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Larry Adler provides musical commentary to scenes from London and New York. (1957)

"Do you remember me, Jasmine Bligh?" After seven years, BBC Television was back on air.

An early film by Ken Russell about the tenants of a house in Bayswater. (1960)

Three married couples explain their views on women and employment. (1974)

Voices of a generation uprooted by war, with tales from Michael Aspel and Jonathan Miller

Behind the scenes at the Public Carriage Office as taxi drivers take The Knowledge. (1996)

A slice of salon life. Perms, gossip and giggles from three 90s Blackpool hairdressers

Two Polish soldiers struggle to make a living from a derelict farm in Wales. (1960)

Travel from London’s King’s Cross to Edinburgh on the 'Flying Scotsman'. (1968)

Orson Welles takes the hot seat in this in-depth and revealing interview. (1955)

A look at the 1829 competition to find the best steam locomotive in Britain. (1979)

Sir John Betjeman narrates a helicopter trip over some of Britain's extraordinary houses.