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World of Work

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1973: Glasgow's BOUNCER SCHOOL | Nationwide | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive
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1966: WOMEN Who Return to WORK | Six Sides of A Square | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1984: Women factory workers on RETIREMENT | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1960: SCUNTHORPE is BOOMING | Panorama | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
13:24
1968: Should Women Get EQUAL PAY? | 24 Hours | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1975: JELLIED EELS and SMOKED HADDOCK | A Taste of Britain | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1949: ARRAN - Island of POTATOES | Newsreel | World of Work | BBC Archive
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1981: Inventor CLIVE SINCLAIR on the ZX80 and TV80 | Pacesetters | Retro Tech | BBC Archive
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1970: Lady LIFEBOAT LAUNCHERS of DUNGENESS | Nationwide | World of Work | BBC Archive
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1975: Shrewsbury Town FC's BOATING BALL BOY | Nationwide | Classic BBC Sport | BBC Archive
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1976: NORTHUMBERLAND accents | Word of Mouth | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1974: Are YOU at your level of INCOMPETENCE? | The Peter Principle | BBC Archive
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1972: How to commit COMPUTER FRAUD - 70s style | Tomorrow’s World | Retro Tech | BBC Archive
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1975: MAN vs MACHINE Street Sweeper Challenge | Tomorrow’s World | Retro Tech | BBC Archive
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1979: Will WORD PROCESSORS start a HOME WORKING revolution? | Past Predictions | BBC Archive
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1952: Britain's BICYCLE industry | Newsreel | Classic BBC clips | BBC Archive
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1976: Magical SCHOOL LIFE on the ISLES OF SCILLY | Nationwide | Classic BBC clips | BBC Archive
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1970: The life of the DUSTMEN | Nationwide | Classic BBC Clips | BBC Archive
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1970: VICTORIAN TEENAGERS reminisce | Yesterday's Witness | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1948: The Whole Family go HOP PICKING in Kent | Newsreel | Classic Clips | BBC Archive
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1972: The BRONX is Burning - NYC FIREFIGHTERS | Man Alive | Classic BBC Documentaries | BBC Archive
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1964: SHETLAND SHAWLS are more valuable than GOLD | Tonight | Fashion | BBC Archive
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1950: 'SPIDER MEN' builders at work | Newsreel | Classic BBC clips | BBC Archive
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1971: The PAINSTAKING art of RECORD RESTORATION | Tomorrow's World | BBC Archive
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1965: Could YOU be a STEEPLEJACK?  |  Tonight  |  Classic BBC Clips  |  BBC Archive
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1962: 2 YEAR-OLD farmer! | Tonight | Classic BBC clips | BBC Archive
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1979: Steeplejack FRED DIBNAH takes down a MASSIVE chimney BRICK by BRICK | BBC Archive
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1964: Life in DONEGAL | Tonight | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
10:06
1965: Nigeria Customs at Apapa Port | World of Work | BBC Archive
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1974: Brighton's GLASS ANIMAL Man | Look Stranger | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive
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1989: PHILOSOPHY of the TUBE Workers | 40 Minutes | World of Work | BBC Archive
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1976: Meet the COMMUTERS | Nationwide | Retro Transport | BBC Archive
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1982: Do MEN do any HOUSEWORK? | That's Life! | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1980: BRITISH TECH and the MICROPROCESSOR Revolution | Nationwide | Retro Tech | BBC Archive
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1951: The POST Arrived on Time | BBC Newsreel | World of Work | BBC Archive
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1949: Christmas Day WORKERS Keep Britain Moving | BBC Newsreel | World of Work | BBC Archive
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1969: The TEACHERS With NO PUPILS | Nationwide | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive
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1983: Making BREAKFAST TIME | Pebble Mill at One | Making of... | BBC Archive
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1977: Can CCM Save the BRITISH MOTORCYCLE INDUSTRY? | Nationwide | Retro Transport | BBC Archive
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1963: The CHIPPY that delivers to your DOOR! | Scotland at Six | World of Work | BBC Archive
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1969: BEHOLD The HYDRAULIC ROCK SPLITTER | Tomorrow’s World | Retro Tech | BBC Archive
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1961: Working in a SUNDERLAND SHIPYARD | Sunderland Oak | World of Work | BBC Archive
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1971: This FISHERMAN Is Living His DREAM | Nationwide | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive
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1954: Carmelite SISTERS Are DOING IT FOR THEMSELVES | BBC News | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive
2:34
1975: COMRIE - The Village That RECYCLES | Nationwide | Science and Nature | BBC Archive
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1974: Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen photographs BYKER | Nationwide | Voice of the People
9:29
1974: The Old PUBLIC LAUNDRY | Nationwide | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1974: Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen photographs BYKER | Nationwide | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1982: Is the BRITISH SFX Industry in CRISIS? | Newsnight | Making Of... | BBC Archive
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1974: Bringing TOURISTs to NI - An IMPOSSIBLE Job? | Midweek | Classic BBC Reports | BBC Archive
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1965: The CHICEST SHEEP in Britain | Tonight | Animal Magic | BBC Archive
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1972: The PENSIONER Who Drives his DAD to WORK | Nationwide | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive
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1971: DOCKLANDS ACTIVIST turns LONDON TOUR GUIDE | Nationwide | World of Work | BBC Archive
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1963: MOCKUMENTARY PREDICTS the FUTURE of 1988 | Time On Our Hands | Past Predictions | BBC Archive
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1959: BUY ANYTHING at this BELFAST MARKET! | Today in Northern Ireland | 1950s | BBC Archive
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1977: SPIROGRAPH inventor at work on his NEW CREATION! | Tomorrow’s World | Science | BBC Archive
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1968: FARMER becomes WILDLIFE AUDIO MAESTRO | The Lone Listener | Science & Nature | BBC Archive
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1983: SALESWOMEN setting the WORLD to RIGHTS | A Moment to Talk | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1984: WELDERS talking through TOUGH TIMES | A Moment to Talk | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1969: CANNONBALL SELBY and the GRAND TOUR | The Philpott File | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive
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1979: The 'MAD MEN' of 1970s LONDON ADVERTISING | The Persuaders | World of Work | BBC Archive
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1971: The Man Who MODERNISED BIRMINGHAM | Miracles Take A Little Longer | BBC Archive
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1957: Blackburn's WAKES WEEK Holiday | Tonight | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1973: A NIGHT at the EUROPA - the world's most BOMBED HOTEL | Nationwide | 1970s | BBC Archive
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1975: The STREET SWEEPING 16-year-old | Nationwide | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1974: The FIGHT to KEEP DEEP SEA DIVERS ALIVE | Midweek | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive
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1963: DUCK HYPNOSIS: Just How Useful Is It? | Tonight | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive
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1958: TRAINING TIGERS | Living with Danger | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive
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1979: FRED DIBNAH and his wife TOPPLE HUGE CHIMNEY with FIRE | Steeplejack | 1970s | BBC Archive
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1980: Horrible Haircuts | Nationwide | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive
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1975: "Crank Peasant" JOHN SEYMOUR on SELF-SUFFICIENCY | Living on the Land | BBC Archive
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1982: FRED DIBNAH shows HOW to erect a CHIMNEY SCAFFOLD at 200 feet! | Fred | 1980s | BBC Archive
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1976: The TRAIN STATION with NO TRAINS | Nationwide | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive
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1972: Victorian Dentistry | Nationwide | World of Work | BBC Archive
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1977: Replacing a WINDOW Pane: Richard Stilgoe's DIY MASTERCLASS | Nationwide | BBC Archive
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1975: One LONG TEA BREAK in LONDON | Nationwide | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive
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1988: The FUTURE of ELECTRONIC ORGANISATION |Tomorrow's World | Retro Tech | BBC Archive
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1972: Alan Barker - DONCASTER's Amazing BLIND PAPER BOY | Nationwide | World of Work | BBC Archive
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1964: The FIRST CHIP SHOP in DUNDEE | Tonight | World of Work | BBC Archive
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1958: Dizzy at 450 Feet | Living with Danger | World of Work | BBC Archive
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1971: FOLK as ROUGH as IRON Filings | Omnibus | Classic BBC Music | BBC Archive
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1961: Building the MONT BLANC TUNNEL | Tonight | World of Work | BBC Archive
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1963: 50 Times SWEETER Than Sugar | Tonight | Childhood Nostalgia | BBC Archive
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1980: Is this the WORLD'S most EXPENSIVE TOY? | Nationwide | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive
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1969: The DOCTOR who lived in a CAR | Nationwide | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive
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1979: BEHOLD! The LASER-OPERATED Future of SHOPPING | Nationwide | Retro Tech | BBC Archive
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1972: A Hot Slice of QUARTET FORMAGGI | Nationwide | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive
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1961: Should IRISH IMMIGRATION to BRITAIN be Restricted? | Panorama | World of Work | BBC Archive
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1979: MILKMAN of your DREAMS | Nationwide | World of Work | BBC Archive
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1970: What Makes FERRARI Special? | Wheelbase | Retro Transport | BBC Archive
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1951: Building the HOLME MOSS TRANSMITTER | Newsreel | Making of... | BBC Archive
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1955: The BUSINESS of BEAUTY | Special Enquiry | World of Work | BBC Archive
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1965: SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE - Too Revolutionary to Build? | Tonight | The Making of... | BBC Archive
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1967: Italian CREEPY PEEPIES | Whicker’s World | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive
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1966: The MECHANISATION of the POST OFFICE | Tomorrow's World | Retro Tech | BBC Archive
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1970: DECORATORS tackle DECIMAL CURRENCY | Nationwide | World of Work | BBC Archive
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1979: Making the LAST CONCORDE at FILTON | Retro Transport | BBC Archive
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1979: HARD MEN at the DOOR | Tonight | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1983: The 92 OWNERS of this VILLAGE PUB | Nationwide | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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1981: Presenting the STACEY 69 technical CAMERA | Nationwide | Retro Tech | BBC Archive
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