Collections: Children's

The CBBC Broom Cupboard

Where Gordon the Gopher, Edd the Duck and other celebrities made their names

Blue Peter

For everything related to the good ship Blue Peter - free badge not included (sorry)

Back to school for boarders, 1949

Children head back to boarding school after the Christmas holidays

Children's Television ident, 1958

This clip is from the early days of BBC children’s television

Electronic teaching machine, 1965

Mr Cobbler shows off his new electronic teaching machine - "an inhuman, mechanical monster"

Toy Fair interlude, 1966

A charming if just a little creepy interlude of a mid-sixties toy fair

British Toy Industry, 1968

The Money Programme asks if the British toy industry could survive in the face of increasing global competition

Clackers, 1971

Good old-fashioned, potentially deadly Clackers

Why Don't You...?

On 20 August 1973, the very first episode of cult children's magazine programme Why Don't You…? was shown on BBC One.

Making Captain Pugwash, 1976

The brave buccaneer himself takes you behind the scenes

Swedish sausage smuggling, 1979

John Craven's Newsround reports on some Scandinavian meaty shenanigans

Grange Hill debate, 1980

Is Grange Hill a menace to society?

Junior Kick Start, 1985

An unfortunate young rider's fall sets in motion a ridiculous chain of events

Jeff Cohen, 1985

Chunk from The Goonies truffle shuffles onto Wogan

Surreal Pop Panel, 1986

"This is bizarre, isn't it? - It gets worse as well"

Tony Hart's pastel Stonehenge, 1987

Enjoy a relaxing few minutes in the company of the great Tony Hart

Should schools celebrate Halloween? – 1991

Newsround asks primary school children what they think of adults banning Halloween

'Macho Man' Randy Savage, 1992

American wrestler Randy Savage showed up on Going Live!

Roy of the Rovers comic discontinued, 1993

A sad day in Melchester

More archive things

Transport and travel

From aeroplanes to zeppelins, this is an A to Z of getting from A to B

Nature and Environment

Explore the changing world about us, from the jungle to the polar ice caps

Arts and entertainment

The world of showbiz, from Shakespeare to Saturday night telly