[ecrea] BBC Catalogue online

>Adam Lee of BBC Information and Archives has asked me to announce the soft 
>launch of the experimental prototype of the BBC Programme Catalogue. 
>It is a version of the BBC's internal catalogue and gives various details 
>on program content contributors etc. Academics will find it of great 
>interest.
>
>This is a first effort at a public catalogue. Ther are bound to be gltches 
>and the BBC want us to explore the system, so they can refine it. I will 
>pass on any comments you might have. Below is the link and some of the 
>information from the welcome page.
>
>The url is  http://open.bbc.co.uk/catalogue/infax/
>
>Information on what is contained in the Catalogue can be found in 
>the "About this Prototype" link from the home page, and some background to 
>the project can be found in the "What's New" link, also from the home page.
>
>BBC Programme Catalogue
>
>
>About this Prototype What's New? Advanced Search INCLUDES:
>Details of 948,471 BBC radio & TV programmes, dating back 75 years 503,193 
>subject categories, from Pig Farming to Pirate Radio 1,185,496 
>contributors, from Bruce Forsyth to Imelda Marcos 
>
>DOES NOT INCLUDE:
>Anything to listen to or watch... Sorry, but the programmes themselves are 
>not available. Info about every single BBC programme, ever. It's a vast 
>catalogue, but it's not comprehensive. A guarantee of accuracy. We're very 
>proud of it, but we know there are mistakes. 
>
>


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