Local telly archives

Thanks to the BBC Creative Archive, UK folks can now download archive video of those media hotspots, Lincolshire and Humberside, as well as some other areas.

Of course, this service isn't just serving historical interest in such events as the opening of the A65 South Docks Road in Hull, above, or the massive chemical works explosion at Flixborough. It's to give the public back some of the content their licence-fees have paid for as raw materials for new creative works. Right now, I can't think of anything to do with video of the opening of Scunthorpe Steel Works beyond gaping in awe: