Proprietary For use where proprietary extensions are required, or the use of keywords that do not fit in any classification below NON-FICTION/INFORMATION News Time-sensitive information Daily news regular programme carrying breaking and current news stories e.g. News at .. Special news/edition one off programme to carry specific news events e.g. coverage of breaking news such as train crash Special Report one off programme to carry specific news worthy events e.g.exclusive report on specific item Commentary Periodical/General regular timely programme covering general newsworthy items National politics/National assembly new coverage of political events eg parliamentary coverage Economy/Market/Financial/Business e.g. financial news programme from stock market Foreign/International news from abroad Sports news of sporting events NB not to be used for regular sporting coverage Cultural news of cultural significance. NB only to be used when coverage is newsworthy. Oterwise use 3.1.4 or 3.1.10 Arts Entertainment Film Music Radio TV Local/Regional Traffic Weather forecasts Service information Public affairs Current affairs Consumer affairs e.g. Watchdog Religion/Philosophies Religion Buddhism Hinduism Christianity Islam Judaism Shintoism Baha'i Confucianism Jainism Sikhism Taoism Vodun (Voodoo) Asatru (Nordic Paganism) AKA "Heathens" Drudism Goddess worship Wicca Witchcraft Caodaism Damanhur Community Druse (Mowahhidoon) Eckankar Gnosticism Rroma (Gypsies) Hare Krishna and ISKCON Lukumi (Santeria) Macumba Native American spirituality New Age Osho Formerly known as Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh Satanism Scientology Thelema Unitarian-Universalism The Creativity Movement Formerly called World Church of the Creator Zoroastrianism Quakerism Rastafarianism Non-religious philosophies Communism Humanism Libertarianism Deism Falun Gong and Falun Dafa Objectivism Universism Atheism Agnosticism General non-fiction Political Capitalism Fascism Republicanism Socialism Social Disability Issues Economic Legal Finance Education Pre-School Primary Secondary Colleges and Universities Adult education Non-formal education Homework Reading groups Distance learning Religious schools Student organisations Testing Theory and methods Interdisciplinary studies International affairs Military/Defence Industry/Manufacturing Agriculture Construction / Civil Engineering Activities Activities, particularly children's activities, which may or may not be educational. Arts Music Programme about a musical subject: NB if the content is predominantly the music itself this is not the category to be used - instead refer to 3.6 Music e.g. biography of Mozart not a relay of a concert of his music Dance including ballet Theatre Programme about the theatre such as a review programme: not a programme consisting of the play itself Opera Cinema Programme about subject concerning the world of the film and cinema not the film itself Poetry Plastic arts Includes sculpture, carving, pottery and weaving Fine arts Experimental arts Architecture Showbiz Humanities The branches of learning regarded as having primarily a cultural character and which usually include language, literature, history, mathematics and philosophy Literature Languages History Culture/Tradition/Anthropology/Ethnic studies War/Conflict Philosophy Political Science Sciences Applied sciences Sciences dealing with material phenomena or industrial processes Nature/Natural sciences Biology, botany, geology and zoology Biology Geology Botany Zoology Animals/Wildlife Environment/Geography Space/Universe Astronomy, astrophysics Physical sciences Chemistry, electricity, mechanics, physics Physics Chemistry Mechanics Engineering Medicine Programmes about medical subjects, health etc Alternative Medicine Technology Physiology Psychology Social Spiritual Mathematics Archaeology Statistics Liberal Arts and Science Human interest Reality Programme based on real life, usually by the camera observing without changing what is happening ("fly on the wall documentary" for example) Society/Show business/Gossip Biography/Notable personalities Personal problems Investigative journalism Museums Religious buildings Personal stories Family life libraries Transport and Communications Air Programme consisting of elements on aviation as means of commercial aviation. Elements concerning private