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1954: The END of RATIONING | BBC News | Classic News Report | BBC Archive
"The ration book has done its job. It's been a long job. Indeed, children up to school-leaving age have never known life without the ration book."
On the fourth of July, the rationing of meat in Britain came to an end, the final step in dismantling Britain's whole wartime system of food distribution. After fourteen long years, Britons can at last tear up their ration books.
Richard Baker looks back at some of the key moments in the story of rationing and de-rationing.
Originally broadcast 5 July, 1954.
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published: 05 Mar 2023
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1983: SEAT BELTS become COMPULSORY | BBC News | Retro Transport | BBC Archive
Today - the 31st January 1983 - is the first day of the new law making the wearing of seat belts compulsory for all car drivers and front seat passengers.
Peter Gould reports from West London and John Thorne from Merseyside, to hear what drivers think about being ordered to belt up, and measure the level of compliance with the new laws.
Originally broadcast 31 Janunary, 1983.
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published: 13 Nov 2022
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2001: CAMERAS... on PHONES? | BBC News | Retro Tech | BBC Archive
Mobile phones are changing the way that people communicate. Britons now send a billion texts each month, but the popularity of the SMS text messaging service took phone manufacturers by surprise.
As sales of mobile phones begin to drop off, manufacturers are hoping that a new generation of handset - which can take and send digital photographs - might give the industry a boost, and become the next big craze among young people.
BBC technology correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones investigates whether "picture-texting" is likely to take off.
Originally broadcast 23 November, 2001.
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published: 03 Nov 2022
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1966: Children imagine life in the year 2000 | Tomorrow’s World | Past Predictions | BBC Archive
Pupils from Marlborough college, Roedean and Chippenham schools predict what life will be like for them in the year 2000. With concerns ranging from nuclear armageddon, overpopulation, automation, battery farming and mass unemployment, it's fair to say that most of them aren't especially optimistic about the prospect.
Clip taken from Tomorrow's World, originally broadcast 28 December 1966.
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published: 14 Dec 2021
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1976: Meet the COMMUTERS | Nationwide | Retro Transport | BBC Archive
Bernard Falk investigates a modern social phenomenon, commuting. What inspires hundreds of thousands of people to spend up to four hours a day commuting to work in London? How do they pass all that time spent cooped up inside crowded train carriages and buses?
Bernard meets all manner of people on his travels, from the Waterloo Station announcer Margaret Knight - who only ever sees the commuters from afar - to Spud Murphy, the helpful stationmaster at East Farleigh - who knows the names of every commuter at his station and tries to bring his own personal touch to their journeys. Solicitor Michael Gilbert uses his commute to write 'whodunit' novels, while another commuter writes poetry, and then there's the bridge players - for whom the daily commute is often too short.
Originally broadca...
published: 25 Nov 2022
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Drought 1976: archive pictures of the driest summer
ITN archive footage of the driest summer of the 20th century in the UK.
published: 16 Apr 2012
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Archive: Chinese troops fire on protesters in Tiananmen Square - BBC News
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First broadcast 4 June 1989. Chinese troops opened fire on pro-democracy protesters in Beijing's Tiananmen Square on Saturday evening. The collection of students and labourers had been occupying the site for several weeks.
Despite the outbreak of "unremitting gunfire", the protesters refused to leave. The BBC's Kate Adie reports from the scene.
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published: 04 Jun 2014
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1983: The COMPACT DISC and EMI | Newsnight | Retro Tech | BBC Archive
Ian Smith reports on the new compact disc format, which manufacturers are hoping will revolutionise the music industry and become the next audio standard. EMI - Britain's largest record company - have decided against jumping on the CD bandwagon, in a move that echoes the company's reticence to adopt the LP format some 30 years ago.
Their decision means that the music of major EMI artists like Olivia Newton-John, John Lennon, Queen, Pink Floyd, Cliff Richard, Duran Duran, Andre Previn and Simon Rattle will not be available on the Compact Disc format.
