Electronic programme guide for a mobile communications device

In a mobile communications device, a method of processing data received from digital audio broadcast receiver hardware to generate an electronic programme guide for the content provided by a plurality of sub-channels received by said receiver, the method comprising: i) processing each file containing electronic programme information for a plurality of programmes within a predetermined period of time to extract at least one relevant informational element relating to a characteristic of each of said plurality of individual programmes; ii) generating a data record for each individual programme, the data record having a structure which includes at least one said informational element as a searchable index enabling subsequent retrieval of said information; iii) storing each said data record received in a data store, wherein said data store is configured to be searchable using said one or more indices.