The Photographic Library
Hear from the people behind the scenes at the BBC Archive
The Photographic Library
The Photographic Library
An interview with Natalie Dewar from the BBC Photo Library
Natalie Dewar, who looks after the BBC's photographic collection, talks about the great images the BBC has kept over the years.
- Click on a heading below to jump to that section of the film
- What's in the BBC Photo Library?
- Why does the BBC have photographs?
- Who uses the Photo Library?
- The Team
- What format are the images stored on?
- Preservation
- Behind the Scenes at the BBC
- Our Top 10
Transcript
Why does the BBC have photographs?
Many of the images that make up the archive are taken for publicity purposes. Once a publicity campaign has been completed the images will be sent to the archive and the photo library team will select the best images.
