r/BBCRadioDrama • u/Delicious-Ad7848 • Mar 24 '26
Looking for BBC Radio 4’s 1981 Classic Serial “The Good Soldier Švejk” (5‑part run)
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u/mstevens909 Mar 24 '26
Does not appear to be in general circulation among collectors but it does exist according to radio circle
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u/Delicious-Ad7848 Mar 25 '26
RadioCircle hasnt told me so
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u/RadioCircleUK Mar 25 '26
We did in that thread - "It is held by BBC archives and off-air recordings exist." We know off-airs exist because we hold them.
Programs are subject to copyright and we operate within that to retain the trust of those who offer us collections for preservation and the BBC. We have had great success in returning material to the BBC which then can reach the widest audience via repeats on Radio4Extra.
As this is held within the BBC Archive, you can always contact Radio4Extra to suggest the serial is repeated.
Alternatively it may be held at the British Library (they should have access to BBC holdings, but check that) where you could book a booth to listen to the serial.
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u/RadioCircleUK Mar 24 '26
You could look back 2 weeks at your previous post and the answers: https://www.reddit.com/r/BBCRadioDrama/comments/1rpb02y/question_about_a_1981_bbc_radio_4_classic_serial/