTTEST Summer Fashions | Fashion and Beauty | BBC Archive

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1972: A HORSE Walks into a PUB | Braden's Week | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive

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1965: British Vs Australian English in the 60s | Tonight - How to speak Strine | BBC Archive

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1972: Living in the BARBICAN | Nationwide | Voice of the People | BBC Archive

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1965: MAGNUS MAGNUSSON's Tour of NORWAY | Tonight | BBC Archive

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1986: A SURREAL Edition of POP PANEL | Saturday Superstore | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive

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1965: AUSTRALIA's GOLD COAST - Heaven Down Under? | Tonight Special | BBC Archive

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1980: Making TELEVISION MAGIC | Blue Peter | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

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1979: FREEDOM to ROAM on the PHONE | Tomorrow's World | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

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1980: DARTH VADER Versus JACKIE COLLINS and the MUSICIANS UNION | Pebble Mill | BBC Archive

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1964: A BRUISING, BOOZING, BOTTLE-KICKING BATTLE | Tonight | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive

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1975: MODEL RAILWAYS - All You Need to Know | Model World | BBC Archive

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1979: How PLAY SCHOOL is Made | 25 Minutes of Peace | Making of... | BBC Archive

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1962: A Lament for the FORTH AND CLYDE CANAL | Tonight | Retro Transport | BBC Archive

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1984: MEL BROOKS on his Exquisite BAD TASTE | Wogan | Classic Movie Interviews | BBC Archive

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1964: What's in a Name? | Tonight | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive

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1972: JAGUAR XJ12 Review - Worth the Wait? | Wheelbase | Retro Transport | BBC Archive

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1949: The Birth of a BELL | Newsreel | World of Work | BBC Archive

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1971: The PEOPLE Versus The CAR | Tuesday Documentary | Retro Transport | BBC Archive

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1975: MUSIC, MUSAK and your MIND | Horizon: The Three Chord Trick | Science and Nature | BBC Archive

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2005: Blessed are the CHEESE ROLLERS! | Blue Peter | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive

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1983: IMAGINE SOFTWARE - Dawn of the Rock Star Coder? | Riverside | Retro Gaming | BBC Archive

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1962: COCOA BEACH, JOHN GLENN and the SPACE PROJECT | Panorama | Science and Nature | BBC Archive

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1988: Behind the Scenes of SPITTING IMAGE | Did You See... ? | Making of... | BBC Archive

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1976: BIG JIM's Big BOOZY Bike Trip to Braemar | Nationwide | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive

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1980: Is the BBC WORTH the LICENCE FEE? | Man Alive | Making of... | BBC Archive

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1985: EVERTON are CHAMPIONS! | Newsnight | Classic Sport | BBC Archive

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1976: Meet the BIN MEN | Ulster in Focus | World of Work | BBC Archive

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