Sources

The following is an ongoing list of **sources** used in the compilation of the Pop Culture Scarp Book and Diary wiki.

## Events

* OTD BBC News
* OTD New York Times
* OTD history.com

## Music

* Discogs.com - invaluable site for music releases
* Musicbrainz- as above but with more details of individual recordings
* Popscene TOTP episode guide - forum with full listings of Top of the Pops shows. See also Top Of The Pops 1970-1975 and Top Of The Pops - 1976 - 1977
* UK Chart Archive - official site
* BPI certifications - official certification, also gives release dates.
* UK Chart Facts and Feats - amazingly well compiled site on all sorts of amazing UK chart facts
* US Top 40 Singles - gives w/e charts. Well catalogued.
* Record Mirror Chart scans - with Saturday date for 'week ending'
* marmalade-skies.co.uk 'Remember the Times' section (1966-1970)
* Manchester Digital Music Archive - includes OTD feature.
* wwrdm.com - OTD / wwrdb.com - Year

### Artists

* Beatles Bible - definitive detailed info on The Beatles, including OTD feature.
* Beatles Archive - blog-style archive
* Beatles in the News - blogspot
* Depeche Mode official archive - includes OTD feature
* Depeche Mode Press File - comprehensive catalogue of all the group's interviews, photos, features, reviews in the music press (UK)
* Pet Shop Boys OTD

## TV / Radio

* BBC Genome - official site for BBC TV and radio since 1923
* BBC Schedules -
* MemorableTV - contemporary as well as archive
* Radiolistings.co.uk. - not updated for a few years but still a valuable source
* TV Pop Diaries (1955-1999)
* Random Radio Jottings (blogspot) - like it says, a bit random but well written and researched.
* *Doctor Who* - list of TV episodes
* The Big Red Book - a celebration of *This Is Your Life*...

## Publications

### Television and Radio

* GraemeWood on twitter - TV and other magazines. Tweets most days.
* radiosoundsfamiliar.com: RT archive, TV Times archive, Look-In archive.
* tvtimes.retropia.co.uk on Tumblr - TV (and Radio) Times covers
* Radio Times Christmas covers archive - part of the excellent ukchristmastv (see also pastprint)
* *Look-In* on comicvine.com

### Music

* Smash Hits archive - the Wiki creator is sincerely and gratefully indebted to Mr. B. McCloskey for his tireless work in compiling the Smash Hits archive.
* Smash Hits mag on Flickr (mostly 90s, a bit disorganised and patchy but good source)
* archivedmusicpress.wordpress.com - excellent archive of random covers, articles and reviews from NME and MM circa 1987-1996.
* 1960smusicmagazines.com
* Record Mirror archive / NME archive (some 1968 & 1969 only)
* analogueboyinadigitalworld Melody Maker 1999/200 - also has other magazines, football etc.
* *No.1 magazine* - now defunct

### Various

* Practical Electronics
* Paperboy.com - huge archive of newspaper front pages
* Downmagaz.com - UK & USA
* Hold the front page

## Stamps

* Royal Mail special stamps - official site
* collectGBstamps.co.uk
* List of GB postage stamps on wikipedia

## People

* On This Day - Birthdays
* Born on The Same Day
* Find a Grave.com

## Various

* Flashbak.com - generic retrospective site often with excellent photos
* Chelsea FC reports, stats and pictures.