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Music Guide: Box of Broadcasts

BoB (Box of Broadcasts)

BoB is Learning on Screen’s on demand TV and radio service for education.  It records programmes from over 75 free-to-air channels on a 30-day rolling EPG; and has a searchable archive of over 2.2 million broadcasts.

You can watch entire programmes or films, make clips of sections, create your own playlist of items.  Programmes are recorded as per broadcast conditions, so will include ad breaks in commercial stations, and occasionally, may also include programmes with signing for hard of hearing - although there is usually an alternative version broadcast without signing.

Access BoB here (Click on the name of the resource) or from the Databases link on the Library homepage.

Click on the image below to go to the Learning on Screen training videos to help you set up, search and retrieve films and other broadcast material in Box of Broadcasts (BoB)

Why use Bob

Bob Contains thousands of hours of recordings for performances both on TV and also radio from nearly every genre of music; documentaries and interviews with leading composers and musicians, and the place of music in society.

Create your own playlist of music recordings, TV broadcasts of concerts, gigs, music festivals and competitions, documentaries, and so much more.