DOCSLIB.ORG

BBC Trust Is the Governing Body of the BBC and It Is Our Role to Get the Best out of the BBC for Licence Fee Payers

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
BBC Trust Is the Governing Body of the BBC and It Is Our Role to Get the Best out of the BBC for Licence Fee Payers BBC Training: Observations on the Current Operation and Effectiveness of the BBC’s Arrangements for the Training and Retraining of BBC Staff 1. Introduction The BBC Trust is the governing body of the BBC and it is our role to get the best out of the BBC for licence fee payers. In accordance with this, we have specific responsibilities under the BBC’s Charter and Agreement to ensure that the Executive Board makes appropriate arrangements for the training and retraining of BBC staff. We believe that the BBC has a unique role to play in society which can only be fulfilled by ensuring a skilled workforce that can deliver the high quality and distinctive services that audiences value. The Executive Board is therefore required to report to the Trust annually on its training and retraining arrangements of BBC staff and we then publish our observations on their operation and effectiveness. This report provides the BBC Trust’s fourth annual commentary on these arrangements, covering the financial year ending 31 March 2011. The Executive’s full report is attached. 2. Summary The Executive’s report for 2010-11 provides a comprehensive account of its arrangements for the training and retraining of BBC staff through the BBC Academy. We note that the Executive is responding effectively to changing requirements in this area, caused by the implementation of the new BBC strategy, Delivering Quality First and the ongoing efficiency agenda. This has led to the Academy reducing and refocusing its core training portfolio with a move towards more strategically aligned, larger scale training activities. It is also re- evaluating its training offer for the wider broadcasting industry. We believe the training arrangements continue to support the promotion of the BBC’s Public Purposes and assist in ensuring there is a highly skilled media workforce across the audio visual industry around the UK. 3. Report on last year’s actions 3.1 BBC Training The Trust welcomes the Academy’s progress in aligning its work with the BBC strategic business agenda by focusing on three key areas: • Supporting quality with training directed at five priority areas: Standards; Creativity; Multi-skilling; Digital; and Leadership. • Supporting the move to a redeveloped Broadcasting House in central London • Supporting the BBC’s Out of London ambitions including delivering some training from the BBC’s new centre in Salford. The Trust also notes the introduction of a new business model which will include more freelance trainers and changes to the scheduling and resourcing of courses. The Academy was asked last year to review the management of the BBC’s mandatory training and the Trust notes the outcome of that review. In future, the Academy Board will approve new pan BBC mandatory training. The Trust asks the Academy to ensure that risk management is carefully considered as part of the decision-making process. 3.2 Engagement The Trust welcomes the Academy’s engagement with senior managers throughout the BBC. It is crucial that the Academy delivers appropriate training for the organisation and the support of senior managers is essential in achieving this. As noted in the Executive’s report, 83% of staff who attended training courses said that the training enabled them to do their job better, and 97% of managers reported that training had made their teams more effective. The Trust hopes that the Academy can continue to achieve these approval ratings. Of concern, however, is the approval rating from senior managers, only 35% of whom thought that training had helped them achieve longer term business change. The Trust would expect the Executive to engage meaningfully with this group over the next year to understand better their concerns and how to respond to them. The Trust is pleased to note initiatives to ensure that staff get the best out of the training on offer, including making training and development part of the new appraisal system. 3.3 Training the wider industry The BBC has an important role in the provision of training to the wider broadcasting industry and the Trust welcomes progress in this area. This includes the collaboration with the Arts Council England on the Building Digital Capability in the Arts initiative and the external launch of the College of Production website. The Trust also notes that the Academy has hosted a pan-industry freelance training event, which has the potential to build better relationships with private training companies. 4. Challenges ahead The Executive faces several challenges over the next year as it strives to continue to offer first-class training though the Academy. It will need to ensure that the Academy is able to operate efficiently and respond appropriately to the implementation of the new BBC strategy, Delivering Quality First. The Trust notes the decline in commercial revenue from training and will need for the Academy to ensure that revenue targets are met for the coming year. 5. Conclusions The Trust welcomes the BBC Academy’s focus on supporting the BBC’s strategic business plans and its response to the ongoing efficiency agenda. Overall, the Trust believes that the BBC is meeting its obligations under the Charter and Agreement for the training and retraining of BBC staff. July 2011 1. OVERVIEW: 2010/11 has been about working hard to ensure that the Academy is focused on supporting the BBC’s strategic business agenda which, in turn, supports the BBC’s Public Purposes. It’s also been a year devoted to planning for significant budget cutbacks; PPI reductions of £9m over 2 years and DQF budget cuts of 25% by 2013 amount to a 35% cut in the Academy budget over three years. Both of these imperatives have led us to reduce and refocus the Academy’s core portfolio; with a shift towards more strategically aligned, big scale training activity. We had planned to make changes irrespective of budget cuts but the stark reality of savings means that change will be more radical, and happen more quickly, than originally anticipated. We’re hopeful that over the next few years not only will a new Academy business model enable us to make the necessary savings, it will also enable us to maintain the quality of the training we deliver and continue to focus on delivering against the requirements set out in the BBC Agreement. 2. STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT: When we set up the Academy in December 09 we were determined that it should be an agent of change and not just a delivery mechanism for core skills training. • The Academy is focused on delivering skills in five key areas that underpin the BBC’s strategic agenda, which in turn support the BBC’s Public Purposes (see appendix 2) These skills give staff the confidence and ability to adapt to radical shifts in working patterns and technologies. They also support the BBC’s global reputation for world class editorial standards and creativity; building an organisation led by senior managers who have the skills, confidence and flexibility to steer the BBC through major changes in the broadcasting industry. o Standards: Helping to maintain the BBC’s reputation for world class editorial standards is at the heart of the Academy’s purpose o Creativity: Helping to deliver outstanding creative content to all BBC audiences across all genres and platforms o Digital: Equipping the workforce with the skills needed to cope with new workflows; from tapeless working to tapeless camera to tapeless transmissions and moving away from the traditional research, shoot and edit cycle. o Multi-skilling: Delivering a programme/ brand experience across different platforms; choosing the right content, for the right audience, on the right device at the right time o Leadership: Navigating through this change requires world class leadership capability in order to get the very best out of the teams who produce and shape BBC content. In 2011/12 the outcome of Delivering Quality First may alter the emphasis between these priorities but it is unlikely that the priorities themselves will cease to be strategically important. And we can no longer treat these priorities in isolation. In order to help create and encourage the workforce we need for the future, we’re now developing high impact training events which fuse technical and editorial skills. Academy Fusion labs will roll out across the UK from May 2011. • Supporting the move to W1. This year has been principally about the Academy agreeing the training plan with the W1 project team, agreeing to pay for the plan (up to £3.6m) and starting the technical training. • Supporting the BBC’s Out of London ambitions. A year ago training delivery out of London was driven by ‘bottom up’ demand. Since then we have worked with internal and external stakeholders to develop training plans which are more strategic and supportive of creative sustainability. However, we have to be realistic about what is achievable. As far as possible we are planning to draw on our existing core portfolio rather than develop bespoke solutions for relatively small numbers of people. We are also investigating whether it is more economical to deliver more training locally (as we’d planned) or concentrate delivery in London and Salford. Some difficult trade- offs lie ahead. Training delivery out of London is set to increase overall. By Sept 2011, the Academy will locate 22 posts to MediaCityUK and we plan to deliver Upfront and a number of our key foundation programmes from Salford alongside a range of courses from our core portfolio. In this way we plan to meet the ongoing training needs of BBC North and also provide opportunities for the rest of the BBC to go through the ‘Salford experience’. 3.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Managing the BBC's Estate
    Managing the BBC’s estate Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General presented to the BBC Trust Value for Money Committee, 3 December 2014 BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION Managing the BBC’s estate Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General presented to the BBC Trust Value for Money Committee, 3 December 2014 Presented to Parliament by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media & Sport by Command of Her Majesty January 2015 © BBC 2015 The text of this document may be reproduced free of charge in any format or medium providing that it is reproduced accurately and not in a misleading context. The material must be acknowledged as BBC copyright and the document title specified. Where third party material has been identified, permission from the respective copyright holder must be sought. BBC Trust response to the National Audit Office value for money study: Managing the BBC’s estate This year the Executive has developed a BBC Trust response new strategy which has been reviewed by As governing body of the BBC, the Trust is the Trust. In the short term, the Executive responsible for ensuring that the licence fee is focused on delivering the disposal of is spent efficiently and effectively. One of the Media Village in west London and associated ways we do this is by receiving and acting staff moves including plans to relocate staff upon value for money reports from the NAO. to surplus space in Birmingham, Salford, This report, which has focused on the BBC’s Bristol and Caversham. This disposal will management of its estate, has found that the reduce vacant space to just 2.6 per cent and BBC has made good progress in rationalising significantly reduce costs.
