Many of you noticed and wrote to tell us that the listings in programmes like Grandstand and musical concerts were incomplete. So good news coming up - we're pleased to announce that some 40,000 listings now have more information in them.
These enhanced and enriched entries were recovered from a number of issues which occurred during the original scanning process, which is explained in detail here.
You’ll now find that there are extended synopses for programmes including Grandstand, which show start times and details for individual sports. Previously, this information was listed in extra 'boxes' scattered around Radio Times and was not directly associated with the main entry.
Further details about music programmes and pieces played during these shows have also been restored. A number of listings which displayed incorrect dates have also been cleaned up as a result of this work.
A previous entry on the blog reveals exactly how this data has been painstakingly extracted by Genome's technical team. This is an ongoing process that could eventually add a total of 1,000,000 new and updated programme listings.
We hope that being able to search for composers and pieces of music, for example, will make Genome more useful for you. But remember, BBC Genome is still very much a work in progress, so we would appreciate all your help with edits to continue to make it better.
A number of listings for sports digest Grandstand will now be more complete
