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.
The material is searchable, can be browsed by ‘Theme’ or ‘Decade’, and filtered by media type.
You can download individual items from the collection, or use the search and filtering to produce your own downloadable collections.
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2977 results found
Preston North End
FA Cup match between Manchester Utd and Preston North End 1948
16 MB
1940s, sport, video
Easter Chicks
Chicks hatching and eggs being collected on a farm, 1948
13 MB
1940s, animals, video
Tommy Handley
It was a fun day for all as the stars of Tommy HANDLEY'S popular radio show'It's s That Man Again' paid a visit to the narrow guage railway at Dymchurch in Kent. 1948
15 MB
1940s, people, video
Fire Service
Firemen on parade demonstrating their skills to a gathered crowd, 1948
15 MB
1940s, people, video
Grand National
The Millworkers Grand National, point to point horse race in Holcombe. 1948
9 MB
1940s, sport, video
Don Bradman
Australian Cricket touring side arrive in London aboard 'Strathaird' led by Captain Donald Bradman. 1948
13 MB
1940s, sport, video
King Scouts
National Scout Service held at Windsor Castle in presence of King George VI, Queen Elizabeth & Princess Margaret. 1948
18 MB
1940s, events, video
Royal Silver Wedding
Celebration of silver wedding day of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in April 1948. The day was marked as one of thanksgiving & celebration in London & in many other parts of Commonwealth.
54 MB
1940s, events, video
Royal Silver Wedding Clipped
Celebration of silver wedding day of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in April 1948. The day was marked as one of thanksgiving & celebration in London & in many other parts of Commonwealth.
43 MB
1940s, events, video
Churchill
Winston Churchill at an airport, cigar in mouth in 1948.
6 MB
1940s, events, video
Motorcycle Trials
Scottish six day motor cycle trials. 1948
9 MB
1940s, leisure, video
Furry Dance
Helston Furry Dance, children perform dance through streets of Helston. 1948
9 MB
1940s, childhood, video
