# BBC Archive: Latest YouTube Videos & Shorts

Markdown version of https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@bbcarchive/videos/ from vidIQ YouTube Stats. Link to that page, not to this file.

As of 2026-10-27, BBC Archive has 799,000 subscribers, 245,460,425 total views, and 1,951 videos. It ranks #93,926 by subscribers among channels tracked by vidIQ.

The most recent uploads from [BBC Archive](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@bbcarchive/). Each video links to its own stats page. The page lists the rest of the channel's videos to signed-in vidIQ users.

## About this sample

- The latest upload vidIQ has for BBC Archive is “1995: Making a Bass Guitar \| Techno: Making It \| BBC Archive”, a long-form video published Oct 26, 2026.
- These are BBC Archive’s 48 most recent public uploads vidIQ has data for, published between Sep 21, 2026 and Oct 26, 2026 (36 long-form videos and 12 Shorts).
- Median views across these 48 uploads: 56,754. 24 videos are above that median and 24 below.
- Most viewed in the sample: “1996: Can a Computer Produce Art? \| It'll Never Work \| BBC Archive” (651,758 views, Oct 1, 2026). Least viewed: “1996: Pete Postlethwaite on leading the band in Brassed Off \| BBC Archive” (7,657 views, Oct 1, 2026).
- Median length: 22:05 for 36 long-form videos; 1:52 for 12 Shorts.
- In this sample, BBC Archive’s consecutive uploads were a median of 1 day apart (shortest gap 0 days, longest 1 day).
- Views are lifetime totals as of Oct 27, 2026, so newer uploads have had less time to collect them. These figures describe only the videos listed here, not the whole channel, and do not show why any video performed as it did. Dates are UTC.

