The BBC says: “For the first time in its history BBC News is opening its archives to the UK public for a trial period. You can download nearly 80 news reports covering iconic events of the past 50 years including the fall of the Berlin Wall, crowds ejecting soldiers from Beijing’s Tiananmen Square and behind-the-scenes footage of the England team prior to their victory over West Germany in 1966.
All of these clips are under the Beeb’s Creative Archive Licence where you can download them, watch them or create something unique with them. What’s amusing is they’ve classed it as a beta phase. Are they jumping on the Cool Beta Bandwagon?
I’ve just downloaded the London poll tax riots. Heavy stuff!
Update
Watch the Tiananmen Square news report by by BBC reporter and Sunderland native Kate Adie. Again, very interesting indeed.
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