It reaches a sad state of affairs when a site such as this has to establish terms and conditions of use, but actions of certain individuals have lead to this being the case. Any infringements of these terms and conditions will result in action being taken.

Terms of use

Access to and use of these sites ('britishcomedy.or.uk', 'britishdrama.org.uk', 'kennethwilliams.org.uk', 'goonshow.org.uk', 'navylark.org.uk'), hereafter known as 'the sites' is provided by Steve Arnold, hereafter known as 'the owner', subject to the following terms:

By using 'the sites' you agree to be legally bound by these terms, which shall take effect immediately on your first use of bbc.co.uk. If you do not agree to be legally bound by all the following terms please do not access and/or use 'the sites'.

These terms may be changed at any time by posting changes online. Please review these terms regularly to ensure you are aware of any changes made by the 'the sites', as your continued use of 'the sites' after changes are posted means you agree to be legally bound by these terms as updated and/or amended.

Use of 'the sites'.

The material contained in 'the sites' is presented "as is" and on an "is available", and no guarantee is made to their complete accuracy, nor are is 'the owner' in any way liable for any damage or losses (including data, revenue, business, opportunity, goodwill) that the use of information from 'the sites' may result in, by the person using the site, or any third parties.

You may not copy, reproduce, republish, download, post, broadcast, transmit, make available to the public, or otherwise use 'the sites' content in any way except for your own personal, non-commercial use. You also agree not to adapt, alter or create a derivative work from any 'the sites' content except for your own personal, non-commercial use. 'The sites' are intended as a research tool and may be referred to in works of research provided correct and full citation is presented. Any other use of 'the sites' content requires the prior written (hard copy, not electronic) permission of 'the owner'.

Intellectual Property

Names, images and logos identifying the commercial or public service bodies such as the BBC, BBC Worldwide, Acorn Media, Granada Media, Fremantle Media, etc., mentioned in 'the sites' are used with permission, and subject to copyright, design rights and trade marks of the relevant company and are used solely in conjunction with review of product (commercial or broadcast) from the said companies and in no way indicate any licence or right to use any trademark, patent, design right or copyright of the relevant company for any purpose.

Contributions to 'the sites'

By submitting any contributions submitted to 'the sites' (including any text, photographs, graphics, video or audio) you agree to grant the 'the owner' a perpetual, royalty-free, non-exclusive, sub-licenseable right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, play, make available to the public, and exercise all copyright and publicity rights with respect to your contribution worldwide and/or to incorporate your contribution in other works in any media now known or later developed for the full term of any rights that may exist in your contribution. 'The owner' guarantees that personal information about the contributor will not be made public through 'the sites' unless expressly requested by the contributor, but in the case of the latter, it is at the contributors own risk, and 'the owner' shall not beheld responsible for any actions that occur as a result of publication.

If you do not want to grant to 'the owner' the rights set out above, please do not submit your contribution to 'the sites'.

By submitting your contribution to 'the sites', you warrant that your contribution;

  1. is your own original work and that you have the right to make it available to the 'the sites' for all the purposes specified above;
  2. is not defamatory; and
  3. does not infringe any law; and
  4. indemnify the 'the sites' against all legal fees, damages and other expenses that may be incurred by the 'the sites' as a result of your breach of the above warranty; and
  5. waive any moral rights in your contribution for the purposes of its submission to and publication on 'the sites' and the purposes specified above.

'The owner' reserves the right to edit, modify, or reject any contribution on the grounds of any of the above points.

Content of 'the sites' is subject to the terms and conditions of the host provider and may be changed/edited as necessary to comply with the terms and conditions that apply, including revisions, and is also subject to British law, and where there is a difference between these terms and conditions of use and those externally applied, the latter will apply.