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durée : 00:01:40 - Les 80" de... - par : Nicolas Demorand - Quatre-vingts secondes ce matin sur le compte rendu de trois journées d’études sur le thème de la lutte contre la désinformation. L’événement, en ligne, était organisé par la Trusted news initiative et la BBC Academy.

In this episode, Jeannette speaks to John Young who spent 31 years working for the BBC as a journalist and presenter. Today, he spends most of his time helping businesses to move quickly when they see opportunities and how to communicate clearly via any medium.   They discuss how CoVid has led to us spending far more time communicating online. In the podcast, John shares how anyone can become an effective presenter in this environment and others.   KEY TAKEAWAYS The newsroom environment is fast paced so John had to learn to be agile and ready for anything. Skills he now shares. You have to be able to communicate clearly under pressure. Anyone can acquire the necessary skills to become a good presenter. A good presenter understands the story they are presenting and has everything properly prepared in advance. When running online workshops do your best to replicate what happens in a traditional workshop. If you are nervous about speaking publicly, being yourself is the best way to overcome this issue. There´s a time and place for in-depth conversations, but sometimes keeping it brief is a better approach. Use your audience´s language. Find out what people´s business needs are and address them.     BEST MOMENTS ‘Businesses have to be agile. You have to be quick…you have to communicate clearly under pressure.’ ‘My take on presenting is you're just doing what anyone can do, which is just speak and communicate. ´ ‘Being much more authentic and being your whole self means that you can engage on a much more real level with people.’   VALUABLE RESOURCES Brave, Bold, Brilliant podcast series   GUEST RESOURCES John Young´s Website John Young Media YouTube John Young Media LinkedIn About the Guest For more than 31 years, John Young presented and reported the TV news on the BBC.   He’s now distilled the energy and stories of career in a TV newsroom into a range of fascinating  keynotes and lively consultancy workshops, delivered online or in person — helping businesses  get to grips with the online world.   They reveal in jaw-dropping detail how knife-edge TV News production can be. But John doesn’t  just bask in the audience’s fascination. He makes it relevant, with key business messages about  pivoting skills, crystal clear communication (down a lens as well as face to face), time  management, leadership, self-awareness and courage. There’s no theory — they’re all based on  his adventures on the front-line of daily news reporting and presenting at the world’s most  respected broadcaster.   They’re a fascinating insight into how the media actually works. And in age of Zoom and Teams  Meetings, they also give a great insight into how to work most effectively whilst communicating  via a laptop.  After all, as John often says, “we’re all broadcasters now.”   John’s clients include EasyJet, American Express, Gatwick Airport, the international CEO network  Vistage, the English Rugby Football Union and several local authorities — he has also delivered  his workshops and talks as a Guest Speaker to passengers on board Cunard’s flagship, the  Queen Mary 2. He is a senior member of the Professional Speaking Association.   John joined the BBC from Cambridge University as one of 12 news trainees in 1989. This  provided him with two years’ training in BBC editorial standards, before choosing his own path as  a news reporter and presenter in Southampton, Belfast, Truro, Newcastle, Bristol, Brighton and on  the BBC's News Channel.   In 2009, John was selected for a year’s secondment as a Trainer of incoming journalists at the  BBC Academy. In 2013, he set up his consultancy business, John Young Media, running it  alongside his BBC work until he left the Corporation in October 2020.  John uses income from his professional clients to subsidise employability skills workshops for  young people who are not in formal education or training.   john@johnyoungmedia.co.uk www.johnyoungmedia.co.uk ABOUT THE HOST Jeannette Linfoot is a highly regarded senior executive, property investor, board advisor, and business mentor with over 25 years of global professional business experience across the travel, leisure, hospitality, and property sectors. Having bought, ran, and sold businesses all over the world, Jeannette now has a portfolio of her own businesses and also advises and mentors other business leaders to drive forward their strategies as well as their own personal development.   Jeannette is a down to earth leader, a passionate champion for diversity & inclusion, and a huge advocate of nurturing talent so every person can unleash their full potential and live their dreams.    CONTACT METHOD https://www.jeannettelinfootassociates.com/ YOUTUBE LinkedIn Facebook Instagram   Podcast Description Jeannette Linfoot talks to incredible people about their experiences of being Brave, Bold & Brilliant, which have allowed them to unleash their full potential in business, their careers, and life in general. From the boardroom tables of ‘big’ international business to the dining room tables of entrepreneurial start-ups, how to overcome challenges, embrace opportunities and take risks, whilst staying ‘true’ to yourself is the order of the day. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Checking work emails and messages late into the night, while exhausted from a long day...Wanting to create a new and pretty style on our mannequin or model but we have "no time" with our crazy work/life schedule...Spending way too much time styling an updo... We ALL do this or have done it! Listen as I chat with women apart of my BBC Academy to hear how you can use time management to regain balance in your business and personal life. XoXo, Renee Marie

As coronavirus research comes at us fast, key things to remember as you read and share the latest news. Sometimes it feels like trying to drink from a firehose. All those news headlines making new claims about coronavirus and COVID-19. All those social media posts debating this restriction or that reopening. All the worry about whether we overreacted, or didn’t do enough. It’s enough to make some people want to stop paying attention. But the world needs people who can spot and share solid information about COVID-19, and call out misinformation and exaggeration. They’ll be key to the next phase of the pandemic, and to reducing suffering and death as the health crisis continues. For more information about this story visit: https://healthblog.uofmhealth.org/wellness-prevention/4-ways-to-be-a-savvy-news-consumer-a-pandemicWant to learn more about picking apart health news? Visit websites like Health News Review, the BBC Academy’s “Beyond Fake News” page, and this guide to evaluating information online from California State University. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A great wee chat with K107FM Presenter Mark AG on the BBC Academy and the S Factor. Are you a inspiring broadcaster? Listen to this! The S Factor with Mark AG every Sunday from 6pm until 8pm Live & Online on K107FM www.k107.co.uk

For a journalist, speaking to people who’ve been affected by personal tragedy is part of life. It’s your job to get insight from someone who’s been bereaved, shocked, injured or is hurting. A new book called Trauma Reporting - A journalist's guide to covering sensitive stories -  offers an invaluable perspective – from several of those who’ve been at the other end of the microphone and camera in the midst of those awful times. How do they feel about how they were treated by reporters.  The book’s been written by senior BBC broadcast news journalist – and BBC Academy trainer in trauma journalism - Jo Healey, who also spoke to journalists about their own experiences. In this RadioMoments techniques special, Jo told me more about what she’d found out. Trauma Reporting by Jo Healey is published by Routledge.

