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Open News Archive

BBC News opens archives to public (January 2006)

This site closed in March 2021 and is now a read-only archive
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rts Founding member
The fall of the Berlin Wall and footage of the 1966 England World Cup team are among items released from the BBC News archives for the first time reads a BBC News Online article . The behind-the-scenes footage of the England football team before their win is among nearly 80 items covering some iconic events over the past 50 years.

The bulletins, which are available online, are for the UK public to use for free in their own creative works. The clips have been made available under the Creative Archive Licence. The initiative was first mooted in 2003 by the then director general Greg Dyke.

The full article can be found here. I have just signed up myself, and although content is limited at the moment, it's obvious that the potential of the Open News Archive.
TW
Time Warp
Also interesting to note is that Channel 4 will be having an input.

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