Looking Back

Henry Bankes MP

MP's report of rioters who met their end at Queen's funeral

The many convictions of the repeat offender pensioner

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Hear talk on D-Day landings

Surf proves the perfect way to cool down

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Sights that would greet you in the backwater

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Carnival volunteers look the part

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Hardy souls braving the beach in the winter

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MP's hostility to the Queen

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Why this bridge deserves its own talk

Company's handsome fleet of coaches

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Going back even further in time with square view

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Star spotter's celebrity sightings over the years

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Poignant image of forgotten phone box

The misadventures of town's 'Arthur Daley character'

Mystery of disappearing statue

Showbiz greats help pavilion make a name for itself

Why this village was sold for £67,402

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Memories of popular isle fair

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Confessions of a go-karting mackerel seller

When youngsters' tent was reduced to smouldering ashes

Beautiful sight of sail boats heading out to sea

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The short-lived coach firm that took over the horse bus trade

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When the Mayor of Weymouth rescued these men from a shipwreck

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When heart-throb brought star power to the harbour

Fishy goings on in the 1960s

Jolly days out at the beach on charabancs

Royalty captured on camera inspecting tank

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Rare chance to see birds of prey

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How motor bus man set up service going to Chickerell six times a day

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The little table desk with a lot of history inside

Bros, Simon Mayo and other summer roadshow memories

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'Mediaeval castle' that became a museum

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Photographer's images of cars and construction

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Fine form of runners at popular club

Related to the 'clerical magistrate' of Peterloo

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When ghost hunters went after golf course ghoul

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Guide points out this castle is the odd one out in the county

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When isle's one way system had to be abandoned

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Photographer's images of rural charm

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Bikers riding into town greeted by policemen

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Name of 'jolly' vessel revealed

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Guide describes Portland as place where weather extremes are felt most acutely

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Archive reveals MP's distaste for government's handling of massacre

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Mystery of a 'jolly' vessel in harbour

Life working for steam roller company

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Late Echo photographer's glimpses of a town

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When you could travel around town by horse bus

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Royal couple's pre-wedding visit to theatre

Shipbuilding past of harbour

The burial sites rumoured to 'sing'

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Happy Birthday to rocker who brought his tour to town

D-Day anniversary's significance for Esmee

When bodies were brought to shore after huge explosion

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Pet rabbits, weddings, births and holidays - your 1969 Moon landing memories

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