Just to trail our #UoYLockdownTips which will be coming later today - they're all about @LearnonScreen's amazing Box of Broadcasts.

And they'll include some stats, including top 10 watched programmes at Uni of York - there's some 'interesting' choices you're all making...

Okay here we go. Some @OnDemandBoB #UoYLockdownTips.

The first tip is, if you've never used Box of Broadcasts (BoB) before, you NEED it in in your life. Follow this link and go to it now: https://subjectguides.york.ac.uk/az.php?a=b&q=BoB

RT! Tell your friends! BoB is an absolute game changer.



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Why is BoB so good? Well. It's an on-demand TV and radio service. You can:

Record programmes from *75* free to air TV channels
Search the archive of *2.2 million* programmes already recorded
Make & share clips
Easily make & share playlists

#UoYLockdownTips

So it's quarter to three now - if go into the Guide and go back just a couple of hours, you can see there's already hundreds of programmes available from today alone - and you can request any of others. #UoYLockdownTips

Look at all this stuff!

Want to watch the Godfather Trilogy, or the Lord of the Rings Trilogy, or the Toy Story sort of Trilogy, or the Terminator Trilogy? You can do that on BoB.

In fact we've created a Trilogies Playlist, here you go: https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/ondemand/playlists/102722

#UoYLockdownTips

One of the most amazing things about BoB is the transcriptions. So here's a search for Werner Herzog - the 114 results include not just his films, but documentaries about him, times when his name is an answer in University Challenge, and so on. #UoYLockdownTips

Just the text-mining possibilities of this alone are mind-boggling. You can find every reference, even in passing, to anything you want. #UoYLockdownTips

So if you think BoB is for you - and surely it is - there's more info on how to access it here: https://www.york.ac.uk/library/collections/av/bob/

Normally it's UK-only, but due to COVID-19, until 31st July 2020 it is also available in the EU.

#UoYLockdownTips

We subscribe for Educational purposes, of course, but you can use it however you want. If you just want to binge watch your favourite show during these uncertain times, we don't judge you - even if your favourite show is Bargain Hunt, which brings us neatly to some stats...

You've watched close to 30,000 programmes over the last year.

The most popular channel watched has been BBC 1, then BBC 2, then Channel 4, ITV and E4 rounding out the top 5.

Film4 not far behind, unsurprisingly.

Interesting you've made more clips from BBC2 than BBC1, and more from BBC4 than Channel 4. The most clipped programme is The Fault in Our Stars.

(The second most clipped is something called "Baewatch: Parental Guidance." We don't want to think too much about that. In case you're wondering, this is all aggregated data and no one has access to details on what you specifically been watching!)

But of course the real action is Top Ten Programmes Watched.

In at 10... It's Bargain Hunt. #NoJudgement

255 watches for that.

255 of you watching it once each? 25 and half of you each watching 10 episodes each? Or one person who only watches Bargain Hunt, day and night?

In at 9 - The Secret Life of 4-Year-Olds. Well done. This is genuinely educational. 260 watches.

Doctor Who is 8th, with 271.

JUST AHEAD in 7th is @taskmaster, watched 274 times in the last year.

6th and 5th are a couple of vintage classic shows.

Friends has 404 watches, The Simpsons 417.

Perhaps surprisingly, Outlander is above both of those - 448 times watched.

So finally we arrive at the Top 3.

With 524 times watched in the last year, in third, it is:

The Big Bang Theory!

(We're assuming it's the sitcom, not a documentary being watched by all the @UniofYork astronomers..)

Number 2, with 538 watches, very close to our winner, it's the glorious...

BROOKLYN 99!

And so, the most watched programme by YOU, the users of our @OnDemandBoB service at York

[I hope this is something serious and educational]

With 547 watches in total

[Oooh that's a lot. Probably something serious on BBC4 about the Tudors or something ]

[Oh.]

LOVE ISLAND!!!

We promised no judgement. We're not judging. Judgement free.

So that's our #UoYLockdownTips on Box of Broadcasts.

You'll find it on various Subject Guides (like the @TFTI_UoY one: https://subjectguides.york.ac.uk/c.php?g=673504&p=4788774) and in the 'B' section of our E-Resources Guide: https://subjectguides.york.ac.uk/az.php?a=b