BoB – Catch up TV

Box of Broadcasts (BoB) is an online TV catch up service. It allows all staff and students to record and watch back programmes from over 75 free-to-air channels, as well as search through an archive of over 2.2 million past Freeview broadcasts dating back to the 1970s.

  • Create your own playlists, clips and clip compilations.
  • Search programme transcripts and subtitles.
  • Embed content in VLEs and share on social media.
  • One-click citation for easy academic referencing.
  • Available on all devices.
  • BBC One, BBC Two, BBC Four, ITV, Channel 4, Film4 and more.
  • 10 foreign language channels: Italian, French and German.
  • BBC Shakespeare Archive content dating back to the 1950s.

Access BoB from: learningonscreen.ac.uk/ondemand/

Logging in

How do I log into BoB?

Recording

How do I record a programme on BoB?

Playing embedded content

If you’re being asked to log in to BoB, this video will explain the steps you need to take.

Other frequently asked questions

All other questions about BoB are answered here.