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“I have a great fear of the sea, ever since I was a kid.” Once the highest-grossing film in history, Jaws, is 50 years old this year. A couple of years after its release, director Steven Spielberg reflected on the many reasons behind its success.
#OnThisDay 1971: Clackers, responsible for at least 94% of all human bruises, finally got their comeuppance.
Dame Patricia Routledge, British acting icon whose performances included the formidable Hyacinth Bucket, has died at the age of 96. In 1994 she spoke about her talent for playing strong characters, including her then-current role as Mrs. Malaprop in the play The Rivals.
#OnThisDay 1975: The highly successful arts and culture documentary series, Arena, was first broadcast. Over 600 episodes would be produced. Here’s a selection of acclaimed film directors talking about their craft,
In 1976, we followed a day in the life of Hughie, John, Tommy, Charlie, Frankie and Jimmy - an "elite refuse disposal squad" who worked for the Belfast City Council Cleansing Section. They'd rather you just called them binmen.
“If I was a garbage man, I’d have been the world’s greatest garbage man!” In 1975 Muhammad Ali returned to his birthplace in Louisville, Kentucky and spoke about the life he might have led had he not conquered the boxing world.
1975: Kraftwerk and the music of tomorrow #OnThisDay 1975: Kraftwerk showed Tomorrow’s World around their Dusseldorf studio.
#OnThisDay 1982: Students of a famous training establishment for would-be British film stars in the 1940s and 50s, told their story. The Rank Organisation called it 'The Company of Youth' but the press quickly dubbed it 'The Charm School'.
Oktoberfest begins today – we hope that anyone participating in the festivities will have a better time than Ian Nairn did back in 1971 – Prost!
#OnThisDay 1979: "Even the men who built Concorde gather round in fascination when it's time to put that famous droopy nose through its paces." Chris Dunkley met the Filton workers building The Last Concorde.
#OnThisDay 1979: Michael Rodd examined a British prototype for a cordless telephone that allowed the user to make calls from anywhere.
#OnThisDay 1983: Tom Jones spoke about shipping a telephone box from Wales to Los Angeles as well as the challenges he faced trying to get his break due to his uniquely powerful voice.
#OnThisDay 1970: It was week 11 of the Charles Manson murder trial and despite Judge Older ordering a gag rule, several defence attorneys spoke to the BBC about the events unfolding inside The Hall Of Justice In Los Angeles.
“You feel like you've got the world at your fingertips.” For our final classic Blue Peter clip of the day, here’s Diane-Louise Jordan taking a trip on the information superhighway to explore some of the delights of the internet.
The latest series of the longest-running children’s TV show, Blue Peter launches today. A perfect time perhaps to enjoy some classic moments like when Morph received a coveted Blue Peter badge from Sarah Greene.
The latest series of the longest-running children’s TV show, Blue Peter launches today so we’re playing some of the hits from its 67 year history – starting with the one where Peter Purves and Valerie Singleton rode around the studio on super modern chopper bikes.
#OnThisDay 1939: the British government began evacuating children from urban areas to the countryside in anticipation of potential air raids. Here, Joan Lloyd-Evans recounts her experience of moving to rural Wales twenty years later.
“My mummy gets annoyed with him because he doesn’t get up early.” In 1979, Schoolchildren spoke to Esther Rantzen about what their dads were like.
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