In the first of a two part series, we take a look back on the life and crimes of Archibald Thompson Hall, aka Roy Hall, aka Roy Fontaine, the monster butler. Roy was born to a working class family in Glasgow, and from an early age wanted to live an extravagant lifestyle. One that he could not (or would not) achieve through hard work and graft. Roy preferred to take what he could. He became a thief and spent many years in and out of prison. In between these stints, he worked as a butler, to be close to the status he desired, and the belongs that went this, that he could steal. How did this supposed high flying and often hapless thief turn murderer? Our podcast Promo this week is from our friends over at The Unseen Podcast (https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-unseen-podcast/id1318473466) ! This is a wonderful UK podcast has covered some very interesting crimes and mysteries. Go check it out today! Find us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/mensreapod/) or Twitter (https://twitter.com/MensReaPod) ! With thanks to our supporters on Patreon! If you would like to support the podcast, head on over to Patreon.com (https://www.patreon.com/MensReaPod) .  Theme Music: Quinn’s Song: The Dance Begins by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Sources: Roy Archibald Hall, The Wicked Mr Hall: The memoirs of the butler who loved to kill (London: John Blake Press, 2011) Purchase Here (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wicked-Mr-Hall-Real-Life-Murderer-ebook/dp/B0078XGYJI/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=The+Wicked+Mr+Hall%3A&qid=1559842944&s=gateway&sr=8-1) James Copeland, The Butler (London: Granada Publishing, 1981)  Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 “New Rules on Reporting Restrictions” from Scottish Civil Justice Council http://www.scottishciviljusticecouncil.gov.uk/new-rules/2015/03/17/new-rules-on-reporting-restrictions (17 March 2015)  “Contempt and reporting restrictions” from BBC Academy https://www.bbc.co.uk/academy/en/articles/art20130702112133630 (19 September 2017)  PA Media Lawyer, “Scottish Daily Record fined £80,000 for contempt over two stories including one showing 'dramatic' arrest pic with 'GOT HIM' caption” in Press Gazette https://www.pressgazette.co.uk/scottish-daily-record-fined-for-contempt-over-two-stories-including-one-showing-dramatic-arrest-pic-with-got-him-caption/ (6 June 2018)  Stirling v Associated Newspapers 1990 JC 5 HM  Advocate v Caledonian Newspapers Ltd ([1995] SLT 926)  Douglass Waddell, “Hold the presses: contempt of court” from brodies.com https://brodies.com/blog/public-law/hold-the-presses-contempt-of-court/ (18 June 2018)  “Archibald Hall & Michael Kitto” from murderuk.com http://www.murderuk.com/serial_archibald_hall.html (undated)  “The Murderous Butler” in The Watford Observer https://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/nostalgia/crimelibrary/archibaldthomsonhall/themurderousbutler/ (undated)

In the final episode on the life and crimes of Archibald (Roy) Hall, we chart his activities over the final months of 1977 and into 1978. He had gone from butler and thief to murderer, when he turned against his lover and ex con David Wright. But that was far from his last murder, and the next couple of months he would kill employers, associates and family members, and drive thousands of miles across the UK, criss-crossing England and Scotland. But eventually his crimes caught up with him, and Roy found himself before a court again -  not once, but twice. Our podcast Promo this week is from Barry over at Extraordinary Stories Podcast (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/extraordinary-stories-podcast/id1247821845) . If you're looking for weird, crazy stories that you just can't stop listening to - this is the podcast for you. Subscribe today! Find us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/mensreapod/) or Twitter (https://twitter.com/MensReaPod) ! With thanks to our supporters on Patreon! If you would like to support the podcast, head on over to Patreon.com (https://www.patreon.com/MensReaPod) .  Theme Music: Quinn’s Song: The Dance Begins by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Sources: Roy Archibald Hall, The Wicked Mr Hall: The memoirs of the butler who loved to kill (London: John Blake Press, 2011) Purchase Here (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wicked-Mr-Hall-Real-Life-Murderer-ebook/dp/B0078XGYJI/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=The+Wicked+Mr+Hall%3A&qid=1559842944&s=gateway&sr=8-1)   James Copeland, The Butler (London: Granada Publishing, 1981)  Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 “New Rules on Reporting Restrictions” from Scottish Civil Justice Council http://www.scottishciviljusticecouncil.gov.uk/new-rules/2015/03/17/new-rules-on-reporting-restrictions (17 March 2015)  “Contempt and reporting restrictions” from BBC Academy https://www.bbc.co.uk/academy/en/articles/art20130702112133630 (19 September 2017)  PA Media Lawyer, “Scottish Daily Record fined £80,000 for contempt over two stories including one showing 'dramatic' arrest pic with 'GOT HIM' caption” in Press Gazette https://www.pressgazette.co.uk/scottish-daily-record-fined-for-contempt-over-two-stories-including-one-showing-dramatic-arrest-pic-with-got-him-caption/ (6 June 2018)  Stirling v Associated Newspapers 1990 JC 5  HM Advocate v Caledonian Newspapers Ltd ([1995] SLT 926)   Douglass Waddell, “Hold the presses: contempt of court” from brodies.com https://brodies.com/blog/public-law/hold-the-presses-contempt-of-court/ (18 June 2018)  “Archibald Hall & Michael Kitto” from murderuk.com http://www.murderuk.com/serial_archibald_hall.html (undated)  “The Murderous Butler” in The Watford Observer https://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/nostalgia/crimelibrary/archibaldthomsonhall/themurderousbutler/ (undated)

This podcast discusses the main issues around working with children. In it, two BBC experts offer their experience from a wide range of productions and projects. Margaret Burgin, a former BBC news journalist, is the training manager at the BBC Academy responsible for outreach to schools. Catherine McAllister is head of Safeguarding and Child Protection in the BBC Children's department with special responsibility across the BBC for online issues to do with children. If you're BBC staff and have completed the BBC Academy's Working with Children course this podcast will act as a refresher and help you reinforce what you've learnt. In the podcast, you'll learn about: - The difference between child protection and safeguarding - The BBC's Code of Conduct for working with children - When you need DBS and PVG checks - The requirement for licencing - The use of chaperones on productions - Risk assessments for working with children - How to find help and advice in the BBC - When you must refer up or inform a member of the Children Advisor Network BBC Staff can access the Working with Children course and further training resources on the BBC Academy website.

