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“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.
#OnThisDay 1975: Meet Charlie Roberts, tomato-breeder extraordinaire who sings and plays music to his beloved plants. He’s grown what he believes to be the world’s first square tomato and he’s now hard at work trying to conjure up a heart-shaped tomato for his wife.
#OnThisDay 1967: "I think it's disgusting, disgraceful and effeminate.” Could a man having long hair be construed as controversial? This clip looks at the reaction of sixties society to the men who were letting their hair down.
With the return of the Premier League this weekend, it’s the perfect pretext to enjoy the legendary frontman from The Fall Mark E. Smith reading the football classified results in his inimitable style.
#OnThisDay 1975: The Rocky Horror Picture Show was originally released in UK. Shortly before it’s release, Film Week caught up with Richard O'Brien, Tim Curry and director Jim Sharman who explained the process behind creating their “1970s version of The Wizard Of Oz.”
Ever wondered what it would be like to live in a Lighthouse? In David Gerrard’s fascinating film we meet the men who maintain their lonely vigil in the ‘Ships Graveyard’ off the Isles of Scilly.
#OnThisDay 1974: The Atlas Forge in Bolton, Lancashire gave us a rare glimpse into the fascinating process of puddling which converts pig iron into wrought iron.
#OnThisDay 1968: The beloved steam locomotive, The Flying Scotsman, was celebrated in this lovely documentary. On board the train is author Reverend Wilbert Awdry, who explains how the personality of steam engines gave him the inspiration to create Thomas The Tank Engine.

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