bbc archives Archives

Until now. Archive photo: BBC The Radio Circle Mission to Recover Lost Radio Plays Now over 1,000 radio plays have been returned to the BBC Archives by the Radio Circle, a group of radio enthusiasts and collectors – made up of reels and home recordings sent in by members of the public BBC Radio 4, 4 Extra and[...]

Image courtesy of New Line Cinema As reported by The Guardian, an Oxford academic delved into the BBC archives and discovered the original scripts for the two series of 12 radio episodes that were broadcast in 1955 and 1956 This has sparked excitement in fellow scholars and hardcore fans. That first radio adaptation of The Lord of[...]