Identity area
Reference code
TAA iii.50.2a-b
Title
BBC Radio broadcast
Date(s)
- 1972 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
1 reel-to-reel cassette and 1 cassette tape
Context area
Name of creator
(1874-1939)
Name of creator
(1879-1940)
Name of creator
(1874-1928)
Name of creator
(1867-1945)
Name of creator
(1879-1963)
Name of creator
(23 April 1869 - 7 August 1949)
Archival history
The reel-to-reel tape was used to record the original broadcast from the radio by Dr Rosalind Janssen in 1972. This recording was copied onto a cassette tape in 2023.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Dr Rosalind Janssen presented both tape recordings in July 2023.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
A reel-to-reel tape recording, and a cassette tape of the same, of a BBC radio broadcast on the 1972 Tutankhamun exhibition at the British Museum.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Property of the Griffith Institute.
The recording on both tapes is not accessible at present. A reel-to-reel machine and cassette recorder would be required to listen to the recording.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright BBC.
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
BBC.
Existence and location of copies
Not known.