The Radio 1 breakfast show with Nick Grimshaw achieves more than five million listeners a week, thriving on a diet of the latest music releases, news and guests. The BBC Academy's Roxy Ebrahim-Khan spoke to producer Will Foster, assistant producer Fiona Hanlon and Nick Grimshaw himself to find out what it takes to work on this fast-paced show. In this podcast you'll learn about: - the different responsibilities of presenters and producers - the preparation that goes into each programme - what's most challenging and most enjoyable about working on the show - team dynamics - ways to get your first break in radio "If it's a good vibe in the studio and we're getting on as a production team you can hear that on the radio. You want to be part of it - it feels inclusive." – Nick Grimshaw The production team also shone a light on staffing issues, booking guests, roles within the team, where they get their ideas from, and what happens if teams don't get on or guests don't work out. Find out more about BBC Academy: Website – www.bbc.co.uk/academy Facebook – www.facebook.com/bbcacademy Twitter – www.twitter.com/bbcacademy

Billions of people are using chat apps. Can brand owners and broadcasters make themselves part of these private conversations? And should they? The BBC World Service, the Weather Company USA and youth-led creative network Livity have been exploring ways to engage with these hard-to-reach audiences. This podcast explores how organisations are using short animated images such as gifs as well as chatbots - computer programmes which simulate conversations with humans - to become part of the conversation in private spaces. Communications on these text, email or instant messaging apps is referred to as 'dark social' because, unlike a Facebook share or a retweet, it's harder for brands and broadcasters to see what's going on ‘in the dark'. In this podcast you'll learn: • how big-name brands are using ‘dark social' to promote themselves • what the Weather Channel learnt from audience interactions with its chatbot • about the insight the BBC World Service gained from its first attempt to deliver original journalism via a chat app This podcast is presented by Charles Miller, editor of the BBC Academy blog. He's joined by BBC World Service assistant editor Vladimir Hernandez, series-producer of Young, Angry and Connected, a story of political activism in Africa and the BBC's first WhatsApp journalism project. Also on the panel are Alan Bryant, a planner and strategist at Livity, which helps organisations reach young people, and Domenic Venuto, general manager of consumer products at the Weather Company in the US. Find out more about BBC Academy: Website – www.bbc.co.uk/academy Facebook – www.facebook.com/bbcacademy Twitter – www.twitter.com/bbcacademy

BBC Three won this year's Royal Television Society Channel of the Year award despite no longer being on television. But how have its commissioning and production processes changed? The BBC Academy's Jas Rao spoke to controller Damian Kavanagh and assistant producers Poppy Begum and Catriona White. "There's an opportunity in this world about really listening to your audiences and trying to tell stories that will provoke them to have conversations and form communities."– Damian Kavanagh In this podcast you'll learn about: - connecting with audiences - the BBC as a youth brand - pitching programme ideas - the skills required of online content producers Find out more about BBC Academy: Website – www.bbc.co.uk/academy Facebook – www.facebook.com/bbcacademy Twitter – www.twitter.com/bbcacademy

You can use sound to tell stories in different ways - whether that's a soundtrack, a character's voice or sound effects for a radio drama. A recent Producers' Forum session at the BBC studio used by The Archers and Home Front saw a lively debate about the range of skills required in sound production. BBC Academy director Joe Godwin spoke to Neil Hillman, an award-winning sound designer and editor, Marc Silk, a voiceover artist for cartoons, video games and films, and Alice Truman, a soundtrack composer in film, radio and TV. In this podcast you will learn: - how a sound designer creates a film soundtrack - whether to use a boom mic or radio mic to record on location - how a voiceover artist creates characters - how a soundtrack composer works within a film production - how to turn an ironing board into a farm gate Archers editor Huw Kennair-Jones and Home Front editor Jessica Dromgoole meanwhile explain how they use props in their recordings. Find out more about BBC Academy: Website – www.bbc.co.uk/academy Facebook – www.facebook.com/bbcacademy Twitter – www.twitter.com/bbcacademy

There are so many options when choosing a career, the competition is tough, and most school leavers have little practical experience. The BBC Academy's Kris Bramwell spoke to BBC new talent schemes coordinator Affie Jeerh and National Careers Service adviser Rachel Locke to hear their advice. "What I firstly advise people to do is have a real, hard think about what it is that makes them the person they are."– Affie Jeerh In this podcast you'll learn more about: - getting your CV right - how to write brilliant covering letters - what are the options for people starting their career today - transferable skills - how to stand out for the right reasons

If you work in the media you're most likely to be involved in regular creative ideas sessions (like the one above). But what form can they take - what techniques can you use to improve them? The BBC Academy's Charles Miller spoke to former BBC journalist and development producer Steve Rawling, the founder of creativity training company Now Go Create, Claire Bridges, and Facebook product designer Tanner Christensen. “It's about understanding how to create what I call a 'whole brain team'... Understanding what everyone brings to the table in relation to creativity.” – Claire Bridges In this podcast you will learn: - techniques to spark ideas - methods leaders can employ to help their whole team think more creatively - whether creativity is a skill you can develop or a gift you're born with - the benefits of creative sessions to teams across the media

BBC Academy director Joe Godwin spoke to comedian Janice Connolly and BBC Comedy executive Rebecca Papworth about taking unconventional Birmingham housewife Barbara Nice from a stand-up act to a rounded radio sitcom character. Janice developed her Barbara Nice character in the late 1990's and it led to her being spotted by Peter Kay. “As an artist it's important you have a relationship where you think you're being talked to properly - the person you're working with gets you artistically but is also very honest with you.” – Janice Connolly In this podcast, you will learn how to: - go from stand-up to sitcom - become comfortable with radio technology - develop a character - build the relationship between performer and producer Janice has a string of credits as a musician, actress, comedian and artistic director.

