Library Services are pleased to launch access to Box of Broadcasts (BoB).

BoB is the largest shared online off-air television and radio recording service for education and research in the world.

It allows all students, researchers and staff at Imperial to record television and radio programmes from 60+ Freeview channels over a 30 day buffer period. You can include your video in classroom presentations and online modules, or share it with other Imperial members – just click on a link to play!

Recorded programmes are kept indefinitely and added to a growing media archive of over 1 million programmes, with all content shared by users across all subscribing institutions. This cross-disciplinary media archive is relevant to most faculties at Imperial. 

Features of BoB include the ability to:

• view over 1 million television and radio programmes including additional off-air recordings from the BBC going back to 2007 (800,000+ programmes)
• access more than 10 foreign language channels, including French, German and Italian
• record from a 30 day buffer period
• display and search transcripts and thumbnails - allowing you to jump to the relevant part of a recording
• watch on your iPhone or iPad
• easily create clips, playlists and clip compilations
• use a one-click citation to add references to programmes in your work
• enjoy a new-look website and improved navigation
• share what you’re watching on Twitter
• add comments to programmes and clips

Try BoB now (click on Login and enter your College username and password)

For help please ASK the Library 

Unfortunately we cannot offer access to BoB to Imperial alumni, visitors or anyone located outside the United Kingdom.