In March 1944, 76 officers broke out of a German prisoner-of-war camp. In 1977, a key member of the escape team talked to the BBC about the mission, and the Hollywood film it inspired.

Stylish and experimental, Breathless heralded a new era of film-making when it was released 65 years ago. In 1964, its director told the BBC why he broke every rule he could.

The story of Schindler's heroism became a novel and a film. But in 1982, author Thomas Keneally told the BBC that this was all thanks to a chance meeting with a luggage salesman.

In 1986, the author talked to the BBC about The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, the epic series of comic novels loved by tech executives.

The construction of the Australian icon was plagued by technical problems, soaring costs, public anger and political infighting. In 1965, BBC Tonight visited the construction site.

In February 1965, the BBC reported from the funeral of the black nationalist leader in Harlem, New York, as thousands of people queued to pay their last respects.

In 1966, a computer dating service organised a party for single people in New York. Decades before Tinder, the BBC's Tomorrow's World was there to witness the future of matchmaking.

The Znamya project had the potential to change the world. The BBC's Tomorrow's World reported on an experiment that was launched in February 1993.