| Ref No | BSUCA/JP |
| Collection | John Pidgeon Collection |
| Title | John Pidgeon Collection |
| Name of creator | Pidgeon, John, 1947-2016 |
| Date | 1994-2006 |
| Extent | 2 linear metres (7 AV boxes) |
| Description | The John Pidgeon Collection comprises uncut interviews with comedians recorded for radio programmes (as well as some of the programmes as broadcast), recordings of Ross Noble performing live in Brisbane in 2006, as well as over 150 published cassettes, CDs and DVDs from comedians, sketch shows and comedy bands that John had collected.
Contains 69 DAT, 13 MiniDisc, 3 DVD, 39 CD, 154 published items (CD, DVD, cassette) |
| Arrangement | The Collection is arranged into series as follows:
BSUCA/JP/1 Interviews recorded for radio and radio programmes as broadcast
BSUCA/JP/1/1 'Laughing Matters'
BSUCA/JP/1/2 'Talking Comedy'
BSUCA/JP/1/3 'Chic Murray: the Comic's Comic'
BSUCA/JP/1/4 'The Comedian’s Comedians'
BSUCA/JP/1/5 'Comedy Family Tree' interviews
BSUCA/JP/1/6 Other audio recordings
BSUCA/JP/2 Live recordings
BSUCA/JP/3 Publications (audio cassettes, CDs and DVDs) |
| Access conditions | This collection is available for consultation at the University of Kent's Special Collections & Archives reading room, Templeman Library, University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NU only (unless otherwise agreed with the depositor) for study/research purposes only. Access to audio-visual recordings is through digital listening copies. |
| Copyright | John Pidgeon transferred his copyright to the University of Kent; other copyrights remain with the speakers/interviewees and production companies/broadcasters. |
| Level | Collection |