British Broadcasting Corporation

This page summarises records created by this Business

The summary includes a brief description of the collection(s) (usually including the covering dates of the collection), the name of the archive where they are held, and reference information to help you find the collection.

Date:	1920-2011
Places:	Bedford, Bedfordshire London
Functions, occupations and activities:	Domestic and leisure services > Radio and television
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/C109114 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/B8777 )

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	c1920-70: Written Archives Centre holdings	BBC Written Archives Centre	HMC	NRA 31050 BBC Archives
2	1935-1954: typescript records of programmes broadcast by the BBC Scottish Region	National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections	DEP 288
3	1929-1939: papers rel to religious programmes	Lambeth Palace Library	99, 124, 131, 140, 169, 175	NRA 10652 Lang
4	1950-1960: time diaries commissioned as part of listener research (25 boxes)	Sussex University Library Special Collections		See The Mass-Observation Archive: Guide for Researchers
5	1977-1985: transcripts of broadcasts and letters from public rel to radio series "Checkpoint" about consumer problems (53 boxes)	BBC Written Archives Centre		See The Mass-Observation Archive: Guide for Reseachers
6	1981-1984: letters from public rel to religious broadcasts by Gerald Priestland (20 boxes)	Sussex University Library Special Collections		See The Mass-Observation Archive: Guide for Researchers
7	1931-1957: records for Burghead transmitting station	Moray Council Local Heritage Centre		See List of Holdings to 1984
8	c1939-1945: scrapbook in Bedford	Bedfordshire Archives	Z1158	See Annual Return 2003
9	1934-1971: engineering division technical drawings rel to broadcasting equipment	National Science and Media Museum	BBC	See Transferred from Science Museum 2005
10	1953-81: papers of head of BBC Eastern Service	BBC Written Archives Centre	E58/1-36	See Annual Return 2006
11	1969-2001: Persian and Pashto Service: papers incl interview transcripts, corresp, programme guides and reports	BBC Written Archives Centre	E74	See Annual Return 2010
12	1994-98: records from BBC English Regions rel to English National Forum incl papers, agendas, reports and minutes	BBC Written Archives Centre	M2/141-148	See Annual Return 2006
13	1966-88: records from BBC Enterprises rel to product and contributor information, policies and agreements	BBC Written Archives Centre	R125/977-1045	See Annual Return 2006
14	1969-87: papers of head of BBC Features, Arts and Education Radio, mainly rel to programmes	BBC Written Archives Centre	R137/62-191	See Annual Return 2006
15	1936-2005: Radio Times publicity material	BBC Written Archives Centre	S505/1-15	See Annual Return 2006
16	1971-82: office files of BBC Controller, Television Administration, mainly rel to Talks programmes	BBC Written Archives Centre	T39/64-70	See Annual Return 2006
17	1954-92: television policy files from BBC Television Management Registry	BBC Written Archives Centre	T62/80-160	See Annual Return 2006
18	1953-1971: press and publicity information from BBC Television Press Office rel to start of colour television services	BBC Written Archives Centre	T66/161	See Annual Return 2006
19	1940-49: records from BBC Research Department rel to transmitter field strength and transmitter site data	BBC Written Archives Centre	Dep ID 3670	See Annual Return 2006
20	1947-1969: Woman's Hour Guest of the Week book	BBC Written Archives Centre	R51/1,362	See Annual Return 2007
21	1938-1946: papers on BBC European Publicity Service in Sweden; administrative papers and broadcast guidelines	Cambridge University: Churchill Archives Centre	FICA
22	1939-62: papers of Noel Newsome and Douglas Ritchie about work in European Service	Cambridge University: Churchill Archives Centre	NERI
23	1922-93: programme records and indexes	BBC Written Archives Centre	Programme Records
24	1926-1964: corresp, minutes, planning schedules, research notes scripts and audience research reports relating to the Children's Hour Department	BBC Written Archives Centre	R11
25	1923-87: Radio Talks- papers relating to all non-musical output including papers relating to proposals, chedules, scripts, editorial and employing talent.	BBC Written Archives Centre	R51
26	1937-97: audience research reports and corresp relating to the audience research departments	BBC Written Archives Centre	R9
27	1924-62: corresp and contracts relating to speakers working for the BBC pre-1963. Includes actors, composers, comedians, musicians, politicians, writers, and authoritative speakers drawn from the full spectrum of the arts and sciences	BBC Written Archives Centre	RCONT1
28	1928-81: Papers and corresp of the Televison Policy dept.	BBC Written Archives Centre	T16
29	1939-92: TV Children's programme department: papers and corresp relating to the creation, broadcast and feedback on the output of the Children's TV department	BBC Written Archives Centre	T2
30	1947-1968: TV programme planning:papers relate to the planning of television schedules, including the organisation, technical requirements and placement of particular programmes or types of programmes. letters, minutes of meetings, working papers and proposals for programming.	BBC Written Archives Centre	T20
31	1939-94: Television documentaries: papers and corresp, transcripts of interviews, budgets etc	BBC Written Archives Centre	T4
32	1937-85: Television Drama : papers and corresp relating to the productions of the Televison Drama Department	BBC Written Archives Centre	T5
33	1964-71: Presentation: Papers, corresp, minutes interview transcripts relating to the productions of the Presentation department	BBC Written Archives Centre	T55
34	1957-93: Television documentaries department : corresp and papers relating to each production of the Televison documentaries dept	BBC Written Archives Centre	T56
35	1963-1989: TV parliamentary broadcasting : Corresp, minutes, papers and reports relating to the decision to telivise parliment	BBC Written Archives Centre	T59
36	1972 - 2000: Blue Peter:Corresp and lecture notes	BBC Written Archives Centre	T74
37	c1970-90: building plans mainly rel to Television Centre and Broadcasting House	BBC Written Archives Centre		See Annual Return 2009
38	1945-2000: International Broadcasting and Audience Research: overseas audience research reports	BBC Written Archives Centre	E3/1274-1452	See Annual Return 2010
39	c1950-1959: collection of BBC radio programmes and speech recordings rel to early history of radio broadcasting, possibly rel to Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company	British Library, Sound Archive	C1412
40	1935-40: Radio Light Entertainment division: variety expenditure ledgers	BBC Written Archives Centre	R19/2540-1	See Annual Return 2011
41	1977-2004: scripts for File on 4	BBC Written Archives Centre		See Annual Return 2011
42	1943-2000: Radio News Co: records incl audition index cards, budgets, corresp and photographs	BBC Written Archives Centre	R193	See Annual Return 2011
43	1930-2013: radio drama recordings	British Library, Sound Archive