1951: FACTS about FLAX | Newsreel | World of Work | BBC Archive

In the fields of Northamptonshire, it was harvest time for flax. The BBC's agricutural correspondent Godfrey Baseley looked at the process to produce linen from the crop. From field to factory, the method had not changed much in a very long time. Clip taken from Newsreel, originally broadcast on BBC Television, Monday 10 September, 1951. 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