Is this a short-sighted move by EMI? Or does the Compact Disc need them more than they need it? Mike Juett of Phillips, audio engineer Tony Faulkner, investment analyst Keith Sykes and EMI executive Brian Southall give their opinions.
This...
published: 15 Nov 2022
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1970: The life of the DUSTMEN | Nationwide | Classic BBC Clips | BBC Archive
Bob Wellings spends the day with a group of London dustmen. What are the daily challenges they face? How do the public treat their rubbish? Is the profession changing? Can you make good money from totting? And finally, can you enjoy being a dustman?
This clip is from Nationwide, originally broadcast 10 February, 1970.
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published: 08 May 2022
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1976: HOLIDAY In OLDHAM | Nationwide | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive
Nationwide's John Stapleton reports on an ambitious move by the Oldham Estates Officer to promote the Lancashire town as a holiday resort. What do the town's residents think of this plan? Would they recommend a holiday in Oldham?
Originally broadcast 24 March, 1976.
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published: 26 Feb 2023
6:24
1954: The END of RATIONING | BBC News | Classic News Report | BBC Archive
"The ration book has done its job. It's been a long job. Indeed, children up to school-leaving age have never known life without the ration book."
On the fourt...
"The ration book has done its job. It's been a long job. Indeed, children up to school-leaving age have never known life without the ration book."
On the fourth of July, the rationing of meat in Britain came to an end, the final step in dismantling Britain's whole wartime system of food distribution. After fourteen long years, Britons can at last tear up their ration books.
Richard Baker looks back at some of the key moments in the story of rationing and de-rationing.
Originally broadcast 5 July, 1954.
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"The ration book has done its job. It's been a long job. Indeed, children up to school-leaving age have never known life without the ration book."
On the fourth of July, the rationing of meat in Britain came to an end, the final step in dismantling Britain's whole wartime system of food distribution. After fourteen long years, Britons can at last tear up their ration books.
Richard Baker looks back at some of the key moments in the story of rationing and de-rationing.
Originally broadcast 5 July, 1954.
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- published: 05 Mar 2023
- views: 122779
3:20
1983: SEAT BELTS become COMPULSORY | BBC News | Retro Transport | BBC Archive
Today - the 31st January 1983 - is the first day of the new law making the wearing of seat belts compulsory for all car drivers and front seat passengers.
Pet...
Today - the 31st January 1983 - is the first day of the new law making the wearing of seat belts compulsory for all car drivers and front seat passengers.
Peter Gould reports from West London and John Thorne from Merseyside, to hear what drivers think about being ordered to belt up, and measure the level of compliance with the new laws.
Originally broadcast 31 Janunary, 1983.
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Today - the 31st January 1983 - is the first day of the new law making the wearing of seat belts compulsory for all car drivers and front seat passengers.
Peter Gould reports from West London and John Thorne from Merseyside, to hear what drivers think about being ordered to belt up, and measure the level of compliance with the new laws.
Originally broadcast 31 Janunary, 1983.
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- published: 13 Nov 2022
- views: 1627619
2:19
2001: CAMERAS... on PHONES? | BBC News | Retro Tech | BBC Archive
Mobile phones are changing the way that people communicate. Britons now send a billion texts each month, but the popularity of the SMS text messaging service to...
Mobile phones are changing the way that people communicate. Britons now send a billion texts each month, but the popularity of the SMS text messaging service took phone manufacturers by surprise.
As sales of mobile phones begin to drop off, manufacturers are hoping that a new generation of handset - which can take and send digital photographs - might give the industry a boost, and become the next big craze among young people.
BBC technology correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones investigates whether "picture-texting" is likely to take off.
Originally broadcast 23 November, 2001.
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Mobile phones are changing the way that people communicate. Britons now send a billion texts each month, but the popularity of the SMS text messaging service took phone manufacturers by surprise.