pilots and general aviation should go in leisure/Hobbies, aviation (3.3.34) Programme consisting of elements on aviation as sport should go in (3.2.14) Land Sea Space Events Coverage of events, not the event itself (see format) Anniversary Fair Tradeshow Musical Exhibition Royal State International National Local/Regional Seasonal Sporting Festival Concert Funeral/Memorial Media Advertising Print media Television Radio New media Marketing Listings information about schedules to be broadcast SPORTS Athletics Field Track Combined athletics Running Cross-country Triathlon Cycling/Bicycle Mountainbike Bicross Indoor cycling Road cycling Team sports Football (American) Football (Australian) Football (Gaelic) Football (Indoor) Beach soccer Bandy Baseball Basketball Cricket Croquet Faustball Football (Soccer) Handball Hockey Korfball Lacrosse Netball Roller skating Rugby Rugby union Rugby league Softball Volleyball Beach volley Hurling Flying Disc/ Frisbee Kabadi Camogie Female version of Hurling. Shinty Scottish game, also known as Camanachd. Street Soccer Racket sports Badminton Racketball Short tennis Soft tennis Squash Table tennis Tennis Martial Arts Aikido Jai-alai Judo Ju-jitsu Karate Sumo/Fighting games Sambo Taekwondo Water sports Bodyboarding Yatching Canoeing Diving Fishing Polo Rowing Sailing Sub-aquatics Surfing Swimming Water polo Water skiing Windsurfing includes kite surfing Winter sports Bobsleigh/Tobogganing Curling Ice-hockey Ice-skating Luge Skating Skibob Skiing Sleddog Snowboarding Alpine skiing Freestyle skiing Inline skating Nordic skiing Ski jumping Speed skating Figure skating Ice-dance Marathon Short-track Biathlon Motor sports Auto racing Motor car racing not covered elsewhere - eg Formula Ford, Formula .000, V8 championship etc Motor boating Motor racing on water! Motor cycling Speedway, TT etc Formula 1 Indy car Karting Rally Trucking Tractor pulling Stock car eg Nascar, demolition derby Hill Climb speed racing up steep hills Trials autotesting - skill and vehicle testing 'Social' sports Billiards Boules Bowling Dance sport Darts Pool Snooker Tug-of-war Balle pelote Basque pelote Trickshot Gymnastics Asymmetric bars Beam Horse Mat Parallel bars Rings Trampoline Equestrian Cart Dressage Horse racing Polo Jumping Crossing Trotting Horse with two wheel cart and a jockey Adventure sports Archery Extreme sports Mountaineering Climbing Orienteering Shooting Sport acrobatics Rafting Caving Skateboarding Treking Strength-based sports Body-building Boxing Combative sports Other than martial arts Power-lifting Weight-lifting Wrestling Air sports Programme consisting of elements on aviation as sport. Elements concerning commercial aviation should be categorized in Air Transport (3.1.8.1) and elements concerning private pilots and general aviation should go in Leisure/Hobbies, aviation (3.3.34) Ballooning Hang gliding Sky diving Delta-plane Parachuting Kiting Aeronautics Gliding Airplane without engine Flying Airplane with engine(s) Aerobatics Golf Fencing Dog racing Casting Maccabi Modern Pentathlon Sombo Mind Games Competetive tests of mental acuity. This category should only be used where the coverage relates to the competetivemness of the event. It is not intended for use where the coverage is intended for education purposes Bridge Chess Poker Traditional Games Intended for local use for specific traditional national games Disabled Sport Physically Challenged Mentally Challenged FICTION/DRAMA Programme consisting of a prose or verse composition, resp. one telling a story, written for or as if for performance by actors, puppets or animated General light drama Drama written after approximately 1918 and without literary or cultural pretensions. Popular drama, e.g. Upstairs, Downstairs Soap Dramatized serial programme dealing with easy-to-grasp situations performed by a limited cast Soap opera Soap special Soap talk Romance e.g. Romeo and Juliet Legal Melodrama Drama production where the primary action takes place in law courts and/or law firms e.g. Philadelphia Medical melodrama Drama production situated in hospitals and/or dealing with medical subjects e.g. ER, Dr kildaire, Casualty Action Adventure e.g. Tomb Raider Disaster e.g. Towering Inferno, Earthquake, Airport .990 Mystery Detective/Police e.g. Perry Mason, HillSt blues Historical/Epic e.g. Hornblower Horror e.g. Dracula Science fiction