Thread:Johnpeel3904/@comment-889116-20151017162005/@comment-4518276-20151017175624

I actually went to the British Library today and registered (it's free) there. Not exactly as simple as if you want to be a member of your local library. I had to show evidence of my UK address and signature (I gave them my driving licence and bank card as evidence) before they gave me my own British Library card. Plus they are very strict on what you can bring into the Reading Room, where the audio is installed on their computers. No pens, bags or jackets are allowed in, you have to deposit it in their cloak room downstairs. Otherwise apart from that, it wasn't too bureaucratic. The computers with the audio files there have access to the internet, so there was no problem in noting down the tracklistings on the Peel wikia site. You can bring in electronic equipment such as laptops, i-pads and access their wireless. Of course mobile phones have to be quiet. I've noticed there are many Peel shows on their catalogue that don't have the audio ready to use in the library. So I'm guessing the British Library are in the middle of adding Peel show audios to their computer systems.