## Recent uploads

| Video | Published (UTC) | Format | Views | Duration | Outlier score |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [1995: Making a Bass Guitar \| Techno: Making It \| BBC Archive](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@bbcarchive/videos/_fkK6UEk9iQ/) | 2026-10-26 | Long-form | 12,432 | 19:26 | - |
| [1968: The Super Cities of Tomorrow \| Towards Tomorrow \| BBC Archive](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@bbcarchive/videos/za60PkAxyG0/) | 2026-10-25 | Long-form | 25,812 | 49:10 | - |
| [1982: The Wonders of Computers \| Pebble Mill: Computer Special \| BBC Archive](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@bbcarchive/videos/P6Q57p-qTpU/) | 2026-10-24 | Long-form | 60,358 | 40:12 | 2.02x |
| [1984: The Countryside is Rubbish \| One Pair of Eyes: Laurie Taylor \| BBC Archive](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@bbcarchive/videos/5X9NNUsa1AM/) | 2026-10-23 | Long-form | 39,122 | 28:34 | - |
| [1990: Building Dioramas and Models \| Techno \| BBC Archive](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@bbcarchive/videos/ymYJ2VVRnWg/) | 2026-10-22 | Long-form | 52,251 | 6:04 | 2x |
| [1972: The History of the Cornish Pasty \| Nationwide \| BBC Archive](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@bbcarchive/videos/ymraU4BMDts/) | 2026-10-21 | Long-form | 59,367 | 6:33 | 1.06x |
| [1984: Life as a BT Apprentice \| Job Bank \| BBC Archive](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@bbcarchive/videos/HRngU3zOM28/) | 2026-10-20 | Long-form | 120,494 | 20:04 | 1.96x |
| [1971: Billy the Beacon on how to cross the road \| BBC Archive](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@bbcarchive/videos/SRQPIgfwtBE/) | 2026-10-20 | Short | 16,750 | 1:56 | 1.22x |
| [1979: A Kitchen Fit For Magnus Pyke \| Design by Five \| BBC Archive](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@bbcarchive/videos/vDhDJIk_Gz0/) | 2026-10-19 | Long-form | 22,467 | 24:58 | - |
| [1958: Winfred Atwell’s piano got lost in the BBC! \| BBC Archive](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@bbcarchive/videos/ZrP1Y7S2EvM/) | 2026-10-19 | Short | 10,009 | 1:28 | - |
| [1986: Why the West Indies are Unbeatable \| Calypso Cricket \| BBC Archive](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@bbcarchive/videos/URyZ8aRs0Bw/) | 2026-10-18 | Long-form | 173,336 | 43:21 | 1.81x |
| [1974: Help Yourself to a House \| Tuesday Documentary \| BBC Archive](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@bbcarchive/videos/SK2MAymSeCY/) | 2026-10-17 | Long-form | 57,262 | 49:50 | - |
| [1969: Leaving School at 15 in Yorkshire \| Girls Leaving School \| BBC Archive](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@bbcarchive/videos/w0glj7CoW68/) | 2026-10-16 | Long-form | 153,206 | 23:26 | 1.63x |
| [1990: Does Anybody Understand the Rules to Rugby Union? \| On The Line \| BBC Archive](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@bbcarchive/videos/LWN-IfwAuNU/) | 2026-10-15 | Long-form | 44,226 | 6:50 | - |
| [1966: How to Throw a House Party \| A Whole Scene Going \| BBC Archive](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@bbcarchive/videos/M0lok3LsvzQ/) | 2026-10-14 | Long-form | 60,013 | 10:06 | - |
| [1979: Pooh Sticks played by the real-life Christopher Robin \| BBC Archive](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@bbcarchive/videos/E3l7KcrIC3c/) | 2026-10-14 | Short | 11,177 | 1:05 | - |
| [1975: The Life of a Beach Comber \| Nationwide \| BBC Archive](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@bbcarchive/videos/ijlczW9155Y/) | 2026-10-13 | Long-form | 39,560 | 6:05 | - |
| [1958: On the Never-Never: Buying on Hire Purchase \| Eye to Eye \| BBC Archive](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@bbcarchive/videos/UwwlliR2znI/) | 2026-10-12 | Long-form | 128,503 | 30:00 | 1.24x |
| [1979: Poly Styrene – Punk Pioneer \| BBC Archive](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@bbcarchive/videos/cHlYxSoP4fY/) | 2026-10-12 | Short | 11,903 | 2:28 | - |
| [1975: The Master Game Final - Speelman vs Hartston \| BBC Archive](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@bbcarchive/videos/UUAJfB6tGgc/) | 2026-10-11 | Long-form | 80,058 | 25:13 | 1.04x |
| [1982: King Henry VIII's warship the Mary Rose is recovered \| BBC Archive](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@bbcarchive/videos/S7uT6-EvbXk/) | 2026-10-11 | Short | 223,313 | 2:43 | 6.64x |
| [1975: Time to Scrap British Rail? \| The Money Programme: Beware of Trains \| BBC Archive](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@bbcarchive/videos/YmRqNNyhIeo/) | 2026-10-10 | Long-form | 177,147 | 44:53 | 1.68x |
| [1979: How to Make a Shelving System \| Make Your Own Furniture \| BBC Archive](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@bbcarchive/videos/Wwv6ihtBK3g/) | 2026-10-09 | Long-form | 184,673 | 24:31 | 3.08x |
| [1968: Singles Weekend at the Concord Hotel, New York \| BBC Archive](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@bbcarchive/videos/jIm1cEtcBvQ/) | 2026-10-09 | Short | 8,680 | 2:51 | - |
