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.
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2977 results found
Birmingham Royals
Birmingham welcomes their Majesties King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. 1948
5 MB
1940s, events, video
Chelsea Pensioners
Chelsea pensioners celebrate the anniversary of their founder at the Royal Hospital. 1948
17 MB
1940s, events, video
Olympic Village
Preparation of the accomodation for the Olympic competitors in Richmond, 1948
17 MB
1940s, events, video
Amateur Marathon
Amateur Athletics Marathon won by Jack Holden. Race commentary by Jack Crump, Manager of British Olympic Team. 1948
16 MB
1940s, events, video
Shelsley Walsh Hill Climb
Shelsey Walsh International Speed Hill Climb, timed by electrical contact, the individual cars ascend a 1000 yd course. Roger Mays wins & has done since 1933, except during the war years. 1948
18 MB
1940s, leisure, video
Theatrical Garden Party
Noel Coward hosts A Theatrical Garden Party. 1948
19 MB
1940s, people, video
Cherry Pickers
Cherry pickers harvesting cherry crop. 1948
17 MB
1940s, people, video
Cockles
Fisherman collecting cockles in Leigh-on-Sea, 1948
22 MB
1940s, people, video
The Longest Day
Druids hold procession at Stonehenge to celebrate the longest day of the year. 1948
14 MB
1940s, events, video
Empire Windrush
Jamaican emigrants arrive on the 'Empire Windrush' 1948
8 MB
1940s, people, video
Boxing
Italian Guido Ferracin retained his European Bantamweight title when Peter Kane retired from this fight with both eyes badly cut. 1948
7 MB
1940s, sport, video
Olympic Ceremony
Olympics Opening Ceremony, London, 1948
14 MB
1940s, events, video