New internet devices that use voice are starting to appear in our homes: you speak and they answer back. So what is the likely impact of these so-called digital assistants? The BBC is looking into the possibilities while independent developers are already creating content for such devices. "It is an opportunity for those of us who are producing content because every platform that is hungry for content has to be filled.” – Flora Graham In this podcast you will learn: - how digital assistants work - what kind of content is already popular - what new ideas the BBC is developing - how the technology is likely to develop in the years ahead We also put two devices through their paces, challenging them to translate a sentence into German and to "tell me something interesting". The BBC Academy's Charles Miller speaks to Henry Cooke, senior development producer at BBC Research & Development, independent technology developer Robin Jewsbury and New Scientist digital editor Flora Graham.

2016 is nearly at an end, so you know what that means - it's highlights time! Kris Bramwell, Roxy Ebrahim-Khan, Zayna Shaikh and Charles Miller, aka the BBC Academy Podcast team (left to right above), share their favourite clips from the past year to mark the end of the current series. Peaky Blinders producer Simon Maloney, Operation Gold Rush's Dan Snow, BBC News presenter Maxine Mawhinney, journalist Vanessa Feltz, television producer Jon Plowman and Sima Kotecha, a reporter for Radio 4's Today programme, all feature. In this podcast you will learn: - about the personal qualities Sima says you need to be a journalist - what makes good video content for social media - how good ideas come first, and the platform second, when telling stories - what Vanessa looks for in a caller to her radio phone-in - and more! Charles Miller is the editorial lead for the BBC Academy Podcast and also writes the BBC Academy blog. Roxy Ebrahim-Khan, Zayna Shaikh and Kris Bramwell are producers in the BBC Academy's digital content team.

What's the BBC doing to retain BAME employee and improve diversity at the most senior levels? Marcus Ryder, discusses why he recently left the BBC. And Steve is joined by David Lammy MP and Joe Godwin, Director of the BBC Academy and Director of BBC Midlands who is the Chair of the BBC's Diversity and Inclusion Committee. Yousra Elbagir, the winner of the Thomson Foundation Young Journalist Prize talks about her work as a journalist in Sudan. And, Times columnist Hugo Rifkind on how his tweet inadvertently spread "fake" news far and wide. Producer: Ruth Watts.

Making the Jump from Producer to Series Producer for most can be a challenge. Former Head of the BBC Academy talks to The TV Collective about the new Series Producer Programme powered by the broadcasters.

Even media professionals need to hone their presenting skills. Whether you speak too fast, forget to breathe, get nervous, or just need to put some energy behind your words, you can do lots of simple things to improve how you sound on air. Voice and presentation coach Elspeth Morrison recently visited the BBC Academy podcast team in Birmingham to deliver a coaching session. In this fly-on-the-wall podcast, you can listen as Kris Bramwell, Zayna Shaikh, Jack Burgess, Roxy Ebrahim-Khan and Charles Miller are given the task of re-writing an article in their own style and presenting it to Elspeth as she attempts to develop their voice and help them brush up on their presenting skills. “When presenting a podcast, it should sound like you've just wondered in and are having a chat.” – Elspeth Morrison In this podcast we learn how to: - Mark our scripts ahead of recording - Find our “broadcast self” - Handle our nerves - Write a script to our voice Elspeth Morrison is a voice and presentation specialist who has worked with actors, business people and journalists for more than 15 years.

Following the launch of The Production Co-ordinator Training Programme, Creative Skillset and BBC Academy are delighted to announce an Information Evening in conjunction with RTS Futures. Production Coordinator Training Programme Information Event The Introduction event will feature: A panel of some the industry’s best production management practitioners who will explain the different roles and what you need to succeed Films showcasing the day-to-day roles involved in production management Scenario working – test your creative problem solving skills! Networking with key industry players Opportunities to ask about production management and the programme. Panellists: Jude Winstanley Vivia Togneri Trevor Lopez de Vergara Derek Donohoe Laura Kennedy

BBC Academy director Joe Godwin sat down with CBBC controller Cheryl Taylor and presenters Sam & Mark to discuss children's TV and its impact on young children. "We've all got to learn from a children's audience before we all lose our audiences. What a nine-year-old is doing now is what a 25-year-old will be doing in 16 years," says Joe. Younger audiences are increasingly turning away from TV in favour of on-demand and portable viewing. The panel talk about how to reach them and the challenges of making children's TV. Hear from Sam & Mark who both began their careers on reality talent show Pop Idol, went on to present Top of the Pops on CBBC and now boast a 13-year career presenting children's TV primarily Copycats. In this podcast you'll find out: What being controller of a TV channel involves How CBBC is meeting young people's needs How Sam & Mark got started as TV presenters How CBBC fits into the new BBC strand 'Educate'

The technology sector is perceived as predominantly male, with many women feeling tech jobs are ‘not for them'. This lack of diversity will continue to be a problem until the stereotype is challenged. The BBC's Women in Tech event during London Technology Week aimed to do exactly that by inviting women with tech skills to meet team leaders and hiring managers from across the BBC's Design and Engineering division. The BBC Academy's Keeren Flora went along to find out about the different pathways into the industry and what is being done to encourage more women to pursue technology careers. In this podcast you will find out about: pathways into different technology careers, what a software developer does, less technical roles like project manager or business analyst, how to gain experience, the challenges people working in technology may face, why a diverse workforce means a successful business, how more women can be encouraged to take up careers in technology. Graduate software developer Tamsin Green describes how her route into technology included gaining confidence in her skills. Toby Mildon, diversity lead for BBC Design and Engineering, takes us through what is being done to increase the variety of people entering the BBC. Plus, hiring managers Laura Rowley and Pius Bozumbil explain what they look for in a candidate.

