RND 09

After a year out, Red Nose Day is back! And this year there’s 3 noses to choose from, “this one, that one or the other one”. The live show is on BBC1 Friday 13th March, where celebrities will take part in special editions of The Apprentice, Strictly Come Dancing, Top of the Pops and Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps. Take a look at the website HERE

And if you ring 123 from a BT landline between the 3rd and 23rd March, you may get the voice of Kimberley Walsh, Cheryl Cole, Gary Barlow, Chris Moyles or Fearne Cotton.

Wallace & Gromit return

Christmas just wouldn’t be christmas without Wallace and Gromit on our tv screens. This year is no exception, in fact theres more Aardman on TV than you can shake a stick at! Heres what the 2008 festive schedule looks like…

Wallace and Gromit
The Curse of the Were-Rabbit *Feature film*
Thursday 25 Dec 4:30pm BBC1

A Matter of Loaf and Death *NEW*
Thursday 25 Dec 8:30pm BBC1 (repeat 1st Jan 7pm)

The Wrong Trousers
Tuesday 30 Dec 4:30pm BBC1

A Close Shave
Wednesday 31 Dec 5:05pm BBC1

A Grand Day Out
Friday 2 Jan 5:35pm BBC1

Creature Comforts
20th – 31st Dec Various times ITV2

Shaun the sheep
21st Dec 6:25 CBBC
22nd- 24th Dec 3:25pm CBBC
25th Dec 10:20am + 3:25pm CBBC

Listings from RadioTimes

Pablo Bernasconi

Over the years Pablo has become a world famous graphic designer, illustrating magazines and books as well as writing them. Born in Buenos Aires in 1973, he graduated as graphic designer in 1998 and has since worked in Argentina, Germany, USA, England, Australia, Brasil and Spain. Pablo’s work has been published in many newspapers including the New York Times and the Telegraph as well as magazines for clients including the BBC.
His work makes use of everyday objects and puts them together in very funny ways to create interesting characters, e.g. using carrots for noses and wire for hair. I love his distinct cut-out style and can see why his work appeals to all ages.

His work can be seen at www.pbernasconi.com.ar
and at flickr

MediaCity:UK

In 2011 the city of Salford will become the Media City of the UK. Loads of TV departments, studios, appartments, shops and bars are currently being built in the Salford region of Manchester UK. The old BBC Manchester building will be re-used for other purposes, while its staff move to MediaCity. Many of the BBC departments such as sport and childrens will move from their base at Londons TV centre, creating thousands on new jobs. It all looks like it will bring a new dimention to North West England just as London begin to host the Olympics in 2012. MORE

Scott cam

So Beckycam is over but all this week BBC Radio 1 DJ, Scott Mills will be filmed live 24 hours a day from his actual flat. Six different webcams are dotted all around his flat, and they’re streaming live on the internet until Friday night (3rd Oct 08).
You can choose which camera you’re viewing at any time, using the camera buttons on the right of the screen. Or just choose the Autocam, and sit back and follow Scott around his house. You can also email Scott and watch him reply on camera – write to him now at radio1cam@bbc.co.uk.
He’ll also be doing the show live from his flat each day.

Watch HERE

The Family

Just thought i’d share with you a programme I watched recently. Its about the Hughes family, being recorded 24/7 for 100 days/nights and then shown in hour long episodes on wednesdays at 9pm on Channel 4. Sounds boring, but it was strangly addictive.

Twenty-one small, remotely operated cameras were installed throughout the house. There were certain times that the family could have the cameras off in their bedrooms and there were no cameras or microphones in the bathrooms. The director Jonathan Smith wanted to try and stay clear of the whole being watched idea of Big Brother.
“Our aim was to assemble and present true stories that came out of our observations of this family’s life, not to provide Big Brother style hour-by-hour accounts of what happened while we watched them. This involved painstaking effort, carefully compressing timelines, intercutting and interweaving narratives and endlessly debating the most telling shots to use.”

Listen to this interview with members of the family from BBC Radio 1 on the 29th oct 08.

You can catch up on the episodes at channel4.com/video/the-family/catchup
More information including the ‘making of film’ and family interviews HERE

Beckycam & Headcam

Scott Mills BBC Radio 1 show has today announced the launch of Becky cam, a webcam where listeners can watch the assistant producer Rebecca Huxtable live from her office desk.
Shes usually live from around 6am to 7pm and during the Scott Mills show from 4pm-7pm Mon-Fri.
You can only see her live for 2 weeks until the 30th September 2008.
And now (23rd Sept) Headcam has been launched on the same website at the same times!

Watch live HERE
Email Becky at radio1cam@bbc.co.uk
Listen live to Radio 1 HERE

AND NOW

Beckycam has joined the other webcams at Radio 1’s Big Weekend in Swindon
Watch all weekend 9/10th May HERE