Services for Independent Production Houses

For research, ordering and loan of material including TV, Radio, Music, Books and Stills, please contact the Research team on 0208 00 82288 or email

Research can be provided for Independent Production Houses by the in house BBC Research team. There is a charge for this specialist service. However, we also provide a range of online research tools in house to allow programme makers to carry out their own research. Customers will be guided on the research database free of charge. The TV and radio catalogue can also be browsed. To arrange a time to come in and use these services please contact the research team either by phone or email.

Desktop Jukebox: The Desktop Jukebox gives you web access to our commercial and production Music database with thousands of downloadable broadcast quality Wav Files. To register go to http://desktopjukebox.broadchart.com - you will need to quote your BBC charge code and agree to the Terms of Use.

Music Research: Independent content producers can also access the classical and specialist music holdings. To gain access to this, please ring 0208 00 82288 or email the I&A Research and Orders team 

Sheet Music: I&A holds a comprehensive sheet music collection, ranging from orchestral sets to pop song copies, libretti, sheet music anthologies and composers collected works. Hard copy scores and parts for performance and prodution can be produced to meet customer requests. Please contact the Sheet Music Library team on 0208 00 82288 or email.

The Unit provides research and advice on pronunciation. When making enquiries, users are asked to provide details of the BBC network, programme, the deadline and any relevant contextual information. Please refer to the Text Spelling Guide.

The Photo Library licences BBC copyright images for reuse in the media. This is a commercial fee paying service and all customers must complete and return the Photo Library Terms of Trade before any research can be undertaken. Please contact the Photo Library by phone on 0208 00 82288 or by email.

Intake deal with the delivery of programme material into the Archive and confirmation of programme histories. Production Intake makes the BBC's production records available for BBC content producers to meet business, charter and legal requirements. For all P as Cs, P as Bs, scripts and billing information, please complete the Production Intake Enquiry Form and return to ProductionIntake@bbc.co.uk.

Logistics services responsible for the delivery of archive material.

Written Archives is the centre for files, scripts and other documentation relating to the history of BBC broadcasting. Academic (higher education only) and media researchers can arrange to visit. Please visit The BBC Story site for more information.

For access to regional archive material or research, I&A also has a strong presence across the BBC's regional sites including Birmingham, Bristol and Manchester. Independent production houses making BBC commissioned programmes can also gain access to BBC content via the offices the BBC has in Glasgow, Cardiff and Belfast. Please go through your production to find out more information about these services.