Andy Taylor, will in the Department at 1pm today (Friday 20^th Nov) to talk to us about his work. He will talk about his job bringing films and games to life for a young audience of millions. Andy set up the ‘When Chris Stark met Mila Kunis’ interview which went viral on YouTube. He produced the ground-breaking ‘Radio 1 Rescores: Drive’ collaboration with BBC3 and Zane Lowe. He negotiates with the major film studios and publicists to deliver A-list movie stars to the airwaves. Andy is also a radio producer and documentary maker, and is currently directing and producing an iPlayer film about Star Wars.

Andy will be talking about working with film stars (the highs and the lows), how media providers must adapt their content and delivery as their audience’s habits change (for example Radio 1 now produces a vast amount of visual content as well as radio shows), the challenges of making content for young audiences, the under-representation of Gaming in popular mainstream media… and what employers are looking for in the next generation of production and presenting talent.

Andy will also be joined by Lucy Kent, Publicity Manager for Universal Pictures who will talk about her role and her route into film marketing.

Andy will also introduce a piece of Movie content for Radio 1 he is working on next year - he’s looking for new young people who can talk passionately about film on the radio. Whilst this is a one-off project, there is a chance that this could lead to further film reviewing work for BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra. This is your chance to meet him and put yourself forward to take part.

The talk will take place at 1pm in 028. Andy and Lucy will then be happy to talk to people individually about either taking part in the Radio 1 film reviewing project or going into film marketing in 026 after the talk.

Dr. Helen Wheatley will be on the Radio 4 Today programme on Monday morning (October 28th) talking about the Story of Children’s Television exhibition and children’s TV history. Keep an ear out for her between 8.20am and 9am.

The Story of Children’s Television Exhibition has been nominated in two categories, ‘Culture Award’ and ‘Event of the Year’, in the Coventry and Warwickshire Tourism and Culture Awards.We wish them good luck in the awards ceremony which is happening tonight.

The exhibition 'The Story of Children’s Television from 1946 to Today', a collaboration between Dr. Helen Wheatley and Dr. Rachel Moseley and the Herbert Gallery, has had record attendance. The organisers have reported that more than 30,000 people have visited so far, making it the Herbert's most successful show ever.

Click Here for a BBC News story covering the show's success so far: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-33591074

The exhibtiion runs until September 13. More information here: http://www.theherbert.org/whats-on/events-exhibitions/story-children%E2%80%99s-television-1946-today

Friday 22nd of May sees the opening of the exhibition The Story of Children’s Television from 1946 to Today​ at the Herbert Gallery and Museum in Coventry. This exhibition is the result of a collaboration between Dr. Helen Wheatley and Dr. Rachel Moseley of the Department of Film and Television and the Centre for Television History, Heritage and Memory Research and colleagues at the Herbert and traces a fascinating history of children’s television, bringing together seven decades of iconic objects, memorabilia, merchandise, clips and images. From puppetry to CGI and live shows to dramas and fantasy, the exhibition looks at the programmes of our childhood and how children's television has helped to shape the way we view the world around us. The exhibition runs until the 15th of September in Coventry and then will tour museums in the UK until the end of 2017.

For more information: http://www.theherbert.org/whats-on/events-exhibitions/story-children’s-television-1946-today