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Scripts. Documents.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Written texts of stage plays, screenplays, and radio or television broadcasts.

Found in 218 Collections and/or Records:

Script for Chronicle 33 ‘Bring the Big Hammer'., 1968.

 File
Identifier: Acc.13542/206
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Chronicle was a BBC 2 television programme focusing on archaeology and related subjects which aired from 1966 until 1991. Materials in this section relate to Chronicle episodes in which Magnusson had a direct involvement.

Dates: 1968.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of Magnus Magnusson. / The Television and Radio work of Magnus Magnusson. / The Television work of Magnus Magnusson. / Scripts and research materials for 'Chronicle'.

Script for Chronicle 47 on Archaeology. , 1970.

 File
Identifier: Acc.13542/213
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Chronicle was a BBC 2 television programme focusing on archaeology and related subjects which aired from 1966 until 1991. Materials in this section relate to Chronicle episodes in which Magnusson had a direct involvement.

Dates: 1970.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of Magnus Magnusson. / The Television and Radio work of Magnus Magnusson. / The Television work of Magnus Magnusson. / Scripts and research materials for 'Chronicle'.

Script for Chronicle 48 ‘Win a Second-hand Crane’., 1970.

 File
Identifier: Acc.13542/214
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Chronicle was a BBC 2 television programme focusing on archaeology and related subjects which aired from 1966 until 1991. Materials in this section relate to Chronicle episodes in which Magnusson had a direct involvement.

Dates: 1970.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of Magnus Magnusson. / The Television and Radio work of Magnus Magnusson. / The Television work of Magnus Magnusson. / Scripts and research materials for 'Chronicle'.

Script for Chronicle 58 ‘The coming of the black ships’., 1970.

 File
Identifier: Acc.13542/218
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Chronicle was a BBC 2 television programme focusing on archaeology and related subjects which aired from 1966 until 1991. Materials in this section relate to Chronicle episodes in which Magnusson had a direct involvement.

Dates: 1970.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of Magnus Magnusson. / The Television and Radio work of Magnus Magnusson. / The Television work of Magnus Magnusson. / Scripts and research materials for 'Chronicle'.

Script for Chronicle 61 on Archaeology round up., 1971.

 File
Identifier: Acc.13542/225
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Chronicle was a BBC 2 television programme focusing on archaeology and related subjects which aired from 1966 until 1991. Materials in this section relate to Chronicle episodes in which Magnusson had a direct involvement.

Dates: 1971.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of Magnus Magnusson. / The Television and Radio work of Magnus Magnusson. / The Television work of Magnus Magnusson. / Scripts and research materials for 'Chronicle'.

Script for Chronicle 62 ‘Where there’s muck’., 1971.

 File
Identifier: Acc.13542/226
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Chronicle was a BBC 2 television programme focusing on archaeology and related subjects which aired from 1966 until 1991. Materials in this section relate to Chronicle episodes in which Magnusson had a direct involvement.

Dates: 1971.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of Magnus Magnusson. / The Television and Radio work of Magnus Magnusson. / The Television work of Magnus Magnusson. / Scripts and research materials for 'Chronicle'.

Script for Chronicle 68 ‘Search and Discovery’., 1971.

 File
Identifier: Acc.13542/227
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Chronicle was a BBC 2 television programme focusing on archaeology and related subjects which aired from 1966 until 1991. Materials in this section relate to Chronicle episodes in which Magnusson had a direct involvement.

Dates: 1971.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of Magnus Magnusson. / The Television and Radio work of Magnus Magnusson. / The Television work of Magnus Magnusson. / Scripts and research materials for 'Chronicle'.

Script for Chronicle 73 Archaeology Magazine., 1971.

 File
Identifier: Acc.13542/231
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Chronicle was a BBC 2 television programme focusing on archaeology and related subjects which aired from 1966 until 1991. Materials in this section relate to Chronicle episodes in which Magnusson had a direct involvement.

Dates: 1971.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of Magnus Magnusson. / The Television and Radio work of Magnus Magnusson. / The Television work of Magnus Magnusson. / Scripts and research materials for 'Chronicle'.

Script for Chronicle 92 ‘The mystery of the Etruscans'., 1973.

