#  @itnarchive ITN Archive ITN Archive posts on YouTube about history, iraq, germany, $fro the most. They currently have [-------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [-------] engagements in the last [--] hours. ### Engagements: [-------] [#](/creator/youtube::UCKmqYReXoCMbVgxaT5XuM4w/interactions)  - [--] Week [---------] +16% - [--] Month [---------] -47% - [--] Months [----------] +1.20% - [--] Year [----------] -3.30% ### Mentions: [---] [#](/creator/youtube::UCKmqYReXoCMbVgxaT5XuM4w/posts_active)  - [--] Week [---] +24% - [--] Month [---] +11% - [--] Months [---] +14% - [--] Year [---] +100% ### Followers: [-------] [#](/creator/youtube::UCKmqYReXoCMbVgxaT5XuM4w/followers)  - [--] Week [-------] +0.47% - [--] Month [-------] +1.70% - [--] Months [-------] +12% - [--] Year [-------] +44% ### CreatorRank: [---------] [#](/creator/youtube::UCKmqYReXoCMbVgxaT5XuM4w/influencer_rank)  ### Social Influence **Social category influence** [countries](/list/countries) 57.14% [celebrities](/list/celebrities) 13.14% [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations) 12.57% [finance](/list/finance) 2.29% [musicians](/list/musicians) 1.71% [technology brands](/list/technology-brands) 1.71% [social networks](/list/social-networks) 1.14% [gaming](/list/gaming) 0.57% [mlb](/list/mlb) 0.57% [nfl](/list/nfl) 0.57% **Social topic influence** [history](/topic/history) 49.14%, [iraq](/topic/iraq) 7.43%, [germany](/topic/germany) 6.29%, [$fro](/topic/$fro) 5.71%, [middle east](/topic/middle-east) 5.71%, [russia](/topic/russia) 5.71%, [london](/topic/london) 5.14%, [king charles](/topic/king-charles) 5.14%, [in the](/topic/in-the) 4.57%, [united states](/topic/united-states) 4.57% **Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by** [@itnarchive1955](/creator/undefined) [@onthisdayitnp](/creator/undefined) [@rightroyalrogering](/creator/undefined) [@gettyimagescom](/creator/undefined) **Top assets mentioned** [Frontline Ltd. (FRO)](/topic/$fro) ### Top Social Posts Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours "Second Battle of Fallujah Frontline Footage of Iraq War's Deadliest Urban Combat (2004) In November [----] Fallujah became the site of the Iraq Wars fiercest urban battle as more than [-----] US British and Iraqi troops launched a determined assault to reclaim the city from entrenched insurgents. Over six weeks coalition forces fought through a maze of fortified houses and booby-trapped streets in what would become the bloodiest battle for American service members since the Vietnam War. They were opposed by a loose alliance of local resistance fighters Ba'athist loyalists militants from various" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=-RQoe4evPSY) 2025-07-23T16:36Z 646K followers, 688.9K engagements "Soviet Withdrawal From Afghanistan - Intense Combat Footage of Soviet-Afghan War's End (19881990) On [--] February [----] Lieutenant General Boris Gromovbecame the last Soviet soldier to leave Afghanistan bringing an end to the SovietAfghan War. The military fanfare that accompanied Gromovs journey over the Bridge of Friendship" into Soviet Uzbekistan aimed to divert attention away from what had over nine years amounted to a costly and futile military campaign and humanitarian catastrophe. Following the signing of the Geneva accords in April [----] news of the Soviet withdrawal was met with" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=0gZ30s_GN0A) 2025-02-15T21:17Z 646K followers, 361.9K engagements "Putin's Post - Raw Footage of Stasi Headquarters in Dresden East Germany (1989) On [--] December [----] just weeks after the fall of the Berlin Wall ITN's cameras travelled to Dresden in East Germany also known as the German Democratic Republic (Deutsche Demokratische Republik DDR) ahead of a visit by West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl. As well as capturing scenes in the city centre the crew focused their attention on the headquarters of the Stasi the feared East German secret police. The city of Dresden was at the time the posting of young KGB officer Vladimir Putin. Just two weeks before this" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=0iW2DD8IN6Y) 2024-01-16T17:00Z 646K followers, 18.6K engagements "Bikini Vending Machine (1957) In [----] ITN went to London's trade fair to assess the new amusements on offer one of which was a Bikini vending machine. #bikini #vendingmachine #1950s #50s #technology #quirky To license the footage featured in this clip follow the link below: https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/video/trade-fair-displaying-latest-vending-and-amusement-news-footage/803212830adppopup=true _______ To search the ITN Archive collection on Getty Images follow the link below: https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/footage/itn 🎥 Subscribe to our YouTube channel (tap the bell icon and stay up" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=1q_HiIlkv2g) 2026-02-09T15:30Z 646K followers, [----] engagements "Kosovo War Day by Day (PART 3/4) Frontline Footage Captures Yugoslav Conflict Up Close (1999) In March [----] NATO launched an aerial bombing campaign against Yugoslavia with the stated aim of stopping the ethnic cleansing of Kosovos Albanian population. The intervention followed years of rising ethnic tensions and violence in Kosovo where Yugoslav forces had escalated their repression and displacement of the countrys ethnic Albanians in their fight against the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA). In response to NATOs intervention Yugoslav forces intensified their violent displacement of Kosovar" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2FOAO7UBO8Y) 2025-08-30T15:50Z 646K followers, 80.3K engagements "Nicaraguas Earthquake (1972) Footage Captures Devastation After Major Disaster In December [----] a powerful earthquake struck Managua the capital of Nicaragua causing widespread destruction and loss of life. Measuring approximately [---] in magnitude the earthquake devastated much of the city collapsing homes hospitals and infrastructure within seconds. #Nicaragua #Managua #earthquake #naturaldisaster #1972 To license the footage featured in this clip follow the link below: https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/search/2/filmfamily=editorial&phrase=AS271272003*%20OR%20%20AS281272006*%20OR%20AS291272002*" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2PTTT730lTk) 2025-12-27T17:00Z 646K followers, [----] engagements "Six-Year-Old Prince Harry and Princess Diana at School Sports Day (1991) Royal History On [--] June [----] six-year-old Prince Harry struggled in the sack race at his sports day at Wetherby School in Nottingham. His mother Diana Princess of Wales fared much better in her race coming a close second. #PrinceHarry #Diana #DianaPrincessOfWales #PrincessOfWales #RoyalFamily #RoyalHistory #DukeOfSussex To search the ITN Archive collection on Getty Images follow the link below: https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/footage/itn 🎥 Subscribe to our YouTube channel (tap the bell icon and stay up to date with all" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=3ZsQ2lLsuNM) 2023-06-10T11:00Z 646K followers, 269.1K engagements "Angolan Civil War (1975) Historic Footage Documents Start of Fighting Between [--] and [--] November [----] Angola faced a power struggle as independence neared. The Soviet-backed MPLA (Movimento Popular de Libertao de Angola; Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola) held Luanda defeating the US-sponsored FNLA (Frente Nacional de Libertao de Angola; National Liberation Front of Angola) at Quifangondo on [--] November. The MPLA declared independence on [--] November opposed by a rival FNLA / UNITA government sparking a long civil war fuelled by Cold War tensions. ITN journalist Mike Nicholson" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=3i9TTxE0Bjc) 2025-07-07T16:00Z 646K followers, 179.6K engagements "Conflict in Laos (1969) Cold War Battles Caught on Film By December [----] Laos had been embroiled in a seven-year civil war between communist forces backed by North Vietnam and the American-supported Royal Laotian Government. Officially neutral the country became a key battleground in the wider Cold War and Vietnam conflict leading to sustained instability and heavy foreign involvement. The war continued until [----] when the communist Pathet Lao took control abolishing the monarchy and establishing the Lao Peoples Democratic Republic ending the long conflict under communist rule. #laos #coldwar" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=4nVTQ-PTgrI) 2026-01-02T17:00Z 646K followers, 63.2K engagements "The Moment Harry Potter Was Born (1998) On [--] July [----] acclaimed author JK Rowling described to ITN's Nick Glass the precise moment at which Harry Potter was born in her mind at least. Speaking in Nicolson's Caf in Edinburgh about the enormous success of the Harry Potter series Rowling described the moment as "the purest stroke of inspiration I've ever had in my life". Weeks before the second of what was to be a seven-book series had been released and Rowling was working on the third. Meanwhile major production companies were jockeying for the rights to make the Harry Potter series into a" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=4opVz_JD5tc) 2024-05-02T17:00Z 646K followers, 705.2K engagements "Last Days of Communist Poland (1989) A Day in Warsaw During Democratic Revolution On [--] June [----] the people of Poland voted in the second round of parliamentary elections the first partially free national vote after four decades of Communist rule. It had been two weeks since the first round of voting saw the pro-democracy opposition party Solidarity win a decisive victory humiliating the Communist government and highlighting widespread public desire for political change. ITN filmed Communist leader Wojciech Jaruzelski voting along with his wife Barbara Jaruzelska before venturing out into" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=4rEQ-3TLfTg) 2025-09-10T18:59Z 646K followers, 246.4K engagements "1982: Falklands War - Rare Footage of South Georgia Battle Aftermath 'On This Day 1982: Falklands War - Rare Footage of South Georgia Battle Aftermath' Two British filmmakers who hid from the invading Argentine forces on the remote British territory emerged to capture the first images of the war-torn landscape. Cindy Buxton and Annie Price had been filming a wildlife documentary but retreated to a remote wooden hut where they were found by British soldiers after they had recaptured the island. The pair were returned to the UK to tell their amazing survival story. #FalklandsWar #Film #Conflict" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=5QFkMlwuCzk) 2022-04-25T13:30Z 646K followers, 416.4K engagements "The sweet moment Prince Philip gave schoolkids a royal recess (1989) In October [----] during a royal visit to Singapore with Queen Elizabeth II Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh spoke to pupils at the United World College about the importance of protecting the earth's wildlife. The children listened so well that afterwards the Duke exercised his royal powers by ordering the pupils to take the rest of the day off. #PrincePhilip #DukeOfEdinburgh #RoyalFamily #FunnyMoments #Shorts To license the footage featured in this clip follow the link below:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=6GCo0RnXzH8) 2023-05-08T12:24Z 646K followers, 276.8K engagements "Matthew Perry "Stop asking me questions about the Friends reunion" (2016) On [--] February [----] Matthew Perry spoke to ITN about his new play The End of Longing. While he indulged the interviewer by answering questions about the enduring success of Friends and rumours of a cast reunion Perry made it clear he would rather not spend too much time retreading old ground. #MatthewPerry #Friends #Chandler #ChandlerBing To license the footage featured in this clip follow the link below:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=6_YUHvHFr1k) 2023-10-30T15:50Z 646K followers, 1.3M engagements "Billy Graham in London American Evangelist Takes on the Swinging 60s (1966) In June [----] American Evangelist Billy Graham brought his 'Crusade' to the streets of Greater London. He told [-----] attendees on opening night at the Earls Court arena that "the hour is late and the world is sick as he challenged the 'swinging 60s'. ITN cameras and reporter John Edwards followed Graham around England's capital as the Evangelist spoke to thousands who gathered to hear his preachings. Edwards' report featured as part of "Reporting '66" a series of documentaries from around the world. To search the ITN" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=6tdUs4zwDXg) 2026-02-10T15:30Z 646K followers, [---] engagements ""I will not accept that it's a highly dangerous road" (1988) In March [----] ITN reported on the notoriously hazardous A19 road in the Teesside area between County Durham and North Yorkshire. A new safety barrier had been installed and local councillor Mr Davidson doing his best impression of the Mayor from Jaws insisted that the road was no more dangerous than any other in Britain. Guess what happened next. 🚙 ⛔❗ #DangerousRoads #FunnyNews #MostDangerousRoad #MostDangerousRoads #PileUp #HighlyDangerousRoad #A19 To search the ITN Archive collection on Getty Images follow the link below:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=7Qir4EEpawE) 2022-11-28T14:00Z 646K followers, 4.1M engagements "Lebanese Civil War Footage Behind the Lines with Warring Militias (1984) In early [----] after more than a decade of civil war in the country Lebanese society was becoming increasingly fractious. The country's population is split between Christians Sunni and Shia Muslims Druze and Maronite Christians - each who believed that the other were going to target them with further violence. As a result of the state's societal divisions each section of society began arming private militias - while the country's national army and central government tried to tackle the issue of unifying the populations." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=7kR0xXLdFcE) 2025-10-04T16:00Z 646K followers, 30.1K engagements "Soviet Uzbekistan Rare Footage of Life in USSR-Era Central Asia (1989) On [--] October [----] ITN's cameras captured the rhythms of daily life in Tashkent the capital of the Soviet Republic of Uzbekistan. The crew recorded scenes on the streets in the markets and in the government district filming the brutalist architecture and vast monuments to the fathers of Soviet ideology Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin. The cameras also ventured out of the city to film workers in the cotton fields. #Soviet #SovietUnion #USSR #Uzbekistan #Tashkent #SovietRepublic #SovietWave #ColdWar #1989 #Communism" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=8Ea_yb596N0) 2023-12-10T17:56Z 646K followers, 112.7K engagements "End of the Miners' Strike Dramatic News Footage Captures End of Historic Confrontation (1985) It was a watershed moment in British industrial history and labour relations. After a year of bitter strike action dividing local communities and the nation at large the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) narrowly voted to end the year-long strike and return to work without settlement on the 3rd of March [----]. It was an extremely contentious decision for communities that had faced hardship and breadlines since [------] workers had walked out over Margaret Thatchers plans to shut [--] pits were announced" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=8HVM-ZA34-U) 2025-03-04T18:33Z 646K followers, 26.6K engagements "SovietAfghan War Intense Combat Footage of 1980s Afghanistan Archive Documentary (1984) In September [----] ITNs Sandy Gall and cameraman Paul Carleton travelled covertly into Afghanistan to report from behind the front lines of the SovietAfghan War. Five years into the conflict Soviet troops held the major cities and supply routes while much of the countryside remained contested amid intensifying violence mass displacement and one of the largest refugee crises of the Cold War. Over the course of a week Gall and Carleton documented the mujahideens guerrilla campaign against the Soviet" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=8I7JLbRklSQ) 2026-02-08T15:00Z 646K followers, 161.1K engagements "Building a City From Scratch - The New Town of Milton Keynes (1967) King Charles III is visiting Milton Keynes today to make official the city status conferred upon it by the late Queen Elizabeth II. The King famously visited the Aston Martin factory near Milton Keynes in [----] an experience which is said to have sparked his lifelong fascination with the British car manufacturer. Milton Keynes was developed in the late 1960s as a "New Town" a solution to the population overspill London was experiencing at the time. The intention was to build a self-contained town in which people could live" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=8nP5YtIuAJg) 2023-02-16T14:03Z 646K followers, 92.1K engagements "Iranian Embassy Siege: Explosive SAS raid caught live on TV (1980) Whos that Theyve got masks on Tributes are being paid to Mel Parry one of the last veterans of the famous SAS raid that ended the Iranian Embassy siege [--] years ago who died yesterday. Iranian-Arab separatists stormed the Iranian embassy in London on [--] April [----] and taking [--] hostages demanded sovereignty for Irans south-western Khuzestan province as well as safe passage out of Britain. Refusal of their demands led to an increasingly tense six-day siege. When on [--] May the gunmen made a brutal attempt to break the deadlock by" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=AFHc5UrAU44) 2023-05-23T13:27Z 646K followers, 694.9K engagements "The Rise of Indira Gandhi (1966) Indias First Woman Prime Minister Takes Power In January [----] India was entering a period of political uncertainty following the sudden death of Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri only months after the Indo-Pakistani war of [----]. Amid economic strain food shortages and factional manoeuvring within the Congress Party Indira Gandhi then Minister of Information and Broadcasting was elected leader of the Congress Parliamentary Party and sworn in as Prime Minister on [--] January becoming Indias first woman to hold the office; her selection initially seen by rivals" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=AXGK-XC_iec) 2026-01-03T17:00Z 646K followers, [----] engagements "ITN Exclusive: Interview with President Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt (1957) On [--] July [----] ITN's Robin Day interviewed President Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt at his home in Cairo. The interview took place on [--] July [----] and was broadcast after the News at Ten on [--] August [----]. The interview was a coup for ITN and Robin Day especially given that Egypt and Britain were still technically at war over the Suez Crisis at the time. During the interview Day asked Nasser about Egypt's relations with Britain communism and nationalism in the Arab world Egypt's relations with the Soviet Union relations" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=B-SIObusqyw) 2022-11-17T14:00Z 646K followers, 91.6K engagements "A Day in the Life of an East Berlin Factory Worker - Last Days of East Germany Raw Footage (1990) On [--] February [----] ITN captured a day in the lives of East Berlin factory worker Michael Wiedt and West Berlin Siemens employee Wolfgang Kurkowski. Just three months after the fall of the Berlin Wall and with German unification on the horizon ITN filmed Wiedt at work at theBerliner Werkzeugmaschinen Fabrik Berlin-Marzahn (BWF Marzahn) in East Berlin before interviewing him at his family home. Wiedt spoke of his colleagues' fear that they may lose their jobs in the event of unification. Meanwhile" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=B9shYMRJ8ZU) 2024-02-23T17:00Z 646K followers, 188.9K engagements "The Troubles Iconic Movie Scenes vs Real News Footage Discover how Hollywood's portrayal of the Troubles measures up to real events. In this episode we dissect iconic scenes from the movies Belfast [--] and Bloody Sunday and hit series Say Nothing comparing them with authentic ITN archival footage. Covering the Belfast Riots and the first deployment of British troops to Northern Ireland in [----] the Bloody Sunday Massacre of [----] and the Provisional IRAs bombing of London in [----] we unveil the stark differences and similarities between cinema and reality. 00:00 Introduction 01:57 [--]. Belfast -" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=BK2UyDnbwgk) 2025-05-04T14:00Z 646K followers, 668.5K engagements "IranIraq War Intense Frontline Footage of the Conflict That Changed History (1980) On [--] September [----] Saddam Hussein launched an Iraqi invasion of neighbouring Iran. Days later ITNs Jon Snow travelled to the frontline to report on the conflict as Iranian forces still reeling in the aftermath of revolution fought a determined resistance against the invading Iraqis. The Iran-Iraq War would rage for the next eight years reshaping the region and setting in motion a chain of events that would define the world as we know it today. Presented here is a series of reports covering the first months of" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Bg2hrjUcqB8) 2025-09-24T16:00Z 646K followers, 315.9K engagements ""I'm ready to go man" - Liam Gallagher Interview on Oasis Reunion (2017) On [--] June [----] former Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher spoke to Jon Snow about a potential Oasis reunion. The younger Gallagher brother made clear that while he was "ready to go" his older brother Noel Gallagher was the one "who doesn't want it". Liam also spoke about how his feud with Noel must be affecting their mother: "I've got kids and when they argue and they're not getting on and stuff you know you feel the pain man you know what I mean" #LiamGallagher #NoelGallagher #Oasis #GallagherBrothers #OasisLive #OasisReunion" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=BgO5EmnDW6M) 2024-08-29T13:00Z 646K followers, 221.4K engagements "'1984': George Orwell couldn't decide what to call his masterpiece (1983) Literary Classics On this day in [----] George Orwells dystopian masterpiece [----] was published. In December [----] as the year of reckoning approached ITN spoke to Professor Peter Davidson the man who had been tasked with editing Orwells complete works. Showing Orwells original manuscript to ITNs cameras Davidson explained how the meticulous author had agonised over minor details including the year in which the story should be set. #1984 #NineteenEightyFour #GeorgeOrwell #Orwell #Orwellian #BigBrother #Manuscript" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=C2YVMF_YF7U) 2023-06-08T13:11Z 646K followers, 89.9K engagements "Soviet Spy Anthony Blunt Interviewed on News at Ten (1979) On [--] November [----] art historian and former Soviet spy Anthony Blunt was interviewed on ITN's News at Ten. Having been publicly revealed as the "fourth man" of the Cambridge spy ring Anthony Blunt explained his decision to spy for Soviet Russia. Reading from a written statement at an intimate press conference Blunt said he had put "conscience before country" in the cause of anti-fascism. He confirmed that he had been recruited at Cambridge in the 1930s by Guy Burgess whose flight to Moscow along with fellow Soviet spy Donald Maclean" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=CJbIF0zV7Mc) 2024-09-13T18:00Z 646K followers, 75.9K engagements "Donald Trump Coins His Campaign Slogan (2013) In July [----] US business magnate Donald Trump spoke to ITN's Matt Frei about his views on US politics international relations and his own political ambitions. Frei ended the interview by asking Trump what his campaign slogan would be should he choose to run as a candidate for the presidency of the United States. Trump's answer drew a response from Frei that it's fair to say has not aged well. This interview with Matt Frei might well be the earliest public use of the slogan by Donald Trump. ABC News Chief White House Correspondent Jonathan Karl's" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=CKzhWuiyF_o) 2023-03-31T13:30Z 646K followers, 12.5K engagements "Lebanese Civil War Frontline Footage of Street Fighting Between Christian and Druze Forces (1985) In May [----] heavy fighting continued in and around Beirut during the Lebanese Civil War. The violence came as Lebanese President Amin Gemayel met Syrian President Hafez al-Assad in Damascus to discuss the deepening crisis. At the same time Christian and Druze militias played a central role in the conflict with shifting alliances adding to the instability. The events of this period reflected the complex mix of local regional and international forces that shaped Lebanons long and brutal civil war." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=CM-CDeFcVUs) 2025-09-16T16:11Z 646K followers, 79.3K engagements "Toddler Prince William's First Public Speech (1984) On [--] June [----] one-year-old Prince William was filmed playing in the garden of Kensington Palace with his mother and father Prince Charles Prince of Wales and Diana Princess of Wales. In front of a press corps of journalists photographers and television news crews William toddled across the lawn kicked a football and spent time on the swings. His fascination with the cameras gathered around him was matched only by his fathers who was heard discussing the emerging technology of electronic news gathering (ENG) with the ITN crew. The moment is" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=CZ1M0dUWc6w) 2026-01-31T15:30Z 646K followers, 173.7K engagements "1912: Titanic Sinks - Youngest Passenger Remembers 'On This Day 1912: Titanic Sunk - Youngest Passenger Remembers' Today marks the 110th anniversary of one of the most deadly disasters in maritime history. The Titanic sank in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean killing [----] passengers and crew. However the true impact of the tragedy was not immediately revealed to its youngest survivor Millvina Dean whose mother kept the tragedy a secret for some years. #Titanic #Titanic110 #TitanicAnniversary #Memorial #Short 🎥 Subscribe to our YouTube channel (tap the bell icon and stay up to date with" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=DcC7k1MhMio) 2022-04-14T12:00Z 646K followers, 2M engagements "Bangladesh War of Independence - Battle Footage Captures Indo-Pakistani Conflict Up Close (1971) A compilation of reports on the [----] Indo-Pakistani War and the parallel Bangladesh War of Independence (also known as the Bangladesh Liberation War) beginning in November [----] two weeks before the start of hostilities between India and Pakistan and ending in January [----] six weeks after Pakistani capitulation marked the end of East Pakistan and the beginning of Bangladesh. The reports capture a number of key turning points in the conflict including the dramatic fall of Dhaka (Dacca) on 16" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=DeSM3_FFdVM) 2024-08-06T10:30Z 646K followers, 1.5M engagements "Daily Life Under Mao Zedong Rare Footage of China During Cultural Revolution (1972) In June [----] ITN's Sandy Gall joined British junior foreign minister Anthony Royle on his visit to the Chinese city of Shanghai where Royle was to represent the British government in talks over a Chinese order for Concorde. Once in the country Gall and ITN cameraman Jon Lane filmed a series of reports capturing different aspects of daily life in the People's Republic of China (PRC) under Mao Zedong (Mao Tse-tung). Gall's first report documented the historic party to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's jubilee" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=DfbzT1dIOzI) 2025-09-18T16:00Z 646K followers, 91.6K engagements "Tet Offensive Dramatic Combat Footage of Vietnam War Turning Point (1968) On [--] January [----] at the height of the Vietnam War Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces launched the surprise Tet Offensive striking cities and bases across South Vietnam. In the weeks that followed ITNs Sandy Gall and camera operator Alan Downes reported from across Vietnam as American and South Vietnamese troops fought to regain control of the country. Galls reports captured a pivotal moment in the Vietnam War as the scale of the offensive reshaped international perceptions of the conflict and its future direction." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=DkkWTjMBGEw) 2026-01-16T15:00Z 646K followers, 282.7K engagements "Salvadoran Civil War - Dramatic Footage of Cold War Conflict in Central America (1981) Between February and December [----] ITN's Jon Snow reported on the ongoing civil war in the Central American nation of El Salvador. The decision by successive US presidents to support the military junta headed by President Jos Napolen Duarte was closely scrutinised by the international press as thousands of Salvadoran civilians became casualties of the government's brutal war against the Farabundo Mart National Liberation Front (FMLN) a Soviet-backed coalition of left-wing guerrilla groups. #ElSalvador" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=DxxMsGxO1vE) 2024-12-11T17:00Z 646K followers, 195.5K engagements "Russia's Black October Explosive Footage of Moscow Street Battles Archive Documentary (1993) On [--] September [----] amid mounting political tensions Russian President Boris Yeltsin dissolved the countrys parliament the Supreme Soviet and announced that he would rule by decree pending new elections. In doing so he triggered a constitutional crisis which culminated in the deadliest street fighting in Moscow since the October Revolution of [----]. Widely regarded as an unconstitutional act Yeltsins dissolution of Parliament provoked fierce resistance from Vice President Alexander Rutskoy and Supreme" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=DzdiJGSs3HU) 2025-04-12T16:45Z 646K followers, 1.1M engagements "East Berliner's Death-Defying Escape Over Berlin Wall Captured in Remarkable Footage (1965) On [--] September [----] 25-year-old mathematician Stanislaus Gefroerer escaped from East Berlin by climbing over the Berlin Wall. Assisted by friends of his fiance Ingrid Paulisch Gefroerer was able to scale the wall using a specially-built hinged ladder apparently inspired by British train robber Ronnie Biggs. Gefroerer's successful escape gave ITN an opportunity to report on the growing number of attempts being made by East Berliners to escape to the West from remarkable successes to tragic failures." