2.3K views · 31 reactions | Today is #roalddahlday with Roald Dahl’s birthday today. One of the most popular children’s authors of our time he talked about writing his bestselling adventure stories for children in The English Programme in 1979 and this clip shows him sharpening pencils in his famous writing shed. Although this looks productive, it was, in fact, a delaying tactic in order not start work. #BOTD | Thames TV Archive | Facebook

62K views · 29 reactions | A classic clip to mark day 10 in our #thameschristmascountdown sees Tommy Cooper go carol singing! #thamestvarchive #tvgold #tommycooper | Thames TV Archive | Facebook

246K views · 4.8K reactions | The first episode of the classic and timeless comedy drama Minder with George Cole and Dennis Waterman transmitted #onthisday in 1979. #minder #otd #ishouldbesogoodforyou | Thames TV Archive | Facebook

#OnThisDay in 1942 Muhammad Ali was born in Kentucky as Cassius Clay. Thames Television had unique access in 1971 to what at the time was referred to as the biggest event in the history of the whole planet earth, the fight between Ali and defending world heavy weight champion Joe Frazier. Clips available to licence. #muhammadali #boxing #BornOnThisDay | Thames TV Archive

725K views · 2.4K reactions | "Are we looking at something that was burned during the Great Fire of London?" Dan joins expert mudlark Lara Maiklem by the shores of the River Thames to make some startling discoveries from London's past. You can watch the full show over at History Hit TV:  https://access.historyhit.com/videos/mudlarking | History Hit | Facebook

9.6K views · 164 reactions | #worldcupwednesday and a clip of one of the greatest and most captivating soccer players in history, the footballing genius George Best. Interviewed for a 1976 documentary Decade of Change filmed in Los Angeles. #worldcup2022qatar | Thames TV Archive | Facebook