Record revealed
Copy of Henry VIII's diplomatic assurances to João III of Portugal
Recently rediscovered, this letter offers new archival evidence into Britain and Portugal's shared history.
Series
Post Office and Successors: Broadcasting (P, BB and BD Series) Files
Catalogue reference: HO 256
What's it about?
HO 256
The records in this series consist of registered files created by the Post Office for matters for which the Home Office became responsible after 1974. They are from the General Post Office's central registry P (Preservation) series and the...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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HO 256
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Title (The name of the record)
- Post Office and Successors: Broadcasting (P, BB and BD Series) Files
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Date (When the record was created)
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1928-2003
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Description (What the record is about)
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The records in this series consist of registered files created by the Post Office for matters for which the Home Office became responsible after 1974. They are from the General Post Office's central registry P (Preservation) series and the decentralised (from the early 1950s) BB and BD (Broadcasting Branch) registries relating to broadcasting responsibilities
The files relate to the development of television and radio services and various broadcasting matters including: the interpretation and implementation of the Television Acts 1954 and 1963, the Copyright Act 1956 and the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1967; policy in respect of licensing and charging for broadcasting and television services including the BBC Charter and Licence; appointments to the BBC and ITA; papers of the Beveridge Committee on Broadcasting, the Television Advisory Committee, the Committee on the BBC and the Ministerial Committee on Broadcasting.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Evidence and papers of the Broadcasting Committee are in HO 254
Minutes and papers of the Television Advisory Committees are in HO 258
Files of successor Broadcasting Branch and Broadcasting Division PF 296
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
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P, BB and BD
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Department for Culture, Media and Sport, 1997-2017
- General Post Office, 1660-1969
- Home Office, 1782-1782
- Home Office, Broadcasting Department, 1974-1987
- Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, 1969-1974
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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1732 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Open unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 2021 Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
From 2008 Department for Culture, Media and Sport
From 1982 Home Office
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
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Series is accruing
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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Responsibilities passed from the Post Office in 1969 to the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, in 1974 to the Home Office, and in 1983 to the Department of Trade and Industry.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9120/
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