#OnThisDay 1985: The Observer newspaper published allegations that BBC staff appointments were regularly vetted by the security service MI5. | BBC Archive

140K views · 1.1K reactions | #OnThisDay1985: Time for some 80s springtime fashion now. Yes, that's Stewart Copeland from the Police on the couch as well. No, we don't know why. For more great fashion archive, you can visit https://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/fashion/zvss7nb | BBC Archive | Facebook

36K views · 174 reactions | #OnThisDay 1985: BBC News reported on angry scenes at the weigh-in ahead of Barry McGuigan's big fight against Eusebio Pedroza that night. Relive the WBA world featherweight title fight blow-by-blow, on the BBC Sounds Replay podcast - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p074mk3m | BBC Archive | Facebook

Ian McCaskill was always BBC Archive's preferred purveyor of predictions pertaining to precipitation, and a marvellous meteorological magnet manipulator to boot. | BBC Archive

40K views · 33 reactions | #OnThisDay 1984: The UK's Eurovision entry failed to impress one very important judge. | BBC Archive | Facebook

34K views · 375 reactions | #OnThisDay 1984: That's Life got into the Valentine's day spirit a little early, and investigated if more women were making the first move. | BBC Archive | Facebook