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This article is from the British comedy FAQ, by James Kew j.kew@ic.ac.uk with numerous contributions by others.

5. Where can I find FAQs/scripts/episode guides? (British comedy)

In general, look first on these two archives:

Cathouse
ftp://cathouse.org/pub/cathouse/
The cathouse.org archives. Lots of stuff on TV and comedy; look in the
"television" and "humor" directories. Maintained by Jason R.
Heimbaugh, jrh@cathouse.org.
Tardis
ftp://src.doc.ic.ac.uk/media/tv/collections/tardis/
Often referred to as "Tardis", after its previous home. All the TV
stuff you'd ever want is here. Files at this site are stored
compressed in gzip (.gz) format; they can be automatically
decompressed, check the README.ftp file for details. Maintained by
Dave Chapman, dave@cheers.demon.co.uk.

There are also a handful of archives devoted to specific subjects:

Douglas Adams
ftp://ftp.umd.umich.edu/people/nhughes/
Maintained by Nathan Hughes, nhughes@umich.edu.
The Goons
ftp://rahul.net/pub/davidj/goons/
Maintained by David Josephson, davidj@rahul.net.
Terry Pratchett
ftp://ftp.pavilion.co.uk/pub/pratchett/
Also at mirrors:
Europe: ftp://ftp.britain.eu.net/pub/misc/pratchett/
USA: ftp://theory.lcs.mit.edu/pub/pratchett/
Australia: ftp://death.socs.uts.edu.au/Mirror/Pratchett/
Maintained by Leo Breebart, leo@cp.tn.tudelft.nl.
Red Dwarf
ftp://toaster.ee.ubc.ca/pub/red-dwarf/
Maintained by Dave Gagne, daveg@ee.ubc.ca.

Detailed FAQs are produced for these subjects:

Absolutely Fabulous
Maintained by Ridge, afn03923@freenet.ufl.edu.
ftp://cathouse.org/pub/cathouse/british.humour/absolutely.fabulous/
Douglas Adams
Maintained by Nathan Hughes; FAQ-related correspondence to
douglas-adams-faq@tiamat.umd.umich.edu. Posted twice monthly to
alt.fan.douglas-adams, alt.answers and news.answers.
ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/alt.fan.douglas-adams/
Blackadder
Maintained by Gwen Brophy, gbrophy@telerama.lm.com Posted monthly to
alt.comedy.british.blackadder.
ftp://cathouse.org/pub/cathouse/television/blackadder/
Bottom
Maintained by Melinda Casino, melinda@cathouse.org. Posted monthly to
alt.comedy.british, rec.arts.tv.uk, alt.answers and news.answers.
ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/alt.comedy.british/
Carry On Films
Maintained by Andy Raffle, missus@raffle.demon.co.uk. Posted monthly
to alt.comedy.british and rec.arts.movies.
ftp://cathouse.org/pub/cathouse/british.humour/carry.on.films.faq
Adrian Edmondson
Maintained by Andrew Wong, achwong@bradford.ac.uk. Posted occasionally
to alt.comedy.british and rec.arts.tv.uk.
ftp://cathouse.org/pub/cathouse/british.humour/bio/
ftp://src.doc.ic.ac.uk/media/tv/collections/tardis/people/
Ben Elton
Maintained by Andrew Wong, achwong@bradford.ac.uk. Posted occasionally
to alt.fan.ben-elton, alt.comedy.british,
alt.comedy.british.blackadder and rec.arts.tv.uk.
ftp://cathouse.org/pub/cathouse/british.humour/bio/
ftp://src.doc.ic.ac.uk/media/tv/collections/tardis/people/
The Goons
YAQ ("Ying Tong Iddle I Po" Asked Questions) maintained by Russell
Street, r.street@auckland.ac.nz. Posted occasionally to alt.fan.goons.
Available by FTP from the Goons archive.
Rik Mayall
Maintained by Andrew Wong, achwong@bradford.ac.uk. Posted occasionally
to alt.comedy.british and rec.arts.tv.uk.
ftp://cathouse.org/pub/cathouse/british.humour/bio/
ftp://src.doc.ic.ac.uk/media/tv/collections/tardis/people/
Terry Pratchett
Maintained by Nathan Torkington; FAQ-related correspondence to
pratchett-faq@vuw.ac.nz. Posted twice monthly to alt.fan.pratchett,
alt.answers and news.answers.
ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/alt.fan.pratchett/
Monty Python
A number of FAQs and informational postings, posted occasionally to
alt.fan.monty-python: the Monty Python FAQ; the Monty Python FTP List,
a comprehensive list of FTP sites with Python material; the
Pythonography, a list of the Python crew's work; and the List of Monty
Python Fanclubs and Fanzines. "Sir Darkwolf", drkwlf@wam.umd.edu,
maintains an FAQ for alt.fan.monty-python, and will mail out copies of
the other files on request.
ftp://cathouse.org/pub/cathouse/humor/monty.python/
Red Dwarf
Maintained by Pat Berry, pat@berry.Cary.NC.US. Posted twice monthly to
alt.tv.red-dwarf, alt.answers and news.answers.
ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/alt.tv.red-dwarf/
Rumpole of the Bailey
Maintained by Brenda J. Sharpe, aj471@freenet.carleton.ca. Posted
monthly to alt.fan.rumpole.
ftp://src.doc.ic.ac.uk/media/tv/collections/tardis/uk/comedy/RumpoleOfTheBailey/
Standup Comedy
Maintained by Steve Silberberg, stevebo@onramp.net. Posted to
alt.comedy.standup.
P.G. Wodehouse
The Junior Ganymede Club Book, maintained by Susan Collicott,
susan@pmel.noaa.gov. Posted to alt.fan.wodehouse.
ftp://ickenham.isu.edu/pub/
The Young Ones
Maintained by Andrew Wong, achwong@bradford.ac.uk.
Posted occasionally to alt.comedy.british and rec.arts.tv.uk.
ftp://cathouse.org/pub/cathouse/television/young.ones/
ftp://src.doc.ic.ac.uk/media/tv/collections/tardis/uk/comedy/YoungOnes/

Dave Budd, D.Budd@mcc.ac.uk, maintains "The Definitive UK Sitcom List",
listing the titles, writers, principal cast and year of transmission of
virtually every UK sitcom. Posted monthly to alt.comedy.british and
rec.arts.tv.uk.
ftp://src.doc.ic.ac.uk/media/tv/collections/tardis/uk/comedy/SitcomList/

Melinda Casino, melinda@cathouse.org, maintains "Books for the Avid
Britcomedy Fan", a comprehensive list of books covering all aspects of
British Comedy. Posted monthly to alt.comedy.british, alt.answers and
news.answers.
ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.answers/tv/british-comedy/books/

Melinda also publishes Britcomedy Digest, a monthly electronic newsletter
on British comedies. Posted monthly to alt.comedy.british and
rec.arts.tv.uk, or contact her directly to join the subscription list.
ftp://cathouse.org/pub/cathouse/british.humour/britcomedy.digest/

Finally, if you can't find what you're looking for: consider producing it
yourself! Feel free to contact me if you need any advice or help.

 

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