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Vlogging At 11 Years Old | Zoella

Vlogging At 11 Years Old | Zoella

2014-03-02
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As her channel surpasses 4 million subscribers, YouTuber Zoe Sugg shares an early home video that shows her "vlogging" even as a little girl

Zoe Sugg, previously known as ‘Zoella’, was a pioneer of online video. One of the ‘first wave’ or OG (original) online creators, she was key part of the ‘Brit Crew’ online dynasty, which also includes her brother Joe Sugg and her partner Alfie Deyes.

Collectively, the Brit Crew helped to build and shape areas of the UK online landscape, including its economy. To date, Zoe is one of the most successful global creators, with over 10 million subscribers on her Instagram and YouTube platforms, and she is among the highest paid female social media influencers in the UK due to multiple brand partnerships.

Now, Zoe is also an author, a mental health advocate and an entrepreneur. Over the years, her content has evolved with her. Sometimes characterised as ‘cosy’, her videos capture aspects of her life, focusing on beauty, fashion, food and family, in an approachable style with Zoe talking direct to camera in the form of a video journal or diary: a style now known as a ‘vlog’.

To celebrate her 4 million subscribers, Zoella comes back to old unseen footage of her "vlogging" as a little girl, before vlogging even became a thing.

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From viral memes to video essays, discover highlights from a new BFI National Archive collection...

First came the Cinema Age, then the TV Age, and now the age of Online Video. Digital film created for distribution online is today’s most dynamic, influential screen form. Encompassing much that’s new, from ASMR and Unboxing Videos to Twitch streaming and TikTok twerking, it’s also breathed new life into older film forms, filling our screens with fresh takes on advertising, journalism, satire, public information, campaigning, training and much else that’s been with us since time immemorial, and variously taking the forms of comedy, drama, documentary and animation. It’s become embedded into every aspect of UK (and world) society.

This unique collection of 50 online videos combines iconic highlights of British online video with other examples chosen to illustrate that sheer diversity. All were acquired by the BFI National Archive as part of the Lottery funded Our Screen Heritage programme. Our thanks to the Lottery, and lottery ticket buyers nationwide. for their support of this vital collecting and preservation work.

60 videos in this collection

1

Inside the Archive: Collecting Online Moving Image

2026-05-14

A short film recounts the story of the Trojan Room Coffee Pot, one of the world’s first webcams, and the images it captured before disappearing.

2

The Trojan Room Coffee Pot Movie

2024-07-11

3

Online Caroline Walkthrough April 2025

2025-05-01

4

Weymouth 2001

2001

Meet The Booo Krooo – three animated MCs attempting to dominate the 2002 London music scene from their radio station Dunce FM.

5

THE BOOO KROO 'WORK IT'

2002

6

We Like The Moon

2002-02-23

One of the early web’s most recognisable viral animations, featuring dancing badgers, a mushroom and a snake in a hypnotic, endlessly looping Flash classic.

7

Badgers

2003-09-02

8

Howard Davies Carr on Charlie bit my finger - again!

2026-05-12

A spontaneous family moment between two brothers became one of YouTube’s earliest global viral hits, capturing the platform’s emerging culture of everyday shared video.

9

Charlie Bit My Finger - Again!

2007-05-22

10

Paul Weedon on I can’t believe you’ve done this

2026-05-12

11

I Can't Believe You've Done This

2007-07-13

After DVDs and MySpace, YouTube became the home of Grime music, with the DIY stylings of Tim & Barry capturing a scene in full flow

12

CHIP | TIM & BARRY TV | 64 BAR STATEMENT

2007-08-17

13

Scotch Mist

2008-02-01

14

Red Hot Entertainment on Junior Spesh

2026-05-12

15

Red Hot Entertainment - Junior Spesh (ft. Jaxor, Klayze Flaymz, Terra & Ray)

2007-10-08

A snappy promotional trailer for the fictional videoblog series KateModern, following committed vlogger, Kate and her friends.

16

KateModern Trailer

2007

17

No Through Road

2009-01-16

18

Mandem On The Wall - Episode 1

2011-12-24

19

The Nick Clegg Apology Song: I'm Sorry (The Autotune Remix)

2012-09-20

20

How to Code Music with Raspberry Pi & Sonic Pi

2013-10-06

21

British Gas Rampage

2013-10-29

A sleep-inducing ASMR video of ‘ear’ massage and brushing, utilising the 3Dio binaural microphone.

22

Binaural ASMR Ear Massage & Ear Brushing

2014-08-04

As her channel surpasses 4 million subscribers, YouTuber Zoe Sugg shares an early home video that shows her "vlogging" even as a little girl

23

Vlogging At 11 Years Old | Zoella

2014-03-02

A sci‑fi vlog in which Adrian Bliss reports from the future, blending DIY effects with his early self‑aware comic style.

