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
Reporters
BBC reporters gathered to report on the annual Oxford v Cambridge boat race, 1950
68 KB
1950s, people, images
Andy Pandy
Picture shows - four children seated watching Andy Pandy (Andy Pandy came to the screen in March 1950)
94 KB
1950s, tv and radio, images
Hairdressers
Forty hairdressers & models were allowed 45 mins to create the best & most original evening hair style. The hair was not allowed to be over 6 inches long & false hairpieces could not be used . 1950
11 MB
1950s, people, video
Austin Cars
Austin Motor Company Birmingham, 1950
21 MB
1950s, people, video
Arsenal v Chelsea
Arsenal vs Chelsea in FA Cup semi final match. 1950
19 MB
1950s, sport, video
Draughts Champ
Samuel Cohen has been World Draughts Champion for the past 3 years. At Southend he challenged 40 local expert players ranging from a 15 yr old by to a 90 yr old man & beat them all - simultaneously. 1950
12 MB
1950s, leisure, video
Women Drivers
2 women drivers have joined the AA's service as 'pilots' to drive out of town members thru heavy central London traffic, acting as chauffeurs until back in the suburbs. 1950
19 MB
1950s, people, video
Steam Train
In 1950, railway history fans went on a special train journey to visit old stations which have fallen into disuse. One of the stations visited was Ludgate Hill, which had been closed to passengers for 25 years.
5 MB
1950s, people, video
Submarine
British Navy submarine using a new 'snort' mast from 1950
26 MB
1950s, people, video
Royal Chelsea Flowers
Royal visitors to Preview Day at Chelsea Flower Show in 1950
19 MB
1950s, people, video
British Summer Holidays 1
The ending of petrol rationing just before Whitsun in 1950 helped many reach the coast & countryside for the Bank Holiday.
6 MB
1950s, leisure, video
British Summer Holidays 2
The ending of petrol rationing just before Whitsun in 1950 helped many reach the coast & countryside for the Bank Holiday.
5 MB
1950s, leisure, video