How a BBC WM 95.6FM ‘takeover' connected with people in Birmingham and the Black Country to create a big impact on a tight budget.In March 2016, BBC WM 95.6FM invited listeners and members of the local community to 'takeover' the station as reporters, producers and co-presenters for a whole week. In this podcast, the BBC Academy's Roxanne Ibrahim-Khan talks to assistant editor Sharon Stokes who headed up the WM Takeover project as well as broadcast journalist Steve Hermon who worked closely with participants and two of the stations Takeover stars: M'esha Bryan and Phil George. You'll find advice on how to do something similar for your station or radio show, including: • How WM Takeover came about • How the station selected members of the community to bring into the studio • How the team trained radio novices in editorial, legal, storytelling, radio production and creativity within a very tight timeframe • How it was a great way of unearthing local talent and original local stories • What the station learnt from the project and what could be improved on • Advice on how you could do something similar at your station • If you are new to radio, on how to best seize opportunities like this when they come up Sharon talks about how they found the participants and delivered training in partnership with the BBC Academy. She also handled the rota, which was "a bit of a military operation" - swelling the ranks by more than 100 people. It meant taking into account people's busy lives as well as the creative and editorial reasons for participants being part of a particular programme. For instance, the presenters Sunny and Shay Grewal are married so Sharon and the team decided to make the most of that and "put married couples on the show with them". M'Esha and Phil worked closely with Steve who taught them about live reporting and radio package making. You'll hear clips of M'Esha reporting live on air and Phil's radio package on the local economy in Wolverhampton. The WM Takeover project provided great rewards in terms of great content, audience appreciation and making real connections with the local community. For Sharon, building on the legacy and "tapping into that local talent is something we really want to build on".

Learn how the way we think can make us better musicians and software developers. Musician and designer Lee Sankey has conducted research called Brainstruments which suggests that accomplished musicians stop playing the physical instrument and start playing the mental model of their instrument that exists in their head. Lee believes this theory of mental models doesn't just apply to musicians or singers but also software developers, designers and many other creative professions. The BBC Academy's Kris Bramwell speaks to Lee and BBC Radio 3's Claire Martin, who was involved in the research to find out more. Software developer Ashley Taylor also tells us whether he agrees with Lee and tells us how he works when coding a website.

The Shelbys are back! The third series of the hit show, Peaky Blinders, has returned to our screens with a new director, Tim Mielants. Tim is a huge “fan boy” of the show says series producer Simon Maloney, which is something that helped the pair bond easily and build an invaluable producer/director relationship. In this week's podcast the BBC Academy's Roxy Ebrahim-Khan speaks to Simon as well as the show's BAFTA award-winning director of photography Laurie Rose. Simon says he's got “peaky blood”, meaning he's worked on the previous series (as a first assistant director specifically); he tells us how he found producing the show for the first time and how he dealt with the head shift. Simon says as a producer “you manage the shoot from a distance” so work closely with a lot of people, including all the heads of departments, secretaries, runners, but also people outside of the production team. So forging great working relationships and having excellent communication skills are paramount. Whereas as a first assistant director, you manage the shoot from the floor, constantly talking to a lot of the production crew, so some of the skills are transferrable and made his first time producing a bit easier. What's a DoP, you might ask? That's the first thing Laurie explains in the second interview of the podcast, detailing exactly what his role is and how it fits into the production. It can be a challenge coming onto a show a few series down the line, especially one like Peaky when it already has an established and very distinctive look. Laurie discusses how he put his stamp on it. We cover Laurie's route to becoming a DoP and some of his other work, including London Spy (which won him a BAFTA), Friday Night Dinner, Him & Her and The Job Lot. And what if you fancy doing Laurie's job yourself? Laurie dishes out some great advice and tips.

Doctors series producer and writer Peter Lloyd had always wanted to incorporate Shakespeare into the show. With 2016 being the 400th anniversary of the death of the great bard and the BBC celebrating in grand style with its six-month Shakespeare Festival, it seemed the perfect opportunity. In this podcast Joe Godwin, director of the BBC Academy and BBC Birmingham, hears why Peter decided to avoid the well-trodden path of Shakespeare's plays and use his sonnets for a week of episodes. They talk about how creative risks like this can be very popular with audiences. The two of them also discuss the practicalities writing an episode using a sonnet for inspiration and incorporating a reading into each one. Peter also talks about how he worked with the BBC iWonder team to produce a guide to the sonnets, as well as how the cast leapt at the chance to take part with a straight-to-camera reading of a sonnet. Moving away from Shakespeare, Peter and Joe talk about diversity on the show and in drama production in general - both in casting and behind the camera. They then go on to discuss a week of Doctors programmes highlighting homelessness that were inspired by the story of a homeless man Peter met on a night out in Birmingham. Joe also finds out why Doctors is a continuing drama series, and not a soap, and the difference This podcast, edited by Ben Toone, is a recording of a masterclass at BBC Birmingham on 22 April 2016.

An in depth conversation with the writer behind Line of Duty, Bodies and Critical. In this interview, recorded by BBC Writersroom for The BBC Academy podcast, Henry Swindell, senior script executive for BBC Northern Ireland, talks to Jed about his career and how he creates his stories and characters.

This is the second part of our 4K podcast with Philippa Law, technology engagement officer for BBC Research and Development (R&D). In our last podcast, 4K and UHD: Why does it matter?, we broke down what 4K and UHD mean for your production. This week we talk more about the practical aspect of filming in UHD - the kit you'll need, data storage and the production workflow. Philippa speaks to Mark Harrison, director of the BBC Technology Futures Group, John Heraty, a broadcast trainer within the BBC Academy, and John Kent, head of digital at Lambert Productions. Some productions have already started to film in 4K for television, including natural history series like Shark and Life Story, drama such as BBC One's The Coroner, rugby and football matches through BT Sport, and golf through Sky. Although, at present 4K isn't broadcast in the UK. John Kent talks about the process of filming the 10-part series Secrets of the Brain for a new channel showing content in 4K in the Netherlands. John talks not only about the costs of the cameras, which can seem relatively cheap in production terms, but the cost of additional equipment, such as lenses and data storage, which can skyrocket and really put a hole in your production budget. Also, the current process of transferring data is very costly in terms of money, space and time. The panel talk about the kind of programmes that have been shot in UHD, including series with high legacy values such as natural history and science series. UHD delivers such high resolution that an editor can zoom in without compromising quality if the final film is created for HD viewing. Our experts discuss 4K's popularity, where it's going in the future and how programme makers will have to change their attitudes to projects and technical advances. Plus, should we really be looking ahead to 8K?