    [Show full text]
  • Academy the State of Product Management 2010
    The State of Product Management 2010 Nic Newman Academy The State of Product Management 2010 A study of product management best practice in UK digital media CONTENTS Methodology and acknowledgments Executive summary and conclusions 1. The role of product management 2. The emerging product development process 3. Case studies 3.1. The Guardian 3.2. BBC iPlayer 3.3. Channel 4.com 3.4. Huddle.com 3.5. BBC Weather 3.6. Mobile IQ 3.7. BBC Wildlife Finder 4. Masterclass interviews 4.1. Anthony Rose – BBC (iPlayer/YouView) 4.2. Hunter Walk ‐ YouTube 5. Conclusions: The secrets of product success Glossary Interviewees Bibliography 1 THE AUTHOR: Nic Newman played a key role in shaping the BBC’s internet services over more than a decade. He was a founding member of the BBC News Website, leading international coverage as World Editor (1997‐2001). As Head of Product Development for BBC News he helped introduce innovations such as blogs, podcasting and on‐demand video. Most recently he led digital teams, developing websites, mobile and interactive TV applications for News, Sport, Weather and Local. Nic is currently a Visiting Fellow at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism where he has published two recent reports on social media and mainstream media. He is a trainer, writer and consultant on digital media at the interface between technology and journalism. METHODOLOGY AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: This study was completed in June and July 2010 and aims to explore product management best practice in the digital media industry. It aims to raise the profile and understanding of the importance of the role of the product manager in the creation of successful digital products through interviews and case studies.
    [Show full text]
  • BBC World Service Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General Presented to the BBC Trust Value for Money Committee, 14 June 2016
    BBC World Service Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General presented to the BBC Trust Value for Money Committee, 14 June 2016 BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION BBC World Service Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General presented to the BBC Trust Value for Money Committee, 14 June 2016 Presented to Parliament by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media & Sport by Command of Her Majesty June 2016 © BBC 2016 The text of this document may be reproduced free of charge in any format or medium providing that it is reproduced accurately and not in a misleading context. The material must be acknowledged as BBC copyright and the document title specified. Where third party material has been identified, permission from the respective copyright holder must be sought. BBC Trust response to the National Audit Office value for money review: BBC World Service In the four years to 2014-15 the government BBC Trust response cut core funding to the World Service by As the governing body of the BBC, the around 8% and, in response, the World Trust is responsible for ensuring that the Service reduced its annual expenditure by licence fee is spent efficiently and effectively. £46.8 million. Two thirds of these savings Value-for-money reviews like this one (almost £31 million) have been achieved are an integral part of the governance through greater efficiency and without framework through which the Trust fulfils an impact on audiences. For example, this responsibility. better integration with the BBC newsroom at Broadcasting House has created a The BBC Trust welcomes richer experience for both domestic and the National Audit Office’s international audiences while also saving conclusion that, through its money.
    [Show full text]
  • Diversity and Inclusion in the European Audiovisual Sector European Audiovisual Observatory, Strasbourg, 2021 ISSN 2079-1062 ISBN 978-92-871-9054-3 (Print Version)
    Diversity and inclusion in the European audiovisual sector IRIS Plus IRIS Plus 2021-1 Diversity and inclusion in the European audiovisual sector European Audiovisual Observatory, Strasbourg, 2021 ISSN 2079-1062 ISBN 978-92-871-9054-3 (Print version) Director of publication – Susanne Nikoltchev, Executive Director Editorial supervision – Maja Cappello, Head of Department for Legal Information Editorial team – Francisco Javier Cabrera Blázquez, Julio Talavera Milla, Sophie Valais Research assistant - Léa Chochon European Audiovisual Observatory Authors (in alphabetical order) Francisco Javier Cabrera Blázquez, Maja Cappello, Julio Talavera Milla, Sophie Valais Translation Marco Polo Sarl, Sonja Schmidt Proofreading Jackie McLelland, Johanna Fell, Catherine Koleda Editorial assistant – Sabine Bouajaja Press and Public Relations – Alison Hindhaugh, [email protected] European Audiovisual Observatory Publisher European Audiovisual Observatory 76, allée de la Robertsau, 67000 Strasbourg, France Tel.: +33 (0)3 90 21 60 00 Fax: +33 (0)3 90 21 60 19 [email protected] www.obs.coe.int Cover layout – ALTRAN, France Please quote this publication as Cabrera Blázquez F.J., Cappello M., Talavera Milla J., Valais S., Diversity and inclusion in the European audiovisual sector, IRIS Plus, European Audiovisual Observatory, Strasbourg, April 2021 © European Audiovisual Observatory (Council of Europe), Strasbourg, 2021 Opinions expressed in this publication are personal and do not necessarily represent the views of the Observatory, its members or the Council of Europe. Diversity and inclusion in the European audiovisual sector Francisco Javier Cabrera Blázquez, Maja Cappello, Julio Talavera Milla, Sophie Valais Foreword Let me tell you a few stories about extraordinary people. Artemisia Gentileschi was a seventeenth century painter, and quite a talented one at that.
