From the post:
This site contains the BBC listings information which the BBC printed in Radio Times between 1923 and 2009. You can search the site for BBC programmes, people, dates and Radio Times editions.
We hope it helps you find that long forgotten BBC programme, research a particular person or browse your own involvement with the BBC.
This is a historical record of both the planned output and the BBC services of any given time. It should be viewed in this context and with the understanding that it reflects the attitudes and standards of its time – not those of today.
Join in
You can join in and become part of the community that is improving this resource. As a result of the scanning process there are lots of spelling mistakes and punctuation errors and you can edit the entries to accurately reflect the magazine entry. You can also tell us when the schedule changed and we will hold on to that information for the next stage of this project.
What a delightful resource to find on a Friday!
True, no links to the original programs but perhaps someday?
Enjoy!
I first saw this in a tweet by Tom Loosemore.
Update: Genome: behind the scenes by Andy Armstrong.
From the post:
In October 2011 Helen Papadopoulos wrote about the Genome project – a mammoth effort to digitise an issue of the Radio Times from every week between 1923 and 2009 and make searchable programme listings available online.
Helen expected there to be between 3 and 3.5 million programme entries. Since then the number has grown to 4,423,653 programmes from 4,469 issues. You can now browse and search all of them at http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/
Back in 2011 the process of digitising the scanned magazines was well advanced and our thoughts were turning to how to present the archive online. It’s taken three years and a few prototypes to get us to our first public release.
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Andy gives you the backend view of the BBC Genome Project.
I first saw this in a tweet by Jem Stone.