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Go backstage with this fascinating collection of clips that explain - and potentially ruin - the magic of television.

BBC Archive

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1977: Making DOCTOR WHO | The Lively Arts | The Making Of | BBC Archive

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GRAND THEFT AUTO 1996 Making Of - GTA - | Retro Gaming | BBC Archive

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1993: Make your own THUNDERBIRDS TRACY ISLAND | Blue Peter | Childhood Nostalgia | BBC Archive

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1965: How DELIA DERBYSHIRE made the DOCTOR WHO theme I Tomorrow's World I Music I BBC Archive

BBC Archive

12:47

1982: ROALD DAHL's writing shed | Pebble Mill | Classic Celebrity Interview | BBC Archive

BBC Archive

25:04

1960: How did Orson Welles make CITIZEN KANE? | Monitor | Classic Movie Interviews | BBC Archive

BBC Archive

4:29

1982: Original BLADE RUNNER Review| Film 82 | Classic Movie Review | BBC Archive

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5:36

1973: Did a DOG discover MAN UNITED? | Nationwide | Classic BBC Sport | BBC Archive

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4:33

1978: SHIRLEY HUGHES on the making of Dogger I Read All About It | The Making Of | BBC Archive

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6:24

1975: ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW: Behind the Scenes | Film Night | Making Of | BBC Archive

BBC Archive

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1968: TOLKIEN on LORD OF THE RINGS | Release | Writers and Wordsmiths | BBC Archive

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1957: The SPAGHETTI HARVEST | Panorama | Classic BBC clips | BBC Archive

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5:00

1973: DAVE EDMUNDS at ROCKFIELD STUDIOS | Nationwide | Classic BBC Music | BBC Archive

BBC Archive

10:51

1974: TERRY GILLIAM on CUTOUT ANIMATION | The DIY Film Animation Show | Classic clips | BBC Archive

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1:56

1950: 'SPIDER MEN' builders at work | Newsreel | Classic BBC clips | BBC Archive

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1964: SHETLAND SHAWLS are more valuable than GOLD | Tonight | Fashion | BBC Archive

BBC Archive

12:31

1974: SOUND EFFECTS with RON GEESIN | The DIY Film Animation Show | Classic BBC clips | BBC Archive

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3:53

1989: Making BLACKADDER GOES FORTH | Behind The Screen | Making of | BBC Archive

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8:51

1977: Making PORRIDGE | Blue Peter | Making of | BBC Archive

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7:23

1984: ELIZABETH PARKER at the RADIOPHONIC WORKSHOP | General Studies | Retro Music | BBC Archive

BBC Archive

8:02

1981: MORPH gets a BLUE PETER BADGE | Children's Television | Making of | BBC Archive

BBC Archive

5:41

1952: Britain's BICYCLE industry | Newsreel | Classic BBC clips | BBC Archive

BBC Archive

6:45

1970: WENDY CARLOS and her MOOG SYNTHESISER | Music Now | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

BBC Archive

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1970: How the FIRST EVER TV play was made in 1930 | Review | Making Of... | BBC Archive

BBC Archive

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1964: The gamble of CONCORDE | Supersonic | Retro Transport | BBC Archive

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2:43

1948: Tour of the 1948 OLYMPIC VILLAGE | Newsreel | Classic BBC clips | BBC Archive

BBC Archive

6:42

1987: How to EDIT home movies on VHS | Video Active | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

BBC Archive

5:19

1983: PAUL DANIELS' Computer Game | Micro Live | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

BBC Archive

8:20

1964: Philip LARKIN and John BETJEMAN on Poetry | Monitor | Classic arts interview | BBC Archive

BBC Archive

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1981: Inventor CLIVE SINCLAIR on the ZX80 and TV80 | Pacesetters | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

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1983: The Making of THE HACIENDA | Riverside | Classic BBC Music | BBC Archive

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8:46

1975: FRANK HAMPSON - creator of DAN DARE | Nationwide | Science Fiction | BBC Archive

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1974: Making MATCH OF THE DAY | In Vision | Making Of... | BBC Archive

BBC Archive

8:24

1977: How a TORQUAY hotel inspired FAWLTY TOWERS | Read All About It | Classic Comedy | BBC Archive

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5:48

1987: What makes a POP HIT? | Chegwin Checks It Out | Classic BBC Music | BBC Archive

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1949: BOAT RACE to be TELEVISED in full | Newsreel | Classic Sport | BBC Archive

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1953: POTTER'S WHEEL Interlude | BBC Television Interludes | BBC Archive

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1972: EVOLUTION of MICROPHONES at the BBC | Nationwide | Making Of | BBC Archive

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1974: Brighton's GLASS ANIMAL Man | Look Stranger | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive

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1972: DAVID ATTENBOROUGH on BBC Two's purpose | Late Night Line-Up | BBC Archive

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1985: The WEATHER Goes ELECTRIC | Blue Peter | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

