To finish 2013, members of the About the 主播大秀 team offer up their personal reviews of the year, revisiting blog posts, events and output from across the organisation.
Well, 2013, the year I became official on the About the 主播大秀 team, evolving from a casual employee to permanent member of staff. Gaining my very own 主播大秀 pass was a very proud moment, and as the year went on I even graduated to 鈥榬ed level鈥� lanyard giving me access to the beautiful (or is it just Broadcasting House now? I may have missed the memo). Although sadly, I wasn鈥檛 there .
Working part-time on the team, I straddled two jobs this year, one foot firmly planted in White City, the other up on the monitor* touring as keyboard player/guitarist with shoegaze luminaries . Therefore it is probably no shock that my highlights from the year are, in the main, music related, in no particular order:
Portishead at Glastonbury 2013
: Not going to Worthy Farm on the last weekend of June is becoming a disappointing tradition in my world as tickets for Glastonbury sell out within what seems like minutes of their release. This year, however, that disappointment was lessened slightly by the 主播大秀鈥檚 coverage of the huge music festival. It was everywhere, radio, TV, online and on , and for me, that was a real treat. A large percentage of the line-up was available to watch on the website with access to many more stages than in previous years, via 主播大秀 iPlayer and , so I didn鈥檛 have to , plus the queue for the toilet was a lot shorter. Standout set of the festival for me was Portishead, highlights of which, (and others) are still available on the . To keep up with news of 2014鈥檚 festival, follow on Twitter.
Pixies In Concert - 主播大秀 Maida Vale Studios - 26 September 2013
: I am a huge fan of the Pixies, so was eagerly awaiting their new material which surfaced this year. Founding member (and听massive musical hero of mine) Kim Deal had left the band before the album was recorded, which was a blow for me, but try as I might, I couldn鈥檛 resist registering (through ) to be in the audience to see the new line up play the inaugural In Concert for 6music at the legendary Maida Vale studios. Sadly, I failed to gain one of the hundred or so tickets, but I was able to tune in to the live broadcast of the show. You can still listen to Steve Lamacq鈥檚 interview with lead singer, Black Francis on the .
: The pan 主播大秀 season exploring music in the movies was not only informative, but a huge joy to watch and listen to. From 6music鈥檚 , to Radio 3鈥檚 , to (Coen Brothers) talking to Tom Service, to Neil Brand鈥檚 three-part series on 主播大秀 Four, plus related films so we could see and hear the subject matter at work. Needless to say, I didn鈥檛 get out much that month.
Composer Ennio Morricone.
Then came : A digital helping hand for someone like me who is prone to falling in love with a song on the radio and then immediately forgetting who it's by. It's simple, once you've registered or signed in with your 主播大秀 ID, you can peruse the music that's being played across 主播大秀 radio, then add the songs you like to your .
: Back in June I was invited to join the audience of a recording of , the subjects of which were Spandau Ballet鈥檚 Tony Hadley and Gary Kemp. The 鈥楤allet were (only marginally) before my time - I remember not slow dancing to True at the school disco - and therefore I wasn鈥檛 as giddy as some of the fans gathered at Maida Vale, but I was still very much enthralled by their stories of growing up in a band in the 鈥�80s.
Gary Kemp explains how he wrote his first song at school.
So, I think we鈥檝e established, if team About the 主播大秀 were to go on Eggheads, I鈥檇 probably take the music round (against Daphne鈥n case you were wondering), but I have been struck by other things over the year, honest. These include:
- Appointment of a , Tony Hall.
- , a series of training events which have taken place in around the country where women get a chance to work with female experts to gain experience and confidence when dealing with the media.
- Visiting the Museum of London to view the which celebrated 90 years of the magazine.
- Learning all about previous winners as approached its 60th edition.
- 鈥nd feeling old when I found out that it was .
The latter was made all the more poignant as Going Live often showed shots of Television Centre, which we said goodbye to in 2013.
Television Centre which closed it's doors this year.
All in all, it鈥檚 been a busy year, but an enjoyable one. I鈥檇 like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a very merry Christmas and a happy new year.
All the best,
Jen
*I never once actually put my foot on the monitor.
is Digital Content Producer for the About the 主播大秀 website and blog.
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