Reply With QuoteOriginally Posted by Westengland
I wish there were even limited access for anyone living outside the UK. The ODNB used to give free access to one biography every day. That was a perk.
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10-01-12 02:18 PM #1Member Country:
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The ODNB has published its list of biographies (217) of people who died in 2008 here.
Access to the biographies through most public libraries and subscribing institutions.
Too many names of interest to Britmoviers to mention. I would be interested in opinions on the entries as short biographies, apart from the individual subjects.
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There's nothing stopping you getting access...if you pay. It's not a cheap resource to produce and Brits pay for it through their taxes (via their libraries). The American Dictionary of National Biography is just as hard for us to get hold of Originally Posted by theuofc
I wish there were even limited access for anyone living outside the UK. The ODNB used to give free access to one biography every day. That was a perk.
Barbara
Can't you subscribe to the daily email? 
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11-01-12 07:35 AM #4Senior Member Country:
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Of course, the other way you could access it, is just to join a library next time you are in Britain. But I assume you've thought of that...
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11-01-12 10:19 AM #5Senior Member Country:
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Americans ! - they want BBC radio and tv programmes (which we pay for) for free as well......
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14-01-12 02:29 PM #6Member Country:
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Correct link is here. Originally Posted by Westengland
(Sorry, mistaken URL from Twitter reference).
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