Since our Radio Production Students’ Day Out in February, I’ve signed up to the BBC Audience mailing list, getting news of shows/performances at BBC venues across the UK – including the BBC Radio Theatre in London W1.
£145.50 a year works out as £12 a month: the BBC is very good value for money. Continue reading
Friday was the final day of the University of Gloucestershire’s first Media School Festival and the day of the Radio Production students’ visit to London for tours Broadcasting House, Radio 2 and 6 Music.
This week at uni: a week of lectures. It’s the Media School Festival this week, which means the university’s media department has organised lots of guest lectures from industry speakers.
Apparently, today was Blue Monday in the UK. Not for me it wasn’t! Anyway… Just thought I’d point you in the direction of BBC Radio 3 this week. They’re in the middle of their Music on the Brink series.
Those who know me well know that I am a keen follower of politics – something I became interested in during my time at Cirencester College, when shortly after the 2010 election, my journalism lecturer spent quite a bit of… Continue reading
It seems that something my be up at BBC Radio 2. In the space of 2 days, 2 presenter changes have been announced at a time of year they wouldn’t normally mess with the schedules (they usually do it in… Continue reading
Its not often that I’m away from home on a Saturday night, but this weekend I spent an extra night at my house in Cheltenham in order to go to the Cheltenham Literature Festival.
As I think most people involved in radio will know, listeners of BBC Radio 4 are extremely loyal to the station and the shows they listen to – about 10 million listeners tune in to an average of 12 hours… Continue reading
We’ve finally had a week of good weather: temperatures most days this week reached the high 20s (we’re talking Celsius here, you understand – not Fahrenheit. 20°C is 68°F – and 20°F is about -6.7°C. Thanks to Google for helping… Continue reading