BBC Written Archives Centre

The BBC Written Archive Centre contains all the internal written documents and communications from the corporation from the launch in 1922 to the present day. Its collections shed light into the behind the scenes workings of the corporation and also elaborate on the difficulties of getting a television or radio programme to or off the air as the case may be. The archive guidelines state that access to files post-1980 is restricted due to the current nature of the files; the general exception to this rule are documents such as scripts and Programme as Broadcast records. The Written Archives are located at the BBC Written Archive Centre in Caversham, Berkshire, near Reading. The centre houses the archive on four and a half miles of shelving along with reading rooms. The centre is different from the other BBC Archives in that the centre opens for writers and academic researchers in higher education.

Links To Peel
The BBC Written Archive Centre contains Peel's running order of his Radio One shows written on PASB (Programme As Broadcast Forms) scripts held on microfilm, between 1967 and 1996. The Peel session sheets between 1967 and 1996 are also held at the centre, along with Peel's production wallcharts, planners, diaries, files, notes and recollections. The source of the majority of Ken Garner's Peel's sessionography mentioned in his Peel Sessions book come from the BBC Written Archives Centre.

Shows
Show's tracklistings on the site sourced from the BBC Written Archives Centre


 * 1967
 * 01 October 1967
 * 1968
 * 09 June 1968


 * 16 June 1968
 * 03 November 1968
 * 1969
 * 09 March 1969
 * 1970
 * 03 January 1970
 * 04 April 1970


 * 26 December 1970
 * 1972
 * 25 February 1972
 * 29 February 1972
 * 21 March 1972
 * 07 April 1972
 * 11 April 1972
 * 14 April 1972
 * 12 May 1972
 * 16 June 1972
 * 20 June 1972
 * 14 July 1972
 * 28 July 1972
 * 01 August 1972
 * 04 August 1972
 * 08 August 1972
 * 11 August 1972
 * 15 August 1972
 * 18 August 1972
 * 22 August 1972
 * 15 September 1972
 * 22 September 1972
 * 29 September 1972
 * 1973
 * 03 July 1973


 * 17 July 1973
 * 19 July 1973
 * 1974
 * 05 September 1974
 * 1977
 * 03 January 1977
 * 1979
 * 25 June 1979