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1985: BOBBY ROBSON, WADDLE and BARNES on the Art of DRIBBLING | Blue Peter | BBC Archive

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1969: Dart Valley Railway | Nationwide | Retro Transport | BBC Archive

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1980: The BAIRD Television System | Tomorrow's World | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

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1972: What is a HOUSEWIFE WORTH? | The Money Programme | BBC Archive

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1962: MILTON BABBITT and the Music Machine | Monitor | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

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1995: The REAL Vicar of Dibley | Everyman | Voice of the People | BBC Archive

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1980: Greatest REVOLUTION Since the PRINTING PRESS? | Goodbye Gutenberg | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

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1960: What Future for the SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS? | Enquiry | Voice of the People | BBC Archive

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1982: Can COMPUTERS THINK? | The Computer Programme | Retro Technology | BBC Archive

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1969: What on Earth is the LIVERPOOL BEACON? | Nationwide | Voice of the People | BBC Archive

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1981: Will the DELOREAN Motor Car be a Success? | Newsnight | Retro Transport | BBC Archive

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1963: Living on a FUN FAIR | In View | World of Work | BBC Archive

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1995: What Next for AMSTRAD? | The Money Programme | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

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1965: A VISION For the NORTH EAST of England | Dan's Castle | Classic BBC Documentary | BBC Archive

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1973: Life on the LAST LIGHTHOUSE | Tuesday Documentary | World of Work | BBC Archive

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1972: Has KING JAMES IV been REINCARNATED? | Nationwide | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive

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1990: Should SHOPS Open on SUNDAYS? | Behind the Headlines | BBC Archive

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1980: Could You be a LONDON CABBIE? | Nationwide | Retro Transport | BBC Archive

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1998: Can COMPUTERS and PHONES Combine? | The Money Programme | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

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1969: How do You Live on the AVERAGE WAGE? | Man Alive | Voice of the People | BBC Archive

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1964: "Throw It Away" Culture in the USA | Tonight Special | Classic BBC Documentary | BBC Archive

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1977: Exploring the LANCASTER HOLE | Beneath The Pennines | Classic BBC Documentary | BBC Archive

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1967: Clyde Shipworkers Building the QE2 | Queen of the Clyde | World of Work | BBC Archive

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1970: What Price INSTANT IMMORTALITY? | The Money Programme | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

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1980: BATTLE of the BUSES | The Risk Business | Retro Transport | BBC Archive

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1993: Is ENGLISH FOOTBALL in Crisis? | On The Line | Classic Sport Debate | BBC Archive

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1973: How STEEPLEJACKS See the World | Look Stranger | Classic BBC Documentary | BBC Archive

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1994: The JOY of ONLINE CHAT | The Net | Voice of the People | BBC Archive

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1975: Making a MORGAN Motor Car | Nationwide | Retro Transport | BBC Archive

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1998: Predicting the Next MILLENNIUM | Newsnight | Past Predictions | BBC Archive

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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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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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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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