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Old 1st Mar 2018, 3:10 pm   #1
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Default BBC i-player section 'From the Archive'

Quite easy to miss this on the i-player and perhaps some folk aren't aware that it exists. You have to go to 'Categories' and then select 'From The Archive' which brings up a long list of fascinating programmes, many not seen since their original tranmission. There are some going right back to the turn of the 1950s.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/catego...=dateavailable

Great vintage viewing material BUT - the only annoyance is that 4:3 ratio programmes are shown in a frame (i.e. not full screen), presumably to make them viewable on modern 16:9 sets, so bang went my idea of watching shows through an Aurora on a suitable 405 line set. I don't think there's any way around that.

Steve
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