NHK Peace Archives Program Library Catalogue
Published by:
Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK)
2-2-1 Jinnan, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-8001
June 1, 2005

    This pamphlet outlines the Peace Archives and lists the titles etc. of programs available for public viewing and listening at Program Library terminals nationwide.

    The Peace Archives at the Program Library makes past NHK programs on the atomic bombings and peace issues available for viewing and listening by the general public. This booklet presents a brief chronology of the events of the times when the programs were produced to provide users with a general historical overview. This is not, however, intended to serve as a complete record. For further details, the user is recommended to refer to The History of Broadcasting in the 20th Century.

    The NHK Peace Archives Editing Committee was establised within the NHK Multimedia Department Archives Section and consists of members from that section."A Brief Chronology of Programs on the Atomic Bombings and Peace Issues" was written by Tatsuhito Nagaya (former Executive Researcher, NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute), and the articles related to the Archives and public program introductions were written by the NHK Peace Archives Executive Office.

    In compiling this booklet, we drew considerably from The History of Broadcasting in the 20th Century and The 60-Year History of NHK Hiroshima Station. Other valuable suggestions and information were provided by Mr. Hirokazu Kawara(executive producer of NHK Specials), Mr. Masami Ogahara (producer in charge of NHK Special: The Earth in the Wake of  Nuclear Wars, former director of book publishing at NHK Shuppan and editor of  How Was Hiroshima Depicted? - Reporting of the A-bombing by NHK and the Chugoku Shimbun), and articles by Mr.Masaharu Koike and others in The Hoso-Bunka journal of August 1997. We also made use of contemporary written and other materials left by the program makers.