[pdb-discuss] Data from the BBC Archives

[Rufus Pollock]

Nathan Lewis wrote:
> Hi Rufus,
> 
> Have you gotten anymore information on this format? I can split up the 
> fields easily enough but it does not appear to follow a very regular 
> structure. Judging by the first two entries they put a description in 
> the place of the author when they don't have the author but rely on a 
> human reading it to determine that they have done so.

I wrote  to people the BBC archives a couple of weeks back and they said 
they'd send something over but I don't think they have had a chance to 
do so yet (they have already been incredibly helpful and I imagine this 
isn't top of their agenda so I don't want to bug them too much). That 
said maybe I should send them another ping.

Regards,

Rufus

PS: fc-uk's irc meeting is tonight at 7pm on #fcuk on freenode.net. 
We'll be discussing pd burn so you might want to come along.

> On Nov 21, 2006, at 1:39 PM, Rufus Pollock wrote:
> 
>> Thanks to the efforts of few stalwart individuals in the BBC Archives 
>> we have been given a CDs worth of catalogue data in order to 'evaluate 
>> its usefulness'. As there is rather a lot of data and it is in a 
>> rather baroque format I haven't uploaded it yet. I've included a 
>> sample below and am working on gettting more details of the format so 
>> that we can parse the data. If we can get the information this may be 
>> an extremely useful source.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Rufus
>>
>> CIC
>> [$CREATE DOCA]
>> [0000000991]FORTUNE THOU ART A BITCH]]JAMES 
>> BERNARD]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]
>> ]]900001]]SEE: VIRTUE IN DANGER]]]]]]A]]]]]]
>> [0000000992]FORTUNE TURNS THE WHEEL]]TRADITIONAL SCOTTISH DRINKING 
>> SONG]]]]]]
>> ]]]]]]]]]]]]Scotland]]]]]]]]]]900002]]]]]]]]A]]]]]]
>> [0000000994]FORTUNIO]]Andr? MESSAGER : Libretto: G.A. CAILLAVET : R. 
>> de FLERS
>> ]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]Complete recording]]]]]]operetta 
>> (1907)]]900004]]]Opera i
>> n 5 Acts^NL
>> Libretto by G.A. de CAILLAVET & R. de FLERS^NL
>> after Alfred de Musset's "Le Chandelier"^NL
>> 1st performance, Opera-Comique, Paris^NL
>> on 5 June 1907]]5 June 1907]after Alfred de Musset's "Le 
>> chandelier"]]A]]]]]]
>> [0000000995]FORTUNIO^SD^NL
>> JE SUIS TRES TENDRE]]Andr? MESSAGER]]]]]]]]]]]1. ACT 1^NL
>> ^<<Je suis tre^41s tendre^>> (Fortunio)^NL
>> ]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]operetta (1907)]]900005]]]]]]]]A]]]]]]
>> [0000000996]FORTUNIO]]Andr? MESSAGER]]]]]]]]]]]1. ACT 2^NL
>> Couplets du Chandelier: C'est un gar?on de bonne mien^NL
>> Duo: Ah! la singuli?re aventure^NL
>> (Clavaroche & Jacqueline)^NL
>> ]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]operetta (1907)]]900006]]]]]]]]A]]]]]]
>> [0000000997]FORTUNIO]]Andr? MESSAGER]]]]]]]]]]]1. ACT 2^NL
>> La Maison Grise (The Grey House) (Fortunio)^NL
>> ("J'aimais la vieille maison grise")^NL
>> ]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]operetta (1907)]]900007]]]]]]]]A]]]]]]
>> [0000000998]FORTUNIO]]Andr? MESSAGER]]]]]]]]]]]1. ACT 2^NL
>> La Maison Grise (The Grey House) (Fortunio)^NL
>> ("J'aimais la vieille maison grise")^NL
>> ]]]]]]]]]Arrangements]]]]]]operetta (1907)]]900008]]]]]]]]A]]]]]]
>> [0000000999]FORTUNIO]]Andr? MESSAGER]]]]]]]]]]]1. ACT 3^NL
>> Si vouz croyez que je vais dire (Fortunio)^NL
>> ("Chanson de Fortunio" by Alfred de Musset)^NL
>> ]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]operetta (1907)]]900009]]]]]]]]A]]]]]]
>> [0000001000]FORTUNIO]]Andr? MESSAGER]]]]]]]]]]]1. ACT 4^NL
>> Lorsque je n'?tais qu'une enfant (Jacqueline)^NL
>> ]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]operetta (1907)]]900010]]]]]]]]A]]]]]]
>> [0000001001]FORTUNIO'S 
>> SONG]]OFFENBACH]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]900011]]SEE
>> : (LA) CHANSON DE FORTUNIO]]]]]]A]]]]]]
>> [0000001002]FORTUNIOS VISA^SD^NL
>>
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