Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1931-2010 (Creation)
Level of description
Sub-fonds
Extent and medium
312 boxes.
Context area
Name of creator
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Scripts, 1931-2010, of BBC radio programmes.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged according to the BBC's own classification of its scripts into 'Genres': Appeals; Arts and music; Drama; General features; News features; Talk features; Religion; Schools; Sport; Stories; Variety; Children’s; and Microfilms. The files within each genre are arranged into individual programmes and episodes in a roughly chronological order of transmission.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to abide by the conditions set out in information provided when applying for their Readers' Tickets, whereby the reader shall become responsible for compliance with the Data Protection Act 2018 and the General Data Protection Regulation 2018 in relation to any processing by them of personal data obtained from modern records held at the Library.
Conditions governing reproduction
Use of BBC content is strictly prohibited without permission. Requests for permission to use scripts should be directed to the BBC Written Archives Centre. Usual copyright laws apply.
Language of material
- Welsh
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Generated finding aid
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Only a sample of the archive has been catalogued to date. The catalogued material has been selected with particular attention to the need for a representative cross-section (radio/television, English/Welsh, genres and time periods) as well as the wider requirements of the National Broadcast Archive.