How to refuse or withdraw consent
Although the cookies we use on this website are quite harmless and do not reveal your identity, not everyone wishes to have text files downloaded onto their computer or mobile device. If you prefer, it is possible to block some or all cookies, or even to delete cookies that have already been set; but you need to be aware that you might lose some functionality on this website.
You can manage how cookies engage with your computer or mobile device via your browser (e.g. Internet Explorer, Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Android), so you are alerted when cookies are sent or you can refuse cookies altogether. You can also delete cookies which have already been set.
There is also a very useful website explaining how to control your interaction with cookies - please visit this site for more information:
About Cookies
The BBC website also has a clear and comprehensive section explaining what they do and how they work. Please be aware that this section is aimed at users of their website, which employs more cookies than our own.
BBC Cookies
Cookies on our website
On this website we use only a small number of cookies. They are:
BC_BANDWIDTH
This stores the bandwidth of a user's computer or mobile device.
Third party
Lifespan: Session
tcecookie
This stores acknowledgement of cookies notification.
First party
Lifespan: 6 months
PREF
This stores a user's basic preferences, such as that the user wants search results in English, no more than 10 results on a given page, or has implemented a SafeSearch setting to filter out content.
Third party
Lifespan: 2 years
_tmid
Tracking from Brightcove video. This is used for user analytics. Identifies unique viewers and new viewers.
Third party
Lifespan: 10 years
__utmv
This is used for user-custom variables in Google analytics.
Third party
Lifespan: 2 years
__utma
This stores each user's amount of visits and the time of the first visit, previous visit and current visit.
Third party
Lifespan: 2 years
__utmb
This stores how long a user stays on the site - when a visit starts and approximately ends.
Third party
Lifespan: 2 years
__utmc
This stores how long a user stays on the site - when a visit starts and approximately ends.
Third party
Lifespan: Session
__utmz
This stores where a visitor came from (e.g. search engine, search keyword, referral link).
Third party
Lifespan: 6 months