BBC Monitoring – on trial TAGS: 20th century | Archives | BBC | Britain | cultural history | databases | economic history | history | media | online resources | political history | Politics | primary sources | radio | social history Thanks to a request from staff in the School of Social and Political Science the Library currently has trial access to the new resource BBC Monitoring: Summary of World Broadcasts, …Continue reading →

NHS at 70: Explore the history of the NHS through our primary sources TAGS: 20th century | 21st century | Archives | Britain | cultural history | databases | diaries | film | history | Lothian Health Service Archive | National Health Service | Newspapers | NHS | official documents | primary source | radio | social history | TV 70 years ago today, 5 July, the National Health Service (NHS) was established, one of a number of social and welfare reforms from the post-World War II Labour government (though …Continue reading →

Listen very carefully! TAGS: 20th century | BBC | Britain | databases | history | primary source | radio | social history | World War Two I’m happy to let you know that thanks to an agreement with JISC the Library has been given extended trial access to the primary source database BBC Listener Research Department, …Continue reading →

Your friend BoB (Box of Broadcasts) TAGS: BoB | BoB national | Box of Broadcasts | media | radio | Record | TV Want to find out how to: View & record over 1 million TV & Radio programmes Create clips & clip compilations Compile favourite shows into playlists and share them with …Continue reading →

Help ma’ BoB TAGS: BoB national | Box of Broadcasts | media | radio | TV The University subscribes to BoB (Box of Broadcasts) National to help enrich teaching and learning with moving image and sound. BoB enables all staff and students to record any upcoming …Continue reading →

Science: Media Friendly? TAGS: BBC | broadcast | debate | dolly the sheep | greenwood | media | press | public engagement | radio | scientists | social impact | television | waddington Nowadays we are more than accustomed to scientists appearing on television and radio to talk about their research or engage in debates about the social, political and ethical implications of …Continue reading →