Box of Broadcasts is a brilliant resource which all our students and staff have access to through the library.
For anyone who hasn’t discovered it yet, Box of Broadcasts (often know as BoB) is an on-demand TV & radio streaming service, giving you access to programmes from over 65 free-to-air channels from the UK and beyond. You can also to be alerted when programmes in the next two weeks are ready to watch - a great tool for your time management!
This series of short videos will help you get the most out of this resource for your studies and research including:
- How to access and search BoB.
- Using the programme guide.
- Using your own personal area of BoB.
- How to make a playlist and clips.
- How to request a programme.
If you're not a big reader but are keen to learn about your subject, this is a really good way of developing your knowledge and helping with your research.

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