Communications, Media & Culture
@ University of Stirling
I joined the TV production team at Stirling in September 2017. I am a TV producer, developer, writer and lecturer. After a postgraduate journalism course at the Scottish Centre for Journalism Studies (Strathclyde and Caledonian Universities), I exchanged improbable programme ideas for a work placement Read More …
The death of Peter Dimmock, age 94, should be marked as the passing of a remarkable television pioneer. Among many firsts in television, Dimmock was the man behind the remarkable images of Queen Elizabeth II’s Coronation and the man who negotiated, smooth talked and cajoled Read More …
By way of introduction, I have recently been appointed Honorary Professor in the School of Arts and Humanities at Stirling University and I wanted to offer a brief outline of my background and experience. I am a senior producer at BBC Scotland, starting my career Read More …
A group of 4th year Film and Media production students were treated to a tour of the radio drama studios at BBC Scotland in Glasgow last week. Accompanied by radio tutors Suzy Angus and Janieann McCracken, the students were welcomed by Development Producer of Drama, David Read More …
Sometimes opportunities will arise in your journalist career that you are just going to have to jump at: the chance to meet a distinguished politician, celebrity, or sports star; the chance to report on an election in a foreign country; the chance to work with Read More …
BBC Senior Producer of radio features and documentaries, Mark Rickards, will be giving a guest lecture to the 3rd year radio feature production students next Monday, 10th March, in PLT from 9-11 am. Mark has produced programmes across all BBC networks but mostly for BBC Read More …
Since the mid-2000s, major news events such as the London bombings and the Asian tsunami have led to the use of mobile phone video footage becoming a common feature of media content, both broadcast and online. Presenting data from a current study on the use Read More …