 File
Identifier: Acc.13542/238
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Chronicle was a BBC 2 television programme focusing on archaeology and related subjects which aired from 1966 until 1991. Materials in this section relate to Chronicle episodes in which Magnusson had a direct involvement.

Dates: 1973.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of Magnus Magnusson. / The Television and Radio work of Magnus Magnusson. / The Television work of Magnus Magnusson. / Scripts and research materials for 'Chronicle'.

Script for Chronicle ‘Carved for the Gods’., 1969.

 File
Identifier: Acc.13542/207
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Chronicle was a BBC 2 television programme focusing on archaeology and related subjects which aired from 1966 until 1991. Materials in this section relate to Chronicle episodes in which Magnusson had a direct involvement.

Dates: 1969.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of Magnus Magnusson. / The Television and Radio work of Magnus Magnusson. / The Television work of Magnus Magnusson. / Scripts and research materials for 'Chronicle'.

Script for Chronicle ‘Celtic Art’., 1970.

 File
Identifier: Acc.13542/220
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Chronicle was a BBC 2 television programme focusing on archaeology and related subjects which aired from 1966 until 1991. Materials in this section relate to Chronicle episodes in which Magnusson had a direct involvement.

Dates: 1970.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of Magnus Magnusson. / The Television and Radio work of Magnus Magnusson. / The Television work of Magnus Magnusson. / Scripts and research materials for 'Chronicle'.

Script for Chronicle ‘Edward Gibbon’s The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire'., 1976.

 File
Identifier: Acc.13542/245
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Chronicle was a BBC 2 television programme focusing on archaeology and related subjects which aired from 1966 until 1991. Materials in this section relate to Chronicle episodes in which Magnusson had a direct involvement.

Dates: 1976.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of Magnus Magnusson. / The Television and Radio work of Magnus Magnusson. / The Television work of Magnus Magnusson. / Scripts and research materials for 'Chronicle'.

Script for Chronicle play entitled ‘Becket’ by Nesta Pain on Henry II and Thomas Becket., 1961; 1968.

 File
Identifier: Acc.13542/294
Scope and Contents

File also contains a 1961 script by Nesta Pain for a television programme ‘Henry of Anjou’.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1961; 1968.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of Magnus Magnusson. / The Television and Radio work of Magnus Magnusson. / The Television work of Magnus Magnusson. / Scripts and research materials for miscellaneous television programmes.

Script for Chronicle ‘Return to the Maya’., 1972.

 File
Identifier: Acc.13542/235
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Chronicle was a BBC 2 television programme focusing on archaeology and related subjects which aired from 1966 until 1991. Materials in this section relate to Chronicle episodes in which Magnusson had a direct involvement.

Dates: 1972.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of Magnus Magnusson. / The Television and Radio work of Magnus Magnusson. / The Television work of Magnus Magnusson. / Scripts and research materials for 'Chronicle'.

Script for Chronicle ‘Sheba, the frankincense queen’. , 1967.

 File
Identifier: Acc.13542/200
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Chronicle was a BBC 2 television programme focusing on archaeology and related subjects which aired from 1966 until 1991. Materials in this section relate to Chronicle episodes in which Magnusson had a direct involvement.

Dates: 1967.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of Magnus Magnusson. / The Television and Radio work of Magnus Magnusson. / The Television work of Magnus Magnusson. / Scripts and research materials for 'Chronicle'.

Script for Chronicle ‘Stone Age Einstein’., 1970.

 File
Identifier: Acc.13542/221
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Chronicle was a BBC 2 television programme focusing on archaeology and related subjects which aired from 1966 until 1991. Materials in this section relate to Chronicle episodes in which Magnusson had a direct involvement.

Dates: 1970.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of Magnus Magnusson. / The Television and Radio work of Magnus Magnusson. / The Television work of Magnus Magnusson. / Scripts and research materials for 'Chronicle'.

Script for Chronicle ‘The Great Iron Ship’., 1970.

 File
Identifier: Acc.13542/219
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Chronicle was a BBC 2 television programme focusing on archaeology and related subjects which aired from 1966 until 1991. Materials in this section relate to Chronicle episodes in which Magnusson had a direct involvement.