It seems that the 4K and ultra-high definition revolution is just around the corner. But what will this mean for broadcasting? And is adopting 4K for your production really necessary? In the first of two podcasts, the technology engagement officer for BBC Research and Development Philippa Law speaks to Mark Harrison, director of the BBC Technology Futures Group, John Heraty, a broadcast technology trainer with the BBC Academy and John Kent, head of digital at Lambert productions. Ultra HD and its close sibling 4K has eight times the resolution of SD (standard definition) and four times HD. With 3840 x 2160 pixels, UHD's level of quality makes it very difficult for the human eye to actually make out pixels on close inspection. This development gives broadcast images a definition that comes extremely close to reality. UHD will bring a broader range of colours. Some colours, particularly sienna and red, have tones within their spectrum that simply do not show up on current HD screens. Some productions have already started to film in 4K for television, including natural history series like Shark and Life Story, drama such as BBC One's The Coroner, rugby and football matches through BT Sport and golf through Sky. Although at present 4K isn't broadcast in the UK. The panel answer questions on how these developments feed through to consumers, from UHD televisions to 4K on smartphones, and John Heraty talks about the differences between UHD and 4K. John Kent gives an overview of how filming in 4K affects the television production process, going into more detail in the second of our podcasts.

The BBC Academy's Najiba Kasraee is joined by BBC Swahili service editor and presenter Zuhura Yunus, BBC Russian's Renata Tairbekova and Mahjooba Nowrouzi from the BBC Afghan stream. They talk candidly about the challenges of being a woman in the newsroom and offer advice on how to progress while maintaining a work/life balance. These four journalists, all based at the World Service's London headquarters, talk about the challenges and advantages of being a female journalist in their home countries as well as in the UK. They offer advice on networking, with Zuhura and Renata challenging perceptions that men make the best networkers. You'll need confidence. As Renata says, it's something every journalist should have: "If you can't go out on the street and do a vox pop, you're probably not going to be a journalist." Renata and Mahjooba talk about how being a parent can affect your career, from taking time out for maternity leave to needing to leave work on time to pick up children from childcare. They talk about the need for a working mum to be organised, have a great support network and be resourceful when working around the inevitable childhood illnesses. They each offer tips for women wanting to develop a career in journalism. Advice includes taking on board criticism and building on your mistakes to keeping your contacts and network organised, for your work and home life.

The year is nearly over, but not before the BBC Academy Podcast review of the year! We've had another fantastic year catching up with the likes of award-winning writer Mike Bartlett on his hit TV series Doctor Foster, Sarah Solemani on going from acting in comedies to writing them, and radio presenter Noreen Khan on getting more black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) talent on air. We've also had a great 12 months chatting to unforgettable on-screen talent including Chris Evans, Christian O'Connell and Emma Barnett at the Radio Festival 2015. We've spoken with some rising stars in their field like Destiny Ekaragha and Kascion Franklin. Destiny gave us an amazing insight into what is was like to make her TV directorial debut in Danny and the Human Zoo, the BBC's one-off fictionalised special on Sir Lenny Henry's childhood years. Here's to bigger and better podcasts in 2016!

Executive producer Will Trotter, producer Sandra MacIver, director Matt Carter and Jon Boyce, who provided technical expertise, join the director of BBC Birmingham and the BBC Academy, Joe Godwin, for this masterclass on BBC One's The Coroner, recorded on 12 November 2015. The Coroner is produced by Birmingham's drama village - producer of Doctors, WPC 56 and the worldwide successes Father Brown and Land Girls. The 10-part series follows the coroner, played by Claire Goose, as she investigates unresolved deaths in the fictional seaside town of Whitehaven. This while having to contend with working with her ex and dealing with a troublesome teenage daughter. In this podcast you'll hear how the production has been a trailblazer for BBC drama production by being the first to film using 4k resolution cameras. Executive producer Will Trotter talks about how the premise of the drama was thought up and working in tandem with BBC daytime commissioning and with co-funder BBC Worldwide. Sandra and Matt talk about how to balance taste and decency in a daytime drama featuring dead bodies. They also give tips on filming on location, working with the locals and how to stretch a TV drama budget to achieve high filmic production values.

From William Blake to Charles Dickens, authors have written or talked about experiencing auditory verbal hallucinations when writing fiction or hearing voices that others cannot hear. So is this the same when writing for radio or television? And if so, do writers hear characters as clearly as if a real person were speaking or as an external voice outside of themselves? In this podcast we hear from accomplished TV and radio writers Sarah Phelps and Al Smith and from Dr. Jennifer Hodgson, co-author of The Writers' Inner Voices project, the first ever large-scale investigation into how writers and storytellers hear voices. They discuss what it feels like to hear characters, whether there’s a difference between creating characters for television, radio and written fiction and the practicalities of script writing. Sarah Phelps penned the demise of Dirty Den in EastEnders. She brought to life iconic Dickens characters Miss Havisham and Fagin for her TV adaptations of Oliver Twist and Great Expectations. She also wrote the World War One drama The Crimson Field and adapted JK Rowling’s The Casual Vacancy for BBC One. Al Smith has written for TV and radio. He has written for EastEnders and Holby City, co-created teen drama The Cut for BBC Two and wrote Life in the Freezer and The Postman of Good Hope for BBC Radio 4. Dr. Jennifer Hodgson is a writer and teacher. She holds a PhD in English Studies and has taught on the undergraduate Introduction to the Novel and Post-war Fiction and Poetry course at Durham University as well as postgraduate courses such as Research Methods and Resources modules. The podcast is presented by BBC Academy producer Helen Hutchinson.

This week we hear from executive producer of BBC Two's Peaky Blinders, Jamie Glazebrook. The session was recorded in Birmingham at the BBC Academy and Creative Skillset training day,‘Get your next job in drama.' Jamie tells host Marverine Cole about the key ingredients that have made both series such critical successes and gives his insights into how the crew, from production designer Grant Montgomery to directors Otto Bathurst and Colm McCarthy, shaped the look, feel and sound of the series. He also highlights and discusses the vital relationship of trust between writer Steven Knight and production company Tiger Aspect who respected his vision.

