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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20 results found
Battle of Britain
Footage of spitfires during the Battle of Britain
12 MB
1940s, events, video
Spitfire Pilots
Spitfire pilots report back after battle, 1940s
6 MB
1940s, events, video
War Effort
Footage of spitfires during the Battle of Britain
4 MB
1940s, people, video
Spitfire
A traditional fly past of a WWII Spitfire, above the annual Proms concert at Stonor Park, Henley-upon-Thames, Oxon. The Supermarine Spitfire was a British single-seat fighter, which was used by the Royal Air Force and many other Allied countries during the Second World War (WW2), and into the 1950s. Produced by the Supermarine subsidiary of Vickers-Armstrongs, the Spitfire was designed by the company's Chief Designer R. J. Mitchell,
13 KB
1940s, events, images
Spitfire Pilot
Squadron Leader stands in front of his Spitfire circa 1944
46 KB
1940s, people, images
Women's Volunteer Fireguard
BBC Inter-Corporation Trailer Pump Competition, Women's Volunteer Fireguard Party.
52 KB
1940s, people, images
Fire Service
Firemen on parade demonstrating their skills to a gathered crowd, 1948
15 MB
1940s, people, video
Olympic Torch
Olympic torch carried into stadium and fire ignited. 1948
13 MB
1940s, sport, video
Bonfire Night
People preparing for Bonfire Night. 1951
11 MB
1950s, events, video
Firemen
Firemen managed to save Hackney Wick station in London when fire broke out but at Stoke Newington, from 1959
3 MB
1950s, people, video
Collins' Music Hall
Collins Music Hall, one of the most famous of London's music halls was closed after a fire in 1959.
7 MB
1950s, people, video
Doctor Who
William Russell as Ian, Carole Ann Ford as Susan, Jacqueline Hill as Barbara and William Hartnell as Dr.Who. 'An Unearthly Child - The Firemaker' 1963
85 KB
1960s, tv and radio, images
