Tag: BBC Archives
1976: OTTO FRANK on the Diary of Anne Frank
Lesley Judd interviews Otto Frank - the father of Anne Frank - who has made a special visit to Britain to show Blue Peter viewers his daughter's original diaries. Valerie Singleton, meanwhile, reports from Anne Frank's house in Amsterdam on the story behi...
1986: Children Imagine Life in 2020
As Tomorrow's World looks forward to its 22nd year, it asks how the children of 1986 see the future - just as it asked children in 1966 to imagine the year 2000.
1972: The CURIOUS CASE of the BLOCKED WINDOW
"I should leave those alone, if I was you...this is governed by the law of ancient lights."
1976: The Curious Case of the UPSIDE-DOWN Library
Nationwide's Martin Young reports from the new public library building in Grimond, near Milton Keynes.
1970: The SUPER KITCHEN of the FUTURE!
William Woollard tests out a new 'Super Kitchen' - which uses futuristic design technology to minimize space, maximize storage and optimise cooking efficiency.
SPIROGRAPH Inventor At Work On His NEW CREATION!
After studying the intricate designs of a pound note, Denys Fisher came up with the idea for the legendary pattern-drawing toy, Spirograph.
Life In Victorian Times
Joan Shenton speaks to Mrs. Florence Pannel born in 1868 (108 years old at the time of the interview in 1977) about life for women in Victorian times, and also what it was like setting up a Beauty care business during those times including her life in Par...
Titanic: The Facts Told By Real Survivors
Dispel myths and garner new insights into the Titanic with archive footage and interviews from real survivors.
1979: Frank Prentice on how he SURVIVED the TITANIC
Frank Prentice, an assistant purser on the Titanic, describes how he survived the sinking of the ship. “I was gradually getting frozen up, and by the grace of God I came across a lifeboat and they pulled me in.” This clip is from The Great Liners. Origin...
1990: NINTENDO and the JAPANESE SOFTWARE boom
Gordon Brewer visits Japan, to gauge the state of the Japanese software industry. With Nintendo having already demonstrated that a Japanese corporation can quickly dominate the US video games software market, should the big American business software deve...
1982: Peter Howell gives the DOCTOR WHO THEME an 80s REMIX
Peter Howell of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop demonstrates how he reimagined Ron Grainer's classic Doctor Who theme - which was first realized so startlingly by Delia Derbyshire and Dick Mills in the 1960s - to make it 'brighter and more modern sounding' f...
1965: How DELIA DERBYSHIRE made the DOCTOR WHO theme
Pioneering sound engineer Delia Derbyshire - who, along with colleague Dick Mills, realized Ron Grainer's famous Doctor Who Theme at the Radiophonic Workshop - shows how electronic sounds are produced, and demonstrates some of the processes and techniques...
1969: What Is ELECTRONIC MUSIC?
What is electronic music? How is it produced? Desmond Briscoe - the head of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop - enlists the help of Daphne Oram, David Cain and John Baker to explain the fundamentals of synthesised sound. This clip is from Workshop: The Same Tr...
1989 Thought Houses Would Look Like This by 2020
What are the biggest changes to our homes going to be by the year 2020? Will the house of the future be environmentally friendly? What new materials might they be manufactured from, and what new technology will we be living with?