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ERD6mygXITk) 2024-07-19T16:00Z 646K followers, 370.3K engagements "Uncut Muammar Gaddafi Interview on Britain's Miners Strike and IRA Brighton Attack (1984) On [--] November [----] ITNs Terry Lloyd travelled to Tripoli making multiple attempts across three days to interview Colonel Gaddafi of Libya amidst a series of high-profile scandals tying Libya to Britain across [----]. Firstly Roger Windsor CE of the National Union of Mineworkers had travelled to Libya to seek aid for the Miners strike now entering a crucial period in the winter of [----]. Secondly British press had connected Libya to the IRA Brighton Bombing the month prior. And Finally the killing of British" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Efj1fPoZzgY) 2025-10-30T17:00Z 646K followers, 240.5K engagements "US Invasion of Grenada - Operation Urgent Fury Rare Cold War News Footage (1983) At dawn on [--] October [----] the US and a coalition of Caribbean countries invaded the island nation of Grenada. Operation Urgent Fury would seek military occupation of the Commonwealth nation after a coup deposed the revolutionary Prime Minister Maurice Bishop. The result would be the first direct clash between the Americans and the Cubans during the cold war a conflict that saw Britain sidelined despite Grenada being a former British colony. Presented here is a series of ITN reports covering the US Invasion of" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=G73NBQgwNf8) 2025-10-21T17:03Z 646K followers, 57.4K engagements "Is This Why Beyonc Stopped Doing Interviews (2001) On [--] February [----] Beyonc Knowles was interviewed on the Brit Awards red carpet along with her Destiny's Child bandmates Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams. The three singers were thrown a curveball by ITN's Jon Gilbert who took the opportunity to ask their thoughts about the foot and mouth epidemic that was devastating Britain's livestock at the time. It would be unfair to say that Beyonc put her foot in her mouth. Given the circumstances we think she did pretty well. #Beyonce #DestinysChild #KellyRowland #MichelleWilliams #BritAwards To" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=GDYAUrJBlqM) 2023-03-01T10:46Z 646K followers, 4.6M engagements "1982 Israeli Invasion of Lebanon - Intense Battle Footage Captures War Day by Day (1982) A compilation of reports covering the [----] Israeli invasion of Lebanon (also known as the [----] Lebanon War) from the attempted assassination of Israeli diplomat Shlomo Argov on [--] June [----] through the Siege of Beirut to the evacuation of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) in August that year. Comprised of nearly [--] news reports the compilation features footage of intense frontline fighting as well as coverage of the war's effects in the region and the wider world. It also includes footage of" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=GObuiO3QU54) 2024-08-21T17:03Z 646K followers, 627.6K engagements "ITN Exclusive: Saddam Hussein Interviewed on the Eve of the Gulf War (1990) In November [----] ITN's Trevor McDonald travelled to Baghdad for an hour-long interview with Iraq's president Saddam Hussein. Months earlier on [--] August [----] Saddam had sent Iraqi tanks across the border into Kuwait subjected the country to a brutal military occupation and declared Kuwait to be the 19th province of Iraq. The invasion of Kuwait was immediately met with international condemnation. King Fahd of Saudi Arabia neighbouring Iraq and Kuwait invited the US to station troops in the kingdom to protect against an" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=H-2Zj86_Z9A) 2023-01-05T14:00Z 646K followers, 1.3M engagements "The Moment Prince William Spoke His First Words in Public (1984) On [--] June [----] one-year-old Prince William was filmed playing in the garden of Kensington Palace with his mother and father Prince Charles Prince of Wales and Diana Princess of Wales. In front of a press corps of journalists photographers and television news crews William toddled across the lawn kicked a football and spent time on the swings. His fascination with the cameras gathered around him was matched only by his fathers who was heard discussing the emerging technology of electronic news gathering (ENG) with the ITN crew." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=H4GOZ-QeAow) 2026-01-30T15:30Z 646K followers, 35K engagements "Battle of Vukovar Footage 'Croatia's Stalingrad' Croatian War of Independence Documentary (1991) Between August and November [----] the Croatian town of Vukovar became the site of one of the most devastating urban battles in Europe since the Second World War. Part of the Croatian War of Independence the battle saw Yugoslav forces and Serbian paramilitaries attack the town which was defended by Croatian troops and volunteers. The 87-day siege resulted in around [----] deaths and the near-total destruction of Vukovar. After the towns fall tens of thousands of non-Serb residents were forcibly" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=HXo9Al2dUSU) 2025-05-17T15:50Z 646K followers, 736.8K engagements "Auschwitz Survivor Recalls Death Camp Horror 'Auschwitz Survivor Recalls Death Camp Horror' On This Day 1945: Auschwitz death camp was liberated so we look back at the words of survivor Lily Ebert who explained why we should never forget the atrocities. #Short #WorldWarTwo #HolocaustMemorialDay #History #Archive 🎥 Subscribe to our YouTube channel (tap the bell icon and stay up to date with all the latest On This Day videos) - https://www.youtube.com/c/OnThisDayITNP 🎥 Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/OnThisDayITNP 🎥 Like us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OnThisDayITNP 🎥" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Hg02DVsvVO8) 2022-01-27T15:51Z 646K followers, 460.4K engagements "Idi Amin and the Ugandan Asians Rare News Footage Captures Crisis Day by Day (197273) On [--] August [----] Ugandan dictator Idi Amin announced that all Asians without Ugandan citizenship around [-----] people had [--] days to leave the country. He accused them of economic sabotage and declared that God had told him to give Uganda back to Ugandans. The Asian population in Uganda largely descended from Indian migrants brought during British colonial rule had become a prosperous and integral part of the economy. The expulsion triggered a global humanitarian crisis as thousands of families were forced to" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Jc9bPkwdxmk) 2025-10-25T16:00Z 646K followers, 93.4K engagements "Kosovo '99 - NATO Troops Keep the Peace as Serbian Forces Leave Prizren (1999) On [--] June [----] just three days after the end of the Kosovo War ITN filmed the German contingent of NATO's Kosovo Force (KFOR) as it crossed the border into Kosovo from Albania. The KFOR troops led by Brigadier General Helmut Harff were tasked with keeping the peace in the city of Prizren where sporadic clashes between departing Serbian soldiers and civilians and returning Kosovan Albanians were ongoing. NATO troops were welcomed as liberators by Kosovan Albanians who waved American flags and chanted "NATO NATO" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=JiMAvxxEd8A) 2024-07-21T16:00Z 646K followers, 610.2K engagements "Charles and Diana Wedding: Diana's Awkward Moment (1981) On This Day in [----] Diana Princess of Wales had an awkward moment with Charles and the press as she entered Buckingham Palace. #Shorts #OnThisDay #PrincessDiana #RoyalWedding 🎥 Subscribe to our YouTube channel (tap the bell icon and stay up to date with all the latest On This Day videos) - https://www.youtube.com/c/OnThisDayITNP 🎥 Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/OnThisDayITNP 🎥 Like us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OnThisDayITNP 🎥 Check out our TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@onthisdayitnp on this day on this" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=KF1iV0qcapc) 2022-07-29T13:30Z 646K followers, 4.9M engagements "Oasis vs Blur Football Match - Liam Gallagher Squares Up to Damon Albarn (1996) On [--] May [----] Oasis' Liam Gallagher took on Blur's Damon Albarn in charity football match at Mile End stadium. Soccer Six was organised in benefit of Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy Centre but headlines saw it as a chance to settle the Oasis/Blur rivalry known as the Battle of Britpop once and for all. Liam Gallagher was seen getting in the face of Damon Albarn but the intimidation tactics clearly didn't work. Blur won the match 2-0. #Oasis #Blur #LiamGallagher #DamonAlbarn #NoelGallagher #Britpop #Football" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=KluxOA_HHmk) 2024-08-30T12:00Z 646K followers, 1.1M engagements "SovietAfghan War Rare Footage of Mujahideen Fighting Soviets in Kandahar (1988) On this day in [----] ITN's Desmond Hamill reported from behind the lines with the Afghan Mujahideen on the outskirts of the city of Kandahar. The city had been occupied for years by the Red Army following the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in December [----]. After a costly and futile war of occupation lasting nearly a decade the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan had begun in May [----]. Red Army troops in Kandahar however were trapped the city being besieged by the Mujahideen. ITN's Hamill attended a meeting of the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=LFGV543BUr8) 2023-07-11T15:00Z 646K followers, 391.5K engagements "Operation Palliser British Paras Rapid Response Intervention in Sierra Leone Civil War (2000) In May [----] amidst one of the bloodiest civil wars in African history British PM Tony Blair ordered the establishment of a rapid reaction force and swift military intervention in the former British colony of Sierre Leone. Since independence in [----] a series of coups had engulfed the country with an all-out civil war raging between the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) (supported by Liberian government) and the Joseph Saidu Momoh government from [----] onwards characterised by extensive war crimes" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=LzAQ49CQOgs) 2025-07-21T16:00Z 646K followers, 103.9K engagements "Watch NATO Troops Enter Kosovo in Epic-Scale Military Operation Uncut Footage (1999) On [--] June [----] ITN's cameras in Macedonia captured the first stages of Operation Joint Guardian the deployment of NATO forces into Kosovo. The deployment of ground troops followed a three-month-long bombing campaign targetting Yugoslavian forces in Kosovo which was itself prompted by Yugoslavia's ethnic cleansing of Albanians in the region. The bombing campaign led eventually on [--] June to Yugoslavia agreeing to withdraw its armed forces from Kosovo. Two days later (the same day this footage was filmed) the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=MSs233tpCNU) 2023-09-17T15:00Z 646K followers, 58.2K engagements "Prince William and Prince Harry Fight Kiss and Make-Up (1985) In October [----] three-year-old Prince William and one-year-old Prince Harry took part in a photoshoot with their parents Prince Charles Prince of Wales and Diana Princess of Wales at Kensington Palace. Playing piano together toddler Harry caused his older brother to cry out by standing on his toes. A volatile situation de-escalated however when Prince William gave his little brother a kiss on the head. This clip is taken from the opening of a 45-minute special interview "The Prince and Princess of Wales Talking Personally with" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=MqpFWGWz4E0) 2023-01-10T12:47Z 646K followers, 5.9M engagements "Vietnam War Helicopter Combat Footage Flying with the 197th Helicopter Company (1965) In [----] ITN reported on the key tactical role which helicopters were playing in Vietnam by observing the 197th Helicopter Company during a typical day's action. Major Joseph Jaggers led the unit whose task was to reconnoitre and support South Vietnamese ground forces in trouble. The unit suffered significant losses from [----] to [----] with [--] dead [--] injured and [---] hits made on the helicopter fleet. They were awarded the Presidential Unit Citation in April for their bravery and at the time of reporting were" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=MvmpiXEWsVM) 2024-12-23T17:00Z 646K followers, 162.8K engagements "Bosnian War and the Siege of Sarajevo Rare Footage of War's End (1995) Between [--] December [----] and [--] January [----] ITN filmed people in the Bosnian city of Sarajevo and the enclave of Gorade beginning the process of rebuilding their lives amid the ruins of war. After nearly four years of conflict and atrocities the Bosnian War had been brought to an end by the US-brokered Dayton Peace Agreement. Sarajevos residents had endured one of the longest sieges in modern history facing relentless shelling sniper fire and severe shortages imposed by Bosnian Serb forces encircling the city. Eight days" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=OI0gKCyTu2s) 2025-12-13T17:30Z 646K followers, 69.1K engagements "The Gulf War Iconic Movie Scenes vs Real News Footage Discover how Hollywood's portrayal of the Gulf War measures up to real events. In this episode we dissect iconic scenes from the movies Jarhead Three Kings and Live From Baghdad comparing them with authentic ITN archival footage. From the Highway of Death to Saddam Hussein's infamous interviews we unveil the stark differences and similarities between cinema and reality. 00:00 Introduction 01:11 [--]. Jarhead - Highway of Death 06:27 [--]. Jarhead - Oil Fires 09:54 [--]. Three Kings - Gulf War Oil Spill 11:53 [--]. Three Kings - Anti-Saddam Uprisings" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=OehlJ8Hjtus) 2025-03-02T15:00Z 646K followers, 707.5K engagements ""Disarm or we will make you" Bush and Blair Iraq War Press Conference (2003) On [--] January [----] US President George Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair held an historic press conference at the White House following a secret meeting between the pair in which they warned Iraq's Saddam Hussein to 'disarm for peace or we will make you'. It is alleged that before the press conference during the private meeting the two leaders had conspired to invade Iraq regardless of whether Weapons of Massive Destruction (WMDs) were found by UN weapons inspectors - and that a date for the invasion had" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=OwInCJdj6Yw) 2026-02-12T15:00Z 646K followers, [----] engagements "Life on the Death Strip Rare Footage of Life in Cold War Berlin (1986) Between [--] August [----] ITN camera operators Shaun Gilmartin Martin Palmer and Wim Robberechts filmed scenes of daily life in West Berlin. Their footage focused around the Berlin Wall and the city's border with East Germany was to be used in a series of reports marking [--] years since the construction of the Berlin Wall. Only a small amount of the pictures they captured made it into ITN's evening bulletins; the rest was stored away in the archive's tape vaults. Retrieved and digitised in October [----] by the ITN Archive team" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=P-EKLA3jd50) 2025-11-01T17:00Z 646K followers, 54.2K engagements "Charles and Diana's Royal Wedding Previously Unseen Footage From the Day (1981) In [----] Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer's wedding was watched by millions around the world. During a large-scale appraisal project last year our archivists located these incredibly rare 16mm rushes now beautifully scanned by Cinelab Film and Digital in 4K for preservation. Originally shot for a report by ITN's David Smith on world media coverage of the wedding which was ultimately not broadcast on the day this film is now being seen for the first time. The rushes (raw footage) include interviews with" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=P1r8ENb4umU) 2026-01-09T14:34Z 646K followers, [----] engagements "Imran Khan and Jemima Goldsmith Host Princess Diana in Pakistan (1997) In May [----] Diana Princess of Wales was hosted by Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan as she visited the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre in Lahore Pakistan. Opened in [----] the hospital was founded by Khan after the cricket star became aware of the plight of poor cancer patients across Pakistan during his own mother's battle against the disease. Khan's mother Shaukat Khanum died in [----] and the hospital was founded in her honour. This 16-minute piece is a compliation of rushes" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=P8hYZftUxp0) 2023-05-10T16:06Z 646K followers, 658.5K engagements "What Did Rami Malek Really Think Of Freddie Mercury 'What Did Rami Malek Really Think Of Freddie Mercury' On This Day [----] American actor Rami Malek was born. In [----] he stepped into the shoes of Queen frontman Freddie Mercury but what did he really think of the legendary singer #RamiMalek #FreddieMercury #Queen #Birthday #Short 🎥 Subscribe to our YouTube channel (tap the bell icon and stay up to date with all the latest On This Day videos) - https://www.youtube.com/c/OnThisDayITNP 🎥 Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/OnThisDayITNP 🎥 Like us on Facebook -" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=PjnKtsBXUW0) 2022-05-12T12:30Z 646K followers, 428.8K engagements "The Comical Characters of 1950s Blackpool (1957) On [--] August [----] ITN's Reggie Bosanquet travelled to the British seaside resort of Blackpool. On a mission to enjoy the famed attractions of Blackpool Pleasure Beach and explore the town's booming tourism industry Bosanquet captured a number of colourful characters and a culture quite alien to the 21st Century. Among them the fearless men responsible for cleaning Blackpool Tower the no-nonsense nurse charged with reuniting lost children with their families and a man with a special job at the fair. #Blackpool #1950s #FunnyNews #Nostalgia #1957" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=PvNVAGHHyko) 2024-02-21T17:58Z 646K followers, 23.4K engagements "Fall of the Khmer Rouge Footage - Uncovering the Horrors of Pol Pots Cambodia (1980) Between [--] September and [--] October [----] ITN's Sandy Gall reported from Cambodia in the wake of the fall of the Khmer Rouge. Between [----] and [----] millions of Cambodians had died at the hands of a totalitarian dictatorship headed by Cambodian Communist Pol Pot before the regime was expelled following [----] invasion by neighbouring Vietnam. Sandy Gall reported on the ongoing efforts to reconstruct the country as well as the mounting evidence of Pol Pot's reign of terror and what is today known as the Cambodian" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=PzDhmz6aKZQ) 2024-11-17T17:00Z 646K followers, 621.3K engagements "East vs West What Berliners Really Thought of Each Other Before the Berlin Wall (1961) On [--] June [----] ITN's Tom Barry reported from East Berlin capturing the tension and uncertainty gripping a city divided by ideology. Speaking to both East and West Berliners Barry documented how daily life was shaped by travel restrictions political pressure and the widening gulf between the two halves of Berlin. Filmed just two months before the Berlin Wall was built Barry's report offers a rare snapshot of a population living on the brink of historic change and stands as an important record of Berlin in" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=QD1r84oRI4I) 2026-02-03T16:00Z 646K followers, [----] engagements "Algerian War of Independence Historic Footage Captures Conflict's Key Moments (1961-1963) Following the failed Algiers Putsch in April [----] and the signing of the vian Accords in March [----] Algeria officially gained independence in July [----]. The months that followed were marked by internal unrest and political uncertainty eventually leading to Ahmed Ben Bella becoming the countrys first president in September [----]. During this period ITN reported from Algeria documenting the countrys path to independence and its immediate aftermath. In this series of reports John Whale Nigel Ryan Ian" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=QV2Q722c4o0) 2025-06-26T17:00Z 646K followers, 16.6K engagements "Amy Winehouse Calls Out Rude Reporter (2007) On [--] May [----] singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse was awarded the Ivor Novello Best Contemporary Song for her hit single Rehab. On stage to accept the award Winehouse joked that she hadn't even had time to get drunk beforehand. Backstage Winehouse spoke to a number of journalists including one who Winehouse called out for their "rude" behaviour. #Amy #AmyWinehouse #Winehouse #Rehab #IvorNovello #Songwriting To license the footage featured in this clip follow the link below:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=QgpTb23rcfE) 2023-09-14T15:05Z 646K followers, 32.2M engagements "The Real East Germany - Snapshots of Life Behind the Iron Curtain During Peaceful Revolution (1989) Between [--] and [--] October [----] less than three weeks before the fall of the Berlin Wall ITN's cameras captured footage of daily life in East Germany (Ostdeutschland) officially known as the German Democratic Republic (Deutsche Demokratische Republik; DDR). As well as capturing mass pro-democracy demonstrations in East Berlin ITN's cameras ventured out of the capital to film in the nearby city of Leipzig and the town of Wittenburg where the newly-established pro-democracy party Neues Forum (New" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=R33LJ_-veuQ) 2024-04-07T16:00Z 646K followers, 15.9K engagements "Rare Footage of IRA Gunmen Manning Checkpoints Free Derry News Report The Troubles (1972) On [--] April [----] ITN's Christopher Wain reported from 'Free Derry' the self-declared autonomous Irish nationalist area of Derry Northern Ireland. Recording masked gunmen of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA) more commonly known as the 'Provos' Wain explained that this was the first time he and his crew had been allowed to film the Provisionals at work. Wain also interviewed a group of local civilians. Speaking less than three months after Bloody Sunday the Derry massacre in which British" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=RH5sMnUuoww) 2025-04-14T16:00Z 646K followers, 155.3K engagements "1978: Inside Iconic Disco Nightclub Studio [--] 'On This Day 1978: Inside Iconic Disco Nightclub Studio 54' On This Day [----] Norman Rees of ITN visited New York's world-famous disco club Studio [--] in a desperate attempt to understand its appeal. Opened at the height of the disco era the club quickly became known for its exclusive entry policy its A-List guests (such as Pel who features in this report) and a particularly lax attitude towards drug use and sexual activity. While it was only open for [--] years its peak being in the 1977-79 period today Studio [--] is remembered as a symbol and a temple" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=RdfYSI5HkDU) 2022-07-20T13:00Z 646K followers, 112.6K engagements "Rowdy 1960s Footage of Hyde Park Speakers' Corner (1967) In [----] ITNs John Edwards reported from Londons Hyde Park on the decline of the worlds most famous Speakers Corner. Once host to Vladimir Lenin Karl Marx and George Orwell the Hyde Park Speakers Corner had been in place since an act of parliament in [----]. However by the 1960s the measured decline of the speakers corner was becoming evident to speakers and spectators alike as examined in the above report. A fantastic snapshot of 60s Britain covering debates on the Vietnam War the rise of Pan-Africanism and the absolute oddities of a" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Rmu22x0IBTA) 2026-02-06T15:30Z 646K followers, [----] engagements "Cheeky Nelson Mandela Makes the Queen Blush (2003) Nelson Mandela's charisma was on full display on [--] October [----] when he greeted Queen Elizabeth II with characteristically friendly and informal words causing the monarch to burst with laughter. #NelsonMandela #Mandela #Madiba #QueenElizabeth #QueenElizabethII #ElizabethII #PrincePhilip #BuckinghamPalace To license the footage featured in this clip follow the link below: https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/videos/r201003002assettype=film&agreements=&family=editorial&phrase=R201003002*&sort=oldest To search the ITN Archive collection on Getty" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=RntpWEUXOQ8) 2023-10-20T13:30Z 646K followers, 25.1M engagements "Hong Kong Handover Ceremony - ITN Special Programme "Farewell to Hong Kong" (1997) On [--] September [----] British and Chinese government agreed on a finalised draft of the Sino-British Joint Declaration. The declaration signed on [--] December [----] laid out the terms for the handover of Hong Kong to Chinese governorship after [---] years of British rule. These included the principle of 'one country two systems' where China would allow Hong Kong a high degree of autonomy and freedoms of assembly speech and press. However some including Hong Kong's Democratic Party feared that the transition would in" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=S0hQZv4LpvM) 2024-09-26T17:00Z 646K followers, 19.1K engagements "British Soldiers Sing 'Jack and Jill' in Suez (1956) In November [----] journalist Robin Day visited British soldiers in Suez capturing a candid moment of morale and camaraderie amid the Suez Crisis. #militaryhistory #suezcrisis itnarchive #history #ArchiveFootage #1956 #SuezCrisis #BritishArmy #HistoryShorts To license the footage featured in this clip follow the link below: https://www.gettyimages.com/search/2/filmfamily=editorial&phrase=AS281156001* To search the ITN Archive collection on Getty Images follow the link below: https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/footage/itn 🎥 Subscribe to our" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=SgCisM5lkmc) 2026-01-12T17:00Z 646K followers, [----] engagements "Harold Macmillan on the Decline of British Power (1982) On [--] October [----] former Prime Minister Harold Macmillan delivered the first Carlton Lecture "Civilisation Under Threat" at the Conservative Party's Carlton Club in London. Afterwards the 88-year-old Macmillan spoke to ITN's Alastair Burnet about the themes of the lecture and reflected on the fact of Britain's decline as a power on the world stage. #HaroldMacmillan #Lecture #ConservativeParty #Conservatives #Conservative #PrimeMinister #UKPolitics #Civilisation #Threat #Security #ColdWar #History #WWII #WorldWar2 #WorldWarTwo #WW2" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=SgzFzIoT1tc) 2025-02-27T16:30Z 646K followers, 719.3K engagements "Eyes Wide Shut Premiere: Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman on Nudity Marriage and Stanley Kubrick (1999) On [--] September [----] Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman attended the UK premiere of Eyes Wide Shut in London's Leicester Square. It was the final film directed by Stanley Kubrick who died of a heart attack days after showing the final edit to Warner Bros. The film's release was accompanied by frenzied media comment on the film's nude scenes sexual themes and the on-set dynamic between husband and wife duo Cruise and Kidman whose real-life marriage paralleled their characters in the film. #EyesWideShut" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=TKCWIAxEGEY) 2025-01-06T17:36Z 646K followers, 12.1K engagements ""If you knew how I used to behave" Princess Diana Jokes About her Past (1985) In October [----] Diana Princess of Wales and Prince Charles Prince of Wales sat with Alastair Burnet in Kensington Palace for a lengthy and intimate interview covering a wide range of subjects. In one moment Burnet asked Princess Diana whether her new life as the Princess of Wales restricted her from living her life as she had before. "I think that's probably just as well" Diana replied "if you knew how I used to behave" #Diana #PrincessDiana #PrincessOfWales #LadyDiana #LadyDianaSpencer #RoyalFamily #RoyalHistory To" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=TlTbzTnl7LA) 2025-03-11T16:09Z 646K followers, 3.5M engagements "1997: Princess Diana Behind the Scenes: "I'm not a political figure I am a humanitarian figure" To commemorate the Princess of Wales on the 25th anniversary of her passing ITN Archive is presenting a series of clips covering her years of public service between [----] and [----]. This clip is taken from the unedited footage or rushes of an interview between Diana and ITN's Steve Scott in Angola in January [----]. The Princess of Wales was there with the Red Cross who were working to clear landmines planted during the Angolan Civil War. #Shorts #Diana #RoyalFamily #Angola To see the full unedited" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ToTykDcoBOg) 2022-09-01T16:00Z 646K followers, 4.4M engagements "Cold War Greenland: Danish Rule and Arctic Power Rare Archive News Footage (1984) In August [----] ITNs Sam Hall travelled to Greenland to assess life after the Home Rule Act granted the island increased self-governance from Denmark just five years prior. Whilst the act would grant Greenland broader control over more domestic affairs including fishing - Denmark would remain responsible for foreign affairs and defence policy. In [----] Greenland would be granted further control over it's natural resources though defence and foreign affairs remain the responsibility of Denmark. Across three days" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Tr77Tos12Uc) 2026-01-06T17:00Z 646K followers, 30.8K engagements "1981 Brixton Riots News Footage of Violent Unrest in 1980s London Archive Documentary (1981) Between [--] and [--] April [----] thousands of rioters clashed with Metropolitan Police officers in Brixton London. Hundreds of cars and buildings were burned shops were looted and between [---] and [---] officers and civilians were injured. The violence triggered an investigation into British policing and UK race relations led by Lord Scarman whose landmark ruling found social and economic inequalities to be a key cause of the disturbances. Presented here are a series of news reports from the ITN Archive" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=U4yBHUfIwwg) 2025-04-15T19:00Z 646K followers, 67.8K engagements "Unrest in Uganda (1966) Footage Captures a Nation in Turmoil On 1st June [----] President Milton Obote abolished Ugandas [----] constitution and declared himself Executive President consolidating power within the central government. This followed months of political tension and violence between Obotes administration and the Kabaka of Buganda King Frederick Mutesa II over authority and regional autonomy. The move effectively ended Bugandas special status abolished traditional kingdoms and marked a decisive shift towards centralised and authoritarian rule in post-independence Uganda. #uganda" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=UM-q9HG6-kk) 2025-12-29T17:00Z 646K followers, 47.3K engagements "Angolan Civil War Frontline Footage of Cold War Conflict (1976) From January to February [----] Angola was in the grip of a brutal civil war. The MPLA backed by the Soviet Union and Cuba fought to secure control against UNITA and the FNLA supported by the United States South Africa and Zaire. Cuban troops helped the MPLA push back South African forces and take key areas including Luanda. As Cold War tensions played out on Angolan soil this period marked a decisive step towards a one party Marxist state and a conflict that would last for decades. ITN's Keith Hatfield reported from the scene." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=UdCwNrBqv3I) 2025-07-09T17:00Z 646K followers, 92.9K engagements "Slovenian War of Independence Combat Footage Captures Yugoslav Wars Up Close (1991-1992) On [--] June [----] Slovenia declared independence from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. There followed a ten-day conflict in which the defence forces of the fledgling state sought to fight off units of the Yugoslav Peoples Army sent in to quash the uprising. Fighting was brought to an end on [--] July [----] when the signing of the Brioni Accords began a period of negotiation which would ultimately lead to Slovenian independence. Presented here is a compilation of frontline reports covering the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=W7d5MicS4Zg) 2025-03-29T14:00Z 646K followers, 521.7K engagements "Dramatic News Footage of Romanian Revolution (1989-90) Full Compilation On [--] December [----] amid widespread protests Romania's Communist leader Nicolae Ceauescu fled the Romanian capital of Bucharest by helicopter along with his wife Elena Ceauescu. Within three days the pair would be captured tried and executed. Their deaths marked the violent end of a brutal dictatorship and the culmination of the bloodiest of the anti-communist revolutions that swept across Eastern Europe that year. Presented here is a compilation of news reports interviews raw footage and live broadcasts covering events" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=WSH8c-js7xc) 2025-05-24T16:00Z 646K followers, 121.9K engagements "Keir Starmer the Barrister (1994) On [--] May [----] Keir Starmer (then still a barrister at Doughty Street Chambers) appeared on ITV News at One to make the case for reforming Britain's legal system. [--] April [----] marked [--] years since Sir Keir Starmer became leader of the Labour Party. This clip nearly [--] years old is the oldest footage of the Labour leader in our collection. #KeirStarmer #Starmer #Labour #LabourParty #UKPolitics #Politics To license the footage featured in this clip follow the link below:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=WUyMHjXufDw) 2023-04-04T11:09Z 646K followers, 604.8K engagements "Cameraman Catches Near-Death Experience on Film in First Chechen War (1995) On [--] January [----] during the First Chechen War ITN cameraman Paul Carleton filmed ITN's Paul Davies as he reported from a stretch of road outside Grozny Chechnya where Russian artillery had killed several civilians attempting to escape the city. As Davies spoke a Russian shell landed nearby sending Davies ducking for cover. Incredibly Paul Carleton continued to film despite having been blown onto the bonnet of the car behind him. ITN Archive has been greatly saddened to hear the news that Paul Carleton has died. He" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=XHQEwY5tzJM) 2024-03-01T15:40Z 646K followers, 159.1K engagements "Unseen footage of the Royal Family in procession to Prince Charles and Lady Dianas wedding (1981) In [----] Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer's wedding was watched by millions around the world. During a large-scale appraisal project last year our archivists located these incredibly rare 16mm rushes now beautifully scanned by Cinelab Film and Digital in 4K for preservation. Originally shot for a report by ITN's David Smith on world media coverage of the wedding which was ultimately not broadcast on the day this film is now being seen for the first time. The rushes (raw footage) include" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Y0-Bx8mT8Js) 2026-01-10T14:01Z 646K followers, 26.3K engagements "1970s Gaza - Rare HD Footage of Life in the Gaza Strip Five Decades Ago (1979) On [--] March [----] ITN's Derek Taylor interviewed Gaza's Palestinian mayor Rashad al-Shawwa about the prospects of Israeli forces pulling out of the Palestinian territories it occupied during the [----] Six Day War. The interview came as the Israeli parliament was expected to vote decisively in favour of signing a peace treaty with Egypt. One of the main points at issue in negotiations between Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat was the granting of limited self-rule to the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Y8qxd9dV66g) 2024-07-28T16:00Z 646K followers, 23.6K engagements "Rare Footage Inside Mao's China Sino-Soviet Split Meets Cultural Revolution (1972) In October [----] as relations between the Soviet Union and the Peoples Republic of China continued to deteriorate ITN took advantage of Mao Zedongs increasing sympathies for the West resulting in two weeks of rare detailed reporting from inside China. Earlier that year US President Richard Nixon had made a historic visit to the country and in October ITNs Peter Snow gained enough access to analyse multiple facets of life inside the People's Republic from the military to the media. Changing attitudes to Britain" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=YQoayhIzKwU) 2025-09-11T16:01Z 646K followers, 130.4K engagements "1967 Summer of Love Footage - Hippies of San Francisco Documentary (1967) In April [----] ITN's John Edwards reported from the San Francisco district of Haight-Ashbury which had recently become the centre of the new hippie movement. Recorded just before the Summer of Love during which some [------] people from across America would descend on Haight-Ashbury Edwards' report serves as an invaluable historical document. Observing the clothes the habits and the happenings Edwards made a report aimed to understand the meaning of the movement that would come to define the era. #Hippies #1960s #1967" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Yn1Wo6WSNk4) 2024-09-21T16:00Z 646K followers, 33.7K engagements "Xi Jinping Sinks A Pint With David Cameron (2015) In [----] Chinese President Xi Jinping visited the UK and joined the Prime Minister David Cameron at Chequers. The pair were pushing forward towards a 'golden era' in UK-China relations. To mark the beginning of their 'friendship' the pair enjoyed a pint of Greene King IPA at a 16th-century Buckinghamshire pub. In an ironic twist the pub where the world leaders enjoyed their pale ale was sold to a Chinese firm the following year. As Sir Keir Starmer begins his own trip to Beijing might we see the Prime Minister rolling back the years and" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZCodBbfMcHk) 2026-01-28T12:31Z 646K followers, 12.9K engagements "Leningrad '86 Rare Footage of Soviet City During Gorbachev's Revolution (1986) On [--] May [----] ITN filmed everyday scenes in the Soviet city of Leningrad. Most of the material in this video was never broadcast at the time. When the crew returned to London the original tapes were placed in ITNs vast archive where they remained for nearly [--] years. Digitised by the ITN Archive in October [----] this footage is being made publicly available here for the first time. 00:00 Introduction 01:32 Navy cadets in the Alexander Garden 08:16 Leningrad traffic 13:43 Shopping Sovietstyle 20:37 Soviet record" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZDY1ELwX7-8) 2025-12-05T17:01Z 646K followers, 159.4K engagements "Turkish Invasion of Cyprus Captured Up Close (1974) '1974: Turkish Invasion of Cyprus Captured Up Close' On This Day [----] Turkish forces invaded Cyprus by sea and by air. ITN's Michael Nicholson was at the scene when Turkish paratroopers dropped onto the open plains near Gnyeli on the road between the capital Nicosia and the coastal city of Kyrenia. Turkey's invasion came five days after the Greek-backed Cypriot coup d'tat on [--] July and led to the partition of Cyprus along the UN-monitored Green Line which still divides Cyprus between the south and the Turkish-occupied north to this day." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Zb7wrbXfh_o) 2022-07-20T13:30Z 646K followers, 966.1K engagements "Shock and Awe Assault on Baghdad Begins (2003) On [--] March [----] ITN's John Irvine reported from the Iraqi capital of Baghdad as the "shock and awe" phase of the US-led air campaign got underway. While the US bombardment of Baghdad had begun on [--] March this had in fact consisted of relatively limited strikes targetting Saddam Hussein senior regime officials and other specific targets. At 17:00 UTC on [--] March the air campaign moved into the next phase. In one night [---] cruise missiles were launched at Baghdad's government district. The pictures captured by ITN's cameras that night are to this" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=a34Da9-A3ns) 2023-03-21T16:30Z 646K followers, 222K engagements "Benjamin Netanyahu's Warning to Saddam Hussein (1990) On [--] August [----] just five days after Iraq's invasion of Kuwait Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to ITN's Liz Donnelly about Israel's concerns that Saddam Hussein's forces might be contemplating an attack on Israel. Netanyahu then Israel's Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs stated that Israel would be be compelled to respond to an Iraqi invasion of neighbouring Jordan though he declined to specify what form the response would take. #BenjaminNetanyahu #Netanyahu #Likud #Israel #Iraq #Kuwait #Jordan #GulfWar #MiddleEast #SaddamHussein #Saddam To" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=bf9WqUPN3Xk) 2024-05-20T15:00Z 646K followers, 1.3M engagements "Yuri Gagarin Comes to London (1961) On [--] April [----] Yuri Gagarin became the first human being to travel in space completing an orbit of the earth in the Vostok [--] rocket in just [---] minutes. Months after his historic flight the Soviet cosmonaut travelled to Britain visiting Manchester and London. This clip which features an interview with Gagarin conducted by ITN's Reggie Bosanquet shows the world-famous spaceman arriving at Buckingham Palace for an audience with Queen Elizabeth II. The final section of footage shows Gagarin laying a wreath at the grave of Karl Marx the German philosopher" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=bxQx1xmBKWI) 2023-04-23T13:00Z 646K followers, 35.9K engagements "Clement Attlee Opposes Britain Joining a European Union (1963) On [--] January [----] ITN interviewed former Prime Minister Clement Attlee on the occasion of his 80th birthday. During the conversation he explained his reasons for opposing Britain's entry into the European Common Market. Follow the link below to watch the full interview in which the former Labour leader reflects on his greatest achievements in government and reveals which of the world statesmen he met in his time impressed him the most.: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=SHJYLB-5fmE #UKPolitics #ClementAttlee #Labour #LabourParty" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=c4TWM9dEvdE) 2025-03-14T17:13Z 646K followers, 438.7K engagements "Fall of Saigon Rare Footage of US Embassy Airlift and NVA Takeover (1975) In the last week of April [----] the US-backed Republic of Vietnam collapsed in the face of advancing North Vietnamese troops. Amid the turmoil ITN journalists and an international crew documented the chaos engulfing the South Vietnamese capital Saigon. One team escaped on an American helicopter before the city fell. Another was left behind to film the moment Communist forces entered the city. Journalist Michael Nicholson camera operator Peter Wilkinson and sound recordist Hugh Thomson documented the human tragedy as" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=cmWzl1jx724) 2025-04-30T13:01Z 646K followers, 921.1K engagements "School for Butlers Etiquette Training in 1960s Britain (1961) On [--] January [----] ITN's Elizabeth Kenrick visited Mr Samuel Bretson's school for butlers in Wimbledon. Kenrick spoke to an unnamed student who told her that he hoped to become a butler to a wealthy American film magnate noting that Americans prefer English butlers and praising the role as a wellpaid pleasant occupation. Bretson one of Britains bestknown butlers and head of his own London-based High School for Butlers explained some of the skills taught at the school including how to correctly carve a chicken how to "talk to" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=d1jBmJKq05o) 2026-02-07T15:01Z 646K followers, [----] engagements "Last Days of East Berlin - Raw Footage of DDR 40th Anniversary Celebrations (1989) On [--] October [----] ITN filmed events and ceremonies around East Berlin as the city marked the 40th anniversary of the German Democratic Republic (Deutsche Demokratische Republik; DDR). As well as capturing East German leader Erich Honecker taking part in a commemorative event at the Friedrichsfelde Central Cemetery (Zentralfriedhof Friedrichsfelde) cameras also ventured to Alexanderplatz where they captured celebrations and later on in the day a clash between pro-democracy protesters and the East German police." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=dJukTdY-j-o) 2024-02-04T19:37Z 646K followers, 932.9K engagements "Bay of Piglets British Invasion of Anguilla Operation Sheepskin Archive News Footage (1969) On [--] March [----] a contingent of [---] troops from the2nd Battalion Parachute Regiment plus [--] LondonMetropolitan Policeofficers landed by helicopter and landing craft on the island of Anguilla from two Royal Navy frigates ostensibly to "restore order". The Invasion of Anguilla codenamed Operation Sheepskin had begun. A neglected British Colony in the Caribbean Anguilla self-declared as a republic under the banner of anti colonial activist Ronald Webster after being denied greater self determination in a" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=dzoLEugy580) 2026-01-15T15:01Z 646K followers, 24.7K engagements "1982: Falklands War - Inside Stanley After Argentine Defeat 'On This Day 1982: Falklands War - Inside Stanley After Argentine Defeat Forty years ago today after two months of occupation by Argentine troops the Falkland Islands capital Port Stanely was retaken by British forces. This unique aftermath footage was shot by ITN reporter Michael Nicholson and his crew who had been embedded with the UK's Task Force since setting sail from Portsmouth in April [----]. Argentina still lays claim to 'Las Malvinas' but will the UK Government ever hand over the isolated and sparsely populated overseas" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=e6YXjFiOY6A) 2022-06-14T12:08Z 646K followers, 781.3K engagements "Iran-Iraq War Dramatic Footage of Life in Tehran During War of the Cities (19871988) A collection of reports covering the War of the Cities the later phase of the IranIraq War which saw the belligerents exchange missile attacks against their respective capitals Baghdad and Tehran as well as other major cities. Initiated by Saddam Hussein's Iraqi Air Force the War of the Cities would have long lasting consequences for the region highlighting Iran's vulnerability to long range air attack and triggering a drive by the Iranian military to develop an extensive arsenal of ballistic missiles capable" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=es1Je-Aff7c) 2025-06-17T16:01Z 646K followers, 62.6K engagements "Incredible Gulf War Footage of Tomahawk Missile Flying Over Baghdad (1991) On [--] February [----] ITN's camera filmed an American Tomahawk cruise missile as it flew over the Iraqi capital of Baghdad. The ITN crew filmed from Abu Ghraib where they were investigating the sites of US airstrikes on Baghdad during the "air war" phase of Operation Desert Storm America's military campaign in the Gulf War. #GulfWar #Iraq #Baghdad #Tomahawk #TomahawkMissile #Missile #Missiles #Airstrike #DesertStorm #OperationDesertStorm #1991 To license the footage featured in this clip follow the link below:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ez68Z4HhCBc) 2024-05-01T15:30Z 646K followers, 43.7M engagements "1972: Caught On Camera - IRA Hotel Bomb 'On This Day 1972: Caught On Camera - IRA Hotel Bomb' The Europe Hotel in Belfast was attacked by the IRA who detonated a bomb in a hijacked van. It endured [--] attacks during The Troubles - making it the most bombed hotel in the world at that time. #Belfast #EuropaHotel #IRA #Troubles #Interview #History #Short 🎥 Subscribe to our YouTube channel (tap the bell icon and stay up to date with all the latest On This Day videos) - https://www.youtube.com/c/OnThisDayITNP 🎥 Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/OnThisDayITNP 🎥 Like us on Facebook -" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ezMik3eX_ac) 2022-04-08T14:50Z 646K followers, 1.7M engagements "The Sex Pistols First Gig in America (1978) On [--] January [----] British punk sensation the Sex Pistols played their first American gig at the Great South East Music Hall in Atlanta Georgia. It was the first show of a tour that saw band members Johnny Rotten (John Lydon) Steve Jones Paul Cook and Sid Vicious play a string of old ballrooms across the southern states. With the band more dysfunctional than ever and disputes between the band and its management reaching a climax the ill-fated tour was marked by cancellations with some shows being abandoned halfway through. At the end of the month" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=fa0utLMovg4) 2023-02-15T14:00Z 646K followers, 105.8K engagements "Bridge over the River Kwai British POWs Return to Thailand [--] Years Later (1985) The Bridge over the River Kwai which took approximately sixteen months to build cost the lives of over [----] British servicemen as well as more than [----] other Allied prisoners of war including Australians Dutch and Americans. In addition an estimated [-----] Asian civilian labourers from countries such as Thailand Burma (now Myanmar) Malaya and Indonesia also died during its construction. In [----] a group of former British prisoners of war returned to the site of the Burma Railway also known as the Death Railway to" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=fdjnCc9l4p0) 2025-08-21T16:30Z 646K followers, 48.7K engagements "Kosovo War Day by Day (PART 4/4) Yugoslav Conflict Archive Documentary (1999) In June [----] NATO forces entered Kosovo as part of the multinational peacekeeping Kosovo Force (KFOR). It followed a controversial three-month bombing campaign by NATO against the Serbian-dominated forces of Yugoslavia whose fight against the Albanian separatist Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) had escalated into the systematic ethnic cleansing of Kosovos ethnic Albanian population. Under threat of a NATO ground invasion Serb forces eventually agreed to withdraw from Kosovo making way for KFORs entry and the return of" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=gSYaSiocyOY) 2025-09-13T18:40Z 646K followers, 127.4K engagements "Prince Edward Avoids Question on Edward VIII's Alleged Nazi Sympathies (1996) On [--] April [----] Prince Edward spoke to ITN's Nicholas Owen about a new documentary produced by the prince's TV production company Ardent Productions on the life of King Edward VIII later the Duke of Windsor. During the conversation Prince Edward was invited to discuss the former King's alleged Nazi sympathies in particular the question of whether if Hitler had "won the war" Prince Edward's great uncle would have willingly been King under a Nazi regime. Queen Elizabeth II's youngest son was reluctant to be drawn on" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=girMuIqoxYw) 2024-04-29T17:20Z 646K followers, 153.8K engagements "Iraq War 20th Anniversary: Dramatic First Shots of Attack on Baghdad (2003) On [--] March [----] pictures of the first strikes of the Iraq War were broadcast to the world. The most enduring images of the opening phase of the conflict are those of the "shock and awe" aerial bombardment of Baghdad though the air campaign in fact began with a series of "decapitation strikes" aimed at killing Saddam Hussein and other senior members of the Iraqi regime. The precision attacks of the first day were limited compared to the force that would be unleashed on the city days later. #Iraq #IraqWar #ShockAndAwe" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=h9RVlF-DE4Y) 2023-03-20T14:30Z 646K followers, 54.9K engagements "Queen Elizabeth II and her Cakes: Part [--] The late Queen Elizabeth II took a low-risk approach to cutting the cake when she hosted Norfolk locals at Sandringham House on the eve of her Platinum Jubilee. #QueenElizabethII #TheQueen #RoyalFamily #Shorts 🎥 Subscribe to our YouTube channel (tap the bell icon and stay up to date with all the latest ITN Archive videos) - https://www.youtube.com/c/OnThisDayITNP 🎥 Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/ITNArchive 🎥 Like us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ITNArchiveITNP 🎥 Check out our TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@itnarchive1955 the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=hJS5bxBnEA4) 2022-09-21T10:27Z 646K followers, 10.3M engagements "Soviet Withdrawal From Afghanistan - Raw Footage of Russian Retreat Aftermath (1989) Between [--] April and [--] May [----] ITN correspondent Terry Lloyd and cameraman Sebastian Rich followed Afghan Mujahideen leader Tahir Khan and his men as they waged guerrilla warfare against the Communist government of Mohammad Najibullah. Just two months after the last Soviet troops left Afghanistan the landscape of Kandahar was still littered with reminders of the USSR's decade-long military intervention in the country. From twisted wrecks of Red Army tanks to eery empty booby-trapped observation posts the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=hKxP2-aYRfg) 2024-02-11T17:00Z 646K followers, 214.9K engagements "Saddam Hussein's Statue Toppled in Baghdad's Firdos Square (2003) On April [--] [----] during the US-led invasion of Iraq US Marines troops assisted Iraqi civilians in destroying a large statue of Saddam Hussein in Baghdad's Firdos Square. The event which received global media coverage and was witnessed by ITN's Neil Connery and Michael Nicholson came to symbolise the end of the Saddam regime in Iraq. Weeks later beneath a banner reading "MISSION ACCOMPLISHED" US President George W Bush announced the end of major combat operations in Iraq. The following years of occupation insurgency and civil war" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=hWw6z4Z76aE) 2023-04-10T12:33Z 646K followers, 4.5M engagements "Beyonc Doing an English Accent: Part [--] (2006) On [--] November [----] Beyonc Knowles sat down with ITN's Steve Hargrave in her London hotel where the international megastar was staying ahead of that year's World Music Awards. A discussion about her love of the UK and the difference between a sweater and a jumper quickly led to Beyonc attempting an English accent. with interesting results. #Beyonce #Beyonc #BeyonceKnowles #BeyonceKnowlesCarter #DestinysChild #Renaissance #RenaissanceWorldTour #BeyonceRenaissance To license the footage featured in this clip follow the link below:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=jRtth5wCgLw) 2023-11-15T15:30Z 646K followers, 43.3K engagements "Somalia vs Ethiopia: The Cold Wars Forgotten African Front Ogaden War (1977) In July [----] the Somali government attempted to galvanise cold war tensions in pursuit of a Greater Somalia invading Ethiopia and annexing the Ogaden region. The resulting proxy war would play host to several major players from weapons providers to physical boots on the ground (notably Cubans in this compilation). Prior to the invasion the Somali government had significantly benefit from its relationship with the USSR seeking ideological expansion in Africa at this time and seeing promise is Somalias [----] revolution." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=lAOBKinZZQo) 2025-12-03T17:01Z 646K followers, 239.6K engagements "Iraq War: Shock and Awe Assault on Baghdad Begins (2003) On [--] March [----] ITN's John Irvine reported from the Iraqi capital of Baghdad as the "shock and awe" phase of the US-led air campaign got underway. While the US bombardment of Baghdad had begun on [--] March this had in fact consisted of relatively limited strikes targetting Saddam Hussein senior regime officials and other specific targets. At 17:00 UTC on [--] March the air campaign moved into the next phase. In one night [---] cruise missiles were launched at Baghdad's government district. The pictures captured by ITN's cameras that night" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=m8KimNtB9HI) 2023-03-21T16:30Z 646K followers, 1M engagements "Mozambiques Forgotten Civil War Footage From the Frontline (1985) In January [----] Mozambique was in the midst of a bitter civil war between the ruling Frelimo government and the Mozambique National Resistance. The conflict rooted in the aftermath of independence from Portugal in [----] was intensified by regional tensions and Cold War rivalries. Fighting and repeated ambushes severely damaged the economy leaving shops empty hotels and beaches deserted and trade through Maputos docks at a standstill. Diplomatic efforts were under way including talks between President Samora Machel and South" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=mHK9QwmY_7A) 2025-09-08T16:45Z 646K followers, 34.1K engagements "Iraq War 20th Anniversary: Tony Blair Announces Start of Military Operations (2003) On this day in [----] British Prime Minister Tony Blair made a televised address announcing the beginning of British military operations in Iraq. The stated aim: To remove Saddam Hussein from power and disarm Iraq of its weapons of mass destruction or WMD. Twenty years after the invasion of Iraq the advisability legality and legacy of the war are debated as fiercely as ever. #Iraq #IraqWar #TonyBlair #Saddam #SaddamHussein #WeaponsOfMassDestruction #WarOnTerror #WMD #GeorgeBush #OperationIraqiFreedom" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=mjompz0HTVw) 2023-03-20T13:00Z 646K followers, 23.8K engagements "Rare Look Inside Pablo Escobar's Medellin Fortress - Real Narcos (1988) On [--] April [----] ITN's Colin Baker reported from the Colombia on the power and personalities of the Medellin Cartel the organised crime ring responsible for 80% of the global cocaine trade. Baker focused his attention of Pablo Escobar the "chairman" of the Medellin Cartel whose activities had made him the world's 14th richest man. He reported on Escobar's Medellin fortress (known locally as "the Bunker") ITN's cameras capturing some rare footage of the ranch in the process. Baker also reported on the cartel's popularity" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=nGWZEig4u6o) 2024-05-05T16:00Z 646K followers, 110.8K engagements "Aden in Crisis Historic News Footage of Cold War Conflict in Yemen (1962) In the early 1960s Yemen was thrown into turmoil when the Imam was deposed and Abdullah as-Sallal proclaimed a republic. The Imam turned to Saudi Arabia and Jordan for support while Egypt backed the new regime. The unrest spilled over into Aden where it strengthened opposition to Britains plan to merge the colony with the Federation highlighting the regions importance to British oil interests. Reporting from Aden and Yemen Reginald Bosanquet investigated the worsening crisis as part of the 'Roving Reports' series. #aden" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=nK4LBiyCNs4) 2025-09-09T17:01Z 646K followers, [----] engagements "Battle of Hu - Vietnam War Combat Footage Viet Cong Tet Offensive (1968) On [--] February [----] ITN's Sandy Gall reported from the frontline of the Battle of Hu as US Marines engaged in bloody street fighting in an effort to reclaim the city three weeks after it fell to the Viet Cong in their surprise Tet Offensive. Bravo Company Gall observed was made up largely of "green" recruits whose inexperience showed in their style of fighting and in Bravo's growing number of casualties. #VietnamWar #Vietnam #Hue #Hu #VietCong #Combat #CombatFootage #Frontline #Warzone #ColdWar #TetOffensive #Tet #1968" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=nf9auTBV_vQ) 2025-02-20T17:01Z 646K followers, 98.4K engagements "Romanian Revolution Intense Fighting for Bucharest TV Tower Previously Unseen Footage (1989) On [--] December [----] a popular uprising erupted in the Romanian city of Timisoara against the Communist regime of Nicolae Ceauescu. Within days the revolution had reached the capital city Bucharest. On [--] December the Romanian Army joined the revolution and Ceauescu fled the capital. The Bucharest Television complex (TVR) centred on the national television tower became the revolutions broadcast hub and de facto command post. It also became a key target for forces loyal to the old regime. On [--] December" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=p-Ei3o8MpRc) 2025-12-11T17:01Z 646K followers, 960.4K engagements "1984 Hong Kong Agreement - Raw Footage of Landmark Moment in Hong Kong History (1984) On [--] December [----] British prime minister Margaret Thatcher signed the Sino-British Joint Declaration on Hong Kong a historic agreement providing for the transfer of Hong Kong to Chinese rule and establishing the conditions under which it was to be governed after [--] July [----]. Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping standing beside UK foreign secretary Geoffrey Howe looked on as Thatcher and her Chinese counterpart Zhao Ziyang added their signatures to the declaration. Deng Xiaoping is credited with having developed" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=qCT9Ll6B6t4) 2024-12-18T17:00Z 646K followers, [----] engagements "Vietnam War '65 Rare Footage of Saigon During Viet Cong Insurgency ITN Reports (1965) On [--] July [----] ITN's Sandy Gall reported from Saigon the capital of the Republic of Vietnam some four months after the United States escalated its involvement in the Vietnam War by deploying Marines to Da Nang. Gall reported on struggle of the US-backed government to maintain an open vibrant atmosphere amidst its efforts to combat the ongoing Viet Cong insurgency. While the shops bars and clubs had what Gall called an 'American' feel the public executions of Viet Cong guerrillas and the Viet Cong's bombing" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=qFF-aPuNJy4) 2025-04-16T16:01Z 646K followers, 382.6K engagements "Last Days of East Berlin - Raw Footage of East German Refugees Arriving in West Germany (1989) On [--] and [--] October [----] ITN joined East German refugees on the last leg of their train journey from the German Democratic Republic (Deutsche Demokratische Republik DDR) to the Federal Republic of Germany (Bundesrepublik Deutschland BRD) more commonly known as West Germany. An interview with a new arrival captured the mixture of excitement and trepidation felt by those who had left everything behind in order to begin a new life while cameras recorded a number of tearful platform reunions in the West" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=qMJjbd894ec) 2024-02-13T17:00Z 646K followers, 32.1K engagements "Aden Emergency Dramatic Footage Captures Last Days of British Colonial Rule Arab Cold War (1967) On [--] March [----] ITN broadcast a special report on the ongoing violence in the British colony of Aden. Under British rule since [----] Aden had since [----] become a front of the Arab Cold War with Egyptian-backed Arab-nationalist paramilitaries waging guerrilla war against the British presence. With the city's walls daubed in the anti-British slogans of the National Liberation Front (NLF) and the Front for the Liberation of Occupied South Yemen (FLOSY) ITN interviewed several British women about daily" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=qo22ByffIY4) 2025-03-10T18:41Z 646K followers, 21.5K engagements "Boris Johnson on Cannabis (2000) On [--] April [----] Editor of The Spectator Boris Johnson shared his thoughts about the legal status of cannabis with ITN. He voiced concerns that the government was "out of touch" with ordinary people pointing out that "perfectly respectable" and "good bourgeois types" enjoyed smoking a "spliff" when "sitting in of an evening". He did not name the neighbours he was describing. Johnson's attitude to cannabis legalisation changed some time between his interview in [----] and his landslide election victory in [----]. When asked about cannabis legalisation in April 2021" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=rQjTiqCSlx0) 2023-06-15T17:37Z 646K followers, 88.1K engagements "1995: The Queen Prince Philip and Prince Charles at the Wedding of Pavlos Crown Prince of Greece King Constantine II of Greece has died aged [--]. The last King of Greece Constantine ascended to the throne in [----] but was forced to flee the country following a military coup in April [----]. The Monarchy was formally abolished in Greece a few years later on [--] June [----]. Here Constantine II is seen at the wedding of his son and heir Pavlos Crown Prince of Greece to Marie-Chantal Miller. The wedding was also attended by Constantine II's second cousin and close friend Prince Charles Prince of Wales" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=rslfzSZY5sw) 2023-01-11T14:26Z 646K followers, 576.1K engagements "Kosovo War Day by Day (PART 1/4) Frontline Footage Archive Documentary (19981999) In March [----] war erupted in the Yugoslav province of Kosovo as Serb forces clashed with the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) in a campaign to crush Albanian separatism. Serbia's counteroffensive saw widespread atrocities and the systematic ethnic cleansing of Kosovo's ethnic Albanian population forcing hundreds of thousands to flee their homes and resulting in a humanitarian crisis. International diplomatic efforts failed to bring an end to the violence. In March [----] NATO launched an aerial bombing campaign" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=sMAowyCo4As) 2025-08-09T16:01Z 646K followers, 288.4K engagements "Liam Gallagher Trash Talks Blur (1995) On [--] August [----] Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher voiced his opinion on Oasis' Britpop rival Blur. The so-called "Battle of Britpop" saw both bands competing for the number [--] space in the charts after Blur moved to drop "Country House" on the same date that Oasis released "Roll With It". Rarely humble in his public utterances Liam Gallagher dismissed Blur as "chimney sweeping music" while Blur's Damon Albarn took a more cautious approach in his statement admitting to being "a little nervous" and praising both bands for having "upped the stakes". In the end" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=sOgFzaLby9A) 2024-08-28T13:01Z 646K followers, 1.2M engagements "Vietnam War Footage US Air Cavalry Fly Hunter-Killer Missions Near Hue (1972) On [--] June [----] ITN's Richard Lindley joined pilots of F Troop 4th Air Cavalry as they flew a 'hunter-killer' mission over the fields near Hue City. It was dangerous work observed Lindley but the men he spoke to admitted they enjoyed it. #Vietnam #VietnamWar #AirCavalry #CombatFootage #WarFootage To license the footage featured in this clip follow the link below: https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/video/air-cavalry-b-vietnam-phu-bai-scratches-g-a-cobra-news-footage/1163942787adppopup=true To search the ITN Archive" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=sVJ9zKQqBLQ) 2025-06-08T16:01Z 646K followers, 208.7K engagements "Prince Charles Shot At in Sydney (1994) On [--] January [----] Prince Charles Prince of Wales was shot at while on stage at an Australia Day event in Tumbalong Park Sydney. Showing no signs of alarm as the shots rang out the Prince of Wales was elbowed out of harm's way by his Senior Personal Protection Officer Superintendent Colin Trimming while other members of Charles' security team piled on attacker David Kang as he rushed the stage. Rather than being an assassination attempt it turned out that Kang an Australian anthropology student had loaded his pistol with blank rounds. He later explained" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=saBA_3sKfls) 2024-07-15T15:30Z 646K followers, 59.2K engagements "Battleground Belize British Troops Ready Belize for Independence in Cold War Latin America (1981) In [----] ITN travelled to the outgoing British colony of Belize (formerly British Honduras) as the country prepared for independence. Belize's historical territorial disputes with Guatemala cold war tensions with neighbouring Cuba and its position in the United States' proverbial 'backyard' further complicated the role of British troops stationed in the country. These tensions would see the extension of the British military presence through to [----] with further provisions extended to 2011." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=sqPj4Vjvrak) 2025-06-11T16:01Z 646K followers, 103K engagements "Omans Forgotten War Rare Footage From the Frontlines of the Dhofar Rebellion (1975) ITNs Peter Snow reports from the Dhofar region of southern Oman during the final stages of the long-running insurgency. The Dhofar rebellion began in the mid-1960s with support from South Yemen but by early [----] government forces under Sultan Qaboos aided by British advisers and local firqat militias were regaining control of the mountains and interior. The campaign would continue through the rest of [----] with remaining rebel forces eventually confined to border areas or surrendering bringing the conflict to" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=tTkofMb7udQ) 2025-11-18T17:01Z 646K followers, 90.5K engagements "After Tet Vietnam War Combat Footage Archive Documentary (1968) Following the Tet Offensive of January [----] the Vietnam War entered a turbulent new chapter as violence and instability spread across South Vietnam. In the early months of [----] ITNs Alan Hart and cameramen Peter Brown and Chris Faulds documented American and South Vietnamese efforts to push back Viet Cong forces across the country. Harts reports captured some of the fiercest fighting of early [----] along with the human cost the war imposed on South Vietnams civilian population. They are presented here in full. 00:00 Introduction" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ufzjpG_Dzt4) 2026-02-01T15:01Z 646K followers, 377.7K engagements "The Last Fighting of the Vietnam War Battle for Newport Bridge (1975) "There was a desperation in these troops and their commanders we'd not seen before." On [--] April [----] ITN's Michael Nicholson reported from Newport Bridge on the outskirts of the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon as troops of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) fought desperately to hold the bridge against advancing Viet Cong guerrillas. Nicholson described the fighting as amongst the bloodiest he and his crew had seen in their time reporting on the war in Vietnam. After a day of taking heavy casualties the South" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=vDgVUVfCZJg) 2022-11-24T14:00Z 646K followers, 106.8K engagements "Communist China in [----] Rare Footage of Deng Xiaopings Revolution and Western Opening In January [----] ITN's Michael Brunson reported from China on the political and economic reforms being implemented by the country's Vice Premier Deng Xiaoping. Over seven days days Brunson documented China at a historic turning point as the Communist authorities began opening up the country's economy and society after decades of strict central control. Brunson's reports capture the early signs of modernisation the shift towards market-oriented policies and reflected on the profound impact these changes might" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=vcpncljFQE8) 2025-09-27T16:01Z 646K followers, 21.1K engagements "Last Days of East Berlin: Tense Footage of Protests at Checkpoint Charlie and Berlin Wall (1989) On [--] October [----] in the dying days of the Cold War and exactly one month before the fall of the Berlin Wall ITN's cameras in West Berlin recorded footage of West Berliners protesting at Checkpoint Charlie the border crossing between the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; known in German as the Bundesrepublik Deutschland or BRD) and the German Democratic Republic (GDR; Deutsche Demokratische Republik DDR). While recording the protests the crew also captured some atmospheric footage of residents" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=wBg8RPd4W6s) 2023-10-09T13:00Z 646K followers, 955.9K engagements "Puerto Rico: 'We Are Third Class Citizens Of The USA' (1962) On [--] May [----] ITN's David Holden reported from Puerto Rico as islanders openly questioned their political future and their unique relationship with the United States. In [----] Puerto Rico was a US commonwealth: its people were American citizens but lacked congressional representation and could not vote in presidential elections. Following the [----] Cuban Revolution US Cold War anxieties intensified across the Caribbean making the debate about Puerto Ricos ambiguous unequal position more urgent as Washington sought to maintain" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=wxHcTiH_8m4) 2026-02-09T16:01Z 646K followers, [----] engagements "Iraq War 20th Anniversary: The Phantom Threat of WMD (2003) On the first day of the Iraq War ITN's Alex Thomson reported from northern Kuwait on the disruption caused to military and media operations by constant alerts of possible chemical and biological weapons attacks. Given the power of the mere threat of WMD General Brims commander of British forces in the area argued the term "weapons of mass effect" might be a more appropriate term than "weapons of mass destruction". The alleged presence of WMD in Iraq was one of the main justifications given by the US and UK governments for the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=xqpBZ5OXQ8I) 2023-03-20T16:00Z 646K followers, 19.2K engagements "1989: The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Disaster 'On This Day 1989: The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Disaster' The supertanker caused one of the worst oil spills in history off the Alaskan coast devastating thousands of miles of coastline and killing millions of fish and seabirds. #ExxonValdez #Oil #Pollution #Alaska #Wildlife #Disaster #Short 🎥 Subscribe to our YouTube channel (tap the bell icon and stay up to date with all the latest On This Day videos) - https://www.youtube.com/c/OnThisDayITNP 🎥 Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/OnThisDayITNP 🎥 Like us on Facebook -" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=29m_SrheZnU) 2022-03-24T13:00Z 645K followers, [----] engagements "US Drug War v Latin American Left: Evo Morales Hugo Chavez & Fidel Castro take on the US (2006) In [----] Bolivia elected its first indigenous president Evo Morales a former coca farmer and leader of the Movement for Socialism (MAS). One of several left leaning election victories across Latin America at this time Morales joined Venezuelas Hugo Chavez Cubas Fidel Castro Nicaraguas Daniel Ortega and Brazils Luiz Incio Lula da Silva in forming the pink tide; the name given to this 21st century political wave towards progressive politics. Like Venezuelas Chavez (predecessor to Nicols Maduro) Evo" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2R-jKiFfbhc) 2026-01-10T17:00Z 646K followers, [----] engagements "1970: Black Tot Day (End of the Royal Navy Rum Ration) On [--] July [----] ITN's Peter Sissons reported from HMS Albion in Portsmouth Harbour as sailors drank their last ration or "tot" of rum. Sailors in the Royal Navy had been given a daily ration of rum for [---] years though the quantity had reduced over time. Finally in [----] the tot was scrapped altogether partly to save money partly to modernise the Royal Navy. Junior rates lost their rum ration entirely Petty officers however were still allowed to drink spirits at lunchtime a policy which as Peter Sissons found out was causing some disquiet" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=5gh5PCghfbs) 2022-11-21T14:00Z 644K followers, 367.2K engagements "Prince Charles' Farewell Speech to Hong Kong at Handover Ceremony (1997) "The eyes of the world are on Hong Kong today. I wish you all a successful transition and a prosperous and peaceful future." On [--] June [----] Prince Charles Prince of Wales attended the Hong Kong Handover Sunset Farewell Ceremony which marked the official transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China. Also in attendance were Chris Patten the Governor of Hong Kong his wife Lavender Patten and Tony Blair MP the British Prime Minister. At 11:30pm as rain fell on HMS Tamar" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=5kY1QlPlTv8) 2022-11-16T14:00Z 646K followers, 63.5K engagements "Kim Philby The Perfect Traitor (1955) This is what a perfect traitor looks like. In November [----] senior British intelligence officer Kim Philby faced the cameras to answer allegations that he had betrayed his country following the mysterious disappearance four years earlier of fellow diplomats Guy Burgess and Donald Maclean who vanished just days before Maclean was due to be questioned by MI5. Maclean was already suspected of passing secrets to the Soviet Union and Burgesss sudden flight with him to Moscow raised immediate suspicions that they had been warned giving rise to rumours of a" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=9uHjrhT2yBw) 2026-01-23T17:30Z 646K followers, [----] engagements "Sierra Leone Civil War British Special Forces Hostage Rescue Operation Barras (2000) On [--] August [----] a vehicle patrol of [--] soldiers of the Royal Irish Regiment and one Sierra Leonean soldier were captured by the West Side Boys a faction of the Sierra Leone Civil War known for erratic behaviour and violence (seen in our recent Operation Palliser edit). Negotiations began in earnest with members of the MET Police drafted in alongside a number of collaborative special forces should an offensive be required. Negotiations bore some fruit with five hostages released in exchange for a satellite" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=AKkJGoPtUxc) 2025-07-28T16:00Z 644K followers, 81.6K engagements "The 60s Fashion Fad That Could Have You Arrested (1967) On [--] February [----] ITN reported on a new controversial and "kinky" craze that was sweeping London - civilians wearing military uniforms. Across the capital dedicated followers of 60s mod fashion were donning old military uniforms of eras and engagements past. From Victorian red coats to World War One khakis from Portabello Road to Carnaby Street the capital was exploding with a fashion craze as irreverent as it was resplendent. Serving and former members of the armed forces found it disrespectful in particular the proud display of" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=AfmAlwRv6Bw) 2026-01-25T15:30Z 646K followers, 12.5K engagements "Who Did Salvador Dali Think Was The Best Living Artist 'Who Did Salvador Dali Think Was The Best Living Artist' On this day [----] the Spanish surrealist painter Salvador Dali was born. He is best known for his striking surrealist paintings and visual illusions but who did he think was the best artist of his lifetime when asked in [----] #SalvadorDali #Art #Surrealism #Interview #Birthday #Short 🎥 Subscribe to our YouTube channel (tap the bell icon and stay up to date with all the latest On This Day videos) - https://www.youtube.com/c/OnThisDayITNP 🎥 Follow us on Twitter -" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ByX_UNnHWyQ) 2022-05-11T12:30Z 646K followers, 98.1K engagements "1950s Britons react to 'sexy' postcards (1959) In [----] Clacton-on-Sea displayed inappropriate postcards that were seemingly approved by the British Boards of Postcard Censors. The question on all the minds of residents were. were they too rude Nick Barker reported from Clacton: To license the footage featured in this clip follow the link below: _______ To search the ITN Archive collection on Getty Images follow the link below: https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/footage/itn 🎥 Subscribe to our YouTube channel (tap the bell icon and stay up to date with all the latest ITN Archive videos) -" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=DasGs4JaHq8) 2026-01-11T15:00Z 646K followers, [----] engagements "The "ideal home" in 1960s Britain (1964) What was the "ideal home" in 1960s Britain This short presents footage from the Ideal Home Exhibition in [----] from automatic irons and cot rockers and more. #home #decoration #technology #1960s #60s #britain #britishhistory #socialhistory #1960shousehold #householdhistory #sixties To license the footage featured in this clip follow the link below: https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/search/2/filmfamily=editorial&phrase=FS020364001* To search the ITN Archive collection on Getty Images follow the link below: https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/footage/itn 🎥" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ENGNXtBLAc8) 2026-02-05T15:00Z 646K followers, [----] engagements "This is Banksy's Face. Probably - Complete Early Interview with Elusive Artist (2003) On [--] July [----] ITN's Haig Gordon interviewed up-and-coming street artist Banksy at the site of the artist's new exhibition in Dalston London. Obscuring only the lower half of his face with a t-shirt the muralist whose identity is as elusive as his works are iconic spoke to Gordon about the thinking behind his latest piece as well as his reason's for maintaining his anonymity. Theories abound regarding Banksy's true identity; chief 'suspects' are Massive Attack's Robert del Naja local Bristol artist Robin" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=FdQ1DNeV1FU) 2024-04-11T16:00Z 645K followers, 11.4K engagements "Kosovo War Day by Day (PART 2/4) Frontline Footage Archive Documentary (199899) In March [----] war erupted in the Yugoslav province of Kosovo as Serb forces clashed with the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) in a campaign to crush Albanian separatism. Serbia's counteroffensive saw widespread atrocities and the systematic ethnic cleansing of Kosovo's ethnic Albanian population forcing hundreds of thousands to flee their homes and resulting in a humanitarian crisis. International diplomatic efforts failed to bring an end to the violence. In March [----] NATO launched an aerial bombing campaign against" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=GLa5GiGotTo) 2025-08-16T16:00Z 644K followers, 82.5K engagements "1990: Chaos Carnage & Bloodshed in Poll Tax Riots 'On This Day 1990: Chaos Carnage & Bloodshed in Poll Tax Riots' On This Day in [----] serious violence broke out in London during a protest against a new council tax called the poll tax. Thousands attended the rally calling for it to be scrapped claiming it was unfair. Many protestors said the march was hijacked by violent anarchists who attacked the police. Ultimately the hugely unpopular tax was binned and it also played a part in ending Margaret Thatcher's time as PM. #PollTax #1990 #OnThisDay #MargaretThatcher #London #Archive 🎥 Subscribe" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=I4QQN2aqeKA) 2022-03-31T14:28Z 644K followers, 79.3K engagements "Peter Mandelson Rejects "Bully" Accusations (1989) On [--] September [----] Peter Mandelson defended himself against accusations of being "a bit of a bully" in his handling of the British media. Then the Labour Party's Director of Communications Mandelson rejected the description arguing he was only insisting on the fair media treatment which his party was entitled to. One of the first in British politics to earn the title of "spin doctor" Mandelson didn't miss the opportunity to turn the allegation on his political opponents claiming to "deplore" the behaviour of former Conservative Party" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=JQPmlP2m6sQ) 2026-02-09T18:00Z 646K followers, [----] engagements "Tank Gun Fails Spectacularly During Romanian Revolution (1989) On [--] December [----] in the final days of the Romanian Revolution ITN cameraman Sam Gracey recorded Romanian Army forces fighting with Ceauescu regime loyalists for control of the Bucharest TV Tower. In one remarkable moment Gracey's camera followed a Romanian Army TR-85 tank positioned on the street as a soldier prepared to fire its turret-mounted DShK 12.7mm heavy machine gun. When the gun opened fire the barrel assembly suddenly broke free and was hurled forward leaving the weapon disabled and its operator visibly perplexed. The" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=JY9Vx2OEDb0) 2025-12-15T16:45Z 643K followers, 4.4M engagements "Kosovo '99 - Raw Footage of British NATO Troops Meeting Withdrawing Serbian Army (1999) On [--] June [----] ITN filmed British troops arriving in the town of Graanica in Kosovo as part of the NATO-led international peacekeeping mission the Kosovo Force (KFOR). Cameras captured British soldiers mingling with Serbian troops waiting to depart Kosovo the withdrawal of Yugoslav forces being part of the Kumanovo Agreement that brought an end to the Kosovo War. #NATO #Kosovo #Gracanica #Serbia #Yugoslavia #Albania #Kosovans #KosovanSerbs #Serbs #KFOR #KosovoForce To license the footage featured in this" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=QvqeCLAbW5Y) 2025-01-12T17:00Z 644K followers, 158.1K engagements "East Berlin Raw Footage - Mikhail Gorbachev Joins DDR 40th Anniversary Celebrations (1989) On [--] October [----] East Berliners lined the streets for a chance to see leader of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev as he arrived in the capital of the German Democratic Republic (Deutsche Demokratische Republik; DDR) to mark the 40th anniversary of the socialist state. ITN's cameras filmed soldiers on parade and the city's civilians gathering in anticipation at the Neue Wache war memorial on Unter Den Linden; a particulatly excited section of the crowd was made up of members of the Free German Youth" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=RbOa7U6SX6c) 2024-03-12T17:00Z 646K followers, 98.9K engagements "London Zoo Boat (1956) In August [----] the zoo boat (yes zoo boat) Kenilworth Castle docked in London where ITN was waiting with spectators and cameras. #zoo #boat #boating #quirky #giraffe #monkey #1950s #1950sbritain To license the footage featured in this clip follow the link below: https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/search/2/filmofflinecontent=include&family=editorial&phrase=%09VS010856005*&sort=best _______ To search the ITN Archive collection on Getty Images follow the link below: https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/footage/itn 🎥 Subscribe to our YouTube channel (tap the bell icon and stay up to" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=TUp7KdoWcRA) 2026-01-18T15:01Z 646K followers, [----] engagements "Field Marshall Montgomery Interviewed on his Retirement as Deputy Supreme Allied Commander (1958) George Ffitch interviews Field Marshall Montgomery upon his retirement. 'Monty' was one of the most renowned Allied commanders of World War II and helped lead troops to victory in North Africa Italy and Normandy. Here he is in [----] as he steps down as Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe. To license the footage featured in this clip follow the link below: https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/search/2/filmfamily=creative%2Ceditorial&phrase=FS180958003* _______ To search the ITN Archive collection on" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Toqau7ymqGw) 2024-11-10T10:00Z 645K followers, 538.5K engagements "Former King Edward VIII Reveals Views About Winston Churchill in Personal Interview (1964) On [--] November [----] Edward Duke of Windsor - formerly King Edward VIII - was interviewed by ITN's Peter Woods. The occasion of the interview was the 90th birthday of Sir Winston Churchill. Over the course of five minutes the Edward the Abdicator paid tribute to Churchill by sharing a number of memories of the elder statesman including the first time they met; Churchill's role in assembling Britain's war fleet at the outbreak of the First World War; and the support provided to Edward by Churchill during" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=_zpxgF8DiSk) 2024-03-30T17:00Z 644K followers, 117K engagements "Princess Diana Reveals the Difference Between William and Harry (1985) In October [----] Diana Princess of Wales and Prince Charles Prince of Wales sat with Alastair Burnet in Kensington Palace for a lengthy and intimate interview covering a wide range of subjects. During the conversation Diana spoke about the difference between the three-year-old Prince William and one-year-old Prince Harry. #Diana #PrincessDiana #PrinceWilliam #PrinceHarry #DianaPrincessOfWales #PrincessOfWales To search the ITN Archive collection on Getty Images follow the link below:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=bhFmBHSaGqs) 2023-11-22T16:00Z 646K followers, 7.4M engagements "The MAGA Moment - When Donald Trump Coined His Iconic Campaign Slogan (2013) On [--] July [----] Donald Trump spoke to ITN's Matt Frei at Trump Tower in New York. The main subject of the interview was Donald Trump's increasing involvement in US politics and in the course of an at-times-heated conversation he revealed the slogan that would come to define his political career. #MAGA #MakeAmericaGreatAgain #DonaldTrump #Trump #POTUS #USPolitics #Trump2025 #PresidentTrump To license the footage featured in this clip follow the link below:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=c3qa1hyr5IQ) 2025-01-20T14:28Z 646K followers, 51.8K engagements "David Bowie Mourns Marc Bolan at T. Rex Singer's Funeral (1977) On [--] September [----] David Bowie Rod Stewart and other British music stars came together to mourn Marc Bolan the frontman and driving force of rock band T. Rex. The 29-year-old died four days before in a car crash in the London district of Barnes. His funeral was held at Golders Green Crematorium in North London. #MarcBolan #TRex #DavidBowie #DavidBowieForever #DavidBowieArchive #DavidBowieMakeUp #Bowie #DavidBowieEdit #1977 #1970s #Rock #Funeral #RockMusic #GlamRock #RockStar #RockLegends #RockIcons #Icon To license the footage" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=d5FpLoLFyn0) 2025-02-13T11:47Z 646K followers, 30.6K engagements "1982 Falklands War Day by Day (PART 1/2) Archive Footage Documentary [----] Falklands War Day by Day PART 1/2 A day-by-day account of the Falklands War made using frontline combat footage filmed by news crews embedded with the British task force and political reporting from London Buenos Aires and Washington. In early [----] the Falkland Islands a remote British territory in the South Atlantic became the focal point of a long-standing dispute between Argentina and the United Kingdom. On [--] April [----] Argentine forces invaded and occupied the Falkland Islands claiming sovereignty over the territory" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=iulcbqInx5Y) 2025-06-21T16:01Z 645K followers, 438.8K engagements "1995: Queen Advises Charles and Diana to Divorce '1995: Queen Advised Charles and Diana to Divorce' #OnThisDay 1995: The Monarchs advice to the Royal couple made headline news and came three years after their separation. #RoyalFamily #PrincessDiana #PrinceCharles #QueenElizabeth #History #Throwback #Nostalgia 🎥 Subscribe to our YouTube channel (tap the bell icon and stay up to date with all the latest On This Day videos) - https://www.youtube.com/c/OnThisDayITNP 🎥 Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/OnThisDayITNP 🎥 Like us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OnThisDayITNP 🎥" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=kl51fSpB1Y8) 2021-12-20T14:30Z 645K followers, 3.4M engagements "Siege of Dubrovnik Shocking Footage of City Under Fire Croatian War of Independence (1991) Between [--] and [--] November [----] ITN's Paul Davies and camera operator Nigel Thomson reported from inside Dubrovnik's besieged old city as the forces of the disintegrating Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia attempted to suppress Croatia's bid for independence by attacking the UNESCO World Heritage Site by sea and air. Remaining in the encircled city along with only a handful of other TV journalists and camera operators Davies and Thomson recorded the attempts of the Serbian-dominated Yugoslav" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=p3oYcXS1HQU) 2024-08-14T16:30Z 646K followers, 450.6K engagements "Road to Tiananmen Square Rare Footage of China's Top Military University as Protests Erupt (1989) On [--] April [----] the Peoples Liberation Army National Defence University in Beijing stood as Chinas leading institution for advanced military education and strategic research. At this time the country was undergoing major economic and political change under the reform policies of Deng Xiaoping. Public unrest was growing in the capital following the death of former party leader Hu Yaobang with student demonstrations centred on Tiananmen Square calling for greater political openness and reform. ITN" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=t8jqSdzs53Q) 2025-11-05T17:01Z 646K followers, 23K engagements "Stand-Off in Selma Dramatic [----] Footage of Martin Luther King Jr and Selma-to-Montgomery March In early [----] the American town of Selma became the centre of a national struggle for voting rights as Black residents faced entrenched barriers when attempting to register to vote. In the aftermath of 'Bloody Sunday' when Alabama state troopers violently dispersed peaceful marchers on Selma's Edmund Pettus Bridge Martin Luther King Jr. returned to Selma to lead a renewed march that drew national attention. The events in Selma in February and March [----] would galvanise American public opinion" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=udBzi0y5k2k) 2026-01-19T15:01Z 646K followers, [----] engagements "Douglas Bader the Flying Ace Pays Tribute To Churchill (1965) On [--] January [----] ITN's Andrew Gardner presented a special bulletin announcing the death of Sir Winston Churchill. During the programme Group Captain Sir Douglas Bader the Second World War RAF Flying Ace spoke with high regard about the wartime leader. This clip is an excerpt of a 30-minute special news broadcast aired at 2.20pm on the day of Churchill's death. In an era when TV bulletins were typically much shorter the extended length highlights the significance of the moment. Given the technological challenges of the time" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=uucEZ6nUwoc) 2026-01-26T15:01Z 646K followers, [----] engagements "Last Days of East Berlin Full Series (DDR Footage Compilation 19891991) A complete compilation of the ITN Archive's Last Days of East Berlin series presented to mark the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Included is footage filmed between [--] July [----] and [--] December [----] covering the DDR's 40th anniversary celebrations the Peaceful Revolution and the fall of the Berlin Wall and German Reunification. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:20 A Day in East Berlin: Life Behind the Iron Curtain (12 July 1989) 00:33:11 East German Refugees Arrive in West (45 October 1989) 00:48:45 DDR 40th" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=x8xrOO4Dl_o) 2024-11-09T17:50Z 644K followers, 11.8K engagements "Soviet Ukraine's Independence Movement Takes on Communist Party Fall of the Soviet Union (1990) To mark Ukrainian Independence Day ITN Archive is presenting three reports from 1990-91 charting the rise of the Ukrainian independence movement amid the disintegration of the USSR. The first of these reports is from February [----] and looks at Rukh the nascent Ukrainian nationalist movement made up of a broad anti-communist coalition. The report takes a pessimistic view of Rukh's chances in the upcoming elections. #Ukraine #SovietUnion #UkrainianIndependenceDay To purchase the footage featured in" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=xdSF-w52lk8) 2022-08-24T13:10Z 645K followers, [----] engagements "After Mao Rare Footage of Communist China After Gang of Four (1977) In April [----] the Peoples Republic of China was transitioning from the upheaval of the Cultural Revolution and the death of Mao in [----] to the galvanisation of the nations economy and infrastructure under the Deng Reforms from [----]. This transitional 2-year period saw an attempted coup by the Gang of Four (Mao Zedong's wife Jiang Qing alongside Zhang Chunqiao Yao Wenyuan and Wang Hongwen) against Chairman Hua Guofeng the suppression of which is shown in these reports. Guofeng would ultimately be deposed in [----] in favour of" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=z0Wz3YZp7hU) 2026-01-29T17:45Z 646K followers, 31.8K engagements "Who's the Better Kisser Johnny or Orlando. Keira Reveals All 'Who's the Better Kisser Johnny or Orlando. Keira Reveals All' #OnThisDay 1977: Orlando Bloom was born Here's Keira Knightley comparing his kissing skills to Johnny Depp's in [----]. #OrlandoBloom #KeiraKnightley #Interview #Throwback #Archive 🎥 Subscribe to our YouTube channel (tap the bell icon and stay up to date with all the latest On This Day videos) - https://www.youtube.com/c/OnThisDayITNP 🎥 Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/OnThisDayITNP 🎥 Like us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OnThisDayITNP 🎥 Check out" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=zGggusjZyT8) 2022-01-13T14:00Z 644K followers, 51.9K engagements Limited data mode. Full metrics available with subscription: lunarcrush.com/pricing
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"Second Battle of Fallujah Frontline Footage of Iraq War's Deadliest Urban Combat (2004) In November [----] Fallujah became the site of the Iraq Wars fiercest urban battle as more than [-----] US British and Iraqi troops launched a determined assault to reclaim the city from entrenched insurgents. Over six weeks coalition forces fought through a maze of fortified houses and booby-trapped streets in what would become the bloodiest battle for American service members since the Vietnam War. They were opposed by a loose alliance of local resistance fighters Ba'athist loyalists militants from various"
YouTube Link 2025-07-23T16:36Z 646K followers, 688.9K engagements
"Soviet Withdrawal From Afghanistan - Intense Combat Footage of Soviet-Afghan War's End (19881990) On [--] February [----] Lieutenant General Boris Gromovbecame the last Soviet soldier to leave Afghanistan bringing an end to the SovietAfghan War. The military fanfare that accompanied Gromovs journey over the Bridge of Friendship" into Soviet Uzbekistan aimed to divert attention away from what had over nine years amounted to a costly and futile military campaign and humanitarian catastrophe. Following the signing of the Geneva accords in April [----] news of the Soviet withdrawal was met with"
YouTube Link 2025-02-15T21:17Z 646K followers, 361.9K engagements
"Putin's Post - Raw Footage of Stasi Headquarters in Dresden East Germany (1989) On [--] December [----] just weeks after the fall of the Berlin Wall ITN's cameras travelled to Dresden in East Germany also known as the German Democratic Republic (Deutsche Demokratische Republik DDR) ahead of a visit by West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl. As well as capturing scenes in the city centre the crew focused their attention on the headquarters of the Stasi the feared East German secret police. The city of Dresden was at the time the posting of young KGB officer Vladimir Putin. Just two weeks before this"
YouTube Link 2024-01-16T17:00Z 646K followers, 18.6K engagements
"Bikini Vending Machine (1957) In [----] ITN went to London's trade fair to assess the new amusements on offer one of which was a Bikini vending machine. #bikini #vendingmachine #1950s #50s #technology #quirky To license the footage featured in this clip follow the link below: https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/video/trade-fair-displaying-latest-vending-and-amusement-news-footage/803212830adppopup=true _______ To search the ITN Archive collection on Getty Images follow the link below: https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/footage/itn 🎥 Subscribe to our YouTube channel (tap the bell icon and stay up"
YouTube Link 2026-02-09T15:30Z 646K followers, [----] engagements
"Kosovo War Day by Day (PART 3/4) Frontline Footage Captures Yugoslav Conflict Up Close (1999) In March [----] NATO launched an aerial bombing campaign against Yugoslavia with the stated aim of stopping the ethnic cleansing of Kosovos Albanian population. The intervention followed years of rising ethnic tensions and violence in Kosovo where Yugoslav forces had escalated their repression and displacement of the countrys ethnic Albanians in their fight against the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA). In response to NATOs intervention Yugoslav forces intensified their violent displacement of Kosovar"
YouTube Link 2025-08-30T15:50Z 646K followers, 80.3K engagements
"Nicaraguas Earthquake (1972) Footage Captures Devastation After Major Disaster In December [----] a powerful earthquake struck Managua the capital of Nicaragua causing widespread destruction and loss of life. Measuring approximately [---] in magnitude the earthquake devastated much of the city collapsing homes hospitals and infrastructure within seconds. #Nicaragua #Managua #earthquake #naturaldisaster #1972 To license the footage featured in this clip follow the link below: https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/search/2/filmfamily=editorial&phrase=AS271272003*%20OR%20%20AS281272006*%20OR%20AS291272002*"
YouTube Link 2025-12-27T17:00Z 646K followers, [----] engagements
"Six-Year-Old Prince Harry and Princess Diana at School Sports Day (1991) Royal History On [--] June [----] six-year-old Prince Harry struggled in the sack race at his sports day at Wetherby School in Nottingham. His mother Diana Princess of Wales fared much better in her race coming a close second. #PrinceHarry #Diana #DianaPrincessOfWales #PrincessOfWales #RoyalFamily #RoyalHistory #DukeOfSussex To search the ITN Archive collection on Getty Images follow the link below: https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/footage/itn 🎥 Subscribe to our YouTube channel (tap the bell icon and stay up to date with all"
YouTube Link 2023-06-10T11:00Z 646K followers, 269.1K engagements
"Angolan Civil War (1975) Historic Footage Documents Start of Fighting Between [--] and [--] November [----] Angola faced a power struggle as independence neared. The Soviet-backed MPLA (Movimento Popular de Libertao de Angola; Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola) held Luanda defeating the US-sponsored FNLA (Frente Nacional de Libertao de Angola; National Liberation Front of Angola) at Quifangondo on [--] November. The MPLA declared independence on [--] November opposed by a rival FNLA / UNITA government sparking a long civil war fuelled by Cold War tensions. ITN journalist Mike Nicholson"
YouTube Link 2025-07-07T16:00Z 646K followers, 179.6K engagements
"Conflict in Laos (1969) Cold War Battles Caught on Film By December [----] Laos had been embroiled in a seven-year civil war between communist forces backed by North Vietnam and the American-supported Royal Laotian Government. Officially neutral the country became a key battleground in the wider Cold War and Vietnam conflict leading to sustained instability and heavy foreign involvement. The war continued until [----] when the communist Pathet Lao took control abolishing the monarchy and establishing the Lao Peoples Democratic Republic ending the long conflict under communist rule. #laos #coldwar"
YouTube Link 2026-01-02T17:00Z 646K followers, 63.2K engagements
"The Moment Harry Potter Was Born (1998) On [--] July [----] acclaimed author JK Rowling described to ITN's Nick Glass the precise moment at which Harry Potter was born in her mind at least. Speaking in Nicolson's Caf in Edinburgh about the enormous success of the Harry Potter series Rowling described the moment as "the purest stroke of inspiration I've ever had in my life". Weeks before the second of what was to be a seven-book series had been released and Rowling was working on the third. Meanwhile major production companies were jockeying for the rights to make the Harry Potter series into a"
YouTube Link 2024-05-02T17:00Z 646K followers, 705.2K engagements
"Last Days of Communist Poland (1989) A Day in Warsaw During Democratic Revolution On [--] June [----] the people of Poland voted in the second round of parliamentary elections the first partially free national vote after four decades of Communist rule. It had been two weeks since the first round of voting saw the pro-democracy opposition party Solidarity win a decisive victory humiliating the Communist government and highlighting widespread public desire for political change. ITN filmed Communist leader Wojciech Jaruzelski voting along with his wife Barbara Jaruzelska before venturing out into"
YouTube Link 2025-09-10T18:59Z 646K followers, 246.4K engagements
"1982: Falklands War - Rare Footage of South Georgia Battle Aftermath 'On This Day 1982: Falklands War - Rare Footage of South Georgia Battle Aftermath' Two British filmmakers who hid from the invading Argentine forces on the remote British territory emerged to capture the first images of the war-torn landscape. Cindy Buxton and Annie Price had been filming a wildlife documentary but retreated to a remote wooden hut where they were found by British soldiers after they had recaptured the island. The pair were returned to the UK to tell their amazing survival story. #FalklandsWar #Film #Conflict"
YouTube Link 2022-04-25T13:30Z 646K followers, 416.4K engagements
"The sweet moment Prince Philip gave schoolkids a royal recess (1989) In October [----] during a royal visit to Singapore with Queen Elizabeth II Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh spoke to pupils at the United World College about the importance of protecting the earth's wildlife. The children listened so well that afterwards the Duke exercised his royal powers by ordering the pupils to take the rest of the day off. #PrincePhilip #DukeOfEdinburgh #RoyalFamily #FunnyMoments #Shorts To license the footage featured in this clip follow the link below:"
YouTube Link 2023-05-08T12:24Z 646K followers, 276.8K engagements
"Matthew Perry "Stop asking me questions about the Friends reunion" (2016) On [--] February [----] Matthew Perry spoke to ITN about his new play The End of Longing. While he indulged the interviewer by answering questions about the enduring success of Friends and rumours of a cast reunion Perry made it clear he would rather not spend too much time retreading old ground. #MatthewPerry #Friends #Chandler #ChandlerBing To license the footage featured in this clip follow the link below:"
YouTube Link 2023-10-30T15:50Z 646K followers, 1.3M engagements
"Billy Graham in London American Evangelist Takes on the Swinging 60s (1966) In June [----] American Evangelist Billy Graham brought his 'Crusade' to the streets of Greater London. He told [-----] attendees on opening night at the Earls Court arena that "the hour is late and the world is sick as he challenged the 'swinging 60s'. ITN cameras and reporter John Edwards followed Graham around England's capital as the Evangelist spoke to thousands who gathered to hear his preachings. Edwards' report featured as part of "Reporting '66" a series of documentaries from around the world. To search the ITN"
YouTube Link 2026-02-10T15:30Z 646K followers, [---] engagements
""I will not accept that it's a highly dangerous road" (1988) In March [----] ITN reported on the notoriously hazardous A19 road in the Teesside area between County Durham and North Yorkshire. A new safety barrier had been installed and local councillor Mr Davidson doing his best impression of the Mayor from Jaws insisted that the road was no more dangerous than any other in Britain. Guess what happened next. 🚙 ⛔❗ #DangerousRoads #FunnyNews #MostDangerousRoad #MostDangerousRoads #PileUp #HighlyDangerousRoad #A19 To search the ITN Archive collection on Getty Images follow the link below:"
YouTube Link 2022-11-28T14:00Z 646K followers, 4.1M engagements
"Lebanese Civil War Footage Behind the Lines with Warring Militias (1984) In early [----] after more than a decade of civil war in the country Lebanese society was becoming increasingly fractious. The country's population is split between Christians Sunni and Shia Muslims Druze and Maronite Christians - each who believed that the other were going to target them with further violence. As a result of the state's societal divisions each section of society began arming private militias - while the country's national army and central government tried to tackle the issue of unifying the populations."
YouTube Link 2025-10-04T16:00Z 646K followers, 30.1K engagements
"Soviet Uzbekistan Rare Footage of Life in USSR-Era Central Asia (1989) On [--] October [----] ITN's cameras captured the rhythms of daily life in Tashkent the capital of the Soviet Republic of Uzbekistan. The crew recorded scenes on the streets in the markets and in the government district filming the brutalist architecture and vast monuments to the fathers of Soviet ideology Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin. The cameras also ventured out of the city to film workers in the cotton fields. #Soviet #SovietUnion #USSR #Uzbekistan #Tashkent #SovietRepublic #SovietWave #ColdWar #1989 #Communism"
YouTube Link 2023-12-10T17:56Z 646K followers, 112.7K engagements
"End of the Miners' Strike Dramatic News Footage Captures End of Historic Confrontation (1985) It was a watershed moment in British industrial history and labour relations. After a year of bitter strike action dividing local communities and the nation at large the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) narrowly voted to end the year-long strike and return to work without settlement on the 3rd of March [----]. It was an extremely contentious decision for communities that had faced hardship and breadlines since [------] workers had walked out over Margaret Thatchers plans to shut [--] pits were announced"
YouTube Link 2025-03-04T18:33Z 646K followers, 26.6K engagements
"SovietAfghan War Intense Combat Footage of 1980s Afghanistan Archive Documentary (1984) In September [----] ITNs Sandy Gall and cameraman Paul Carleton travelled covertly into Afghanistan to report from behind the front lines of the SovietAfghan War. Five years into the conflict Soviet troops held the major cities and supply routes while much of the countryside remained contested amid intensifying violence mass displacement and one of the largest refugee crises of the Cold War. Over the course of a week Gall and Carleton documented the mujahideens guerrilla campaign against the Soviet"
YouTube Link 2026-02-08T15:00Z 646K followers, 161.1K engagements
"Building a City From Scratch - The New Town of Milton Keynes (1967) King Charles III is visiting Milton Keynes today to make official the city status conferred upon it by the late Queen Elizabeth II. The King famously visited the Aston Martin factory near Milton Keynes in [----] an experience which is said to have sparked his lifelong fascination with the British car manufacturer. Milton Keynes was developed in the late 1960s as a "New Town" a solution to the population overspill London was experiencing at the time. The intention was to build a self-contained town in which people could live"
YouTube Link 2023-02-16T14:03Z 646K followers, 92.1K engagements
"Iranian Embassy Siege: Explosive SAS raid caught live on TV (1980) Whos that Theyve got masks on Tributes are being paid to Mel Parry one of the last veterans of the famous SAS raid that ended the Iranian Embassy siege [--] years ago who died yesterday. Iranian-Arab separatists stormed the Iranian embassy in London on [--] April [----] and taking [--] hostages demanded sovereignty for Irans south-western Khuzestan province as well as safe passage out of Britain. Refusal of their demands led to an increasingly tense six-day siege. When on [--] May the gunmen made a brutal attempt to break the deadlock by"
YouTube Link 2023-05-23T13:27Z 646K followers, 694.9K engagements
"The Rise of Indira Gandhi (1966) Indias First Woman Prime Minister Takes Power In January [----] India was entering a period of political uncertainty following the sudden death of Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri only months after the Indo-Pakistani war of [----]. Amid economic strain food shortages and factional manoeuvring within the Congress Party Indira Gandhi then Minister of Information and Broadcasting was elected leader of the Congress Parliamentary Party and sworn in as Prime Minister on [--] January becoming Indias first woman to hold the office; her selection initially seen by rivals"
YouTube Link 2026-01-03T17:00Z 646K followers, [----] engagements
"ITN Exclusive: Interview with President Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt (1957) On [--] July [----] ITN's Robin Day interviewed President Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt at his home in Cairo. The interview took place on [--] July [----] and was broadcast after the News at Ten on [--] August [----]. The interview was a coup for ITN and Robin Day especially given that Egypt and Britain were still technically at war over the Suez Crisis at the time. During the interview Day asked Nasser about Egypt's relations with Britain communism and nationalism in the Arab world Egypt's relations with the Soviet Union relations"
YouTube Link 2022-11-17T14:00Z 646K followers, 91.6K engagements
"A Day in the Life of an East Berlin Factory Worker - Last Days of East Germany Raw Footage (1990) On [--] February [----] ITN captured a day in the lives of East Berlin factory worker Michael Wiedt and West Berlin Siemens employee Wolfgang Kurkowski. Just three months after the fall of the Berlin Wall and with German unification on the horizon ITN filmed Wiedt at work at theBerliner Werkzeugmaschinen Fabrik Berlin-Marzahn (BWF Marzahn) in East Berlin before interviewing him at his family home. Wiedt spoke of his colleagues' fear that they may lose their jobs in the event of unification. Meanwhile"
YouTube Link 2024-02-23T17:00Z 646K followers, 188.9K engagements
"The Troubles Iconic Movie Scenes vs Real News Footage Discover how Hollywood's portrayal of the Troubles measures up to real events. In this episode we dissect iconic scenes from the movies Belfast [--] and Bloody Sunday and hit series Say Nothing comparing them with authentic ITN archival footage. Covering the Belfast Riots and the first deployment of British troops to Northern Ireland in [----] the Bloody Sunday Massacre of [----] and the Provisional IRAs bombing of London in [----] we unveil the stark differences and similarities between cinema and reality. 00:00 Introduction 01:57 [--]. Belfast -"
YouTube Link 2025-05-04T14:00Z 646K followers, 668.5K engagements
"IranIraq War Intense Frontline Footage of the Conflict That Changed History (1980) On [--] September [----] Saddam Hussein launched an Iraqi invasion of neighbouring Iran. Days later ITNs Jon Snow travelled to the frontline to report on the conflict as Iranian forces still reeling in the aftermath of revolution fought a determined resistance against the invading Iraqis. The Iran-Iraq War would rage for the next eight years reshaping the region and setting in motion a chain of events that would define the world as we know it today. Presented here is a series of reports covering the first months of"
YouTube Link 2025-09-24T16:00Z 646K followers, 315.9K engagements
""I'm ready to go man" - Liam Gallagher Interview on Oasis Reunion (2017) On [--] June [----] former Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher spoke to Jon Snow about a potential Oasis reunion. The younger Gallagher brother made clear that while he was "ready to go" his older brother Noel Gallagher was the one "who doesn't want it". Liam also spoke about how his feud with Noel must be affecting their mother: "I've got kids and when they argue and they're not getting on and stuff you know you feel the pain man you know what I mean" #LiamGallagher #NoelGallagher #Oasis #GallagherBrothers #OasisLive #OasisReunion"
YouTube Link 2024-08-29T13:00Z 646K followers, 221.4K engagements
"'1984': George Orwell couldn't decide what to call his masterpiece (1983) Literary Classics On this day in [----] George Orwells dystopian masterpiece [----] was published. In December [----] as the year of reckoning approached ITN spoke to Professor Peter Davidson the man who had been tasked with editing Orwells complete works. Showing Orwells original manuscript to ITNs cameras Davidson explained how the meticulous author had agonised over minor details including the year in which the story should be set. #1984 #NineteenEightyFour #GeorgeOrwell #Orwell #Orwellian #BigBrother #Manuscript"
YouTube Link 2023-06-08T13:11Z 646K followers, 89.9K engagements
"Soviet Spy Anthony Blunt Interviewed on News at Ten (1979) On [--] November [----] art historian and former Soviet spy Anthony Blunt was interviewed on ITN's News at Ten. Having been publicly revealed as the "fourth man" of the Cambridge spy ring Anthony Blunt explained his decision to spy for Soviet Russia. Reading from a written statement at an intimate press conference Blunt said he had put "conscience before country" in the cause of anti-fascism. He confirmed that he had been recruited at Cambridge in the 1930s by Guy Burgess whose flight to Moscow along with fellow Soviet spy Donald Maclean"
YouTube Link 2024-09-13T18:00Z 646K followers, 75.9K engagements
"Donald Trump Coins His Campaign Slogan (2013) In July [----] US business magnate Donald Trump spoke to ITN's Matt Frei about his views on US politics international relations and his own political ambitions. Frei ended the interview by asking Trump what his campaign slogan would be should he choose to run as a candidate for the presidency of the United States. Trump's answer drew a response from Frei that it's fair to say has not aged well. This interview with Matt Frei might well be the earliest public use of the slogan by Donald Trump. ABC News Chief White House Correspondent Jonathan Karl's"
YouTube Link 2023-03-31T13:30Z 646K followers, 12.5K engagements
"Lebanese Civil War Frontline Footage of Street Fighting Between Christian and Druze Forces (1985) In May [----] heavy fighting continued in and around Beirut during the Lebanese Civil War. The violence came as Lebanese President Amin Gemayel met Syrian President Hafez al-Assad in Damascus to discuss the deepening crisis. At the same time Christian and Druze militias played a central role in the conflict with shifting alliances adding to the instability. The events of this period reflected the complex mix of local regional and international forces that shaped Lebanons long and brutal civil war."
YouTube Link 2025-09-16T16:11Z 646K followers, 79.3K engagements
"Toddler Prince William's First Public Speech (1984) On [--] June [----] one-year-old Prince William was filmed playing in the garden of Kensington Palace with his mother and father Prince Charles Prince of Wales and Diana Princess of Wales. In front of a press corps of journalists photographers and television news crews William toddled across the lawn kicked a football and spent time on the swings. His fascination with the cameras gathered around him was matched only by his fathers who was heard discussing the emerging technology of electronic news gathering (ENG) with the ITN crew. The moment is"
YouTube Link 2026-01-31T15:30Z 646K followers, 173.7K engagements
"1912: Titanic Sinks - Youngest Passenger Remembers 'On This Day 1912: Titanic Sunk - Youngest Passenger Remembers' Today marks the 110th anniversary of one of the most deadly disasters in maritime history. The Titanic sank in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean killing [----] passengers and crew. However the true impact of the tragedy was not immediately revealed to its youngest survivor Millvina Dean whose mother kept the tragedy a secret for some years. #Titanic #Titanic110 #TitanicAnniversary #Memorial #Short 🎥 Subscribe to our YouTube channel (tap the bell icon and stay up to date with"
YouTube Link 2022-04-14T12:00Z 646K followers, 2M engagements
"Bangladesh War of Independence - Battle Footage Captures Indo-Pakistani Conflict Up Close (1971) A compilation of reports on the [----] Indo-Pakistani War and the parallel Bangladesh War of Independence (also known as the Bangladesh Liberation War) beginning in November [----] two weeks before the start of hostilities between India and Pakistan and ending in January [----] six weeks after Pakistani capitulation marked the end of East Pakistan and the beginning of Bangladesh. The reports capture a number of key turning points in the conflict including the dramatic fall of Dhaka (Dacca) on 16"
YouTube Link 2024-08-06T10:30Z 646K followers, 1.5M engagements
"Daily Life Under Mao Zedong Rare Footage of China During Cultural Revolution (1972) In June [----] ITN's Sandy Gall joined British junior foreign minister Anthony Royle on his visit to the Chinese city of Shanghai where Royle was to represent the British government in talks over a Chinese order for Concorde. Once in the country Gall and ITN cameraman Jon Lane filmed a series of reports capturing different aspects of daily life in the People's Republic of China (PRC) under Mao Zedong (Mao Tse-tung). Gall's first report documented the historic party to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's jubilee"
YouTube Link 2025-09-18T16:00Z 646K followers, 91.6K engagements
"Tet Offensive Dramatic Combat Footage of Vietnam War Turning Point (1968) On [--] January [----] at the height of the Vietnam War Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces launched the surprise Tet Offensive striking cities and bases across South Vietnam. In the weeks that followed ITNs Sandy Gall and camera operator Alan Downes reported from across Vietnam as American and South Vietnamese troops fought to regain control of the country. Galls reports captured a pivotal moment in the Vietnam War as the scale of the offensive reshaped international perceptions of the conflict and its future direction."
YouTube Link 2026-01-16T15:00Z 646K followers, 282.7K engagements
"Salvadoran Civil War - Dramatic Footage of Cold War Conflict in Central America (1981) Between February and December [----] ITN's Jon Snow reported on the ongoing civil war in the Central American nation of El Salvador. The decision by successive US presidents to support the military junta headed by President Jos Napolen Duarte was closely scrutinised by the international press as thousands of Salvadoran civilians became casualties of the government's brutal war against the Farabundo Mart National Liberation Front (FMLN) a Soviet-backed coalition of left-wing guerrilla groups. #ElSalvador"
YouTube Link 2024-12-11T17:00Z 646K followers, 195.5K engagements
"Russia's Black October Explosive Footage of Moscow Street Battles Archive Documentary (1993) On [--] September [----] amid mounting political tensions Russian President Boris Yeltsin dissolved the countrys parliament the Supreme Soviet and announced that he would rule by decree pending new elections. In doing so he triggered a constitutional crisis which culminated in the deadliest street fighting in Moscow since the October Revolution of [----]. Widely regarded as an unconstitutional act Yeltsins dissolution of Parliament provoked fierce resistance from Vice President Alexander Rutskoy and Supreme"
YouTube Link 2025-04-12T16:45Z 646K followers, 1.1M engagements
"East Berliner's Death-Defying Escape Over Berlin Wall Captured in Remarkable Footage (1965) On [--] September [----] 25-year-old mathematician Stanislaus Gefroerer escaped from East Berlin by climbing over the Berlin Wall. Assisted by friends of his fiance Ingrid Paulisch Gefroerer was able to scale the wall using a specially-built hinged ladder apparently inspired by British train robber Ronnie Biggs. Gefroerer's successful escape gave ITN an opportunity to report on the growing number of attempts being made by East Berliners to escape to the West from remarkable successes to tragic failures."