Lord Heseltine has been criticised for his use of the word 'handicapped' on Radio 4's Any Questions. But should Jonathan Dimbleby or the programme's producers have stepped in to correct him? Radio 4's Peter White, who's also the BBC's Disability Affairs Correspondent, gives his take on the evolution of terminology -and the minefield of words to avoid. Moral Maze presenter Michael Buerk also came under fire this week for his choice of words in a live on-air trail. He was promoting this week's debate on whether the footballer and convicted rapist Ched Evans should be allowed to return to his footballing career. But the trail led many to accuse the presenter of victim blaming. And will there ever be a perfect political interview to please all listeners? This week the interviewing skills of Today presenters John Humphrys and Sarah Montague are called into question. But who is really at fault here - is it the combative approach of interviewers or the impenetrable defence of politicians? The BBC wants to reflect the UK's ethnic diversity more accurately in both television and radio broadcasting. In order to widen their pool of expert contributors, the BBC Academy has launched a series of Black and Minority Ethnic Expert Voices Days. Two applicants who attended the event explain why they want to help change the look and sound of the BBC. And get your headphones at the ready for a glimpse into the world of surround sound and binaural audio. Produced by Will Yates A Whistledown production for BBC Radio 4.

Jonny Keeling, producer of programmes such as CBBC’s Deadly series and CBeebies Andy’s Wild Adventures, talks to us about how to construct an engaging narrative in children’s television programmes, and where thinking about the story is key every step of the way from development to broadcast. He also discusses how important stories have become in online games and films, particularly with a more fickle young audience. Steve Greenwood was series producer for BBC Two's Natural World strand, a series of documentaries that focus on one single story over the course of an hour. He talks about what makes a Natural World idea work and reveals how constructing that story is different when the cast of characters includes people as well as animals. And Hazel Marshall, who teaches storytelling across the BBC and worked closely with the Natural History Unit, gives her take on why storytelling is important, outlines the process of finding a good story and offers some tips for programme makers. Jonny Keeling is the executive producer for children’s output at the BBC’s Natural History Unit. The unit has made programmes including Deadly 60, Deadly 360 and Live 'n' Deadly, Wolfblood, Naomi’s Nightmares of Nature and Andy’s Wild Adventures, plus live events, interactive experiences and games. His career credits include producing the Plains episode for Planet Earth, as well as episodes of Wildlife on One, Lost Land of the Volcano and Natural World. He was series producer on Lost Land of the Tiger, Lost Land of the Wolves and The Dark: Nature's Nighttime World, and was also assistant producer on Sir David Attenborough’s Life of Mammals. Before being series editor for Natural world, Steve Greenwood worked on several expedition series including Lost Land of the Volcano and Lost Land of the Jaguar. He is currently working on a major new series on sharks. Hazel Marshall designs and delivers storytelling and scripting courses for the BBC Academy and has taught people working on shows such as Horizon, Wonders of the Solar System, Imagine..., The One Show and Lost Land of the Tiger. She was a consultant on storytelling with the Natural History Unit, particularly on Africa. She is also an experienced writer and radio producer.

This is a special edition of the CoP Show podcast recorded at the Radio Academy's Radio Festival 2014. 2014 has been a big year so far for entry-level radio trainees, with more developments in the offing. In this session, Bauer, Global, the indies and the BBC come together to explain how they're finding and nurturing the radio talent of tomorrow. Peter Curran introduces Courtnay McLeod from the Bauer Media Academy, Darren Henley from Classic FM, David Prest from Whistledown and Simon Broad from the BBC Academy. The session produced by Matthew Barraclough.

If you're dipping your toe into the turgid waters of a freelance career, Sound Women have the event for you: a free freelancer training day on 21st November, in association with Creative Skillset and the BBC Academy. Keep an eye on http://soundwomen.co.uk to find out how to reserve your place. As a freelancer myself, I've spent ten years alternating between joy and terror. So for this month's podcast, I assembled a crack squadron of freelancers to share their self-propelled wisdom: • Nicky Patrick, current breakfast show presenter at Radio Jackie and previous official Mrs Potato Head http://nickypatrick.com/ • Ellie Davis, producer of the likes of Jo Whiley and Steve Lamacq and deliberate avoider of staff jobs http://thisisellie.com • Matt Hill, producer of podcasts for the Guardian, BAFTA, and Broadcast, as well as the power behind the Media Podcast and Spark London audio thrones http://rethinkdaily.co.uk We're all available for hire! You can find me at http://twitter.com/helenzaltzman and http://helenzaltzman.com. This episode was produced by Penny Bell, Cheeka Eyers, Maria Williams and me. Many thanks to Somethin' Else for kindly lending their studios, and to Martin Austwick for the theme tune. To find out more about Sound Women - events in your area, training, and membership - visit http://soundwomen.co.uk and/or tweet http://twitter.com/soundwomen. You can also email podcast@soundwomen.co.uk if you'd like to get involved with this show. Back in November! Helen Zaltzman helenzaltzman.com Subscribe to the Sound Women podcast on iTunes: http://tinyurl.com/SWPitunes

Ideas are the lifeblood of TV, radio and online production as fresh and unusual concepts are constantly in demand. But can anyone come up with a great idea? And how do you maximize the impact and success of your ideas? In this podcast Emer McPolin talks to Linda Green, executive producer of the BBC Academy's Creative Leadership Programme, and BBC producer Claire White, to reveal the techniques that will help you to develop and hone your programme ideas, taking the best from paper to pitch.

One of the great benefits of digital technology is the rise of citizen journalism and blogging, in which amateurs, without any formal training or connections to traditional news outlets, are able to have their voices heard. "We're living in this world where there's this marvelous word, 'disintermediation,' where people used to have to go get hired by a newspaper or get a broadcaster to take them on in order to get what they were saying out to an audience," said Anne Morrison, director of the BBC Academy.

What are the opportunities for freelancers working in drama in Scotland, across radio and television? What's the difference between a good script and a bad script? What are executives looking for when crewing up and how can creatives and writers really engage with the reported upturn in business? Recorded at the BBC Academy's Fast Train event in Glasgow, October 2013, author, journalist and commentator Muriel Gray chairs this panel discussion featuring Chris Aird, head of drama for BBC Scotland, Bruce Young, editor of drama for BBC Radio Scotland, director Douglas Mackinnon and writer Andrea Gibb.

