To mark British Overseas Airways Corporation's (BOAC) Silver Jubilee, London is treated to the rare sight of a new flying boat alighting close to Tower Bridge. The state-owned BOAC operated flying boats to the US and parts of the British Empire during the 1930s and 1940s. The Poole flying boats were later awarded a blue plaque, and fortunately BBC Newsreel was there to capture this beautiful footage. Originally broadcast 9 May 1949 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrxjOPvWlKI

Steam Trains | Great British engines, railway journeys and steam enthusiasts Tonight | Railways A lyrical memorial to some of the stations closed by 'The Beeching Report'. CHANNEL | BBC Television Service FIRST BROADCAST | 27 March 1963 SYNOPSIS 'The Beeching Report' has been published announcing that 4,000 miles of railway line and 2,000 stations will be closed. Against footage of steam trains rushing past, some of the most romantic, beautiful, brutal, strange and comic station names are read out as testimony to 'the threads that bound the nation together'. DID YOU KNOW? The first part of 'The Beeching Report' was called 'The Reshaping of Britain's Railways'. The cuts carried out between 1962 and 1968 resulted in: staff numbers being slashed from 500,000 to 300,000; miles of railway line reduced from 17,000 to 13,000; locomotives culled from 14,000 to 5,000 and carriages decimated from 36,000 to 20,000. The number of miles travelled shrank from 335 million to 250 million. CONTRIBUTORS Cliff Michelmore - Presenter Derek Hart - Narrator ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnkPGKAhyVs

05 May 1957 How fashion dictates body shape and facial decoration. In this episode of the fashion history series, Doris Langley Moore explores the odd correlation between the amount of facial hair on men and trends in covering up in women's fashion. We also get to see Benny Hill in various states of hirsuteness, and a young Vanessa Redgrave demonstrates early 20th-century use of face powder. Jeremy Hawk, the third hirsute gentleman appearing with Benny Hill and Ron Moody, was a prolific actor who worked as straight man for Benny Hill, hosted the long-running 'Criss Cross Quiz' programme, appeared in West End comedies for almost 50 years, and made guest appearances in '2point4 Children' alongside his daughter, Belinda Lang. CONTRIBUTORS Doris Langley Moore - Presenter Lucy Bartlett - Contributor Angela Bingley - Contributor Lady Rose Bligh - Contributor Elizabeth Cruft - Contributor Shelagh Gregory - Contributor Camilla Hasse - Contributor Jeremy Hawk - Contributor Jeanne Heal - Contributor Benny Hill - Contributor Rachel Kempson - Contributor Sara Kentish - Contributor Marghanita Laski - Contributor Mary Malcolm - Contributor Ron Moody - Contributor Lady Anne Nevill - Contributor Lady Vivenne Nevill - Contributor Irene Worth - Contributor Charles R Rogers - Producer Ken Higgins - Photography ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbG33X2j1L0

US Department of Defense Construction of the 1500 miles of the Alaskan highway ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFTHG5PMCFg