YouTube Link 2024-07-19T16:00Z 646K followers, 370.3K engagements
"Uncut Muammar Gaddafi Interview on Britain's Miners Strike and IRA Brighton Attack (1984) On [--] November [----] ITNs Terry Lloyd travelled to Tripoli making multiple attempts across three days to interview Colonel Gaddafi of Libya amidst a series of high-profile scandals tying Libya to Britain across [----]. Firstly Roger Windsor CE of the National Union of Mineworkers had travelled to Libya to seek aid for the Miners strike now entering a crucial period in the winter of [----]. Secondly British press had connected Libya to the IRA Brighton Bombing the month prior. And Finally the killing of British"
YouTube Link 2025-10-30T17:00Z 646K followers, 240.5K engagements
"US Invasion of Grenada - Operation Urgent Fury Rare Cold War News Footage (1983) At dawn on [--] October [----] the US and a coalition of Caribbean countries invaded the island nation of Grenada. Operation Urgent Fury would seek military occupation of the Commonwealth nation after a coup deposed the revolutionary Prime Minister Maurice Bishop. The result would be the first direct clash between the Americans and the Cubans during the cold war a conflict that saw Britain sidelined despite Grenada being a former British colony. Presented here is a series of ITN reports covering the US Invasion of"
YouTube Link 2025-10-21T17:03Z 646K followers, 57.4K engagements
"Is This Why Beyonc Stopped Doing Interviews (2001) On [--] February [----] Beyonc Knowles was interviewed on the Brit Awards red carpet along with her Destiny's Child bandmates Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams. The three singers were thrown a curveball by ITN's Jon Gilbert who took the opportunity to ask their thoughts about the foot and mouth epidemic that was devastating Britain's livestock at the time. It would be unfair to say that Beyonc put her foot in her mouth. Given the circumstances we think she did pretty well. #Beyonce #DestinysChild #KellyRowland #MichelleWilliams #BritAwards To"
YouTube Link 2023-03-01T10:46Z 646K followers, 4.6M engagements
"1982 Israeli Invasion of Lebanon - Intense Battle Footage Captures War Day by Day (1982) A compilation of reports covering the [----] Israeli invasion of Lebanon (also known as the [----] Lebanon War) from the attempted assassination of Israeli diplomat Shlomo Argov on [--] June [----] through the Siege of Beirut to the evacuation of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) in August that year. Comprised of nearly [--] news reports the compilation features footage of intense frontline fighting as well as coverage of the war's effects in the region and the wider world. It also includes footage of"
YouTube Link 2024-08-21T17:03Z 646K followers, 627.6K engagements
"ITN Exclusive: Saddam Hussein Interviewed on the Eve of the Gulf War (1990) In November [----] ITN's Trevor McDonald travelled to Baghdad for an hour-long interview with Iraq's president Saddam Hussein. Months earlier on [--] August [----] Saddam had sent Iraqi tanks across the border into Kuwait subjected the country to a brutal military occupation and declared Kuwait to be the 19th province of Iraq. The invasion of Kuwait was immediately met with international condemnation. King Fahd of Saudi Arabia neighbouring Iraq and Kuwait invited the US to station troops in the kingdom to protect against an"
YouTube Link 2023-01-05T14:00Z 646K followers, 1.3M engagements
"The Moment Prince William Spoke His First Words in Public (1984) On [--] June [----] one-year-old Prince William was filmed playing in the garden of Kensington Palace with his mother and father Prince Charles Prince of Wales and Diana Princess of Wales. In front of a press corps of journalists photographers and television news crews William toddled across the lawn kicked a football and spent time on the swings. His fascination with the cameras gathered around him was matched only by his fathers who was heard discussing the emerging technology of electronic news gathering (ENG) with the ITN crew."
YouTube Link 2026-01-30T15:30Z 646K followers, 35K engagements
"Battle of Vukovar Footage 'Croatia's Stalingrad' Croatian War of Independence Documentary (1991) Between August and November [----] the Croatian town of Vukovar became the site of one of the most devastating urban battles in Europe since the Second World War. Part of the Croatian War of Independence the battle saw Yugoslav forces and Serbian paramilitaries attack the town which was defended by Croatian troops and volunteers. The 87-day siege resulted in around [----] deaths and the near-total destruction of Vukovar. After the towns fall tens of thousands of non-Serb residents were forcibly"
YouTube Link 2025-05-17T15:50Z 646K followers, 736.8K engagements
"Auschwitz Survivor Recalls Death Camp Horror 'Auschwitz Survivor Recalls Death Camp Horror' On This Day 1945: Auschwitz death camp was liberated so we look back at the words of survivor Lily Ebert who explained why we should never forget the atrocities. #Short #WorldWarTwo #HolocaustMemorialDay #History #Archive 🎥 Subscribe to our YouTube channel (tap the bell icon and stay up to date with all the latest On This Day videos) - https://www.youtube.com/c/OnThisDayITNP 🎥 Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/OnThisDayITNP 🎥 Like us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OnThisDayITNP 🎥"
YouTube Link 2022-01-27T15:51Z 646K followers, 460.4K engagements
"Idi Amin and the Ugandan Asians Rare News Footage Captures Crisis Day by Day (197273) On [--] August [----] Ugandan dictator Idi Amin announced that all Asians without Ugandan citizenship around [-----] people had [--] days to leave the country. He accused them of economic sabotage and declared that God had told him to give Uganda back to Ugandans. The Asian population in Uganda largely descended from Indian migrants brought during British colonial rule had become a prosperous and integral part of the economy. The expulsion triggered a global humanitarian crisis as thousands of families were forced to"
YouTube Link 2025-10-25T16:00Z 646K followers, 93.4K engagements
"Kosovo '99 - NATO Troops Keep the Peace as Serbian Forces Leave Prizren (1999) On [--] June [----] just three days after the end of the Kosovo War ITN filmed the German contingent of NATO's Kosovo Force (KFOR) as it crossed the border into Kosovo from Albania. The KFOR troops led by Brigadier General Helmut Harff were tasked with keeping the peace in the city of Prizren where sporadic clashes between departing Serbian soldiers and civilians and returning Kosovan Albanians were ongoing. NATO troops were welcomed as liberators by Kosovan Albanians who waved American flags and chanted "NATO NATO"
YouTube Link 2024-07-21T16:00Z 646K followers, 610.2K engagements
"Charles and Diana Wedding: Diana's Awkward Moment (1981) On This Day in [----] Diana Princess of Wales had an awkward moment with Charles and the press as she entered Buckingham Palace. #Shorts #OnThisDay #PrincessDiana #RoyalWedding 🎥 Subscribe to our YouTube channel (tap the bell icon and stay up to date with all the latest On This Day videos) - https://www.youtube.com/c/OnThisDayITNP 🎥 Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/OnThisDayITNP 🎥 Like us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OnThisDayITNP 🎥 Check out our TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@onthisdayitnp on this day on this"
YouTube Link 2022-07-29T13:30Z 646K followers, 4.9M engagements
"Oasis vs Blur Football Match - Liam Gallagher Squares Up to Damon Albarn (1996) On [--] May [----] Oasis' Liam Gallagher took on Blur's Damon Albarn in charity football match at Mile End stadium. Soccer Six was organised in benefit of Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy Centre but headlines saw it as a chance to settle the Oasis/Blur rivalry known as the Battle of Britpop once and for all. Liam Gallagher was seen getting in the face of Damon Albarn but the intimidation tactics clearly didn't work. Blur won the match 2-0. #Oasis #Blur #LiamGallagher #DamonAlbarn #NoelGallagher #Britpop #Football"
YouTube Link 2024-08-30T12:00Z 646K followers, 1.1M engagements
"SovietAfghan War Rare Footage of Mujahideen Fighting Soviets in Kandahar (1988) On this day in [----] ITN's Desmond Hamill reported from behind the lines with the Afghan Mujahideen on the outskirts of the city of Kandahar. The city had been occupied for years by the Red Army following the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in December [----]. After a costly and futile war of occupation lasting nearly a decade the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan had begun in May [----]. Red Army troops in Kandahar however were trapped the city being besieged by the Mujahideen. ITN's Hamill attended a meeting of the"
YouTube Link 2023-07-11T15:00Z 646K followers, 391.5K engagements
"Operation Palliser British Paras Rapid Response Intervention in Sierra Leone Civil War (2000) In May [----] amidst one of the bloodiest civil wars in African history British PM Tony Blair ordered the establishment of a rapid reaction force and swift military intervention in the former British colony of Sierre Leone. Since independence in [----] a series of coups had engulfed the country with an all-out civil war raging between the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) (supported by Liberian government) and the Joseph Saidu Momoh government from [----] onwards characterised by extensive war crimes"
YouTube Link 2025-07-21T16:00Z 646K followers, 103.9K engagements
"Watch NATO Troops Enter Kosovo in Epic-Scale Military Operation Uncut Footage (1999) On [--] June [----] ITN's cameras in Macedonia captured the first stages of Operation Joint Guardian the deployment of NATO forces into Kosovo. The deployment of ground troops followed a three-month-long bombing campaign targetting Yugoslavian forces in Kosovo which was itself prompted by Yugoslavia's ethnic cleansing of Albanians in the region. The bombing campaign led eventually on [--] June to Yugoslavia agreeing to withdraw its armed forces from Kosovo. Two days later (the same day this footage was filmed) the"
YouTube Link 2023-09-17T15:00Z 646K followers, 58.2K engagements
"Prince William and Prince Harry Fight Kiss and Make-Up (1985) In October [----] three-year-old Prince William and one-year-old Prince Harry took part in a photoshoot with their parents Prince Charles Prince of Wales and Diana Princess of Wales at Kensington Palace. Playing piano together toddler Harry caused his older brother to cry out by standing on his toes. A volatile situation de-escalated however when Prince William gave his little brother a kiss on the head. This clip is taken from the opening of a 45-minute special interview "The Prince and Princess of Wales Talking Personally with"
YouTube Link 2023-01-10T12:47Z 646K followers, 5.9M engagements
"Vietnam War Helicopter Combat Footage Flying with the 197th Helicopter Company (1965) In [----] ITN reported on the key tactical role which helicopters were playing in Vietnam by observing the 197th Helicopter Company during a typical day's action. Major Joseph Jaggers led the unit whose task was to reconnoitre and support South Vietnamese ground forces in trouble. The unit suffered significant losses from [----] to [----] with [--] dead [--] injured and [---] hits made on the helicopter fleet. They were awarded the Presidential Unit Citation in April for their bravery and at the time of reporting were"
YouTube Link 2024-12-23T17:00Z 646K followers, 162.8K engagements
"Bosnian War and the Siege of Sarajevo Rare Footage of War's End (1995) Between [--] December [----] and [--] January [----] ITN filmed people in the Bosnian city of Sarajevo and the enclave of Gorade beginning the process of rebuilding their lives amid the ruins of war. After nearly four years of conflict and atrocities the Bosnian War had been brought to an end by the US-brokered Dayton Peace Agreement. Sarajevos residents had endured one of the longest sieges in modern history facing relentless shelling sniper fire and severe shortages imposed by Bosnian Serb forces encircling the city. Eight days"
YouTube Link 2025-12-13T17:30Z 646K followers, 69.1K engagements
"The Gulf War Iconic Movie Scenes vs Real News Footage Discover how Hollywood's portrayal of the Gulf War measures up to real events. In this episode we dissect iconic scenes from the movies Jarhead Three Kings and Live From Baghdad comparing them with authentic ITN archival footage. From the Highway of Death to Saddam Hussein's infamous interviews we unveil the stark differences and similarities between cinema and reality. 00:00 Introduction 01:11 [--]. Jarhead - Highway of Death 06:27 [--]. Jarhead - Oil Fires 09:54 [--]. Three Kings - Gulf War Oil Spill 11:53 [--]. Three Kings - Anti-Saddam Uprisings"
YouTube Link 2025-03-02T15:00Z 646K followers, 707.5K engagements
""Disarm or we will make you" Bush and Blair Iraq War Press Conference (2003) On [--] January [----] US President George Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair held an historic press conference at the White House following a secret meeting between the pair in which they warned Iraq's Saddam Hussein to 'disarm for peace or we will make you'. It is alleged that before the press conference during the private meeting the two leaders had conspired to invade Iraq regardless of whether Weapons of Massive Destruction (WMDs) were found by UN weapons inspectors - and that a date for the invasion had"
YouTube Link 2026-02-12T15:00Z 646K followers, [----] engagements
"Life on the Death Strip Rare Footage of Life in Cold War Berlin (1986) Between [--] August [----] ITN camera operators Shaun Gilmartin Martin Palmer and Wim Robberechts filmed scenes of daily life in West Berlin. Their footage focused around the Berlin Wall and the city's border with East Germany was to be used in a series of reports marking [--] years since the construction of the Berlin Wall. Only a small amount of the pictures they captured made it into ITN's evening bulletins; the rest was stored away in the archive's tape vaults. Retrieved and digitised in October [----] by the ITN Archive team"
YouTube Link 2025-11-01T17:00Z 646K followers, 54.2K engagements
"Charles and Diana's Royal Wedding Previously Unseen Footage From the Day (1981) In [----] Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer's wedding was watched by millions around the world. During a large-scale appraisal project last year our archivists located these incredibly rare 16mm rushes now beautifully scanned by Cinelab Film and Digital in 4K for preservation. Originally shot for a report by ITN's David Smith on world media coverage of the wedding which was ultimately not broadcast on the day this film is now being seen for the first time. The rushes (raw footage) include interviews with"
YouTube Link 2026-01-09T14:34Z 646K followers, [----] engagements
"Imran Khan and Jemima Goldsmith Host Princess Diana in Pakistan (1997) In May [----] Diana Princess of Wales was hosted by Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan as she visited the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre in Lahore Pakistan. Opened in [----] the hospital was founded by Khan after the cricket star became aware of the plight of poor cancer patients across Pakistan during his own mother's battle against the disease. Khan's mother Shaukat Khanum died in [----] and the hospital was founded in her honour. This 16-minute piece is a compliation of rushes"
YouTube Link 2023-05-10T16:06Z 646K followers, 658.5K engagements
"What Did Rami Malek Really Think Of Freddie Mercury 'What Did Rami Malek Really Think Of Freddie Mercury' On This Day [----] American actor Rami Malek was born. In [----] he stepped into the shoes of Queen frontman Freddie Mercury but what did he really think of the legendary singer #RamiMalek #FreddieMercury #Queen #Birthday #Short 🎥 Subscribe to our YouTube channel (tap the bell icon and stay up to date with all the latest On This Day videos) - https://www.youtube.com/c/OnThisDayITNP 🎥 Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/OnThisDayITNP 🎥 Like us on Facebook -"
YouTube Link 2022-05-12T12:30Z 646K followers, 428.8K engagements
"The Comical Characters of 1950s Blackpool (1957) On [--] August [----] ITN's Reggie Bosanquet travelled to the British seaside resort of Blackpool. On a mission to enjoy the famed attractions of Blackpool Pleasure Beach and explore the town's booming tourism industry Bosanquet captured a number of colourful characters and a culture quite alien to the 21st Century. Among them the fearless men responsible for cleaning Blackpool Tower the no-nonsense nurse charged with reuniting lost children with their families and a man with a special job at the fair. #Blackpool #1950s #FunnyNews #Nostalgia #1957"
YouTube Link 2024-02-21T17:58Z 646K followers, 23.4K engagements
"Fall of the Khmer Rouge Footage - Uncovering the Horrors of Pol Pots Cambodia (1980) Between [--] September and [--] October [----] ITN's Sandy Gall reported from Cambodia in the wake of the fall of the Khmer Rouge. Between [----] and [----] millions of Cambodians had died at the hands of a totalitarian dictatorship headed by Cambodian Communist Pol Pot before the regime was expelled following [----] invasion by neighbouring Vietnam. Sandy Gall reported on the ongoing efforts to reconstruct the country as well as the mounting evidence of Pol Pot's reign of terror and what is today known as the Cambodian"
YouTube Link 2024-11-17T17:00Z 646K followers, 621.3K engagements
"East vs West What Berliners Really Thought of Each Other Before the Berlin Wall (1961) On [--] June [----] ITN's Tom Barry reported from East Berlin capturing the tension and uncertainty gripping a city divided by ideology. Speaking to both East and West Berliners Barry documented how daily life was shaped by travel restrictions political pressure and the widening gulf between the two halves of Berlin. Filmed just two months before the Berlin Wall was built Barry's report offers a rare snapshot of a population living on the brink of historic change and stands as an important record of Berlin in"
YouTube Link 2026-02-03T16:00Z 646K followers, [----] engagements
"Algerian War of Independence Historic Footage Captures Conflict's Key Moments (1961-1963) Following the failed Algiers Putsch in April [----] and the signing of the vian Accords in March [----] Algeria officially gained independence in July [----]. The months that followed were marked by internal unrest and political uncertainty eventually leading to Ahmed Ben Bella becoming the countrys first president in September [----]. During this period ITN reported from Algeria documenting the countrys path to independence and its immediate aftermath. In this series of reports John Whale Nigel Ryan Ian"
YouTube Link 2025-06-26T17:00Z 646K followers, 16.6K engagements
"Amy Winehouse Calls Out Rude Reporter (2007) On [--] May [----] singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse was awarded the Ivor Novello Best Contemporary Song for her hit single Rehab. On stage to accept the award Winehouse joked that she hadn't even had time to get drunk beforehand. Backstage Winehouse spoke to a number of journalists including one who Winehouse called out for their "rude" behaviour. #Amy #AmyWinehouse #Winehouse #Rehab #IvorNovello #Songwriting To license the footage featured in this clip follow the link below:"
YouTube Link 2023-09-14T15:05Z 646K followers, 32.2M engagements
"The Real East Germany - Snapshots of Life Behind the Iron Curtain During Peaceful Revolution (1989) Between [--] and [--] October [----] less than three weeks before the fall of the Berlin Wall ITN's cameras captured footage of daily life in East Germany (Ostdeutschland) officially known as the German Democratic Republic (Deutsche Demokratische Republik; DDR). As well as capturing mass pro-democracy demonstrations in East Berlin ITN's cameras ventured out of the capital to film in the nearby city of Leipzig and the town of Wittenburg where the newly-established pro-democracy party Neues Forum (New"
YouTube Link 2024-04-07T16:00Z 646K followers, 15.9K engagements
"Rare Footage of IRA Gunmen Manning Checkpoints Free Derry News Report The Troubles (1972) On [--] April [----] ITN's Christopher Wain reported from 'Free Derry' the self-declared autonomous Irish nationalist area of Derry Northern Ireland. Recording masked gunmen of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA) more commonly known as the 'Provos' Wain explained that this was the first time he and his crew had been allowed to film the Provisionals at work. Wain also interviewed a group of local civilians. Speaking less than three months after Bloody Sunday the Derry massacre in which British"
YouTube Link 2025-04-14T16:00Z 646K followers, 155.3K engagements
"1978: Inside Iconic Disco Nightclub Studio [--] 'On This Day 1978: Inside Iconic Disco Nightclub Studio 54' On This Day [----] Norman Rees of ITN visited New York's world-famous disco club Studio [--] in a desperate attempt to understand its appeal. Opened at the height of the disco era the club quickly became known for its exclusive entry policy its A-List guests (such as Pel who features in this report) and a particularly lax attitude towards drug use and sexual activity. While it was only open for [--] years its peak being in the 1977-79 period today Studio [--] is remembered as a symbol and a temple"
YouTube Link 2022-07-20T13:00Z 646K followers, 112.6K engagements
"Rowdy 1960s Footage of Hyde Park Speakers' Corner (1967) In [----] ITNs John Edwards reported from Londons Hyde Park on the decline of the worlds most famous Speakers Corner. Once host to Vladimir Lenin Karl Marx and George Orwell the Hyde Park Speakers Corner had been in place since an act of parliament in [----]. However by the 1960s the measured decline of the speakers corner was becoming evident to speakers and spectators alike as examined in the above report. A fantastic snapshot of 60s Britain covering debates on the Vietnam War the rise of Pan-Africanism and the absolute oddities of a"
YouTube Link 2026-02-06T15:30Z 646K followers, [----] engagements
"Cheeky Nelson Mandela Makes the Queen Blush (2003) Nelson Mandela's charisma was on full display on [--] October [----] when he greeted Queen Elizabeth II with characteristically friendly and informal words causing the monarch to burst with laughter. #NelsonMandela #Mandela #Madiba #QueenElizabeth #QueenElizabethII #ElizabethII #PrincePhilip #BuckinghamPalace To license the footage featured in this clip follow the link below: https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/videos/r201003002assettype=film&agreements=&family=editorial&phrase=R201003002*&sort=oldest To search the ITN Archive collection on Getty"
YouTube Link 2023-10-20T13:30Z 646K followers, 25.1M engagements
"Hong Kong Handover Ceremony - ITN Special Programme "Farewell to Hong Kong" (1997) On [--] September [----] British and Chinese government agreed on a finalised draft of the Sino-British Joint Declaration. The declaration signed on [--] December [----] laid out the terms for the handover of Hong Kong to Chinese governorship after [---] years of British rule. These included the principle of 'one country two systems' where China would allow Hong Kong a high degree of autonomy and freedoms of assembly speech and press. However some including Hong Kong's Democratic Party feared that the transition would in"
YouTube Link 2024-09-26T17:00Z 646K followers, 19.1K engagements
"British Soldiers Sing 'Jack and Jill' in Suez (1956) In November [----] journalist Robin Day visited British soldiers in Suez capturing a candid moment of morale and camaraderie amid the Suez Crisis. #militaryhistory #suezcrisis itnarchive #history #ArchiveFootage #1956 #SuezCrisis #BritishArmy #HistoryShorts To license the footage featured in this clip follow the link below: https://www.gettyimages.com/search/2/filmfamily=editorial&phrase=AS281156001* To search the ITN Archive collection on Getty Images follow the link below: https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/footage/itn 🎥 Subscribe to our"
YouTube Link 2026-01-12T17:00Z 646K followers, [----] engagements
"Harold Macmillan on the Decline of British Power (1982) On [--] October [----] former Prime Minister Harold Macmillan delivered the first Carlton Lecture "Civilisation Under Threat" at the Conservative Party's Carlton Club in London. Afterwards the 88-year-old Macmillan spoke to ITN's Alastair Burnet about the themes of the lecture and reflected on the fact of Britain's decline as a power on the world stage. #HaroldMacmillan #Lecture #ConservativeParty #Conservatives #Conservative #PrimeMinister #UKPolitics #Civilisation #Threat #Security #ColdWar #History #WWII #WorldWar2 #WorldWarTwo #WW2"
YouTube Link 2025-02-27T16:30Z 646K followers, 719.3K engagements
"Eyes Wide Shut Premiere: Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman on Nudity Marriage and Stanley Kubrick (1999) On [--] September [----] Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman attended the UK premiere of Eyes Wide Shut in London's Leicester Square. It was the final film directed by Stanley Kubrick who died of a heart attack days after showing the final edit to Warner Bros. The film's release was accompanied by frenzied media comment on the film's nude scenes sexual themes and the on-set dynamic between husband and wife duo Cruise and Kidman whose real-life marriage paralleled their characters in the film. #EyesWideShut"
YouTube Link 2025-01-06T17:36Z 646K followers, 12.1K engagements
""If you knew how I used to behave" Princess Diana Jokes About her Past (1985) In October [----] Diana Princess of Wales and Prince Charles Prince of Wales sat with Alastair Burnet in Kensington Palace for a lengthy and intimate interview covering a wide range of subjects. In one moment Burnet asked Princess Diana whether her new life as the Princess of Wales restricted her from living her life as she had before. "I think that's probably just as well" Diana replied "if you knew how I used to behave" #Diana #PrincessDiana #PrincessOfWales #LadyDiana #LadyDianaSpencer #RoyalFamily #RoyalHistory To"
YouTube Link 2025-03-11T16:09Z 646K followers, 3.5M engagements
"1997: Princess Diana Behind the Scenes: "I'm not a political figure I am a humanitarian figure" To commemorate the Princess of Wales on the 25th anniversary of her passing ITN Archive is presenting a series of clips covering her years of public service between [----] and [----]. This clip is taken from the unedited footage or rushes of an interview between Diana and ITN's Steve Scott in Angola in January [----]. The Princess of Wales was there with the Red Cross who were working to clear landmines planted during the Angolan Civil War. #Shorts #Diana #RoyalFamily #Angola To see the full unedited"
YouTube Link 2022-09-01T16:00Z 646K followers, 4.4M engagements
"Cold War Greenland: Danish Rule and Arctic Power Rare Archive News Footage (1984) In August [----] ITNs Sam Hall travelled to Greenland to assess life after the Home Rule Act granted the island increased self-governance from Denmark just five years prior. Whilst the act would grant Greenland broader control over more domestic affairs including fishing - Denmark would remain responsible for foreign affairs and defence policy. In [----] Greenland would be granted further control over it's natural resources though defence and foreign affairs remain the responsibility of Denmark. Across three days"
YouTube Link 2026-01-06T17:00Z 646K followers, 30.8K engagements
"1981 Brixton Riots News Footage of Violent Unrest in 1980s London Archive Documentary (1981) Between [--] and [--] April [----] thousands of rioters clashed with Metropolitan Police officers in Brixton London. Hundreds of cars and buildings were burned shops were looted and between [---] and [---] officers and civilians were injured. The violence triggered an investigation into British policing and UK race relations led by Lord Scarman whose landmark ruling found social and economic inequalities to be a key cause of the disturbances. Presented here are a series of news reports from the ITN Archive"
YouTube Link 2025-04-15T19:00Z 646K followers, 67.8K engagements
"Unrest in Uganda (1966) Footage Captures a Nation in Turmoil On 1st June [----] President Milton Obote abolished Ugandas [----] constitution and declared himself Executive President consolidating power within the central government. This followed months of political tension and violence between Obotes administration and the Kabaka of Buganda King Frederick Mutesa II over authority and regional autonomy. The move effectively ended Bugandas special status abolished traditional kingdoms and marked a decisive shift towards centralised and authoritarian rule in post-independence Uganda. #uganda"
YouTube Link 2025-12-29T17:00Z 646K followers, 47.3K engagements
"Angolan Civil War Frontline Footage of Cold War Conflict (1976) From January to February [----] Angola was in the grip of a brutal civil war. The MPLA backed by the Soviet Union and Cuba fought to secure control against UNITA and the FNLA supported by the United States South Africa and Zaire. Cuban troops helped the MPLA push back South African forces and take key areas including Luanda. As Cold War tensions played out on Angolan soil this period marked a decisive step towards a one party Marxist state and a conflict that would last for decades. ITN's Keith Hatfield reported from the scene."
