#OnThisDay 1985: The Observer newspaper published allegations that BBC staff appointments were regularly vetted by the security service MI5. | BBC Archive

#OnThisDay in 1985: 8 millimetre cassettes hit the home entertainment market, but would it catch on? | BBC Archive

#OnThisDay 1985: "This bike is going to land me in all sorts of trouble!" Tomorrow's World was in Milton Keynes, where Peter Macann was looking at the newest way to give himself a parking ticket. | BBC Archive