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The Collection
Find out what’s in the BUFVC Channel 4 press pack collection.
What are these Channel 4 Press Packs?
The basic goal was to digitize all the Channel 4 press packs produced from November 1982 to June 2002 when the last hard copy was published.
Channel 4 Press Pack
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Channel 4 Weekly Press
Pack, 1982 week 44
1014 weekly press packs. These ran from Saturday to Friday each week usually with a double issue for Christmas/New Year.
Channel 4 Seasonal Pack,
Spring-Summer 1984
93 seasonal and special press packs. The seasonal packs highlighted programmes in the Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter schedules as well as specific occasions such as Christmas.
Channel 4 Special Pack,
Film on Four 1982-1983
The small selection of special packs illustrates press publications for specific seasons eg Red Light Zone or Film 4
Hold On, What Do You Mean By ‘Digitize’?
It’s much, much more than scanning! ‘Digitize’ means every part of the process that transforms the hard copy on the shelf into the digital copy presented online. Find out more in the Digital Journey Timeline.
The Digital Journey
From the shelf to a searchable online environment. This section looks at how we digitised the Channel 4 press packs. What we wanted to do; what we ended up doing and some of the great ideas, dead ends and what ifs in between.
Digital Journey Timeline
Take a digital trip & find out what we learnt along the way.
Credits
Image credits for Channel 4 Press Packs 1982-2002.