Charles Parker Archive Programmes and Projects - BBC/CPA-2 Programmes Index

Sep 2, 2026

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Charles Parker Archive materials focusing on BBC programme projects and documentary/radio scripts. The index lists multiple works with production details such as scriptwriter, director, cast and rehearsal materials, along with tape transcripts, correspondence, notes, and supporting papers. Entries cover themes ranging from trade fairs and industry history to music, theatre broadcasts, agricultural work, regional life, play production processes, and educational or cultural series, forming a structured overview of projects under CPA/2.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages25

Reading Time1 h 3 min

AccessFree to download

CPA/2 programme entries

BBC North American Service

BBC West of England Home Service

BBC Midland Home Service

BBC Television and BBC Third Programme

BIRMINGHAM CITY ARCHTVES CHARLES PARKER ARCHIVECPA/2PROGRAMMES AND PROJECIS No.of docsCharles Parker was generally producer,sometimeswriter or reporter of these.CPA/2/11949 BBC North American Service1 file.Five scripts by Charles Parker,incl.'The Husband in the Kitchen',Europeanvolunteer workersScriptsCPA/2/21950BBC North American Service1 fileBritish Industries'Fair:a serieson the history of the Trade Fair,TheStock Exchange,Export trade,Industries Fair at Castle Bromwich.Scripts,notes,correspondence,1952 Board of Trade JournalCPA/2/31950The Drunkard:'a moral domestic drama'1 fileby the BBC Aeriel Players,directed byCharles Parker Minutes,correspondence,programme,rehearsal and cast listsCPA/2/41951- BBC North American Service1 file1952Cross Section:1)Britain's LabourGovernment and the Trade Unions # 2)British agriculture Tape transcripts,notes,correspondenceCPA/2/51950- BBC North American Service1 file1952The National Federation of Women'sInstitutes and their agricultural work.Tape transcripts,correspondence,photographsCPA/2/61950BBC North American Service1 fileRing up the Curtain:music from the theatre and excerpts from the Sadlers WellsBallet,announced by Margot FonteynScript,notes,correspondenceCPA/2/71951BBC West of England Home Service1 fileMarabu in the Fastnet:a programmefram on board the yacht Marabu in theFastnet yacht race Scripts,papers,1951 Royal Ocean RacingClub programme,script of 'Royal Cowes100 years of yachting on the Solent'(1951)CPA/2/7A1951BBC North American Service1 fileThe Holly and the Ivy:songs andtraditions of the British Isles atChristmasVarious papers,list of musical inserts CPA/2(cont'd) No.of docsCPA/2/81951- Canadian Broadcasting Corporation1 'file1952Christmas in Wisbech:carol service andinterviews Papers and correspondenceCPA/2/91951-BBC North American Service1 file1952Farm Life in Britain:the Instituteof Rural Life,National Federation ofWomen's Institutes,Ministry of Food,etc.Papers and correspondenceCPA/2/101952-BBC North American Service1 file1953The Film Maker's Point of View: # 1)The Scriptwriter,2)The Director, 3)Three Dimensionals,4)The Actors, # 5)The Producer,6)Fi]m makers, 7)Music from filmsScripts and correspondenceCPA/2/111952BBC North American Service1 fileFach in his own way:Christmas Musicand traditions of many countriesScripts,notes,correspondenceCPA/2/121952BBC North American Service1 filePersonal Diary:a record of people'sreactions to the death of George VIScriptCPA/2/131952-BBC North American Service3 files1953Iondon Colum:44 weekly programmeson British life and culture,music,events,places,historyScriptsCPA/2/141953BBC Third Programme1 fileThe Music crept by me on the water:a play by Archibald MacLeish set in theAntillesScriptCPA/2/151954BBC Midland Home Service1 volWho do they think they are?:An1 fileinvestigation into the demands of localgovernment Production book and scriptsCPA/2/161954BBC Television1 fileA Bridge across silence:a programme onBirmingham Institute for the DeafScripts and 1954 report of the LiverpoolAdult Deaf &Dumb Benevolent SocietyCPA/2/171954BBC Midland Home Service1 volA Penny for Great Thoughts: the founding of the Birmingham &MidlandInstitute in 1854Production bookCPA/2/181954 BBC Midland Home Service1 volMen against the caves:a Derbyshire cave1 filerescue organisation rescue some potholersProduction book and script CPA/2(cont'd)No.of 'docsCPA/2/191954BBC Midland Home Service1 volSingle track to the sea:a Norfolk1 filerailway journey from Melton Constableto Yarmouth Production book and scriptCPA/2/201954BBC Midland Home Service1 volThe Polar Bears'Picnic:the 49th1 fileArmoured Division,Territorial Army,onmanoeuvres on Salisbury PlainProduction book,scriptsCPA/2/211954BBC Midland Home Service1 volDr.John Conolly:a great Midland1 filehumanitarian who reformed the care ofpeople with psychiatric disordersin the mid-19th centuryProduction book,scriptCPA/2/221955,BBC Midland Home Service2 vols1964In a blind wilderness:a p

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What does the CP+BBC+programmes.pdf document contain?

It contains an archive-style index of Charles Parker’s BBC programmes and projects, organized under CPA/2, with references to scripts, production notes, and related documents.

What types of materials are listed for each programme?

Entries commonly include scripts, notes, correspondence, programme books, production papers, tape transcripts, and sometimes cast lists and rehearsal information.

Which BBC services and stations appear in the index?

The text repeatedly references services such as BBC North American Service, BBC West of England Home Service, BBC Midland Home Service, BBC Television, and BBC Third Programme.

Sep 2, 2026

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