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The BBC Academy Podcast

Essential listening for the broadcast production, journalism and technology communities. Your guide to everything from editorial and craft skills to taking your next step in the industry. Practical advice on all aspects of TV, radio, journalism.

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13:17

News storytelling tips: Maxine Mawhinney

The BBC Academy Podcast ·

2016/06/23

Learn how to tell news stories with BBC News presenter Maxine Mawhinney

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17:31

Finding and telling news stories: Sima Kotecha

The BBC Academy Podcast ·

2016/06/16

How does Sima find stories? - Social media is where Sima finds something compelling which leads to a story - Talking to people on the street or at events can lead to a story idea - What makes a good story?Can you explain your story or idea to an 11 year old? - ‘Keep it simple stupid’ (KISS) - Real people with compelling stories, different feelings, personalities, problems and issues - "Be bold, be brave, don’t be scared – go up to that person you think won’t talk and ask them for that interview" –

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21:03

Handing control to your audience: BBC WM ‘takeover’

The BBC Academy Podcast ·

2016/06/09

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

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13:20

Developing a mental model

The BBC Academy Podcast ·

2016/06/03

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

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22:59

Making the most of a mentor

The BBC Academy Podcast ·

2016/05/26

A mentor can help you make the most of career opportunities and aid your personal development. Today programme studio director Rachel Wheeley was able to see a clearer path to working in another area of radio with help from Caroline Raphael, then a commissioner at Radio 4. In this podcast they emphasise that it’s the mentee who needs to put in the hard work. “It’s not an easy option. You do have to work quite hard. It’s not all tea and sympathy,” says Caroline.Mentoring is not a quick fix. It’s a

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27:23

Peaky Blinders: The producer and director of photography

The BBC Academy Podcast ·

2016/05/19

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”,

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15:57

Doctors meets Shakespeare: Peter Lloyd talks to Joe...

The BBC Academy Podcast ·

2016/05/12

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

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16:06

National Theatre Live: Taking theatre to the movies

The BBC Academy Podcast ·

2016/05/05

National Theatre Live has reached more than 5 million cinema-goers in 2,000 venues across the world. They have arguably had a role in democratising theatre, by taking star-studded, sell-out productions from London’s West End and from New York’s Broadway to the far edges of the country and beyond. Some of their best received screenings include War Horse, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and, their most recent success, Hamlet starring Benedict Cumberbatch; which has seen by 500,000

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13:36

Behind the scenes on Later… with Jools Holland

The BBC Academy Podcast ·

2016/04/28

BBC Two’s Later… with Jools is returning for its 48th series. That’s right. The show is in its 24th year.How has it survived when other series such as Top of the Pops and CD:UK have become part of music history?Executive producer Alison Howe says it’s down to the programme’s simplicity in “putting together a show that offers a rich and varied mix of live music being performed in one room in one go”.In one show you can see unknown acts making their debut next to more established artists, as Adele did

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18:53

Midlands Today: Creating a news programme

The BBC Academy Podcast ·

2016/04/21

Midlands Today, presented by Mary Rhodes and Nick Owen, is a BBC regional TV programme covering areas including Birmingham, Coventry and the Black Country. The team put out four daily bulletins and in this podcast we find out how.We speak to Hilary McConnell, one of the channel’s two senior producers, Giles Latcham, a senior journalist and reporter, and Sarah Falkland, presenter and reporter (pictured above).Whether you’re beginning your career or already established, finding stories is always the

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19:31

Filming with drones: What you need to know

The BBC Academy Podcast ·

2016/04/14

Our very own drone enthusiast Charles Miller discovers that there's plenty to think about when filming with unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), or drones as they are better known. In this podcast, Charles is joined by experienced drone pilot Mya Padget and BBC series producer Graham Cooper, who uses drones for his documentaries.We find out why you may want to use a drone for your shoot and what you need to do before you can even get it into the air. We take questions from you, including how badly

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32:36

Jed Mercurio: in conversation

The BBC Academy Podcast ·

2016/04/07

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.

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17:11

BBC Apprenticeships: you're hired

The BBC Academy Podcast ·

2016/03/17

We talk to apprentice turned journalist Lauren Page and find out about the BBC’s apprenticeship schemes from their manager Simon Broad

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23:23

CBBC’s Our School: Fixed rigs and children

The BBC Academy Podcast ·

2016/03/14

First came BAFTA winning Educating Yorkshire, then Educating Essex. So why not adapt their documentary skills to filming children, thought production company Twofour That’s how the returning CBBC series Our School was born.The first series was set in Conyers School in Teeside. The current series shows life in Greenwood Academy in Castle Vale, Birmingham. Kez Margrie, CBBC’s executive producer, says she hopes the series will help make the transition from primary school to “big” school easier. That’s

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21:09

What's so special about radio?

The BBC Academy Podcast ·

2016/03/03

This wouldn’t happen in any other medium: an elderly Auschwitz survivor called LBC radio to tell the presenter, Nick Ferrari, about her experiences in the camp as a child. She then told Ferrari she hadn’t even been able to talk about Auschwitz to some members of her own family.Ferrari told the story on a Media Society panel about radio. Along with presenters Paul Gambaccini (above) and Sue MacGregor, the panel was chaired by the radio critic Gillian Reynolds. They enthused about the unique intimacy

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26:23

Radio producers: Winning at the freelance game

The BBC Academy Podcast ·

2016/02/25

The broadcasting industry is moving ever closer to a “gig-economy”, where more people take on short terms contracts rather than stay in a full time job. In audio production, freelancing is not as common as in television, but it is predicted to grow. In this podcast we hear from two award-winning freelance producers. Kellie Redmond works in BBC radio and Matt Hill specialises in podcast production. Although working in separate areas of audio production, both have found innovative ways to create their

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12:58

The business of podcasting

The BBC Academy Podcast ·

2016/02/25

With one billion podcast downloads from iTunes alone in 2014, podcasts have never been so popular. The growth in audience numbers has been in part attributed to the popularity of investigative crime show Serial; which has had more than five million downloads since launching in 2014. What has this meant for the industry?Keeren Flora talks podcasting with media journalist Abigail Edge, to find out how podcast producers are finding innovative ways to fund their work. Abigail gives her take on future

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22:27

The Best Bottoms in the Land

The BBC Academy Podcast ·

2016/02/18

Ed Barlow discusses the making of an observational documentary series, The Best Bottoms in the Land for BBC English Regions (Image copyright RSC).

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24:26

Working in radio production: A day in the life of 1Xtra

The BBC Academy Podcast ·

2016/02/12

Behind the voice of the DJ, radio production is a team effort. This week we find out about what goes on behind the scenes at BBC Radio 1Xtra in a panel discussion from the 1Xtra Live event in Leeds. 1Xtra breakfast DJ Yasmin Evans spoke to her 1Xtra colleagues: team assistant Harrison Stock, assistant content producer Keturah Cummings, producer Alex Lawless and head of programmes Rhys Hughes. They each talk about their individual routes to 1Xtra and their day-to-day responsibilities. And they give

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21:19

Local Apprentices: Finding Your Flair

The BBC Academy Podcast ·

2016/02/04

The BBC Academy Podcast, presented by Ben Toone, talks to three graduates of the BBC’s Local Apprentice Scheme, Yasmin Ojo, Jayde Pearson and Talisha Johnson, who at the time of recording were preparing to graduate with a National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ) accredited qualification. Each Local Apprentice was placed at one of 45 local radio stations across the UK, where they gained experience of working in a busy newsroom and producing stories for their local audience. Over the

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