1982: The BOOM in PIRATE VIDEO | The Money Programme | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

"This is the film E.T. ... it's not even released in this country yet." Luke Casey reports on the booming UK video industry. Despite British people being the most avid video watchers in the world, video distribution here is in chaos because of the huge increase in the number of outlets and the rise of video pirating. Luke speaks to retailers and video distributors about the state of affairs. Brian Widlake introduces. Clip taken from The Money Programme, originally broadcast on BBC Two, 17 October, 1982. You have now entered the BBC Archive, a time machine that will transport you back to the golden age of TV to educate, entertain and enlighten you with classic clips from the BBC vaults. Make sure you subscribe so that you never miss a single stop on our amazing journey through the BBC Archive - https://www.youtube.com/c/BBCArchive?... You can also dive into plenty more BBC Archive on our website - https://www.bbc.co.uk/archive