e.g. Dr Who, Star Trek War e.g. Band of Brothers Western e.g. The Virginian, The Alamo Thriller Sports e.g. Chariots of Fire Martial arts e.g. Enter the Dragon Epic Dramatized narrative about the deeds of a traditional or historical hero or heroes and/or dealing with or characterized by events of historical or legendary importance e.g. El Cid Fantasy/Fairy tale EG Alice in Wonderland Erotica EG Emannuelle Drama based on real events (docudrama) Drama based upon reality sometimes with documentary inserts Musical EG Mary Poppins, Classical drama Drama written before approximately 1918 e.g. Hamlet, Othello Period drama Drama depicting events before 1918 e.g. Pride and Prejudice Contemporary drama Drama written after approximately 1918 and with literary and/or cultural value e.g. Waiting for Godot Religious e.g. The Red Robe, Poems/Stories Biography e.g. Young Winston, Psychological drama Political Drama Telling a story or recounting events in which the main characters are politicians or where the main action takes place in political institutions. AMUSEMENT/ENTERTAINMENT Quiz/Contest Competitions calling into play the competitors' special knowledge and intelligence Quiz Who Wants to be a millionaire - questions and answers form the entertainment Contest Participants compete directly with each other eg Americas Top Model, Generation Game Variety/Talent Programme with various performers such as comedians, magicians, singers etc. e.g. Paul Daniels Show, Relay from a circus Cabaret Specific instance of Variety in an intimate environment Talent Spelling Bees, singing talent shows - Stars in their eyes, American Idol Surprise Programme of 'dream comes true' type e.g. Jim'llFix It Reality Comedy Broken comedy Humorous and/or satirical programme consisting of short dramatical sequences, sketches, performed by comedians e,g, Benny Hill, Monty Python Romantic comedy Sitcom Dramatized series in a humorous style and performed by a more or less fixed cast e.g. Friends, The Office Satire Letterman, Dave Allen, etc. Candid Camera Programme in which the recording device is hidden so the participants are not aware they are being recorded. Humour Programme without sketches or “broken drama”, consisting (mainly) of verbal jokes, gags, bloopers etc. Spoof Imitating other works in order to ridicule or derive humour from the work itself and its subject matter. Character Impressionists Stunt Music comedy Magic/Hypnotism Circus Dating Bullfighting Rodeo Chat Chat Show in which a presenter interviews a celebrity Music Classical music Music including chamber, instrumental, operatic, symphonic, vocal and choral music Early Music written before the middle of the 17th Century Classical Music from the middle of the 18th until the end of the 19th Century Romantic "1820-.900" Contemporary Music from the 20th Century onwards Light classical Music by Strauss, Lehar, etc. Middle Ages Renaissance "1400-1600" Baroque "1600-1750" Opera e.g. La Boheme Solo instruments (e.g. Piano) Chamber Small group of instruments Symphonic Large group of instruments Vocal Solo or individual singing Choral Group of singers Song Orchestral Organ String Quartet Experimental/Avant Garde e.g. John Cage Jazz Indigenous American popular music, born in New Orleans of African slaves social circumstances. The jazz idiom is characterized by certain syncopations over strongly reiterated rhythms in which improvisation plays an important part New Orleans/Early jazz Big band/Swing/Dixie e.g. Glenn Miller, Chris Barber Blues/Soul jazz e.g. L. Armstrong Bop/Hard bop/Bebop/Postbop e.g. Sonny Rollings, Oscar Peterson, J. Coltrane, T. Monk Traditional/Smooth Cool e.g. Modern Jazz Quartet Modern/Avant-garde/Free Latin and World jazz e.g. Manu Dibango Pop jazz/Jazz funk Acid jazz/Fusion e.g. G. Benson, Miles Davis Background music Middle-of-the-road Music which, in varying circumstances, gives pleasure to the widest possible spectrum of the music-loving audience Easy listening Ambient Mood music Oldies Love songs Dance hall Soundtrack Trailer Showtunes TV Cabaret Instrumental Sound clip Retro Pop-rock The most central and widely circulated types of popular music, in particular rock and roll, etc Pop e.g. early Beatles Chanson/Ballad e.g. Juliette Gréco, Leonard Cohen Traditional rock and roll e.g. Elvis Presley Classic/Dance/Pop-rock e.g. Michael Jackson, Spice Girls, Johnny