Dates: 1970.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of Magnus Magnusson. / The Television and Radio work of Magnus Magnusson. / The Television work of Magnus Magnusson. / Scripts and research materials for 'Chronicle'.

Script for Chronicle ‘The Lost World of the Maya’., 1972.

 File
Identifier: Acc.13542/234
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Chronicle was a BBC 2 television programme focusing on archaeology and related subjects which aired from 1966 until 1991. Materials in this section relate to Chronicle episodes in which Magnusson had a direct involvement.

Dates: 1972.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of Magnus Magnusson. / The Television and Radio work of Magnus Magnusson. / The Television work of Magnus Magnusson. / Scripts and research materials for 'Chronicle'.

Script for Chronicle ‘The People of the Moors’., 3rd quarter of 20th century.

 File
Identifier: Acc.13542/249
Scope and Contents

On the Bog people.

Dates: 3rd quarter of 20th century.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of Magnus Magnusson. / The Television and Radio work of Magnus Magnusson. / The Television work of Magnus Magnusson. / Scripts and research materials for 'Chronicle'.

Script for Chronicle ‘The Treasures from the Sacred Well’., 1969.

 File
Identifier: Acc.13542/208
Scope and Contents

On Chichen Itza.

Dates: 1969.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of Magnus Magnusson. / The Television and Radio work of Magnus Magnusson. / The Television work of Magnus Magnusson. / Scripts and research materials for 'Chronicle'.

Script for Clive James’s 'A Night of 1000 Years’ to celebrate the millennium., 1999.

 File
Identifier: Acc.13542/348
Scope and Contents From the Series: This section contains scripts and research undertaken by Magnusson for a variety of television and radio programmes running from 1961 until 2006. There are a significant number of scripts for the BBC archaeology programme 'Chronicle' which Magnusson presented from 1966. There are individual scripts and research materials on various programmes that Magnusson presented throughout his televsion career. There are a number of scripts and interviews for Magnusson's radio series "Tales...
Dates: 1999.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of Magnus Magnusson. / The Television and Radio work of Magnus Magnusson. / The Television work of Magnus Magnusson. / Scripts and research materials for miscellaneous television programmes.

Script for Compass., 1963.

 File
Identifier: Acc.13542/271
Scope and Contents

On the reorganisation of Arts funding in Scotland.

Dates: 1963.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of Magnus Magnusson. / The Television and Radio work of Magnus Magnusson. / The Television work of Magnus Magnusson. / Scripts and research materials for miscellaneous television programmes.

Script for ‘Guinness: Leading the World’., 1988.

 File
Identifier: Acc.13542/342
Scope and Contents

On the history of Guinness.

Dates: 1988.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of Magnus Magnusson. / The Television and Radio work of Magnus Magnusson. / The Television work of Magnus Magnusson. / Scripts and research materials for miscellaneous television programmes.

Script for Mastermind Celebrity Special., 2002.

 File
Identifier: Acc.13542/457
Scope and Contents From the Series: Magnusson hosted the BBC TV quiz show Mastermind from 1972 until 1997. This section contains press cuttings on Mastermind for each year of the show, photographs, mainly of contestants who appeared on the show and a few loose scripts for special editions of the show that were aired. Research notes and correspondence on Magnusson's publication 'I've Started So I'll Finish: The Story of Mastermind' (1997) are also included.A selection of papers from the Mastermind club were also...
Dates: 2002.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of Magnus Magnusson. / Mastermind and Quizzes. / Mastermind television programme. / Mastermind quiz questions and loose scripts.

Script for Mastermind final., 1989.

 File
Identifier: Acc.13542/418
Scope and Contents From the Series: Magnusson hosted the BBC TV quiz show Mastermind from 1972 until 1997. This section contains press cuttings on Mastermind for each year of the show, photographs, mainly of contestants who appeared on the show and a few loose scripts for special editions of the show that were aired. Research notes and correspondence on Magnusson's publication 'I've Started So I'll Finish: The Story of Mastermind' (1997) are also included.A selection of papers from the Mastermind club were also...
Dates: 1989.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of Magnus Magnusson. / Mastermind and Quizzes. / Mastermind television programme. / Mastermind newspaper cuttings with some scripts.

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