These nearly 3000 items from the BBC Archive have been made freely available for personal, educational, and research use, licensed under the terms of the RemArc licence.
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Agnes & Dog
Agnes Walker, the young Scottish pianist, and Sporran the dog, one of her most attentive listeners.
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1940s, animals, images
Child
Presenter of the interlude 'Let's Join the Children' take children into the penguins enclosure, to record their impressions for their fathers, who are serving in Iceland and The Faroes.
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1940s, childhood, images
Children 1
Girl pours tea for her father, mother and sister. She took part on a recorded interview with BBC North American Service on life in London in wartime.
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1940s, childhood, images
Children 2
Girl pays a game of Gobs with her sister. She took part on a recorded interview with BBC North American Service on life in London in wartime.
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1940s, childhood, images
Children
Family who took part in a recorded programme on life in London in wartime.
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1940s, childhood, images
Children In Nursery
A broadcast on a nursery school for the series Changing World.
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1940s, childhood, images
Children In Nursery Saw
A broadcast on a nursery school for the series Changing World.
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1940s, childhood, images
Children Playing
Girl pays a game of Gobs with her sister. She took part on a recorded interview with BBC North American Service on life in London in wartime.
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1940s, childhood, images
Children Roundabout
Children broadcasting to their fathers, uncles and brothers serving with the British Forces in Madagascar in the BBC General Forces programme Its All Yours from the children's lido, Parliament Hill Fields, London. The presenter who introduces the feature Lets Join the Children, keeps the party going round and round by pushing the roundabout.
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1940s, childhood, images
Children's Party
Family, Uncle and his staff give a party for the children of members of staff. They were entertained by Jack Train, John Rourke and Archie Harradine.
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1940s, childhood, images
Children Uncle Harry
Uncle Harry Hudson entertaining children before the television camera at a party held for them.
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1940s, childhood, images
Children With Toys 2
Several crates of toys made by the craftsmen of Kite Ekpene, Nigeria, and paid for by the Chiefs and people were sent at Christmas to the hostess of the BBC programme for the Merchant Navy Shipmates Ashore. London's share of the toys were distributed to orphans of British Merchant Navymen at a party at the Merchant Navy Club which was recorded.
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1940s, childhood, images
