Restored Footage from 1901 Rotherham, England – Police walk past a group of children
Old UK OId footage from 1901 of two police officers walking past a group of victorian children in Rotherham, England[…]
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This Is London Reel 1 (1950)
Old UK British Travel Association travelogue. Commentary by Rex Harrison. Credit British Pathé
Read more1978: The STRONGMAN who lifts people with his TEETH! | Blue Peter| Weird and Wonderful
Old UK Strang the Strong and Geoff Capes appeared on Blue Peter to show their strength. Strang starts by attaching[…]
Read more1992: Sinclair ZIKE – Transport of the Future? | BBC News
Old UK Unperturbed by the failure of his electric tricycle, the Sinclair C5, inventor Sir Clive Sinclair is having another[…]
Read more1998: FURBY – TOY OF THE YEAR? | Newsround | Weird and Wonderful
Old UK Newsround’s Chris Rogers introduced us to the Furby, 1998’s (and posssibly 2023’s) must have toy. Credit BBC Archive
Read more1975: RONNIE RONALDE – Bird Mimic Extraordinaire | Weird and Wonderful
Old UK A lovely Nationwide feature on the bird mimic, singer and yodeller turned Guernsey hotelier, Ronnie Ronalde. Credit BBC[…]
Read more1959: BUY ANYTHING at this BELFAST MARKET! | Today in Northern Ireland | 1950s
Old UK “The young ones, the auld hands and the mugs – they’re all here…. Big or wee, they pay[…]
Read more1967: JOHNNY MORRIS tours NEW YORK CITY | DON’T WALK – WALK | Weird and Wonderful
Old UK On American Independence Day 1967, BBC Two broadcast Johnny Morris’s jaunt to NYC, filmed the previous October. Credit[…]
Read more1977: SPIROGRAPH inventor at work on his NEW CREATION! | Tomorrow’s World | Science
Old UK After studying the intricate designs of a pound note, Denys Fisher came up with the idea for the[…]
Read more1960: BBC TELEVISION CENTRE OPENS | News Extra | BBC Archive
Old UK When BBC Television Centre opened on 29 June 1960 at Wood Lane in West London, News Extra was[…]
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