    [Show full text]
  • Annual Report on the BBC 2019/20
    Ofcom’s Annual Report on the BBC 2019/20 Published 25 November 2020 Raising awarenessWelsh translation available: Adroddiad Blynyddol Ofcom ar y BBC of online harms Contents Overview .................................................................................................................................... 2 The ongoing impact of Covid-19 ............................................................................................... 6 Looking ahead .......................................................................................................................... 11 Performance assessment ......................................................................................................... 16 Public Purpose 1: News and current affairs ........................................................................ 24 Public Purpose 2: Supporting learning for people of all ages ............................................ 37 Public Purpose 3: Creative, high quality and distinctive output and services .................... 47 Public Purpose 4: Reflecting, representing and serving the UK’s diverse communities .... 60 The BBC’s impact on competition ............................................................................................ 83 The BBC’s content standards ................................................................................................... 89 Overview of our duties ............................................................................................................ 96 1 Overview This is our third
    [Show full text]
  • The Bbc Trust Report: On-Screen and On-Air Talent Including an Independent Assessment and Report by Oliver & Ohlbaum Associates
    THE BBC TRUST REPORT: ON-SCREEN AND ON-AIR TALENT INCLUDING AN INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT AND REPORT BY OLIVER & OHLBAUM ASSOCIATES MAY 2008 2 BBC TRUST CONCLUSIONS The issue of talent costs The BBC Trust operates to protect the interests of licence fee payers who pay for and own the BBC. As part of this we seek to ensure quality and value for money for licence fee payers and to challenge BBC management to use everything at their disposal to deliver both. An area where this is particularly complex is the salaries paid to on-screen and on-air talent. During the course of 2006, press reports about presenters’ salaries aroused industry and public concern and led some people to question the BBC’s approach to the talent it employs. This debate was still live when the Trust was established as the BBC’s governing body in January 2007. It was and has remained a topic raised by the public with Trustees during our appearances on radio phone-ins and at public meetings in all parts of the UK. Against this background the Trust commissioned an independent review, conducted by Oliver and Ohlbaum Associates Ltd (O&O), to provide an in depth examination of the BBC’s use of on air and on screen talent. We posed O&O three specific questions: • How do the size and structure of the BBC's reward packages for talent compare with the rest of the market? • What has been the impact of the BBC's policy on the talent market, particularly in relation to cost inflation? • To what extent do the BBC's policy and processes in relation to investment in, and reward of, talent support value for money? We are publishing O&O’s report which seeks to answer these questions, the BBC management’s response to the points it raises and our own judgements informed by this evidence.
    [Show full text]
  • Winter 2010 Bulletin
    Working for Quality and Diversity in Broadcasting Winter 2010/11 Bulletin Issue 103 WATCHING THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE VLV’s 28th Spring Conference HASTY LICENCE FEE SETTLEMENT Tuesday 12 April 2011 BBC Director-General Mark Thompson, speaking publicly at 10.15am - 3.30pm VLV’s Autumn Conference for the first time since the Geological Society, Burlington House, London W1 settlement, said that he had been the lead negotiator for the BBC but that the proposals had been endorsed by the BBC The keynote speaker will be Helen Trust. The BBC felt they could live with the proposed strategy Boaden, Director, BBC News. Stewart and the 16% cut in BBC income over the next six years and Purvis, Professor of Journalism at City emerge stronger. University, will be in the Mr Thompson said that, although he regretted the inability to chair. consult licence payers, his feeling was that the BBC had secured a better deal than if they had waited, as anticipated, Helen Boaden has been Director, BBC News since for a decision in spring 2011. 2004 and will shortly Helen Boaden VLV President Jocelyn Hay said, commenting on his become a member of the statement, “VLV members were assured by Mark Thompson BBC’s Executive Board. During her time that the diversity of public service broadcasting would be as Controller, BBC Radio 4 from 2000 to retained but much has still to be decided and the devil will lie 2004, the network twice won the Sony in the detail. Our members are concerned that the summary Gold Award for Station of the Year.
