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As the Olympics kick off in Paris, a look back at 14-year-old Tom Daley in training for the 2008 games, with Blue Peter presenter Gethin Jones vainly attempting to pick up some tips from the young master.
https://nitter.poast.org/BBCArchive/status/1817092559237210388#m
Published: July 27, 2024 07:00
As the Olympics kick off in Paris, a look back at 14-year-old Tom Daley in training for the 2008 games, with Blue Peter presenter Gethin Jones vainly attempting to pick up some tips from the young master.
R to @BBCArchive: Find out more about the broadcasting of the Olympic Games since the 1920s on the History of the BBC site.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/historyofthebbc
https://nitter.poast.org/BBCArchive/status/1816866501443670494#m
Published: July 26, 2024 16:01
Find out more about the broadcasting of the Olympic Games since the 1920s on the History of the BBC site.
bbc.co.uk/historyofthebbc
The London Olympic Games of 1948 wasn't just a challenge for the competitors - the BBC was attempting the most wide-ranging TV outside broadcast in its history.
These photos from the BBC Archive showcase some of what went into the endeavour.
https://nitter.poast.org/BBCArchive/status/1816866074698342574#m
Published: July 26, 2024 16:00
The London Olympic Games of 1948 wasn't just a challenge for the competitors - the BBC was attempting the most wide-ranging TV outside broadcast in its history.
These photos from the BBC Archive showcase some of what went into the endeavour.
R to @BBCArchive: Featured on Vernon’s Vault, a daily dive into the BBC Archive on Radio 2. Listen back on BBC Sounds: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/m001lzng
https://nitter.poast.org/BBCArchive/status/1816775708774949331#m
Published: July 26, 2024 10:00
Featured on Vernon’s Vault, a daily dive into the BBC Archive on Radio 2. Listen back on BBC Sounds: bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/m001l…
Richard Rodriguez spent 47 consecutive days on Blackpool's iconic rollercoaster The Big Dipper in 1998. His aim? To achieve a world record with a difference.
https://nitter.poast.org/BBCArchive/status/1816730175985565819#m
Published: July 26, 2024 07:00
Richard Rodriguez spent 47 consecutive days on Blackpool's iconic rollercoaster The Big Dipper in 1998. His aim? To achieve a world record with a difference.
Fifty years ago, Nationwide met a trio of wonderful ladies - Mrs Simpson, Mrs Smith and Miss Lee.
They were season ticket holders for the Llandudno to Douglas steamship, as the triumvirate spent each day of the summer season - 57 days in total - making the six-hour return trip.
https://nitter.poast.org/BBCArchive/status/1816367785934487842#m
Published: July 25, 2024 07:00
Fifty years ago, Nationwide met a trio of wonderful ladies - Mrs Simpson, Mrs Smith and Miss Lee.
They were season ticket holders for the Llandudno to Douglas steamship, as the triumvirate spent each day of the summer season - 57 days in total - making…
#OnThisDay 1936: The speaking clock was introduced in the UK. Ethel Jane Cain, the voice of the clock, was interviewed 21 years later. Precisely.
https://nitter.poast.org/BBCArchive/status/1816005399608234392#m
Published: July 24, 2024 07:00
#OnThisDay 1936: The speaking clock was introduced in the UK. Ethel Jane Cain, the voice of the clock, was interviewed 21 years later. Precisely.
#OnThisDay 1971: Iconic American actor Rod Steiger gave a typically forthright Q&A at the National Film Theatre.
https://nitter.poast.org/BBCArchive/status/1815631681124221374#m
Published: July 23, 2024 06:15
#OnThisDay 1971: Iconic American actor Rod Steiger gave a typically forthright Q&A at the National Film Theatre.
As this year's Royal Welsh Show begins, let us take you back to one hosted in Haverfordwest in July 1955, where Wynford Vaughan-Thomas introduced us to a famous Friesian of 1940s vintage. Meet Castle High Blackcap - producer of 11,000 gallons of milk, seven daughters and a son.
https://nitter.poast.org/BBCArchive/status/1815280624539975951#m
Published: July 22, 2024 07:00
As this year's Royal Welsh Show begins, let us take you back to one hosted in Haverfordwest in July 1955, where Wynford Vaughan-Thomas introduced us to a famous Friesian of 1940s vintage. Meet Castle High Blackcap - producer of 11,000 gallons of milk,…
#OnThisDay 1951: Much-beloved American comedian and actor Robin Williams was born. Here, Terry Wogan interviews him in the run-up to the UK release of The Fisher King.
https://nitter.poast.org/BBCArchive/status/1814906905305006127#m
Published: July 21, 2024 06:15
#OnThisDay 1951: Much-beloved American comedian and actor Robin Williams was born. Here, Terry Wogan interviews him in the run-up to the UK release of The Fisher King.
#OnThisDay 1973: Nationwide cast a critical eye over the works at an open air art exhibition of paintings by women, which was being held on the South Bank in London.
https://nitter.poast.org/BBCArchive/status/1814555847319822627#m
Published: July 20, 2024 07:00
#OnThisDay 1973: Nationwide cast a critical eye over the works at an open air art exhibition of paintings by women, which was being held on the South Bank in London.