The Written ArchivesThe team who helped to make this trial happen tell us what they do and explain the journey these programmes have taken from the day they were first broadcast to their re-release on this website.
Simon Hayward-Tapp outlines why re-showing programmes is so complex.
Contributor rights
There's a whole department in the BBC that negotiates agreements so the BBC can re-broadcast archive programmes. We asked the head of the Talent Rights section to explain what this involves.
Natalie Christian explains why we have included programmes in the trial that are challenging to watch.
Why we've included difficult programmes
We asked an adviser from the department that helps the BBC to make editorial decisions to explain the thinking behind the programmes in the trial.
The BBC's changing attitude towards programme preservation.
The BBC television archive
We haven't got copies of everything we've broadcast in the archive. Find out why we've got the items we've got and how the BBC tries to keep them safe.
Hear the "reel" story of radio.
The BBC sound archive
The BBC's sound archivist tells us why the BBC radio archive is chock full of treasures.
The history of the Written Archive.
The BBC written archive
Explore the history of broadcasting through the BBC's Written Archives.
Any more questions?
We've collected together some of the questions that we have been asked about the BBC archive trial, so if you would like to find out more take a look!
Read your questions and our answers.
