The marriage of the Prince and Princess of Wales is a popular clip

The BBC Motion Gallery will provide direct access via the internet to more than 10,000 moving image clips.

Archive footage, such as the wedding of Prince Charles to Lady Diana Spencer, will be available to buy.

Media professionals from across the globe will be able to use the clips for corporate videos, new media, films, television and advertising.

The Motion Gallery is the latest addition to BBC Worldwide's existing �10m footage sales business.

MOTION GALLERY MOST-REQUESTED CLIPS The Royal Wedding of Charles and Diana The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II A young David Beckham playing football on BBC's It's Wicked show JK Rowling interview on Newsnight Princess Diana interview on Panorama JRR Tolkien interview in 1968 Paula Radcliffe's marathon record Tony Blair's "Education, Education, Education" soundbite

The BBC archive itself dates back to 1934, spanning all genres from news to natural history.

Footage from programmes such as The Blue Planet, Top of the Pops, The Office and Walking with Dinosaurs is also available.

The archive also contains more than 700,000 hours of US imagery from the CBS News archive, covering almost every major historic event from the assassination of John F Kennedy to the Challenger explosion and the 11 September terrorist attacks.

Simon Gibbs, managing director BBC Motion Gallery said the demand for footage was expected to "grow substantially" over the next decade as more people get broadband and third generation mobile telephones.

"As one of the world's leading media companies, with its access to a vast archive and a substantial global reach, this is a natural market for BBC Worldwide to exploit," he said.

The content on the site will be constantly updated.

BBC Worldwide chief executive Rupert Gavin said: "It's crucial that we maximise the value of the BBC archive and by using digital technology we will open up our business to its full potential.