#OnThisDay 1975: Meet Charlie Roberts, tomato-breeder extraordinaire who sings and plays music to his beloved plants. He’s grown what he believes to be the world’s first square tomato and he’s now hard at work trying to conjure up a heart-shaped tomato for his wife.

#OnThisDay 1967: "I think it's disgusting, disgraceful and effeminate.”.Could a man having long hair be construed as controversial? This clip looks at the reaction of sixties society to the men who were letting their hair down.

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With the return of the Premier League this weekend, it’s the perfect pretext to enjoy the legendary frontman from The Fall Mark E. Smith reading the football classified results in his inimitable style.

#OnThisDay 1975: The Rocky Horror Picture Show was originally released in UK. Shortly before it’s release, Film Week caught up with Richard O'Brien, Tim Curry and director Jim Sharman who explained the process behind creating their “1970s version of The Wizard Of Oz.”

Ever wondered what it would be like to live in a Lighthouse? In David Gerrard’s fascinating film we meet the men who maintain their lonely vigil in the ‘Ships Graveyard’ off the Isles of Scilly.

#OnThisDay 1974: The Atlas Forge in Bolton, Lancashire gave us a rare glimpse into the fascinating process of puddling which converts pig iron into wrought iron.

#OnThisDay 1968: The beloved steam locomotive, The Flying Scotsman, was celebrated in this lovely documentary. On board the train is author Reverend Wilbert Awdry, who explains how the personality of steam engines gave him the inspiration to create Thomas The Tank Engine.

#OnThisDay 1975: “You don't just eat a superlative meal, you take your time and savour its subtleties of aroma, texture, and above all flavour.”.Fyfe Robertson travelled to Ennis in Ireland for a nostalgic trip back to the kind of food and shops that he experienced in his youth.

#OnThisDay 1970: “It’s like riding a horse.”.What kind of person rides a Motorcycle? Turns out dancers, precision metal workers and even the Earl of Lichfield! In this clip from 1970, we hear about the romance and the freedom of being on a bike from a variety of riders.

#OnThisDay 1972: The King of Rock and Roll and the emancipator of soul Little Richard appeared to have something of an outer body experience during this interview with Richard Connolly on Late Night Line-Up. Tutti Frutti!

#OnThisDay 1977: Thanks for the Memory - The Viewer's View asked people what they thought about television. This woman was likely approached for a snappy vox pop, but ended up delivering something closer to a dramatic monologue.

Meet Bob Bell and Billy Rutherford, two men linked by their passion for competitive Leek growing. Will either of their differing methods be enough to cultivate the ‘World Champion Super-Leek’?

The wrestling legend Hulk Hogan (real name Terry Bollea) has died aged 71. Back in 1993, while promoting Mr. Nanny, he joined Judi Spiers on Pebble Mill to talk about his injuries, his move into acting, and whether wrestling is really “fake.”

Ozzy Osbourne, the frontman of Black Sabbath, has died at the age of 76. In this clip (along with Terry 'Geezer' Butler) he shares his thoughts on the term “heavy metal” and speculates about where it came from.

#OnThisDay 1995: "We ARE always on the telly. ".Back when they were known as PJ & Duncan, Ant & Dec were on Miami Beach to shoot a video and chat to the Ozone about leaving Byker Grove and the success of ‘Let's Get Ready to Rhumble’ the previous summer.

“I consider myself a remarkable fella.”.Back in 1963 David Attenborough travelled to the outback of the Northern Territory of Australia to meet Jack Mulholland, an Irishman who preferred the peace of a ghost town in Borroloola to the pressures of conventional life.

“It’s like the 18th Century.”.‘Heart of the Angel’ documented the harsh working conditions underneath London’s Angel tube station as gangs of men with pickaxes worked tirelessly in almost pitch-black to prepare the line for the following day.

#OnThisDay 1985: Forty years ago today, future triple F1 world champion Ayrton Senna brought his Lotus F1 car into the breakfast studio ahead of the British GP.

In 1987, Scottish footballer Rose Reilly was trying to win her 4th consecutive Scudetto with ACF Trani 80. In this clip we hear how her footballing talent took her from Kilmarnock to the south of Italy.

Do you remember what it was like to get your first car? .Here’s a lovely snapshot in time showing some nineties teenagers getting behind the wheel for the first time. We find out why they chose the cars they did and what their parents thought about the whole thing.