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45 years ago today, Margaret Thatcher reveals to the House of Commons that Anthony Blunt was the "fourth man" in the Cambridge spy ring. Five days later, the art historian and former Soviet spy held a press conference and interview with Paul Tilsley where he discussed his recruitment and wartime work.
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It's King Charles III's 76th Birthday! Which footage of Charles from our archive would you most like to see digitised?
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Today marks the 40th anniversary of the release of Band Aid's "Do They Know it's Christmas?", one of the most recognisable Christmas songs recorded to date. Last year, we found the original rushes of the Band Aid recording sessions hidden away in our tape storage (in a cassette box blandly named "Charity Christmas single"!). Needless to say, we digitised them with utmost urgency to be shared with you on here. Watch the footage below, and see how many famous faces you can spot!
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On this day, 50 years ago, Lord Lucan vanished. Police began to search for the 39-year-old Lucan after the body of the family nanny, Sandra Rivett, was discovered in their Belgravia house. Despite various claimed sightings over the years, Lucan's disappearance remains a mystery and he was declared dead in absentia in 1999.
We recently discovered more footage from the invesitagations around his disappearance at our film store in Slough.
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Some more incredible film finds from the ITN vaults at Cinelab Film - including 16mm footage of the Silver Jubilee!
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Today is Budget day! Last year we flagged this report from 1986 when former chancellor, Sir Geoffrey Howe, introduced his new puppy. His previous dog, the aptly named Budget, was sadly killed by a tractor, but here he shares Summit with the world (who's name reflected Howe's new ministerial role of foreign secretary).
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"Earlier on today a woman rang the BBC and said she heard that there was a hurricane on the way ... well if you're watching, don't worry there isn't."
Who remembers these famous words from BBC meteorologist, Michael Fish?
Britain was hit by the Great Storm on 15-16 October 1987, one of the most severe hurricanes recorded on British shores. The storm left 18 people dead and extensive damage with over 15 million trees bought down. ITN filmed the aftermath on the coast and in London the following day which can be viewed on our YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1ag-....
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Quiz time! 📝 No Googling!! ❌
Which of these events did NOT happen in October?
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October is Black History Month and we're celebrating Ernest Eytle.
Eytle was a British-Guyanese former cricketer and commentator. He later worked as a sports reporter for ITN but covered other stories including the Notting Hill Riots. Barbara Blake-Hannah is credited as being the first black person to appear in a regular spot on UK televison (1968) but Eytle also reported in the later 1950s and into the 1960s.
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An actor, a politician and a Royal.... can you identify the famous faces in these film strips?
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Welcome to ITN Archive.
Covering events from 1955 to the present day, ITN Archive houses a wide-ranging collection of culture and history on film.
The newsreels in our vaults reflect ITN's proud history at the forefront of television news production and feature some of the most iconic footage captured in a period spanning eight decades.
From putting today’s headlines in context, to curating collections on defining moments in British and world history, ITN Archive shares stories from over the years that engage and endure.
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www.gettyimages.co.uk/resources/itncollection
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