Contemporary Documentary Archive
- Description
- Since 1997, the Contemporary Documentary Archive (CDA) based at the School of Music, Media and Performance, University of Salford has been building a vast archive of documentary programmes broadcast in Britain. The focus of the Archive has been suveillance, crime, the police and reality TV. The Archive holds thousands of hours of major documentaries and continues to add to it’s collection. Examples of our holdings include Crimewatch UK, Police Camera Action, Cutting Edge, Big Brother, Neighbours From Hell and many others.
The CDA also has a significant amount of press cuttings which supplement these recordings which are also available for loan by staff and post graduate students. - Website
- http://www.smmp.salford.ac.uk/research/media/cda/index.html
- Keywords
- Police; Crime; Documentary; Surveillance; Reality Television
- Access
- Prior permission is needed to access the Archive. Opening hours are Tuesday (10am to 1pm); Thursday & Friday (10am to 4pm.)
- Access for outsiders
- Yes
- Facilities
- Pre-booked viewing facilities available on site.
- Charges
- None.
Moving Image, Audio and Related Documentation Holdings
- Masters
- Over 1000 hours of recordings of documentaries broadcast in the UK since 1997.
- Newspapers
- Over 1000 press and journal articles on documentary, crime, surveillanace and television.
Catalogues
- Computerised database
- Yes
- Online catalogue
- http://www.smmp.salford.ac.uk/research/media/cda/cda.shtml
Main Contact
- Name
- Mr. Ian Calloway
- Job title
- Archivist
- Department
- School of Media, Music & Performance
- Telephone
- 0161 295 6138
- Fax
- 0161 295 4704
- I.Calloway@salford.ac.uk
- Address
- School of Media, Music & Performance
University of Salford
Salford
M5 4WT
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