Drink

The 9th century art of wassailing, 1949

A note to quaff responsibly should this ye olde tradition ever pass your way

Hop gardeners wanted - circus skills useful, 1949

Hops are being prepared the old-fashioned way... on stilts

Apple Pressing Season, 1951

There were pressing matters in Somerset... apple pressing matters, so as to produce locally brewed cider

Cutty Sark - last of the tea clippers, 1951

"Now, with her racing days lost in the history of the sea, Cutty Sark was given a send-off"

Self-service pub, 1959

John Tidmarsh pays a visit to a proto-hipster self-service pub

Stornaway and temperance, 1967

The capital of the Isle of Lewis and Harris faced a spiritual quandary - should the district get a pub?

Fyfe Robertson's 'Perfect Pint', 1973

Fyfe Robertson went in search of the finest 568 ml available to humankind

'Boozy' the snail, 1974

A beer drinking Giant African Snail nicknamed 'Boozy' was the star of BBC1 for one evening at least. * Please do not try this at home to any gastropods at hand *

Iron Brewed - Scottish Ale, 1975

To brew like the 20th Laird of Traquair, all you need is a spare outhouse and some 200 year-old brewing kit

What makes a perfect cuppa? 1975

Meet the professional tea tasters, who might just have the world's best job

That's Life: Champagne lady, 1976

This wonderful lady isn't sure about the champagne and cider on offer, so has to have another sip - all in the name of research

Best London cuppa tea, 1985

You couldn't get a decent brew anywhere in London, according to Egon Ronay

Dunking with scientific confidence, 1998

Just the biscuit, science has the solution to all your dunking problems