News Archive for April, 2012

• Shakespeare on BBC radio – April/May 2012

  Published: 13 April 2012

  As part of the BBC’s contribution to the Cultural Olympiad and London 2012 Festival, the radio networks have just announced the schedule for their Shakespeare Season. Highlights include new drama productions of Twelfth Night and Romeo and Juliet starring David Tennant as well as The Tempest with David Warner as Prospero. Starting Monday 16 April, […]

  Categories: BOB, General News, Shakespeare, Trilt, TV and Radio

• BUFVC Weekly Top 5 TV & Radio Programme Requests

  Published: 4 April 2012

  For the week ending 30 March 2012 the most requested titles from the BUFVC Off-Air Back-Up Service include programmes on the food industry, art nouveau, forced mariages, and recent changes in China. 1. THE HOTEL (CHANNEL 4) View TRILT record or watch now on BoB National For more information go to the C4 website 2. […]

  Categories: BOB, General News, Trilt, TV and Radio

• Copyright issues

  Published: 4 April 2012

  There have been two recent developments relating to copyright issues – one concerning ‘orphan works’ and the other a report on simplifying copyright licensing for digital media. The EU Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee has voted in favour of reforming copyright legislation to permit ‘orphan works’ to be digitised and made available in online archives if, […]

  Categories: Copyright, General News

• Viewfinder Online – new reviews

  Published: 3 April 2012

  Viewfinder Online is the BUFVC’s new web journal devoted to the latest in audio-visual media. Some of the most recent reviews published online include: Dr Brian Hoyle’s overview of the DVD debut of Ken Russell’s controversial The Devils. Dr Alexander Beaumont reviews the latest release in the British Library ‘Spoken Word’ series, English and Irish […]

  Categories: DVD, Viewfinder

• BUFVC Weekly Top 5 TV & Radio Programme Requests

  Published: 2 April 2012

  For the week ending 23 March 2012 the most requested titles from the BUFVC Off-Air Back-Up Service include programmes on human rights, adult literacy and the processes of the human mind. 1. RIGHTS GONE WRONG? (BBC2) View TRILT record or watch now on BoB National For more information visit the BBC website 2.  TO THE […]

  Categories: BOB, General News, Trilt, TV and Radio