As sales of mobile phones begin to drop off, manufacturers are hoping that a new generation of handset - which can take and send digital photographs - might give the industry a boost, and become the next big craze among young people.
BBC technology correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones investigates whether "picture-texting" is likely to take off.
Originally broadcast 23 November, 2001.
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- published: 03 Nov 2022
- views: 696529
6:17
1966: Children imagine life in the year 2000 | Tomorrow’s World | Past Predictions | BBC Archive
Pupils from Marlborough college, Roedean and Chippenham schools predict what life will be like for them in the year 2000. With concerns ranging from nuclear arm...
Pupils from Marlborough college, Roedean and Chippenham schools predict what life will be like for them in the year 2000. With concerns ranging from nuclear armageddon, overpopulation, automation, battery farming and mass unemployment, it's fair to say that most of them aren't especially optimistic about the prospect.
Clip taken from Tomorrow's World, originally broadcast 28 December 1966.
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Pupils from Marlborough college, Roedean and Chippenham schools predict what life will be like for them in the year 2000. With concerns ranging from nuclear armageddon, overpopulation, automation, battery farming and mass unemployment, it's fair to say that most of them aren't especially optimistic about the prospect.
Clip taken from Tomorrow's World, originally broadcast 28 December 1966.
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From the profoundly prescient to the perfectly preposterous and everything in between, explore clips from the visionary science and technology series Tomorrow's World in our playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLp5kxJAhpetmzZvoWpgKfFZdtTq_ynqh6
- published: 14 Dec 2021
- views: 1186721
12:09
1976: Meet the COMMUTERS | Nationwide | Retro Transport | BBC Archive
Bernard Falk investigates a modern social phenomenon, commuting. What inspires hundreds of thousands of people to spend up to four hours a day commuting to work...
Bernard Falk investigates a modern social phenomenon, commuting. What inspires hundreds of thousands of people to spend up to four hours a day commuting to work in London? How do they pass all that time spent cooped up inside crowded train carriages and buses?
Bernard meets all manner of people on his travels, from the Waterloo Station announcer Margaret Knight - who only ever sees the commuters from afar - to Spud Murphy, the helpful stationmaster at East Farleigh - who knows the names of every commuter at his station and tries to bring his own personal touch to their journeys. Solicitor Michael Gilbert uses his commute to write 'whodunit' novels, while another commuter writes poetry, and then there's the bridge players - for whom the daily commute is often too short.
Originally broadcast 4 October, 1976.
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Bernard Falk investigates a modern social phenomenon, commuting. What inspires hundreds of thousands of people to spend up to four hours a day commuting to work in London? How do they pass all that time spent cooped up inside crowded train carriages and buses?
Bernard meets all manner of people on his travels, from the Waterloo Station announcer Margaret Knight - who only ever sees the commuters from afar - to Spud Murphy, the helpful stationmaster at East Farleigh - who knows the names of every commuter at his station and tries to bring his own personal touch to their journeys. Solicitor Michael Gilbert uses his commute to write 'whodunit' novels, while another commuter writes poetry, and then there's the bridge players - for whom the daily commute is often too short.
Originally broadcast 4 October, 1976.
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- published: 25 Nov 2022
- views: 166994
1:29
Drought 1976: archive pictures of the driest summer
ITN archive footage of the driest summer of the 20th century in the UK.
ITN archive footage of the driest summer of the 20th century in the UK.
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ITN archive footage of the driest summer of the 20th century in the UK.
- published: 16 Apr 2012
- views: 70047
3:35
Archive: Chinese troops fire on protesters in Tiananmen Square - BBC News
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First broadcast 4 June 1989. Chinese troops opened fire on pro-democracy protesters in Beijing's Tiananmen Square ...
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First broadcast 4 June 1989. Chinese troops opened fire on pro-democracy protesters in Beijing's Tiananmen Square on Saturday evening. The collection of students and labourers had been occupying the site for several weeks.
