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Collections: Nature and Environment

Animals and Wildlife
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Animals and Wildlife

The animal world in all its glory, from the polar bear to pandas to penguins and everything in-between

David Attenborough
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David Attenborough

A collection of programmes showcasing the life and work of Sir David Attenborough.

Farming
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Farming

A bumper crop of farming clips harvested from the BBC Archive

Orkney Wind Power, 1951
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Orkney Wind Power, 1951

"If successful it will represent another step in harnessing the power of the elements" An experimental wind turbine was being erected at Costa Head, Orkney

Spring ice and snow, 1954
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Spring ice and snow, 1954

BBC Newsreel reports on snow and frost... in March

Thaxted cut off by snow, 1958
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Thaxted cut off by snow, 1958

"I've never seen anything like it"

Hop-Pickers, 1972
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Hop-Pickers, 1972

Nationwide met some traditional hop-pickers returning to Kent

Biggest Aspidistra in the world, 1973
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Biggest Aspidistra in the world, 1973

Mrs Arnold can no longer keep the 70 year old aspidistra flying, so she is donating it to the nation

Daffodil breeder, 1973
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Daffodil breeder, 1973

"The challenge is to leave the world of the daff a better place than you found it"

Music for tomatoes, 1975
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Music for tomatoes, 1975

Meet Charlie Roberts, eccentric tomato grower extraordinaire

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Children's
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Children's

See how programmes for younger viewers have changed with the times

Food and Drink
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Food and Drink

Some of the very best slices of the BBC's past to get your teeth into

Science and technology
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Science and technology

The inventions and discoveries that transformed our world.. and the ones that didn't

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