The BBC Written Archives
Hear from the people behind the scenes at the BBC Archive
The BBC Written Archive
The BBC Written Archives
An interview with Jacquie Kavanagh, BBC Written Archivist
Explore the history of broadcasting and uncover the story behind the programmes with this exclusive tour from Jacquie Kavanagh, the BBC's written archivist.
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- What are the BBC Written Archives?
- What challenges do the documents present?
- What do the documents reveal?
- David Attenborough's Zoo Quest
- The Archers
- The Caribbean Service
- 1936 Olympics
- George Orwell
- Louis MacNeice
- The Black and White Minstrel Show
- How will the BBC preserve documents in future?
Transcript
What do the documents reveal?
The great joy of the written archives is the way that they show you what's going on behind the scenes. So for example you start to see some of the difficulties that programme maker had in getting their programme out onto the-the screen or the radio.