24

Vlog From The Future #4

2015-10-30

Filmed during a research project in Costa Rica, this widely viewed video captures marine biologist Dr Nathan J. Robinson and the Leatherback Trust team removing a plastic fork lodged deep inside the nostril of an olive ridley sea turtle. The close‑up rescue highlights both the immediate harm caused by single‑use plastics and the delicate fieldwork required to treat affected marine animals.

This footage follows Robinson’s earlier involvement in the similarly viral “sea turtle with a straw in its nostril” video, which amassed millions of views worldwide and inspired a wave of public outrage over ocean plastics. Both YouTube videos played a key role in drawing global attention to the issue and helped to catalyse discussions that led to plastic‑straw bans in several countries.

The turtle’s struggle as the fork is removed makes the impact of plastic pollution painfully clear, offering a first‑hand glimpse of suffering that statistics alone can’t convey, and shows why such footage continues to spark global outrage online.

25

Plastic Fork Removed from a Sea Turtle's Nose!

2015-12-08

Stay At Home Mum blogger Eileen Teo demonstrates how to make a Lunar New Year lantern, Blue Peter-style

26

Stapeless Chinese New Year Lantern Tutorial with KOKUYO

2015-02-06

27

Fox chased and saboteur attacked

2015-07-15

28

Rabz Lansiquot on Nyansapo

2026-05-12

A Ghanian grandmother reflects on her experiences of emigrating to London after the end of colonial rule, while sharing her family recipe for jollof rice

29

Nyansapo

2017-12-07

30

Let Refugees Learn

2017

31

Adjani Salmon & Natasha Jatania on Dreaming Whilst Black

2026-05-12

32

The Great British Race Off

2018-03-18

33

Charity Shop Sue | Part 1 | Sec*hand Chances

2019-10-15

34

Ash Sarkar x Extinction Rebellion: Lovebomb the Cops?

2019-10-08

From the Hays Code to the Yellow Power Ranger, video essayist Rowan Ellis delivers a crash course in queer theory and cinema.

35

The Evolution of Queerbaiting: from Queercoding to Queercatching

2019-01-30

36

MAWAAN - Mango (Official Video)

2019-07-10

A relaxing, real-time recording from the bow of David Johns’ narrowboat as it cruises along Macclesfield Canal on a sunny late-summer day.

37

207. Slow TV: Narrowboat Cruising along the Macclesfield Canal

2020-01-23

38

Olive and Mabel. Episode 1 - The Dog's Breakfast Grand Final

2020-03-20

39

The Movie Gifs That Keep on Giving

2020-05-14

40

Hannah Witton on The Truth About Sexual Desire

2026-05-12

41

The Truth About Sexual Desire | Hannah Witton

2020-09-15

A passionate poem about language and cultural identity from Scots poet Len Pennie

42

I’m No Havin Children

2021-06-19

43

Lucy Edwards on How Does a Blind Girld Do Her Own Makeup?

2026-05-12

44

How Does A Blind Girl Do Her Own Makeup? #shorts

2021-01-30

45

Mixed Feelings - by Nozomi Tolworthy

2022-06-01

Maia Pace (@barbie_advocates) delivers a matter-of-fact monologue on the barriers people with chronic illnesses face when accessing care, all while flushing their (bejewelled) nose tube.

46

Know Your Own Mind and Stand Strong

2022-08-12

47

Some Scots Can't Say "Purple Burglar Alarm"

2021-08-28

48

What Isn't a Video Essay?

2021-09-23

49

Day seven: Which wet lettuce will last longer?

2022-10-20

50

Things I Would Hope Were General Knowledge

2022-10-30

51

Chetna Makan on Cooking with Chetna

2026-05-12

52

Mums Punjabi Kadhi | Delicious Punjabi Pakora kadhi | Easy Yogurt Curry | Food with Chetna

2023-05-31

53

Is There a Trans Person Lurking in Your Bathroom? Message 5318008 to Report Suspicious Activity

2023-02-16

54

STRAND Collective on NATIVES

2026-05-12

A short documentary that explores the Yoruba language and its place amongst the British diaspora

55

NATIVES

2023-10-01

56

Waiting List / Nowadays

2023-10-06

57

Check in on Those around You | #WorldMentalHealthDay #youarenotalone

2023-10-10

58

77 Squadron: A Raid Too Far

2023-12-08

Curators from the British Museum tackle questions about the Roman Empire

59

Everything you wanted to ask about the ancient Roman Empire | History Hotline

2024-05-30

60

Makaton Signs - Feelings / Emotions 😀☹️😫

2025-04-07

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