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Leeds Harvard: Television programme

Reference examples

Individual programme

Title. Year. Transmitting organisation/channel. Date and time of transmission.

Examples:

News at ten. 2010. ITV. 27 January, 22:00.

The murder trial. 2013. Channel 4. 10 July, 21:00.

Episode in a series

Series title, number and Title of episode (if applicable). Year. Transmitting organisation/channel. Date and time of transmission.

Examples:

Desperate housewives, Episode 16, Crime doesn't pay. 2009. Channel 4. 8 April, 22.00.

Horizon, Kids lost in care. 2013. BBC 1. 24 June, 22:00.

See also Speech: broadcast of a speech

Episode in a series on a streaming service

Series title, season number, episode number and Title of episode (if applicable). Year of release. Available at: Streaming service. [Date accessed].

Example:

Stranger Things, Season 2, Episode 6, The Spy. 2017. Available at: Netflix. [Accessed 2 December 2022]. 

Whole series on streaming service

Series title, season number(s) (if applicable). Year of release (year range if applicable). Available at: Streaming service. [Date accessed].

Example:

Breaking Bad. 2008-2013. Available at: Netflix. [Accessed 2 December 2022].

Citation examples

Film, video game or broadcast

If you refer to a film, video game or broadcast, you should cite the title and the date.

When the title is not mentioned in the text, the citation should consist of the title and the date in brackets:

Example:
The way the characters interact reveals... (The Godfather, 1972)

If you have already named the title in the text, only the year needs to be included in brackets.

Example:
The way the characters interact in The Godfather (1972) reveals...

If you are referring to a particular scene or quote, you should include in the citation the times (hours, minutes and seconds) between which it takes place in the film. 

Example:

The conversation between the characters Rhett Butler and Scarlett O'Hara reveals... (Gone with the Wind, 1939, 01:32:03-01:33:05).

Common issues

When you're referencing with Leeds Harvard you may come across issues with missing details, multiple authors, edited books, references to another author's work or online items, to name a few. Here are some tips on how to deal with some common issues when using Leeds Harvard.

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