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