8K views · 41 reactions | #OnThisDay 1981: Children weren't allowed inside pubs, but the garden was fine. They won't notice the alcohol if they're getting rained on. | BBC Archive | Facebook

14K views · 73 reactions | #OnThisDay 1981: A new book, imaginatively called 'Stop!', took a novel approach to giving up smoking. | BBC Archive | Facebook

23K views · 163 reactions | Oh, for the days when the BBC had helpful studio robots serving ice-cold drinks - like this one #OnThisDay in 1981. | BBC Archive | Facebook

68K views · 199 reactions | #OnThisDay 1981: "Army fashion trendsetters have gone for calf-length footwear." Soldiers had an army boot upgrade. | BBC Archive | Facebook

31K views · 181 reactions | #OnThisDay 1985: The Observer newspaper published allegations that BBC staff appointments were regularly vetted by the security service MI5. | BBC Archive | Facebook

86K views · 631 reactions | #OnThisDay 1968: "Don't give me that bloody new money 'cos I don't want it!" The first two decimal coins, the ten pence piece and the five pence piece, came into circulation. | BBC Archive | Facebook