Despite the outbreak of "unremitting gunfire", the protesters refused to leave. The BBC's Kate Adie reports from the scene.
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First broadcast 4 June 1989. Chinese troops opened fire on pro-democracy protesters in Beijing's Tiananmen Square on Saturday evening. The collection of students and labourers had been occupying the site for several weeks.
Despite the outbreak of "unremitting gunfire", the protesters refused to leave. The BBC's Kate Adie reports from the scene.
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- published: 04 Jun 2014
- views: 4509035
8:24
1983: The COMPACT DISC and EMI | Newsnight | Retro Tech | BBC Archive
Ian Smith reports on the new compact disc format, which manufacturers are hoping will revolutionise the music industry and become the next audio standard. EMI -...
Ian Smith reports on the new compact disc format, which manufacturers are hoping will revolutionise the music industry and become the next audio standard. EMI - Britain's largest record company - have decided against jumping on the CD bandwagon, in a move that echoes the company's reticence to adopt the LP format some 30 years ago.
Their decision means that the music of major EMI artists like Olivia Newton-John, John Lennon, Queen, Pink Floyd, Cliff Richard, Duran Duran, Andre Previn and Simon Rattle will not be available on the Compact Disc format.
Is this a short-sighted move by EMI? Or does the Compact Disc need them more than they need it? Mike Juett of Phillips, audio engineer Tony Faulkner, investment analyst Keith Sykes and EMI executive Brian Southall give their opinions.
This clip is from Newsnight, originally broadcast 2 February, 1983.
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Ian Smith reports on the new compact disc format, which manufacturers are hoping will revolutionise the music industry and become the next audio standard. EMI - Britain's largest record company - have decided against jumping on the CD bandwagon, in a move that echoes the company's reticence to adopt the LP format some 30 years ago.
Their decision means that the music of major EMI artists like Olivia Newton-John, John Lennon, Queen, Pink Floyd, Cliff Richard, Duran Duran, Andre Previn and Simon Rattle will not be available on the Compact Disc format.
Is this a short-sighted move by EMI? Or does the Compact Disc need them more than they need it? Mike Juett of Phillips, audio engineer Tony Faulkner, investment analyst Keith Sykes and EMI executive Brian Southall give their opinions.
This clip is from Newsnight, originally broadcast 2 February, 1983.
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- published: 15 Nov 2022
- views: 103653
5:22
1970: The life of the DUSTMEN | Nationwide | Classic BBC Clips | BBC Archive
Bob Wellings spends the day with a group of London dustmen. What are the daily challenges they face? How do the public treat their rubbish? Is the profession ch...
Bob Wellings spends the day with a group of London dustmen. What are the daily challenges they face? How do the public treat their rubbish? Is the profession changing? Can you make good money from totting? And finally, can you enjoy being a dustman?
This clip is from Nationwide, originally broadcast 10 February, 1970.
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Bob Wellings spends the day with a group of London dustmen. What are the daily challenges they face? How do the public treat their rubbish? Is the profession changing? Can you make good money from totting? And finally, can you enjoy being a dustman?
This clip is from Nationwide, originally broadcast 10 February, 1970.
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- published: 08 May 2022
- views: 347980
5:20
1976: HOLIDAY In OLDHAM | Nationwide | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive
Nationwide's John Stapleton reports on an ambitious move by the Oldham Estates Officer to promote the Lancashire town as a holiday resort. What do the town's re...
Nationwide's John Stapleton reports on an ambitious move by the Oldham Estates Officer to promote the Lancashire town as a holiday resort. What do the town's residents think of this plan? Would they recommend a holiday in Oldham?
Originally broadcast 24 March, 1976.
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Nationwide's John Stapleton reports on an ambitious move by the Oldham Estates Officer to promote the Lancashire town as a holiday resort. What do the town's residents think of this plan? Would they recommend a holiday in Oldham?
Originally broadcast 24 March, 1976.
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- published: 26 Feb 2023
- views: 26598