A quick round-up of 主播大秀-related announcements and blog posts which appeared this week, plus a look forward to some selected highlights on TV and radio.
THIS WEEK
, a UK-wide 主播大秀 project, in partnership with Imperial War Museum, launched this week, telling the hidden war stories from the 主播大秀 Front. Anneli Shearsmith, Broadcast Co-ordinator, 主播大秀 Yorkshire wrote a for us about the project and reveals some amazing untold stories 鈥� like Lizzie the ex-circus elephant who was put to work in Sheffield.
The Winter Olympics came to a close at the weekend and Barbara Slater, Director of 主播大秀 Sport, reflected on .
Earlier this week听Radio 4 launched the , this year judges are looking to compile the top ten game changers, which will be revealed on air, Wednesday 9 April.
On Wednesday Director-General Tony Hall spoke at the . On the same day Mark Freeland announced that is to return to the 主播大秀 from ITV to take up the role of Controller of UK Comedy Production.
On Thursday the 主播大秀 Trust aproved proposals for , an online commercial service for audiences to buy 主播大秀 programmes on a download-to-own basis.
Friday saw Drama Controller Ben Stephenson and 主播大秀 One Controller Charlotte Moore unveil a hefty collection of drama commissions alongside their combined vision for drama on the channel. Ben's for writers stood out:
"Our message to writers is that 主播大秀 One offers them the biggest stage in Britain for their work at whatever length is right for the story, unlike the demands of international broadcasters."
Today it鈥檚 the start of the 主播大秀 from Manchester 鈥� of all the live coverage, About the 主播大秀 producer Jen Macro tells me the ones she's most excited about hearing are the bands chosen by to kick off proceedings on the main stage - especially PINS and Kiran Leonard.听
On more familiar musical territory for me, our colleagues at Radio 3 and 主播大秀 Four announced a suite of programmes about the Eighteenth Century under the banner of ''. Leading the charge at the Wednesday night press launch at the Foundling Museum was 主播大秀 Four Editor Cassian Harrison whose effortless yet empassioned eulogising of both programming and the period in history makes the upcoming season across 主播大秀 Four and Radio 3 a must-see.
And a special supportive pat on the back for journalist and 主播大秀 Look North newsreader whose rather unfortunate technology fail (it was the camera, not her chair) resulted in disappearing out of shot during a live in-vision bulletin. 听#DotheBilton quickly popped up on Twitter. Caroline swiftly provided an explanation on . Broadcast Assistant shared this on Twitter soon after.听
NEXT WEEK
On Sunday its the 86th Academy Awards and across three films 鈥� 听Saving Mr Banks, Philomena and The Invisible Woman - here鈥檚 hoping they bring home a statuette.
There鈥檒l be excitement in the office on Monday as our Eurovision entrant is announced (via Red Button & 主播大秀 iPlayer 7.30pm). The rest of the team at About the 主播大秀 HQ have bets on who the act might be, but as a Eurovision fan myself, I'm keeping my cards very close to my chest.听
Also on Monday, a new series,听听begins on 主播大秀 Two, with two teams of dog owners and their pets being put through their paces in order to find out who will win the title of Top Dog.
On Tuesday 主播大秀 Four broadcasts the results of an ambitious sleep experiment. 听takes a look at the sleeping patterns of the residents of Bristol Zoo.
Jon Jacob听is Editor, About the 主播大秀 Website and Blog
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