Stage & screen

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Key links

Oxford Reference Online for Performing Arts [24/7]

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Performing arts at Westminster Reference Library

Specialist reference collection for the public.

John Johnson Collection [24/7]

65,000 items of printed ephemera. Particularly strong on advertising and 19th Century entertainment materials, including tickets, programmes and playbills, but also including popular topographical, satirical and humorous prints.

Screenonline

The "definitive guide to UK film and TV history" - great resource from the British Film Institute. In addition, if you visit the site using a Westminster Libraries computer, you will gain access to the archive of thousands of clips and full programmes.

Media & Communication Studies

Gateway to articles on media and broadcasting topics, with an academic focus.

AHDS Performing Arts

Arts gateway, part of the Arts & Humanities Data Service.

Time Out London

Listings and reviews for performance, arts, eating and drinking, and many other aspects of London life. This is the online version of the longstanding magazine.

Music and Performing Arts Online

Includes the International Index to Performing covering sereral subjects including the arts, dance, film, drama, theatre, stagecraft, musical theatre, performance art, storytelling, opera, pantomime, puppetry and magic... This is only available on Westminster Libraries' computers.

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Television & radio

Radio Times

Searchable, personalisable TV & radio listings for all UK channels / stations.

Commercial Break & Beats

Music used in many TV adverts since 1996. For details of the actors in advertisements from the last three years, use UK Television Adverts.

Digital Spy

Showbusiness and television industry news and gossip plus consumer reviews of equipment.

Radio and Telly

Information on digital TV and radio including advice on getting started.

World Wide Internet TV

Links to over 2,600 TV channels from around the world who provide live online streaming of their programmes.

TV on Demand

Several channels now offer their programmes free of charge via the Internet:

• The BBC offers access to many of its programmes for up to 7 days via its iPlayer
• ITV offer some of their programmes for up to a month
• Channel4 also offer 30 days free access to some of its programmes with 4 on demand, but you must install their software for anything older than 7 days.

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Film

Internet Movie Database

Information and reviews of 1000s of movies, fully cross-referenced. Includes a section on award ceremonies and film festivals.

Radio Times Film Reviews

Large database of reviews, including information about which films are on TV.

Empire magazine

Well-established UK film magazine with reviews, articles and guides.

Daily Script

US-based site giving access to hundreds of scripts. Also has links to other scripts sites (eg: US TV, radio etc.) and screenwriting information.

Moving history

'A guide to UK film and television archives in the public sector'. With details of each archive's coverage and selected clips from films they hold.

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Theatre

London Theatre Guide

What's on in London theatres. Includes seating plans.

What's on Stage

Listings for performances all over Britain, as well as news, reviews and articles.

UK Theatre Web

What's on in theatres around the UK.

The Amateur Theatre Network

For all your AmDram needs.

The Stage

Website of the weekly theatrical newspaper. Includes job advertisements.

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Dance

International Encyclopedia of Dance

Prizewinning reference book on all aspects of dance, fully browseable and searchable online. [Can't get in?]

London Dance

What's on in dance in London, including news, features and a directory of information for dancers.

DanceWeb

Search for dance classes, equipment and more.

Dance UK

Lobbying, networking and information organisation for dancers. Includes directories of choreographers and medical practitioners.

Not quite what you were looking for? See also:

Biography for famous people and fan club sites.

Music is a separate category.

News & magazines are in a separate category.