Halliday, Rolling Stones Folk e.g. Bob Dylan New Age Seasonal/Holiday e.g. Christmas Japanese pop-rock Karaoke/Singing contests e.g. Pizzicato Five Rock AOR / Slow Rock / Soft Rock Adult-Orientated Rock e.g. The Eagles. Metal e.g. Iron Maiden Glam Rock e.g. T-Rex Punk Rock e.g. The Sex Pistols Prog / Symphonic Rock e.g. Yes Alternative / Indie Experimental / Avant Garde e.g. Coil Art Rock e.g. Talking Heads Folk Rock e.g. The Byrds Nu Punk e.g. Rancid Grunge e.g. Nirvana Garage Punk/Psychedelia 1960s. e.g. The Sonics Heavy Rock e.g. Led Zeppelin, Cream, Hendrix New Wave e.g. Blondie Easy listening / Exotica e.g. Yma Sumac Singer/Songwriter e.g. Paul Simon, James Taylor Blues/Rhythm and Blues/Soul/Gospel Blues R and B 1990s RandB (e.g. Teddy Riley) not 1960s Rhythm and Blues (e.g. The Rolling Stones). Hip Hop Soul Neo Soul New Jack Swing Soul Gospel Rhythm and Blues 1960s RandB (eg. The Rolling Stones) not 1990s RandB (eg. Teddy Riley). Funk e.g. James Brown Afro Funk Rare Groove Country and Western Rap/Hip Hop/Reggae Rap/Christian rap Gangsta Rap Hip Hop/Trip-Hop Dirty South Hip Hop East Coast Hip Hop UK Hip Hop West Coast Hip Hop Reggae Dancehall Also known as Ragga or Bashment Dub Lovers Rock Raggamuffin Rocksteady Ska Electronic/Club/Urban/Dance Acid/Punk/Acid Punk Disco Techno/Euro-Techno/Techno-Industrial/Industrial House/Techno House Progressive House eg. Gat Decor Soulful Underground Rave Jungle/Tribal Trance Drum and Bass Dance/Dance-pop Garage (1990s) 1990s US Garage not 1960s Garage Punk. UK Garage 2 Step 4/4 Vocal Garage 8 Bar Dubstep Eski-Beat Grime Soulful House and Garage Speed Garage Sublow Breakbeat e.g. Fatboy Slim Broken Beat Ambient Dance e.g. The Orb Alternative Dance e.g. Moby World/Traditional/Ethnic/Folk music Music that is the product of a tradition that has been evolved through the process of oral transmission Africa Asia Australia/Oceania Caribbean Calypso e.g. Lord Kitchener SOCA e.g. Baha Men Europe Britain Ireland Latin America Middle East North America Fusion Modern Hit-Chart/Song Requests Children's songs Event music Wedding Sports Ceremonial/Chants Spoken Dance Ballet Tap Modern Classical Ballroom Religious music Era Medieval (before 1400) Renaissance (1400-1600) Baroque (1600-1760) Classical (1730-1820) Romantic (1815-1910 20th Century 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 21st Century 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s 2040s 2050s 2060s 2070s 2080s 2090s Desi Asian Underground Bhangra Bollywood Experimental INTERACTIVE GAMES CONTENT GAMES CATEGORIES Action Adventure Fighting Online Platform Puzzle RPG/ MUDs Racing Simulation Sports Strategy Wrestling Classic/Retro STYLE Logic based Word games Positional Board games Text environments Dynamic 2D/3D graphics Non-linear video LEISURE/HOBBY/LIFESTYLE General Consumer Advice Road safety Consumer advice Personal finance Advice and information for individual consumers concerning financial products and services. Employment Advice Self-help Computing/Technology Technology/Computing Computer Games Programme about games played on a computer Cookery, Food, Drink Cookery Food and Drink Homes/Interior/Gardening Do-it-yourself Where the consumer is given advice on how to perform home improvements themselves Home Improvement Gardening Property Buying and Selling Hobbies Fishing Angling Pet Craft/Handicraft needlework, model making, sewing, etc Art Music teaching how to play musical imstruments on learning how to appreciate music Board Games Monopoly, Scrabble, Mah-jong, Draughts (checkers), Backgammon etc Card Cames Bridge, Poker, etc Gaming Non-card games such as roulette, craps, etc Shopping Consumer shopping advice: Not a programme designed to sell a specific product to the consumer Collectibles/Antiques Jewellery Aviation Programme consisting of elements on aviation as a hobby, eg private pilots and general aviation. Elements concerning commercial avaiaton should be categoriesed in Air Transport (3.1.8.1) and elements concerning Aviation as a sport should be in 3.2.14 and its sub-categories Trains Boating Ornithology Bird Watching Cars and Motoring Car Motorcycle Personal/Lifestyle/Family Fitness / Keep-fit Personal health Fashion House Keeping Parenting Beauty Sex education Travel/Tourism Holidays package and self organised holidays Adventure/Expeditions Outdoor pursuits hikng, camping, rambling ADULT