Identifying the priorities for commissioners is a common dilemma for all programme makers – how to find out what shows excite them, where there are gaps in their schedules, and how best to pitch those winning ideas. In this masterclass, recorded at the BBC Academy's Fast Train event in Glasgow, October 2013, Jo Street, commissioning executive for BBC Daytime, Alan Tyler, executive editor for entertainment commissioning, BBC Scotland, Colin Paterson, editor for topical programmes and events, BBC Radio Scotland, and Ian MacKenzie, media project manager for Channel 4, highlight some of the issues that programme makers face and offer their suggestions of how best to make use of their time and their attention. The panel discussion is chaired by BBC Scotland presenter Shereen Nanjiani.

From apps to social media to online, there are now more ways to make use of your content, capitalising on your assets and extending your reach beyond the screen. This session, recorded at the BBC Academy's Fast Train event in Glasgow, October 2013, looks at how to approach thinking about your programme as a brand and capitalising on the full use of content. The panel of industry experts included Matt Roper, digital media editor at STV, Stephen Noble, art director at digital agency Equator, and Tom Hodgkinson, senior content producer, BBC Scotland. In the chair is Dr Jillian Ney, Doctor of Social Media, Strathclyde University.

What are the trends in specialist factual television and how do they get commissioned? How do you choose your talent and what do broadcasters want? In this session, recorded at the the BBC Academy's Fast Train event in Glasgow, October 2013, Craig Hunter, executive producer for BBC Scotland, Ross Wilson, creative director for Matchlight, Ed Crick, creative director at Tern TV, and Anne Laking, head of specialist factual at STV discuss the current and next big things in factual production. The discussion is chaired by BBC Radio Scotland presenter Kaye Adams.

The second of two podcasts on storytelling for natural history programmes. Ben Toone talks to the BBC Natural History Unit's Jonny Keeling about storytelling for children's programmes and Steve Greenwood about BBC Two's Natural World series. Ben also talks to the BBC Academy'€™s Hazel Marshall, who teaches storytelling acoss the BBC. She gives her take on why storytelling is important, the process of finding a good story and offers some tips for programme makers.

With the likes of Ricky Gervais now moving to producing content exclusively for YouTube, and with global companies like Intel and Toshiba funding social media driven dramas, many in the traditional broadcast industry are asking 'Where next for drama and fiction in broadcasting?'. BBC Academy did its best to provide a few tentative suggestions in its latest open forum, the Fusion Future Fiction day, held at BBC Broadcasting House last week. The day set out to explore how technology, emerging themes and audience habits are changing the art, craft, science and business of storytelling on screens large and small, and BBC CoP went along to hear the questions, debates and ideas put forward.

Why aren't there more female experts on BBC Radio programmes? Feedback puts your questions and comments to Philip Sellars, Editor of Documentaries at Radio 4, and Deborah Cohen, Editor of the Radio Science Unit. And we report from the BBC Academy's Women Experts Training Day, asking women themselves what they think is holding them back. Too fast - and you're furious. We hear from listeners who scrambled to buy tickets to CarFest - the festival brainchild of Radio 2's Chris Evans - only to have their efforts thwarted by a technical hitch. Also, who would you appoint as Radio 4's Writer-in-Residence? We hear from Feedback listeners who are dusting off their dictionaries in anticipation and speak to the BBC World Service's very own Writer-in-Residence, Hamid Ismailov, who has some advice for his future Radio 4 counterpart. And, we give ourselves a slap on the wrist as we correct our grammatical faux pas. Producer: Kate Taylor A Whistledown production for BBC Radio 4.

Why aren't there more women on radio and tv as experts, commentators and presenters? Steve Hewlett explores the issues on The Media Show this week with a range of insiders: Anne Morrison, Director of the BBC Academy, who ran a day of training for women experts last week with more planned; Fiona Fox, Director of the Science Media Centre which links news programmes up with expert scientists; Lis Howell, Director of Broadcasting at City University, who has been monitoring the number of women on news programmes; Emma Barnett, the Telegraph's Women's Editor; Chris Shaw, Editorial Director of ITN Productions and Executive Producer of The Agenda and Tamy Hoffman, Interviews Editor of Sky News.The producer is Simon Tillotson.

A returnable format is the Holy Grail that all factual and entertainment TV programme makers are searching for. But where does the inspiration come from and how do you build and develop them? This is a recording of a masterclass from the BBC Academy's Fast Train North event held on 20 November 2012. The BBC Academy's Hilary Rosen is joined by Tom Edwards, commissioning executive producer for features and formats for BBC One and BBC Two, Gill Tierney, executive producer for BBC Television whose credits include Coast, Gardeners World and Sam Lewens, an executive producer who has worked on Dragons' Den and BBC Three's Young Talent of the Year.

Simon Smith is joined by BBC Academy trainer Ian Hider, self shooter Paul Morten and editor Zeb Chadfield to discuss shooting for the edit. Tight budgets and even tighter edit schedules mean opportunities for directors and self shooters to be in the edit with their own work are often limited. But as many will tell you, being in the edit is by far the best place to learn how the construction of a programme works. So if you're rarely offered time in the edit, how are you ever expected to learn? How can you give your editor the very best shots available if you've never seen them in action?

Pat Younge, BBC Vision's chief creative officer hosts this special BBC Academy session at the 2012 Edinburgh Television Festival focusing on just what goes into delivering a ‘killer pitch'. His guests are Melanie Leach, managing director, Twofour Broadcast, Richard Shaw, head of development and executive producer, Lion Television and Victoria Ashbourne, managing director, Victory Television. They discuss the dark art of pitching, and reveal everything you wanted to know about the pitching process but were possibly too afraid to ask.

In this episode of Tuned In To The Future, Joe Greig - who is completing a work placement at Folded Wing - explores the Routes In To Radio. We hear from radio production lecturer Matthew Linfoot from Westminster University; John Myers, chief executive of the Radio Academy, Carina Tillson from Global Radio, Natasha Maw from the BBC Academy, Fred Bradley from the Student Radio Association and more. This episode was made in conjunction with the Radio Academy's Foot In The Door event at the Radio Festival, 2011.