{"id":5098,"date":"2022-03-03T16:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-03T16:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/subject-support\/?p=5098"},"modified":"2022-05-27T16:19:00","modified_gmt":"2022-05-27T15:19:00","slug":"get-more-out-of-box-of-broadcasts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/subject-support\/get-more-out-of-box-of-broadcasts\/","title":{"rendered":"Get more out of Box of Broadcasts!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Have you met BoB? Box of Broadcasts<\/a><\/em> is a fantastic resource for all subject areas: an archive of over two million radio and television broadcasts from over 75 free-to-air channels, including all BBC channels, ITV and Channel 4, plus some international channels. New programmes are added to BoB as they are broadcast each day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We know it’s a very popular resource, but are you getting the best out of it? Here are some quick tips for newbies and experienced users alike!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Smarter searching<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

BoB<\/a> is a huge database, so searching by keyword may retrieve a lot of irrelevant results, especially as the default search looks for your keyword in all programme transcripts (i.e. every word spoken in a programme). Click on the Search options<\/em> link just under the search bar to see various ways of making your search more precise, including searching in the programme titles only, or limiting by date. This help video gives more detail:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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