YouTube Link 2025-07-09T17:00Z 646K followers, 92.9K engagements
"Slovenian War of Independence Combat Footage Captures Yugoslav Wars Up Close (1991-1992) On [--] June [----] Slovenia declared independence from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. There followed a ten-day conflict in which the defence forces of the fledgling state sought to fight off units of the Yugoslav Peoples Army sent in to quash the uprising. Fighting was brought to an end on [--] July [----] when the signing of the Brioni Accords began a period of negotiation which would ultimately lead to Slovenian independence. Presented here is a compilation of frontline reports covering the"
YouTube Link 2025-03-29T14:00Z 646K followers, 521.7K engagements
"Dramatic News Footage of Romanian Revolution (1989-90) Full Compilation On [--] December [----] amid widespread protests Romania's Communist leader Nicolae Ceauescu fled the Romanian capital of Bucharest by helicopter along with his wife Elena Ceauescu. Within three days the pair would be captured tried and executed. Their deaths marked the violent end of a brutal dictatorship and the culmination of the bloodiest of the anti-communist revolutions that swept across Eastern Europe that year. Presented here is a compilation of news reports interviews raw footage and live broadcasts covering events"
YouTube Link 2025-05-24T16:00Z 646K followers, 121.9K engagements
"Keir Starmer the Barrister (1994) On [--] May [----] Keir Starmer (then still a barrister at Doughty Street Chambers) appeared on ITV News at One to make the case for reforming Britain's legal system. [--] April [----] marked [--] years since Sir Keir Starmer became leader of the Labour Party. This clip nearly [--] years old is the oldest footage of the Labour leader in our collection. #KeirStarmer #Starmer #Labour #LabourParty #UKPolitics #Politics To license the footage featured in this clip follow the link below:"
YouTube Link 2023-04-04T11:09Z 646K followers, 604.8K engagements
"Cameraman Catches Near-Death Experience on Film in First Chechen War (1995) On [--] January [----] during the First Chechen War ITN cameraman Paul Carleton filmed ITN's Paul Davies as he reported from a stretch of road outside Grozny Chechnya where Russian artillery had killed several civilians attempting to escape the city. As Davies spoke a Russian shell landed nearby sending Davies ducking for cover. Incredibly Paul Carleton continued to film despite having been blown onto the bonnet of the car behind him. ITN Archive has been greatly saddened to hear the news that Paul Carleton has died. He"
YouTube Link 2024-03-01T15:40Z 646K followers, 159.1K engagements
"Unseen footage of the Royal Family in procession to Prince Charles and Lady Dianas wedding (1981) In [----] Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer's wedding was watched by millions around the world. During a large-scale appraisal project last year our archivists located these incredibly rare 16mm rushes now beautifully scanned by Cinelab Film and Digital in 4K for preservation. Originally shot for a report by ITN's David Smith on world media coverage of the wedding which was ultimately not broadcast on the day this film is now being seen for the first time. The rushes (raw footage) include"
YouTube Link 2026-01-10T14:01Z 646K followers, 26.3K engagements
"1970s Gaza - Rare HD Footage of Life in the Gaza Strip Five Decades Ago (1979) On [--] March [----] ITN's Derek Taylor interviewed Gaza's Palestinian mayor Rashad al-Shawwa about the prospects of Israeli forces pulling out of the Palestinian territories it occupied during the [----] Six Day War. The interview came as the Israeli parliament was expected to vote decisively in favour of signing a peace treaty with Egypt. One of the main points at issue in negotiations between Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat was the granting of limited self-rule to the"
YouTube Link 2024-07-28T16:00Z 646K followers, 23.6K engagements
"Rare Footage Inside Mao's China Sino-Soviet Split Meets Cultural Revolution (1972) In October [----] as relations between the Soviet Union and the Peoples Republic of China continued to deteriorate ITN took advantage of Mao Zedongs increasing sympathies for the West resulting in two weeks of rare detailed reporting from inside China. Earlier that year US President Richard Nixon had made a historic visit to the country and in October ITNs Peter Snow gained enough access to analyse multiple facets of life inside the People's Republic from the military to the media. Changing attitudes to Britain"
YouTube Link 2025-09-11T16:01Z 646K followers, 130.4K engagements
"1967 Summer of Love Footage - Hippies of San Francisco Documentary (1967) In April [----] ITN's John Edwards reported from the San Francisco district of Haight-Ashbury which had recently become the centre of the new hippie movement. Recorded just before the Summer of Love during which some [------] people from across America would descend on Haight-Ashbury Edwards' report serves as an invaluable historical document. Observing the clothes the habits and the happenings Edwards made a report aimed to understand the meaning of the movement that would come to define the era. #Hippies #1960s #1967"
YouTube Link 2024-09-21T16:00Z 646K followers, 33.7K engagements
"Xi Jinping Sinks A Pint With David Cameron (2015) In [----] Chinese President Xi Jinping visited the UK and joined the Prime Minister David Cameron at Chequers. The pair were pushing forward towards a 'golden era' in UK-China relations. To mark the beginning of their 'friendship' the pair enjoyed a pint of Greene King IPA at a 16th-century Buckinghamshire pub. In an ironic twist the pub where the world leaders enjoyed their pale ale was sold to a Chinese firm the following year. As Sir Keir Starmer begins his own trip to Beijing might we see the Prime Minister rolling back the years and"
YouTube Link 2026-01-28T12:31Z 646K followers, 12.9K engagements
"Leningrad '86 Rare Footage of Soviet City During Gorbachev's Revolution (1986) On [--] May [----] ITN filmed everyday scenes in the Soviet city of Leningrad. Most of the material in this video was never broadcast at the time. When the crew returned to London the original tapes were placed in ITNs vast archive where they remained for nearly [--] years. Digitised by the ITN Archive in October [----] this footage is being made publicly available here for the first time. 00:00 Introduction 01:32 Navy cadets in the Alexander Garden 08:16 Leningrad traffic 13:43 Shopping Sovietstyle 20:37 Soviet record"
YouTube Link 2025-12-05T17:01Z 646K followers, 159.4K engagements
"Turkish Invasion of Cyprus Captured Up Close (1974) '1974: Turkish Invasion of Cyprus Captured Up Close' On This Day [----] Turkish forces invaded Cyprus by sea and by air. ITN's Michael Nicholson was at the scene when Turkish paratroopers dropped onto the open plains near Gnyeli on the road between the capital Nicosia and the coastal city of Kyrenia. Turkey's invasion came five days after the Greek-backed Cypriot coup d'tat on [--] July and led to the partition of Cyprus along the UN-monitored Green Line which still divides Cyprus between the south and the Turkish-occupied north to this day."
YouTube Link 2022-07-20T13:30Z 646K followers, 966.1K engagements
"Shock and Awe Assault on Baghdad Begins (2003) On [--] March [----] ITN's John Irvine reported from the Iraqi capital of Baghdad as the "shock and awe" phase of the US-led air campaign got underway. While the US bombardment of Baghdad had begun on [--] March this had in fact consisted of relatively limited strikes targetting Saddam Hussein senior regime officials and other specific targets. At 17:00 UTC on [--] March the air campaign moved into the next phase. In one night [---] cruise missiles were launched at Baghdad's government district. The pictures captured by ITN's cameras that night are to this"
YouTube Link 2023-03-21T16:30Z 646K followers, 222K engagements
"Benjamin Netanyahu's Warning to Saddam Hussein (1990) On [--] August [----] just five days after Iraq's invasion of Kuwait Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to ITN's Liz Donnelly about Israel's concerns that Saddam Hussein's forces might be contemplating an attack on Israel. Netanyahu then Israel's Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs stated that Israel would be be compelled to respond to an Iraqi invasion of neighbouring Jordan though he declined to specify what form the response would take. #BenjaminNetanyahu #Netanyahu #Likud #Israel #Iraq #Kuwait #Jordan #GulfWar #MiddleEast #SaddamHussein #Saddam To"
YouTube Link 2024-05-20T15:00Z 646K followers, 1.3M engagements
"Yuri Gagarin Comes to London (1961) On [--] April [----] Yuri Gagarin became the first human being to travel in space completing an orbit of the earth in the Vostok [--] rocket in just [---] minutes. Months after his historic flight the Soviet cosmonaut travelled to Britain visiting Manchester and London. This clip which features an interview with Gagarin conducted by ITN's Reggie Bosanquet shows the world-famous spaceman arriving at Buckingham Palace for an audience with Queen Elizabeth II. The final section of footage shows Gagarin laying a wreath at the grave of Karl Marx the German philosopher"
YouTube Link 2023-04-23T13:00Z 646K followers, 35.9K engagements
"Clement Attlee Opposes Britain Joining a European Union (1963) On [--] January [----] ITN interviewed former Prime Minister Clement Attlee on the occasion of his 80th birthday. During the conversation he explained his reasons for opposing Britain's entry into the European Common Market. Follow the link below to watch the full interview in which the former Labour leader reflects on his greatest achievements in government and reveals which of the world statesmen he met in his time impressed him the most.: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=SHJYLB-5fmE #UKPolitics #ClementAttlee #Labour #LabourParty"
YouTube Link 2025-03-14T17:13Z 646K followers, 438.7K engagements
"Fall of Saigon Rare Footage of US Embassy Airlift and NVA Takeover (1975) In the last week of April [----] the US-backed Republic of Vietnam collapsed in the face of advancing North Vietnamese troops. Amid the turmoil ITN journalists and an international crew documented the chaos engulfing the South Vietnamese capital Saigon. One team escaped on an American helicopter before the city fell. Another was left behind to film the moment Communist forces entered the city. Journalist Michael Nicholson camera operator Peter Wilkinson and sound recordist Hugh Thomson documented the human tragedy as"
YouTube Link 2025-04-30T13:01Z 646K followers, 921.1K engagements
"School for Butlers Etiquette Training in 1960s Britain (1961) On [--] January [----] ITN's Elizabeth Kenrick visited Mr Samuel Bretson's school for butlers in Wimbledon. Kenrick spoke to an unnamed student who told her that he hoped to become a butler to a wealthy American film magnate noting that Americans prefer English butlers and praising the role as a wellpaid pleasant occupation. Bretson one of Britains bestknown butlers and head of his own London-based High School for Butlers explained some of the skills taught at the school including how to correctly carve a chicken how to "talk to"
YouTube Link 2026-02-07T15:01Z 646K followers, [----] engagements
"Last Days of East Berlin - Raw Footage of DDR 40th Anniversary Celebrations (1989) On [--] October [----] ITN filmed events and ceremonies around East Berlin as the city marked the 40th anniversary of the German Democratic Republic (Deutsche Demokratische Republik; DDR). As well as capturing East German leader Erich Honecker taking part in a commemorative event at the Friedrichsfelde Central Cemetery (Zentralfriedhof Friedrichsfelde) cameras also ventured to Alexanderplatz where they captured celebrations and later on in the day a clash between pro-democracy protesters and the East German police."
YouTube Link 2024-02-04T19:37Z 646K followers, 932.9K engagements
"Bay of Piglets British Invasion of Anguilla Operation Sheepskin Archive News Footage (1969) On [--] March [----] a contingent of [---] troops from the2nd Battalion Parachute Regiment plus [--] LondonMetropolitan Policeofficers landed by helicopter and landing craft on the island of Anguilla from two Royal Navy frigates ostensibly to "restore order". The Invasion of Anguilla codenamed Operation Sheepskin had begun. A neglected British Colony in the Caribbean Anguilla self-declared as a republic under the banner of anti colonial activist Ronald Webster after being denied greater self determination in a"
YouTube Link 2026-01-15T15:01Z 646K followers, 24.7K engagements
"1982: Falklands War - Inside Stanley After Argentine Defeat 'On This Day 1982: Falklands War - Inside Stanley After Argentine Defeat Forty years ago today after two months of occupation by Argentine troops the Falkland Islands capital Port Stanely was retaken by British forces. This unique aftermath footage was shot by ITN reporter Michael Nicholson and his crew who had been embedded with the UK's Task Force since setting sail from Portsmouth in April [----]. Argentina still lays claim to 'Las Malvinas' but will the UK Government ever hand over the isolated and sparsely populated overseas"
YouTube Link 2022-06-14T12:08Z 646K followers, 781.3K engagements
"Iran-Iraq War Dramatic Footage of Life in Tehran During War of the Cities (19871988) A collection of reports covering the War of the Cities the later phase of the IranIraq War which saw the belligerents exchange missile attacks against their respective capitals Baghdad and Tehran as well as other major cities. Initiated by Saddam Hussein's Iraqi Air Force the War of the Cities would have long lasting consequences for the region highlighting Iran's vulnerability to long range air attack and triggering a drive by the Iranian military to develop an extensive arsenal of ballistic missiles capable"
YouTube Link 2025-06-17T16:01Z 646K followers, 62.6K engagements
"Incredible Gulf War Footage of Tomahawk Missile Flying Over Baghdad (1991) On [--] February [----] ITN's camera filmed an American Tomahawk cruise missile as it flew over the Iraqi capital of Baghdad. The ITN crew filmed from Abu Ghraib where they were investigating the sites of US airstrikes on Baghdad during the "air war" phase of Operation Desert Storm America's military campaign in the Gulf War. #GulfWar #Iraq #Baghdad #Tomahawk #TomahawkMissile #Missile #Missiles #Airstrike #DesertStorm #OperationDesertStorm #1991 To license the footage featured in this clip follow the link below:"
YouTube Link 2024-05-01T15:30Z 646K followers, 43.7M engagements
"1972: Caught On Camera - IRA Hotel Bomb 'On This Day 1972: Caught On Camera - IRA Hotel Bomb' The Europe Hotel in Belfast was attacked by the IRA who detonated a bomb in a hijacked van. It endured [--] attacks during The Troubles - making it the most bombed hotel in the world at that time. #Belfast #EuropaHotel #IRA #Troubles #Interview #History #Short 🎥 Subscribe to our YouTube channel (tap the bell icon and stay up to date with all the latest On This Day videos) - https://www.youtube.com/c/OnThisDayITNP 🎥 Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/OnThisDayITNP 🎥 Like us on Facebook -"
YouTube Link 2022-04-08T14:50Z 646K followers, 1.7M engagements
"The Sex Pistols First Gig in America (1978) On [--] January [----] British punk sensation the Sex Pistols played their first American gig at the Great South East Music Hall in Atlanta Georgia. It was the first show of a tour that saw band members Johnny Rotten (John Lydon) Steve Jones Paul Cook and Sid Vicious play a string of old ballrooms across the southern states. With the band more dysfunctional than ever and disputes between the band and its management reaching a climax the ill-fated tour was marked by cancellations with some shows being abandoned halfway through. At the end of the month"
YouTube Link 2023-02-15T14:00Z 646K followers, 105.8K engagements
"Bridge over the River Kwai British POWs Return to Thailand [--] Years Later (1985) The Bridge over the River Kwai which took approximately sixteen months to build cost the lives of over [----] British servicemen as well as more than [----] other Allied prisoners of war including Australians Dutch and Americans. In addition an estimated [-----] Asian civilian labourers from countries such as Thailand Burma (now Myanmar) Malaya and Indonesia also died during its construction. In [----] a group of former British prisoners of war returned to the site of the Burma Railway also known as the Death Railway to"
YouTube Link 2025-08-21T16:30Z 646K followers, 48.7K engagements
"Kosovo War Day by Day (PART 4/4) Yugoslav Conflict Archive Documentary (1999) In June [----] NATO forces entered Kosovo as part of the multinational peacekeeping Kosovo Force (KFOR). It followed a controversial three-month bombing campaign by NATO against the Serbian-dominated forces of Yugoslavia whose fight against the Albanian separatist Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) had escalated into the systematic ethnic cleansing of Kosovos ethnic Albanian population. Under threat of a NATO ground invasion Serb forces eventually agreed to withdraw from Kosovo making way for KFORs entry and the return of"
YouTube Link 2025-09-13T18:40Z 646K followers, 127.4K engagements
"Prince Edward Avoids Question on Edward VIII's Alleged Nazi Sympathies (1996) On [--] April [----] Prince Edward spoke to ITN's Nicholas Owen about a new documentary produced by the prince's TV production company Ardent Productions on the life of King Edward VIII later the Duke of Windsor. During the conversation Prince Edward was invited to discuss the former King's alleged Nazi sympathies in particular the question of whether if Hitler had "won the war" Prince Edward's great uncle would have willingly been King under a Nazi regime. Queen Elizabeth II's youngest son was reluctant to be drawn on"
YouTube Link 2024-04-29T17:20Z 646K followers, 153.8K engagements
"Iraq War 20th Anniversary: Dramatic First Shots of Attack on Baghdad (2003) On [--] March [----] pictures of the first strikes of the Iraq War were broadcast to the world. The most enduring images of the opening phase of the conflict are those of the "shock and awe" aerial bombardment of Baghdad though the air campaign in fact began with a series of "decapitation strikes" aimed at killing Saddam Hussein and other senior members of the Iraqi regime. The precision attacks of the first day were limited compared to the force that would be unleashed on the city days later. #Iraq #IraqWar #ShockAndAwe"
YouTube Link 2023-03-20T14:30Z 646K followers, 54.9K engagements
"Queen Elizabeth II and her Cakes: Part [--] The late Queen Elizabeth II took a low-risk approach to cutting the cake when she hosted Norfolk locals at Sandringham House on the eve of her Platinum Jubilee. #QueenElizabethII #TheQueen #RoyalFamily #Shorts 🎥 Subscribe to our YouTube channel (tap the bell icon and stay up to date with all the latest ITN Archive videos) - https://www.youtube.com/c/OnThisDayITNP 🎥 Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/ITNArchive 🎥 Like us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ITNArchiveITNP 🎥 Check out our TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@itnarchive1955 the"
YouTube Link 2022-09-21T10:27Z 646K followers, 10.3M engagements
"Soviet Withdrawal From Afghanistan - Raw Footage of Russian Retreat Aftermath (1989) Between [--] April and [--] May [----] ITN correspondent Terry Lloyd and cameraman Sebastian Rich followed Afghan Mujahideen leader Tahir Khan and his men as they waged guerrilla warfare against the Communist government of Mohammad Najibullah. Just two months after the last Soviet troops left Afghanistan the landscape of Kandahar was still littered with reminders of the USSR's decade-long military intervention in the country. From twisted wrecks of Red Army tanks to eery empty booby-trapped observation posts the"
YouTube Link 2024-02-11T17:00Z 646K followers, 214.9K engagements
"Saddam Hussein's Statue Toppled in Baghdad's Firdos Square (2003) On April [--] [----] during the US-led invasion of Iraq US Marines troops assisted Iraqi civilians in destroying a large statue of Saddam Hussein in Baghdad's Firdos Square. The event which received global media coverage and was witnessed by ITN's Neil Connery and Michael Nicholson came to symbolise the end of the Saddam regime in Iraq. Weeks later beneath a banner reading "MISSION ACCOMPLISHED" US President George W Bush announced the end of major combat operations in Iraq. The following years of occupation insurgency and civil war"
YouTube Link 2023-04-10T12:33Z 646K followers, 4.5M engagements
"Beyonc Doing an English Accent: Part [--] (2006) On [--] November [----] Beyonc Knowles sat down with ITN's Steve Hargrave in her London hotel where the international megastar was staying ahead of that year's World Music Awards. A discussion about her love of the UK and the difference between a sweater and a jumper quickly led to Beyonc attempting an English accent. with interesting results. #Beyonce #Beyonc #BeyonceKnowles #BeyonceKnowlesCarter #DestinysChild #Renaissance #RenaissanceWorldTour #BeyonceRenaissance To license the footage featured in this clip follow the link below:"
YouTube Link 2023-11-15T15:30Z 646K followers, 43.3K engagements
"Somalia vs Ethiopia: The Cold Wars Forgotten African Front Ogaden War (1977) In July [----] the Somali government attempted to galvanise cold war tensions in pursuit of a Greater Somalia invading Ethiopia and annexing the Ogaden region. The resulting proxy war would play host to several major players from weapons providers to physical boots on the ground (notably Cubans in this compilation). Prior to the invasion the Somali government had significantly benefit from its relationship with the USSR seeking ideological expansion in Africa at this time and seeing promise is Somalias [----] revolution."
YouTube Link 2025-12-03T17:01Z 646K followers, 239.6K engagements
"Iraq War: Shock and Awe Assault on Baghdad Begins (2003) On [--] March [----] ITN's John Irvine reported from the Iraqi capital of Baghdad as the "shock and awe" phase of the US-led air campaign got underway. While the US bombardment of Baghdad had begun on [--] March this had in fact consisted of relatively limited strikes targetting Saddam Hussein senior regime officials and other specific targets. At 17:00 UTC on [--] March the air campaign moved into the next phase. In one night [---] cruise missiles were launched at Baghdad's government district. The pictures captured by ITN's cameras that night"
YouTube Link 2023-03-21T16:30Z 646K followers, 1M engagements
"Mozambiques Forgotten Civil War Footage From the Frontline (1985) In January [----] Mozambique was in the midst of a bitter civil war between the ruling Frelimo government and the Mozambique National Resistance. The conflict rooted in the aftermath of independence from Portugal in [----] was intensified by regional tensions and Cold War rivalries. Fighting and repeated ambushes severely damaged the economy leaving shops empty hotels and beaches deserted and trade through Maputos docks at a standstill. Diplomatic efforts were under way including talks between President Samora Machel and South"
YouTube Link 2025-09-08T16:45Z 646K followers, 34.1K engagements
"Iraq War 20th Anniversary: Tony Blair Announces Start of Military Operations (2003) On this day in [----] British Prime Minister Tony Blair made a televised address announcing the beginning of British military operations in Iraq. The stated aim: To remove Saddam Hussein from power and disarm Iraq of its weapons of mass destruction or WMD. Twenty years after the invasion of Iraq the advisability legality and legacy of the war are debated as fiercely as ever. #Iraq #IraqWar #TonyBlair #Saddam #SaddamHussein #WeaponsOfMassDestruction #WarOnTerror #WMD #GeorgeBush #OperationIraqiFreedom"
YouTube Link 2023-03-20T13:00Z 646K followers, 23.8K engagements
"Rare Look Inside Pablo Escobar's Medellin Fortress - Real Narcos (1988) On [--] April [----] ITN's Colin Baker reported from the Colombia on the power and personalities of the Medellin Cartel the organised crime ring responsible for 80% of the global cocaine trade. Baker focused his attention of Pablo Escobar the "chairman" of the Medellin Cartel whose activities had made him the world's 14th richest man. He reported on Escobar's Medellin fortress (known locally as "the Bunker") ITN's cameras capturing some rare footage of the ranch in the process. Baker also reported on the cartel's popularity"
YouTube Link 2024-05-05T16:00Z 646K followers, 110.8K engagements
"Aden in Crisis Historic News Footage of Cold War Conflict in Yemen (1962) In the early 1960s Yemen was thrown into turmoil when the Imam was deposed and Abdullah as-Sallal proclaimed a republic. The Imam turned to Saudi Arabia and Jordan for support while Egypt backed the new regime. The unrest spilled over into Aden where it strengthened opposition to Britains plan to merge the colony with the Federation highlighting the regions importance to British oil interests. Reporting from Aden and Yemen Reginald Bosanquet investigated the worsening crisis as part of the 'Roving Reports' series. #aden"
YouTube Link 2025-09-09T17:01Z 646K followers, [----] engagements
"Battle of Hu - Vietnam War Combat Footage Viet Cong Tet Offensive (1968) On [--] February [----] ITN's Sandy Gall reported from the frontline of the Battle of Hu as US Marines engaged in bloody street fighting in an effort to reclaim the city three weeks after it fell to the Viet Cong in their surprise Tet Offensive. Bravo Company Gall observed was made up largely of "green" recruits whose inexperience showed in their style of fighting and in Bravo's growing number of casualties. #VietnamWar #Vietnam #Hue #Hu #VietCong #Combat #CombatFootage #Frontline #Warzone #ColdWar #TetOffensive #Tet #1968"
YouTube Link 2025-02-20T17:01Z 646K followers, 98.4K engagements
"Romanian Revolution Intense Fighting for Bucharest TV Tower Previously Unseen Footage (1989) On [--] December [----] a popular uprising erupted in the Romanian city of Timisoara against the Communist regime of Nicolae Ceauescu. Within days the revolution had reached the capital city Bucharest. On [--] December the Romanian Army joined the revolution and Ceauescu fled the capital. The Bucharest Television complex (TVR) centred on the national television tower became the revolutions broadcast hub and de facto command post. It also became a key target for forces loyal to the old regime. On [--] December"
YouTube Link 2025-12-11T17:01Z 646K followers, 960.4K engagements
"1984 Hong Kong Agreement - Raw Footage of Landmark Moment in Hong Kong History (1984) On [--] December [----] British prime minister Margaret Thatcher signed the Sino-British Joint Declaration on Hong Kong a historic agreement providing for the transfer of Hong Kong to Chinese rule and establishing the conditions under which it was to be governed after [--] July [----]. Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping standing beside UK foreign secretary Geoffrey Howe looked on as Thatcher and her Chinese counterpart Zhao Ziyang added their signatures to the declaration. Deng Xiaoping is credited with having developed"
YouTube Link 2024-12-18T17:00Z 646K followers, [----] engagements
"Vietnam War '65 Rare Footage of Saigon During Viet Cong Insurgency ITN Reports (1965) On [--] July [----] ITN's Sandy Gall reported from Saigon the capital of the Republic of Vietnam some four months after the United States escalated its involvement in the Vietnam War by deploying Marines to Da Nang. Gall reported on struggle of the US-backed government to maintain an open vibrant atmosphere amidst its efforts to combat the ongoing Viet Cong insurgency. While the shops bars and clubs had what Gall called an 'American' feel the public executions of Viet Cong guerrillas and the Viet Cong's bombing"
YouTube Link 2025-04-16T16:01Z 646K followers, 382.6K engagements
"Last Days of East Berlin - Raw Footage of East German Refugees Arriving in West Germany (1989) On [--] and [--] October [----] ITN joined East German refugees on the last leg of their train journey from the German Democratic Republic (Deutsche Demokratische Republik DDR) to the Federal Republic of Germany (Bundesrepublik Deutschland BRD) more commonly known as West Germany. An interview with a new arrival captured the mixture of excitement and trepidation felt by those who had left everything behind in order to begin a new life while cameras recorded a number of tearful platform reunions in the West"
YouTube Link 2024-02-13T17:00Z 646K followers, 32.1K engagements
"Aden Emergency Dramatic Footage Captures Last Days of British Colonial Rule Arab Cold War (1967) On [--] March [----] ITN broadcast a special report on the ongoing violence in the British colony of Aden. Under British rule since [----] Aden had since [----] become a front of the Arab Cold War with Egyptian-backed Arab-nationalist paramilitaries waging guerrilla war against the British presence. With the city's walls daubed in the anti-British slogans of the National Liberation Front (NLF) and the Front for the Liberation of Occupied South Yemen (FLOSY) ITN interviewed several British women about daily"
YouTube Link 2025-03-10T18:41Z 646K followers, 21.5K engagements
"Boris Johnson on Cannabis (2000) On [--] April [----] Editor of The Spectator Boris Johnson shared his thoughts about the legal status of cannabis with ITN. He voiced concerns that the government was "out of touch" with ordinary people pointing out that "perfectly respectable" and "good bourgeois types" enjoyed smoking a "spliff" when "sitting in of an evening". He did not name the neighbours he was describing. Johnson's attitude to cannabis legalisation changed some time between his interview in [----] and his landslide election victory in [----]. When asked about cannabis legalisation in April 2021"
YouTube Link 2023-06-15T17:37Z 646K followers, 88.1K engagements
"1995: The Queen Prince Philip and Prince Charles at the Wedding of Pavlos Crown Prince of Greece King Constantine II of Greece has died aged [--]. The last King of Greece Constantine ascended to the throne in [----] but was forced to flee the country following a military coup in April [----]. The Monarchy was formally abolished in Greece a few years later on [--] June [----]. Here Constantine II is seen at the wedding of his son and heir Pavlos Crown Prince of Greece to Marie-Chantal Miller. The wedding was also attended by Constantine II's second cousin and close friend Prince Charles Prince of Wales"
YouTube Link 2023-01-11T14:26Z 646K followers, 576.1K engagements
"Kosovo War Day by Day (PART 1/4) Frontline Footage Archive Documentary (19981999) In March [----] war erupted in the Yugoslav province of Kosovo as Serb forces clashed with the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) in a campaign to crush Albanian separatism. Serbia's counteroffensive saw widespread atrocities and the systematic ethnic cleansing of Kosovo's ethnic Albanian population forcing hundreds of thousands to flee their homes and resulting in a humanitarian crisis. International diplomatic efforts failed to bring an end to the violence. In March [----] NATO launched an aerial bombing campaign"
YouTube Link 2025-08-09T16:01Z 646K followers, 288.4K engagements
"Liam Gallagher Trash Talks Blur (1995) On [--] August [----] Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher voiced his opinion on Oasis' Britpop rival Blur. The so-called "Battle of Britpop" saw both bands competing for the number [--] space in the charts after Blur moved to drop "Country House" on the same date that Oasis released "Roll With It". Rarely humble in his public utterances Liam Gallagher dismissed Blur as "chimney sweeping music" while Blur's Damon Albarn took a more cautious approach in his statement admitting to being "a little nervous" and praising both bands for having "upped the stakes". In the end"
YouTube Link 2024-08-28T13:01Z 646K followers, 1.2M engagements
"Vietnam War Footage US Air Cavalry Fly Hunter-Killer Missions Near Hue (1972) On [--] June [----] ITN's Richard Lindley joined pilots of F Troop 4th Air Cavalry as they flew a 'hunter-killer' mission over the fields near Hue City. It was dangerous work observed Lindley but the men he spoke to admitted they enjoyed it. #Vietnam #VietnamWar #AirCavalry #CombatFootage #WarFootage To license the footage featured in this clip follow the link below: https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/video/air-cavalry-b-vietnam-phu-bai-scratches-g-a-cobra-news-footage/1163942787adppopup=true To search the ITN Archive"
YouTube Link 2025-06-08T16:01Z 646K followers, 208.7K engagements
"Prince Charles Shot At in Sydney (1994) On [--] January [----] Prince Charles Prince of Wales was shot at while on stage at an Australia Day event in Tumbalong Park Sydney. Showing no signs of alarm as the shots rang out the Prince of Wales was elbowed out of harm's way by his Senior Personal Protection Officer Superintendent Colin Trimming while other members of Charles' security team piled on attacker David Kang as he rushed the stage. Rather than being an assassination attempt it turned out that Kang an Australian anthropology student had loaded his pistol with blank rounds. He later explained"
YouTube Link 2024-07-15T15:30Z 646K followers, 59.2K engagements
"Battleground Belize British Troops Ready Belize for Independence in Cold War Latin America (1981) In [----] ITN travelled to the outgoing British colony of Belize (formerly British Honduras) as the country prepared for independence. Belize's historical territorial disputes with Guatemala cold war tensions with neighbouring Cuba and its position in the United States' proverbial 'backyard' further complicated the role of British troops stationed in the country. These tensions would see the extension of the British military presence through to [----] with further provisions extended to 2011."
