By Matthew Sparkes, The Telegraph

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The HMS Barham Explodes and Sinks, 1941 Photo: British Pathé

The unique collection of video covers major events, famous faces, travel, sport and culture and is a wealth of information onthe First and Second World Wars in particular.

Scrolling through the archives reveals everything from the tragic: Emily Davison throwing herself under the King’s horse, the Hindenburg disaster and the Hiroshima bombing, to the downright unusual, such as Southampton University’s 1962 attempt to launch a flying bicycle.
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