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2013: BBC IDENTS - A Potted History | BBC Breakfast | The Making of | BBC Archive

BBC Archive

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1970: John NOAKES and the Magic of BLUE SCREEN | Blue Peter | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

BBC Archive

6:20

1977: Charles M. Schulz on CHARLIE BROWN | Everyman | Classic Interviews | BBC Archive

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7:59

1985: Making TEXT ADVENTURE Games | Micro Live | Retro Gaming | BBC Archive

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1962: PETER O TOOLE on LAWRENCE OF ARABIA | Monitor | Classic Celebrity Interviews | BBC Archive

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4:26

1982: The POP VIDEO Era Has Arrived | Riverside | Classic BBC Music | BBC Archive

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1983: Making BREAKFAST TIME | Pebble Mill at One | Making of... | BBC Archive

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7:02

1980: The SCI-FI Models of MAT IRVINE | Small World | Making of... | BBC Archive

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1977: Making ORNAMENTAL POTTERY | In the Making | Making of... | BBC Archive

BBC Archive

7:11

1976: Making MULTI-COLOURED SWAP SHOP | Blue Peter | Making Of... | BBC Archive

BBC Archive

6:29

1976: Dubbing THE WATER MARGIN into English | Nationwide | Making Of... | BBC Archive

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1968: The RADIOPHONIC WORKSHOP make the SOUNDS OF A SPACESHIP | Tom Tom | Retro Music | BBC Archive

BBC Archive

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1969: What Is ELECTRONIC MUSIC? | Workshop | Radiophonic Workshop | BBC Archive

BBC Archive

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1976: ROGER LIMB Sculpting ELECTRONIC Sound | An ABC Of Music | Radiophonic Workshop | BBC Archive

BBC Archive

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1979: The RADIOPHONIC WORKSHOP at 21 | Nationwide | Radiophonic Workshop | BBC Archive

BBC Archive

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1988: A Week in the Life of the RADIOPHONIC WORKSHOP | The Electric Music Machine | BBC Archive

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1984: The TECH Helping the RADIOPHONIC WORKSHOP Keep Pace | Breakfast Time | BBC Archive

BBC Archive

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1983: The EVOLUTION of the RADIOPHONIC WORKSHOP | Nationwide | Radiophonic Workshop | BBC Archive

BBC Archive

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1974: THE SWEET - A Day With the GLAM ROCKERS | Scene | Classic BBC Music | BBC Archive

BBC Archive

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1968: BEHIND THE SCENES in BBC STUDIO ONE | Blue Peter | Classic Children's TV | BBC Archive

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6:34

1982: Is the BRITISH SFX Industry in CRISIS? | Newsnight | Making Of... | BBC Archive

BBC Archive

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1978: MARK HAMILL and GARY KURTZ talk STAR WARS | Arena | Classic Movie Interviews | BBC Archive

BBC Archive

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1967: EUROVISION - Is a UK Victory a SHAW Thing? | Late Night Line-Up | Music Debate | BBC Archive

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1981: RAY HARRYHAUSEN on Clash of the Titans | Take Two | Making of... | BBC Archive

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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1987: On Tour With MARILLION | Rock Against The Clock | Classic BBC Music | BBC Archive

BBC Archive

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1965: EAMONN ANDREWS on RTÉ | Late Night Line-Up | Classic Interviews | BBC Archive

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1970: JANE BIRKIN interview | 24 Hours | Classic Interviews | BBC Archive

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1997: The ORIGIN of the RADIO 1 ROADSHOW | Six Go Mad in Somerset | Classic Interviews | BBC Archive

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1975: ASTONISHING Model Village at PENDON MUSEUM | It's A Small World | Making Of... | BBC Archive

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1987: LOYD GROSSMAN Shares the SECRETS of the TALK SHOW | Arena | Classic TV Review | BBC Archive

BBC Archive

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1990: The IDEA behind the DESIGN of THE WALKMAN! | Design Classics | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

BBC Archive

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1951: Building the HOLME MOSS TRANSMITTER | Newsreel | Making of... | BBC Archive

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1976: The Making of CAPTAIN PUGWASH | Watch | Making of... | BBC Archive

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1965: SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE - Too Revolutionary to Build? | Tonight | The Making of... | BBC Archive

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1993: Oliver Postgate and BAGPUSS | Whatever Happened To... | Classic Interviews | BBC Archive

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1966: SERGE DANOT on THE MAGIC ROUNDABOUT | Late Night Line-Up | Classic Interview | BBC Archive

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1979: Making the LAST CONCORDE at FILTON | Retro Transport | BBC Archive

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1990: Inside the BBC Archive | Open Air | BBC Archive

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1975: TOM BAKER on DOCTOR WHO | South Today | Classic Interviews | BBC Archive

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1983: RAYMOND BRIGGS on WHEN THE WIND BLOWS | Omnibus | Making of | BBC Archive

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1980: TWO TONE Records - Behind The Scenes | Nationwide | Classic BBC Music | BBC Archive