YouTube Link 2025-06-11T16:01Z 646K followers, 103K engagements
"Omans Forgotten War Rare Footage From the Frontlines of the Dhofar Rebellion (1975) ITNs Peter Snow reports from the Dhofar region of southern Oman during the final stages of the long-running insurgency. The Dhofar rebellion began in the mid-1960s with support from South Yemen but by early [----] government forces under Sultan Qaboos aided by British advisers and local firqat militias were regaining control of the mountains and interior. The campaign would continue through the rest of [----] with remaining rebel forces eventually confined to border areas or surrendering bringing the conflict to"
YouTube Link 2025-11-18T17:01Z 646K followers, 90.5K engagements
"After Tet Vietnam War Combat Footage Archive Documentary (1968) Following the Tet Offensive of January [----] the Vietnam War entered a turbulent new chapter as violence and instability spread across South Vietnam. In the early months of [----] ITNs Alan Hart and cameramen Peter Brown and Chris Faulds documented American and South Vietnamese efforts to push back Viet Cong forces across the country. Harts reports captured some of the fiercest fighting of early [----] along with the human cost the war imposed on South Vietnams civilian population. They are presented here in full. 00:00 Introduction"
YouTube Link 2026-02-01T15:01Z 646K followers, 377.7K engagements
"The Last Fighting of the Vietnam War Battle for Newport Bridge (1975) "There was a desperation in these troops and their commanders we'd not seen before." On [--] April [----] ITN's Michael Nicholson reported from Newport Bridge on the outskirts of the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon as troops of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) fought desperately to hold the bridge against advancing Viet Cong guerrillas. Nicholson described the fighting as amongst the bloodiest he and his crew had seen in their time reporting on the war in Vietnam. After a day of taking heavy casualties the South"
YouTube Link 2022-11-24T14:00Z 646K followers, 106.8K engagements
"Communist China in [----] Rare Footage of Deng Xiaopings Revolution and Western Opening In January [----] ITN's Michael Brunson reported from China on the political and economic reforms being implemented by the country's Vice Premier Deng Xiaoping. Over seven days days Brunson documented China at a historic turning point as the Communist authorities began opening up the country's economy and society after decades of strict central control. Brunson's reports capture the early signs of modernisation the shift towards market-oriented policies and reflected on the profound impact these changes might"
YouTube Link 2025-09-27T16:01Z 646K followers, 21.1K engagements
"Last Days of East Berlin: Tense Footage of Protests at Checkpoint Charlie and Berlin Wall (1989) On [--] October [----] in the dying days of the Cold War and exactly one month before the fall of the Berlin Wall ITN's cameras in West Berlin recorded footage of West Berliners protesting at Checkpoint Charlie the border crossing between the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; known in German as the Bundesrepublik Deutschland or BRD) and the German Democratic Republic (GDR; Deutsche Demokratische Republik DDR). While recording the protests the crew also captured some atmospheric footage of residents"
YouTube Link 2023-10-09T13:00Z 646K followers, 955.9K engagements
"Puerto Rico: 'We Are Third Class Citizens Of The USA' (1962) On [--] May [----] ITN's David Holden reported from Puerto Rico as islanders openly questioned their political future and their unique relationship with the United States. In [----] Puerto Rico was a US commonwealth: its people were American citizens but lacked congressional representation and could not vote in presidential elections. Following the [----] Cuban Revolution US Cold War anxieties intensified across the Caribbean making the debate about Puerto Ricos ambiguous unequal position more urgent as Washington sought to maintain"
YouTube Link 2026-02-09T16:01Z 646K followers, [----] engagements
"Iraq War 20th Anniversary: The Phantom Threat of WMD (2003) On the first day of the Iraq War ITN's Alex Thomson reported from northern Kuwait on the disruption caused to military and media operations by constant alerts of possible chemical and biological weapons attacks. Given the power of the mere threat of WMD General Brims commander of British forces in the area argued the term "weapons of mass effect" might be a more appropriate term than "weapons of mass destruction". The alleged presence of WMD in Iraq was one of the main justifications given by the US and UK governments for the"
YouTube Link 2023-03-20T16:00Z 646K followers, 19.2K engagements
"1989: The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Disaster 'On This Day 1989: The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Disaster' The supertanker caused one of the worst oil spills in history off the Alaskan coast devastating thousands of miles of coastline and killing millions of fish and seabirds. #ExxonValdez #Oil #Pollution #Alaska #Wildlife #Disaster #Short 🎥 Subscribe to our YouTube channel (tap the bell icon and stay up to date with all the latest On This Day videos) - https://www.youtube.com/c/OnThisDayITNP 🎥 Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/OnThisDayITNP 🎥 Like us on Facebook -"
YouTube Link 2022-03-24T13:00Z 645K followers, [----] engagements
"US Drug War v Latin American Left: Evo Morales Hugo Chavez & Fidel Castro take on the US (2006) In [----] Bolivia elected its first indigenous president Evo Morales a former coca farmer and leader of the Movement for Socialism (MAS). One of several left leaning election victories across Latin America at this time Morales joined Venezuelas Hugo Chavez Cubas Fidel Castro Nicaraguas Daniel Ortega and Brazils Luiz Incio Lula da Silva in forming the pink tide; the name given to this 21st century political wave towards progressive politics. Like Venezuelas Chavez (predecessor to Nicols Maduro) Evo"
YouTube Link 2026-01-10T17:00Z 646K followers, [----] engagements
"1970: Black Tot Day (End of the Royal Navy Rum Ration) On [--] July [----] ITN's Peter Sissons reported from HMS Albion in Portsmouth Harbour as sailors drank their last ration or "tot" of rum. Sailors in the Royal Navy had been given a daily ration of rum for [---] years though the quantity had reduced over time. Finally in [----] the tot was scrapped altogether partly to save money partly to modernise the Royal Navy. Junior rates lost their rum ration entirely Petty officers however were still allowed to drink spirits at lunchtime a policy which as Peter Sissons found out was causing some disquiet"
YouTube Link 2022-11-21T14:00Z 644K followers, 367.2K engagements
"Prince Charles' Farewell Speech to Hong Kong at Handover Ceremony (1997) "The eyes of the world are on Hong Kong today. I wish you all a successful transition and a prosperous and peaceful future." On [--] June [----] Prince Charles Prince of Wales attended the Hong Kong Handover Sunset Farewell Ceremony which marked the official transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China. Also in attendance were Chris Patten the Governor of Hong Kong his wife Lavender Patten and Tony Blair MP the British Prime Minister. At 11:30pm as rain fell on HMS Tamar"
YouTube Link 2022-11-16T14:00Z 646K followers, 63.5K engagements
"Kim Philby The Perfect Traitor (1955) This is what a perfect traitor looks like. In November [----] senior British intelligence officer Kim Philby faced the cameras to answer allegations that he had betrayed his country following the mysterious disappearance four years earlier of fellow diplomats Guy Burgess and Donald Maclean who vanished just days before Maclean was due to be questioned by MI5. Maclean was already suspected of passing secrets to the Soviet Union and Burgesss sudden flight with him to Moscow raised immediate suspicions that they had been warned giving rise to rumours of a"
YouTube Link 2026-01-23T17:30Z 646K followers, [----] engagements
"Sierra Leone Civil War British Special Forces Hostage Rescue Operation Barras (2000) On [--] August [----] a vehicle patrol of [--] soldiers of the Royal Irish Regiment and one Sierra Leonean soldier were captured by the West Side Boys a faction of the Sierra Leone Civil War known for erratic behaviour and violence (seen in our recent Operation Palliser edit). Negotiations began in earnest with members of the MET Police drafted in alongside a number of collaborative special forces should an offensive be required. Negotiations bore some fruit with five hostages released in exchange for a satellite"
YouTube Link 2025-07-28T16:00Z 644K followers, 81.6K engagements
"The 60s Fashion Fad That Could Have You Arrested (1967) On [--] February [----] ITN reported on a new controversial and "kinky" craze that was sweeping London - civilians wearing military uniforms. Across the capital dedicated followers of 60s mod fashion were donning old military uniforms of eras and engagements past. From Victorian red coats to World War One khakis from Portabello Road to Carnaby Street the capital was exploding with a fashion craze as irreverent as it was resplendent. Serving and former members of the armed forces found it disrespectful in particular the proud display of"
YouTube Link 2026-01-25T15:30Z 646K followers, 12.5K engagements
"Who Did Salvador Dali Think Was The Best Living Artist 'Who Did Salvador Dali Think Was The Best Living Artist' On this day [----] the Spanish surrealist painter Salvador Dali was born. He is best known for his striking surrealist paintings and visual illusions but who did he think was the best artist of his lifetime when asked in [----] #SalvadorDali #Art #Surrealism #Interview #Birthday #Short 🎥 Subscribe to our YouTube channel (tap the bell icon and stay up to date with all the latest On This Day videos) - https://www.youtube.com/c/OnThisDayITNP 🎥 Follow us on Twitter -"
YouTube Link 2022-05-11T12:30Z 646K followers, 98.1K engagements
"1950s Britons react to 'sexy' postcards (1959) In [----] Clacton-on-Sea displayed inappropriate postcards that were seemingly approved by the British Boards of Postcard Censors. The question on all the minds of residents were. were they too rude Nick Barker reported from Clacton: To license the footage featured in this clip follow the link below: _______ To search the ITN Archive collection on Getty Images follow the link below: https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/footage/itn 🎥 Subscribe to our YouTube channel (tap the bell icon and stay up to date with all the latest ITN Archive videos) -"
YouTube Link 2026-01-11T15:00Z 646K followers, [----] engagements
"The "ideal home" in 1960s Britain (1964) What was the "ideal home" in 1960s Britain This short presents footage from the Ideal Home Exhibition in [----] from automatic irons and cot rockers and more. #home #decoration #technology #1960s #60s #britain #britishhistory #socialhistory #1960shousehold #householdhistory #sixties To license the footage featured in this clip follow the link below: https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/search/2/filmfamily=editorial&phrase=FS020364001* To search the ITN Archive collection on Getty Images follow the link below: https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/footage/itn 🎥"
YouTube Link 2026-02-05T15:00Z 646K followers, [----] engagements
"This is Banksy's Face. Probably - Complete Early Interview with Elusive Artist (2003) On [--] July [----] ITN's Haig Gordon interviewed up-and-coming street artist Banksy at the site of the artist's new exhibition in Dalston London. Obscuring only the lower half of his face with a t-shirt the muralist whose identity is as elusive as his works are iconic spoke to Gordon about the thinking behind his latest piece as well as his reason's for maintaining his anonymity. Theories abound regarding Banksy's true identity; chief 'suspects' are Massive Attack's Robert del Naja local Bristol artist Robin"
YouTube Link 2024-04-11T16:00Z 645K followers, 11.4K engagements
"Kosovo War Day by Day (PART 2/4) Frontline Footage Archive Documentary (199899) In March [----] war erupted in the Yugoslav province of Kosovo as Serb forces clashed with the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) in a campaign to crush Albanian separatism. Serbia's counteroffensive saw widespread atrocities and the systematic ethnic cleansing of Kosovo's ethnic Albanian population forcing hundreds of thousands to flee their homes and resulting in a humanitarian crisis. International diplomatic efforts failed to bring an end to the violence. In March [----] NATO launched an aerial bombing campaign against"
YouTube Link 2025-08-16T16:00Z 644K followers, 82.5K engagements
"1990: Chaos Carnage & Bloodshed in Poll Tax Riots 'On This Day 1990: Chaos Carnage & Bloodshed in Poll Tax Riots' On This Day in [----] serious violence broke out in London during a protest against a new council tax called the poll tax. Thousands attended the rally calling for it to be scrapped claiming it was unfair. Many protestors said the march was hijacked by violent anarchists who attacked the police. Ultimately the hugely unpopular tax was binned and it also played a part in ending Margaret Thatcher's time as PM. #PollTax #1990 #OnThisDay #MargaretThatcher #London #Archive 🎥 Subscribe"
YouTube Link 2022-03-31T14:28Z 644K followers, 79.3K engagements
"Peter Mandelson Rejects "Bully" Accusations (1989) On [--] September [----] Peter Mandelson defended himself against accusations of being "a bit of a bully" in his handling of the British media. Then the Labour Party's Director of Communications Mandelson rejected the description arguing he was only insisting on the fair media treatment which his party was entitled to. One of the first in British politics to earn the title of "spin doctor" Mandelson didn't miss the opportunity to turn the allegation on his political opponents claiming to "deplore" the behaviour of former Conservative Party"
YouTube Link 2026-02-09T18:00Z 646K followers, [----] engagements
"Tank Gun Fails Spectacularly During Romanian Revolution (1989) On [--] December [----] in the final days of the Romanian Revolution ITN cameraman Sam Gracey recorded Romanian Army forces fighting with Ceauescu regime loyalists for control of the Bucharest TV Tower. In one remarkable moment Gracey's camera followed a Romanian Army TR-85 tank positioned on the street as a soldier prepared to fire its turret-mounted DShK 12.7mm heavy machine gun. When the gun opened fire the barrel assembly suddenly broke free and was hurled forward leaving the weapon disabled and its operator visibly perplexed. The"
YouTube Link 2025-12-15T16:45Z 643K followers, 4.4M engagements
"Kosovo '99 - Raw Footage of British NATO Troops Meeting Withdrawing Serbian Army (1999) On [--] June [----] ITN filmed British troops arriving in the town of Graanica in Kosovo as part of the NATO-led international peacekeeping mission the Kosovo Force (KFOR). Cameras captured British soldiers mingling with Serbian troops waiting to depart Kosovo the withdrawal of Yugoslav forces being part of the Kumanovo Agreement that brought an end to the Kosovo War. #NATO #Kosovo #Gracanica #Serbia #Yugoslavia #Albania #Kosovans #KosovanSerbs #Serbs #KFOR #KosovoForce To license the footage featured in this"
YouTube Link 2025-01-12T17:00Z 644K followers, 158.1K engagements
"East Berlin Raw Footage - Mikhail Gorbachev Joins DDR 40th Anniversary Celebrations (1989) On [--] October [----] East Berliners lined the streets for a chance to see leader of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev as he arrived in the capital of the German Democratic Republic (Deutsche Demokratische Republik; DDR) to mark the 40th anniversary of the socialist state. ITN's cameras filmed soldiers on parade and the city's civilians gathering in anticipation at the Neue Wache war memorial on Unter Den Linden; a particulatly excited section of the crowd was made up of members of the Free German Youth"
YouTube Link 2024-03-12T17:00Z 646K followers, 98.9K engagements
"London Zoo Boat (1956) In August [----] the zoo boat (yes zoo boat) Kenilworth Castle docked in London where ITN was waiting with spectators and cameras. #zoo #boat #boating #quirky #giraffe #monkey #1950s #1950sbritain To license the footage featured in this clip follow the link below: https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/search/2/filmofflinecontent=include&family=editorial&phrase=%09VS010856005*&sort=best _______ To search the ITN Archive collection on Getty Images follow the link below: https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/footage/itn 🎥 Subscribe to our YouTube channel (tap the bell icon and stay up to"
YouTube Link 2026-01-18T15:01Z 646K followers, [----] engagements
"Field Marshall Montgomery Interviewed on his Retirement as Deputy Supreme Allied Commander (1958) George Ffitch interviews Field Marshall Montgomery upon his retirement. 'Monty' was one of the most renowned Allied commanders of World War II and helped lead troops to victory in North Africa Italy and Normandy. Here he is in [----] as he steps down as Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe. To license the footage featured in this clip follow the link below: https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/search/2/filmfamily=creative%2Ceditorial&phrase=FS180958003* _______ To search the ITN Archive collection on"
YouTube Link 2024-11-10T10:00Z 645K followers, 538.5K engagements
"Former King Edward VIII Reveals Views About Winston Churchill in Personal Interview (1964) On [--] November [----] Edward Duke of Windsor - formerly King Edward VIII - was interviewed by ITN's Peter Woods. The occasion of the interview was the 90th birthday of Sir Winston Churchill. Over the course of five minutes the Edward the Abdicator paid tribute to Churchill by sharing a number of memories of the elder statesman including the first time they met; Churchill's role in assembling Britain's war fleet at the outbreak of the First World War; and the support provided to Edward by Churchill during"
YouTube Link 2024-03-30T17:00Z 644K followers, 117K engagements
"Princess Diana Reveals the Difference Between William and Harry (1985) In October [----] Diana Princess of Wales and Prince Charles Prince of Wales sat with Alastair Burnet in Kensington Palace for a lengthy and intimate interview covering a wide range of subjects. During the conversation Diana spoke about the difference between the three-year-old Prince William and one-year-old Prince Harry. #Diana #PrincessDiana #PrinceWilliam #PrinceHarry #DianaPrincessOfWales #PrincessOfWales To search the ITN Archive collection on Getty Images follow the link below:"
YouTube Link 2023-11-22T16:00Z 646K followers, 7.4M engagements
"The MAGA Moment - When Donald Trump Coined His Iconic Campaign Slogan (2013) On [--] July [----] Donald Trump spoke to ITN's Matt Frei at Trump Tower in New York. The main subject of the interview was Donald Trump's increasing involvement in US politics and in the course of an at-times-heated conversation he revealed the slogan that would come to define his political career. #MAGA #MakeAmericaGreatAgain #DonaldTrump #Trump #POTUS #USPolitics #Trump2025 #PresidentTrump To license the footage featured in this clip follow the link below:"
YouTube Link 2025-01-20T14:28Z 646K followers, 51.8K engagements
"David Bowie Mourns Marc Bolan at T. Rex Singer's Funeral (1977) On [--] September [----] David Bowie Rod Stewart and other British music stars came together to mourn Marc Bolan the frontman and driving force of rock band T. Rex. The 29-year-old died four days before in a car crash in the London district of Barnes. His funeral was held at Golders Green Crematorium in North London. #MarcBolan #TRex #DavidBowie #DavidBowieForever #DavidBowieArchive #DavidBowieMakeUp #Bowie #DavidBowieEdit #1977 #1970s #Rock #Funeral #RockMusic #GlamRock #RockStar #RockLegends #RockIcons #Icon To license the footage"
YouTube Link 2025-02-13T11:47Z 646K followers, 30.6K engagements
"1982 Falklands War Day by Day (PART 1/2) Archive Footage Documentary [----] Falklands War Day by Day PART 1/2 A day-by-day account of the Falklands War made using frontline combat footage filmed by news crews embedded with the British task force and political reporting from London Buenos Aires and Washington. In early [----] the Falkland Islands a remote British territory in the South Atlantic became the focal point of a long-standing dispute between Argentina and the United Kingdom. On [--] April [----] Argentine forces invaded and occupied the Falkland Islands claiming sovereignty over the territory"
YouTube Link 2025-06-21T16:01Z 645K followers, 438.8K engagements
"1995: Queen Advises Charles and Diana to Divorce '1995: Queen Advised Charles and Diana to Divorce' #OnThisDay 1995: The Monarchs advice to the Royal couple made headline news and came three years after their separation. #RoyalFamily #PrincessDiana #PrinceCharles #QueenElizabeth #History #Throwback #Nostalgia 🎥 Subscribe to our YouTube channel (tap the bell icon and stay up to date with all the latest On This Day videos) - https://www.youtube.com/c/OnThisDayITNP 🎥 Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/OnThisDayITNP 🎥 Like us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OnThisDayITNP 🎥"
YouTube Link 2021-12-20T14:30Z 645K followers, 3.4M engagements
"Siege of Dubrovnik Shocking Footage of City Under Fire Croatian War of Independence (1991) Between [--] and [--] November [----] ITN's Paul Davies and camera operator Nigel Thomson reported from inside Dubrovnik's besieged old city as the forces of the disintegrating Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia attempted to suppress Croatia's bid for independence by attacking the UNESCO World Heritage Site by sea and air. Remaining in the encircled city along with only a handful of other TV journalists and camera operators Davies and Thomson recorded the attempts of the Serbian-dominated Yugoslav"
YouTube Link 2024-08-14T16:30Z 646K followers, 450.6K engagements
"Road to Tiananmen Square Rare Footage of China's Top Military University as Protests Erupt (1989) On [--] April [----] the Peoples Liberation Army National Defence University in Beijing stood as Chinas leading institution for advanced military education and strategic research. At this time the country was undergoing major economic and political change under the reform policies of Deng Xiaoping. Public unrest was growing in the capital following the death of former party leader Hu Yaobang with student demonstrations centred on Tiananmen Square calling for greater political openness and reform. ITN"
YouTube Link 2025-11-05T17:01Z 646K followers, 23K engagements
"Stand-Off in Selma Dramatic [----] Footage of Martin Luther King Jr and Selma-to-Montgomery March In early [----] the American town of Selma became the centre of a national struggle for voting rights as Black residents faced entrenched barriers when attempting to register to vote. In the aftermath of 'Bloody Sunday' when Alabama state troopers violently dispersed peaceful marchers on Selma's Edmund Pettus Bridge Martin Luther King Jr. returned to Selma to lead a renewed march that drew national attention. The events in Selma in February and March [----] would galvanise American public opinion"
YouTube Link 2026-01-19T15:01Z 646K followers, [----] engagements
"Douglas Bader the Flying Ace Pays Tribute To Churchill (1965) On [--] January [----] ITN's Andrew Gardner presented a special bulletin announcing the death of Sir Winston Churchill. During the programme Group Captain Sir Douglas Bader the Second World War RAF Flying Ace spoke with high regard about the wartime leader. This clip is an excerpt of a 30-minute special news broadcast aired at 2.20pm on the day of Churchill's death. In an era when TV bulletins were typically much shorter the extended length highlights the significance of the moment. Given the technological challenges of the time"
YouTube Link 2026-01-26T15:01Z 646K followers, [----] engagements
"Last Days of East Berlin Full Series (DDR Footage Compilation 19891991) A complete compilation of the ITN Archive's Last Days of East Berlin series presented to mark the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Included is footage filmed between [--] July [----] and [--] December [----] covering the DDR's 40th anniversary celebrations the Peaceful Revolution and the fall of the Berlin Wall and German Reunification. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:20 A Day in East Berlin: Life Behind the Iron Curtain (12 July 1989) 00:33:11 East German Refugees Arrive in West (45 October 1989) 00:48:45 DDR 40th"
YouTube Link 2024-11-09T17:50Z 644K followers, 11.8K engagements
"Soviet Ukraine's Independence Movement Takes on Communist Party Fall of the Soviet Union (1990) To mark Ukrainian Independence Day ITN Archive is presenting three reports from 1990-91 charting the rise of the Ukrainian independence movement amid the disintegration of the USSR. The first of these reports is from February [----] and looks at Rukh the nascent Ukrainian nationalist movement made up of a broad anti-communist coalition. The report takes a pessimistic view of Rukh's chances in the upcoming elections. #Ukraine #SovietUnion #UkrainianIndependenceDay To purchase the footage featured in"
YouTube Link 2022-08-24T13:10Z 645K followers, [----] engagements
"After Mao Rare Footage of Communist China After Gang of Four (1977) In April [----] the Peoples Republic of China was transitioning from the upheaval of the Cultural Revolution and the death of Mao in [----] to the galvanisation of the nations economy and infrastructure under the Deng Reforms from [----]. This transitional 2-year period saw an attempted coup by the Gang of Four (Mao Zedong's wife Jiang Qing alongside Zhang Chunqiao Yao Wenyuan and Wang Hongwen) against Chairman Hua Guofeng the suppression of which is shown in these reports. Guofeng would ultimately be deposed in [----] in favour of"
YouTube Link 2026-01-29T17:45Z 646K followers, 31.8K engagements
"Who's the Better Kisser Johnny or Orlando. Keira Reveals All 'Who's the Better Kisser Johnny or Orlando. Keira Reveals All' #OnThisDay 1977: Orlando Bloom was born Here's Keira Knightley comparing his kissing skills to Johnny Depp's in [----]. #OrlandoBloom #KeiraKnightley #Interview #Throwback #Archive 🎥 Subscribe to our YouTube channel (tap the bell icon and stay up to date with all the latest On This Day videos) - https://www.youtube.com/c/OnThisDayITNP 🎥 Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/OnThisDayITNP 🎥 Like us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OnThisDayITNP 🎥 Check out"
YouTube Link 2022-01-13T14:00Z 644K followers, 51.9K engagements
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