| [1981: Growing Up in a Favela \| Scene: Girl in Brazil \| BBC Archive](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@bbcarchive/videos/lVfJ7or4Auo/) | 2026-10-08 | Long-form | 142,762 | 20:47 | 2.37x |
| [1993: Is the BBC Failing Sci-Fi Fans? \| Biteback \| BBC Archive](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@bbcarchive/videos/vkbMfX_4aXU/) | 2026-10-07 | Long-form | 29,733 | 8:29 | - |
| [1965: The Best Tape Recorders on the Market \| Choice \| BBC Archive](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@bbcarchive/videos/k01-lnUe2WU/) | 2026-10-06 | Long-form | 74,493 | 12:48 | 1.2x |
| [1987: The footballer with a 3,000-mile round trip to games \| BBC Archive](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@bbcarchive/videos/pXd28KhoycA/) | 2026-10-06 | Short | 47,131 | 2:43 | 1.38x |
| [1977: Does Your Kitchen Hate You? \| General Studies \| BBC Archive](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@bbcarchive/videos/Q2Xp_PWECFU/) | 2026-10-05 | Long-form | 30,605 | 20:22 | - |
| [1967: Digging for £150,000 Worth of Prizes \| Man Alive \| BBC Archive](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@bbcarchive/videos/-9pK9Lb0pzE/) | 2026-10-04 | Long-form | 46,840 | 29:26 | - |
| [1976: British Rail introduces high speed trains \| BBC Archive](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@bbcarchive/videos/IqEAe_hhQsw/) | 2026-10-04 | Short | 532,735 | 1:49 | 24.05x |
| [1980: Residents Return to St Kilda After 50 Years \| BBC Archive](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@bbcarchive/videos/GB2SQuHAJoQ/) | 2026-10-03 | Long-form | 553,698 | 48:18 | 7.69x |
| [1973: What Makes a Good Toy? \| Parents and Children \| BBC Archive](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@bbcarchive/videos/CILgK-iXRAc/) | 2026-10-02 | Long-form | 28,546 | 23:23 | - |
| [1996: Can a Computer Produce Art? \| It'll Never Work \| BBC Archive](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@bbcarchive/videos/E7yeVBXXW9I/) | 2026-10-01 | Long-form | 651,758 | 4:55 | 8.79x |
| [1996: Pete Postlethwaite on leading the band in Brassed Off \| BBC Archive](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@bbcarchive/videos/pUlUBLPIMIY/) | 2026-10-01 | Short | 7,657 | 1:07 | - |
| [1996: Dame Esther Rantzen on extraordinary TV moment \| BBC Archive](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@bbcarchive/videos/xON34nhKXvA/) | 2026-10-01 | Short | 86,226 | 0:49 | 3.82x |
| [1966: The Last of the Tay Ferries \| A Quick Look Around \| BBC Archive](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@bbcarchive/videos/zjxVOI4vr8U/) | 2026-09-30 | Long-form | 32,490 | 3:52 | - |
| [2000: Windows, Linux, Oracle and the Internet \| The Money Programme \| BBC Archive](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@bbcarchive/videos/SliyHq54SxE/) | 2026-09-29 | Long-form | 86,087 | 18:01 | 1.35x |
| [1969: Life After School \| At a Time Like This \| BBC Archive](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@bbcarchive/videos/osqQCwmtMAU/) | 2026-09-28 | Long-form | 84,271 | 24:17 | 1.42x |
| [1981: Bridge Comes to Television \| Grand Slam \| BBC Archive](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@bbcarchive/videos/kuKD3FADIds/) | 2026-09-27 | Long-form | 64,255 | 30:15 | 1.07x |
| [1979: The New Sound of Music With Michael Rodd \| BBC Archive](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@bbcarchive/videos/dPonomCew5M/) | 2026-09-26 | Long-form | 129,821 | 48:39 | 2.31x |
| [1961: Working for the Fire Brigade \| News Extra \| BBC Archive](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@bbcarchive/videos/Neu2kHnfyss/) | 2026-09-25 | Long-form | 64,827 | 24:04 | 1.3x |
| [1979: How Play School got its name \| BBC Archive](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@bbcarchive/videos/gvFyHfXA9EE/) | 2026-09-24 | Short | 12,110 | 1:42 | - |
| [1988: Wheelie Bin Woes in Teignmouth \| That's Life! \| BBC Archive](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@bbcarchive/videos/4rmtKn1CLXQ/) | 2026-09-24 | Long-form | 30,186 | 9:00 | - |
| [1993: Lenny Henry on the Birmingham Balti \| BBC Archive](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@bbcarchive/videos/OhqlT8yNBBM/) | 2026-09-24 | Short | 16,865 | 2:15 | - |
| [1981: Nothing to do Nowhere to go in Nottingham \| Grapevine \| BBC Archive](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@bbcarchive/videos/enav1YWbi3w/) | 2026-09-23 | Long-form | 387,037 | 8:49 | 8.05x |
| [1964: The Best Television Sets on the Market \| Choice \| BBC Archive](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@bbcarchive/videos/6Vgho0ZQkZA/) | 2026-09-22 | Long-form | 56,246 | 9:41 | 1.27x |
| [1981: Michael J. Murphy – The Folklore Collector \| Ulster in Focus: The Last Druid \| BBC Archive](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@bbcarchive/videos/R3zcfw6gswg/) | 2026-09-21 | Long-form | 56,061 | 18:51 | 1.35x |

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