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    Jan 27, 2022
    Today is Holocaust Memorial Day. In 1938, Sir Nicholas Winton brought Jewish children from German-occupied Czechoslovakia to safety in the UK. Fifty years later, That’s Life reunited him with some of those children.
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    Nov 19, 2022
    #OnThisDay in 1997: Rising star Lewis Hamilton (then aged 12) spoke about his ambition to become an F1 racing driver, on the BBC Two show Black Britain.
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    Sep 6, 2023
    "I’ve never fell off a big chimney. You only fall off one of them once." #OnThisDay 1979: Extraordinary steeplejack Fred Dibnah was introduced to the nation.
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    Aug 15, 2022
    Today marks 75 years since the partition of India. In June 1953, independent India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru appeared on the BBC for his television debut. 🧵1/4
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    Oct 27, 2020
    #OnthisDay 1979: Frank Prentice, an assistant purser on the Titanic, described how he survived the sinking of the ship. For more archive on the Titanic, you can visit - bbc.co.uk/archive/surviv…
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    Jul 31, 2019
    #OnThisDay 1977: Thanks for the Memory - The Viewer's View asked people what they thought about television. This woman was likely approached for a snappy vox pop, but ended up delivering something closer to a dramatic monologue. Fantastic stuff.
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    Jun 8, 2020
    “How come is everything white?” Muhammad Ali appeared on Parkinson in 1971.
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    Dec 2, 2020
    Enjoy a few relaxing minutes of the great Tony Hart drawing with pastels, on Hartbeat #onthisday in 1987.
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    Nov 3, 2018
    How do you live with yourself, after killing another man? What would you have done in WWI? Visit bbc.co.uk/armisticeday to discover more.
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    Aug 21, 2023
    In 1969, BBC News spoke to Mr Glynne Wood - who had a pigeon living on his head.
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    Nov 9, 2019
    #OnThisDay 1982: The Young Ones was first broadcast. Once in every lifetime comes a love like this...
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    Feb 16, 2021
    #OnThisDay 1984: Moira Stuart read out the 'other' candidates in the Chesterfield by-election. Glorious!
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    Apr 19, 2021
    "Tonight you'll watch Barcelona against Newcastle United in the European Super League." In this clip from 1994, Standing Room Only made some big predictions about the future of football in the year 2004. #SuperLeague
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    Jan 1, 2020
    We're playing the hits today so lets go back to 1977 when the Viewer's View asked people what they thought about television. This woman was likely approached for a snappy vox pop, but ended up delivering something closer to a dramatic monologue. Fantastic stuff.
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