Archival Sources
- British Broadcasting Corporation, Written Archives Centre, Caversham (BBC WAC).
- David Wilson Collection, private holdings of Clare Poulter, Warrington (DWC).
- Jodrell Bank Archive, John Rylands University Library, Special Collections, University of Manchester (JRUL SC JBA).
- Ritchie Calder Papers, National Library of Scotland, Manuscripts Collection (RCP NLS MC).
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