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Music

Sound Collections

British Library Archival Sound Recordings

World wide collection of recorded sound from music, drama and literature, to oral history and wildlife sounds. Formats range from cylinders made in the late 19th century to the latest digital media.

Moving images

Box of Broadcasts (BoB)

BoB is a shared online off-air TV and radio recording service for UK higher and further education institutions. Resource guide

BBC Rewind

BBC Archive footage from around the country, from the late 1940s to 2021.