    [Show full text]
  • BBC Media City General Manager General Manager
    From: To: Cc: Subject: FW: Meat Free Monday Date: 02 June 2017 07:45:12 Attachments: image001.png Hello, This is the main email confirming meat free Monday, but a lot was confirmed verbally. Thanks BBC Media City General Manager General Manager Registered Company Number: 6355228 This email has been sent on behalf of Servest Group Limited, a private limited company incorporated and registered in England and Wales with company number 06355228, or one of its group companies (the “Servest Group”) For specific company registration information for each member of the Servest Group, please visit here This message is intended solely for the addressee and may contain confidential information If you have received this message in error, please send it back to us, and immediately and permanently delete it Do not use, copy or disclose the information contained in this message or in any attachment For information about how we process data and monitor communications please see our Privacy Policy here and for terms of use please see our Terms of Use Policy here From: Sent: 15 March 2017 15:01 To: Subject: FW: Meat Free Monday Hello , Just to confirm hospitality is ok for meat on mondays. Thanks, Area Estates and Facilities Manager BBC Workplace Mobile: Mobex: 6th Floor, Bridge House, BBC MediaCityUK, Salford, M50 2BH To have your say on tomorrow's BBC respond to the BBC Trust consultation here or respond to the Government consultation here Watch and share our film here Follow @BBC From: Date: Wednesday, 15 March 2017 14:59 To: Subject: RE: Meat Free Monday Let’s go with no for now and then review after a month or so.
    [Show full text]
  • Culture, Media and Sport Committee
    House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee Future of the BBC Fourth Report of Session 2014–15 Report, together with formal minutes relating to the report Ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 10 February 2015 HC 315 INCORPORATING HC 949, SESSION 2013-14 Published on 26 February 2015 by authority of the House of Commons London: The Stationery Office Limited £0.00 The Culture, Media and Sport Committee The Culture, Media and Sport Committee is appointed by the House of Commons to examine the expenditure, administration and policy of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and its associated public bodies. Current membership Mr John Whittingdale MP (Conservative, Maldon) (Chair) Mr Ben Bradshaw MP (Labour, Exeter) Angie Bray MP (Conservative, Ealing Central and Acton) Conor Burns MP (Conservative, Bournemouth West) Tracey Crouch MP (Conservative, Chatham and Aylesford) Philip Davies MP (Conservative, Shipley) Paul Farrelly MP (Labour, Newcastle-under-Lyme) Mr John Leech MP (Liberal Democrat, Manchester, Withington) Steve Rotheram MP (Labour, Liverpool, Walton) Jim Sheridan MP (Labour, Paisley and Renfrewshire North) Mr Gerry Sutcliffe MP (Labour, Bradford South) The following Members were also a member of the Committee during the Parliament: David Cairns MP (Labour, Inverclyde) Dr Thérèse Coffey MP (Conservative, Suffolk Coastal) Damian Collins MP (Conservative, Folkestone and Hythe) Alan Keen MP (Labour Co-operative, Feltham and Heston) Louise Mensch MP (Conservative, Corby) Mr Adrian Sanders MP (Liberal Democrat, Torbay) Mr Tom Watson MP (Labour, West Bromwich East) Powers The Committee is one of the Departmental Select Committees, the powers of which are set out in House of Commons Standing Orders, principally in SO No 152.
    [Show full text]
  • Shaping 21St Century Journalism Leveraging a “Teaching Hospital Model” in Journalism Education by C.W
    New America Foundation Shaping 21st Century Journalism Leveraging a “Teaching Hospital Model” in Journalism Education By C.W. Anderson, Tom Glaisyer, Jason Smith and Marika Rothfeld, October 2011 Report Summary As the media industry evolves to meet the challenges of the emerging digitally-networked era, so too are journalism schools. Democracy and healthy local communities require this evolution. As the media industry reshapes itself, a tremendous opportunity emerges for America‖s journalism programs. Neither news organizations nor journalism programs will disappear, but both must rethink their missions, particularly now that many more people can be journalists (at least, on an occasional basis) and many more people produce media than ever before. The Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State Journalism education programs have an University (Photo credit: Sean Horan/Flickr) opportunity to become “anchor institutions” in the emerging informational ecosystem. Many schools have long embraced elements of this vision, but satisfying the information needs of communities will require schools to take on all the challenges of engaging as serious and valuable producers of meaningful journalism. To date, some programs have avoided or shirked these responsibilities, failing to leverage broadcast licenses as part of their educational mission or inadequately supporting the pursuit of meaningful journalism by students. A move to embrace a community news mission would add a powerful momentum to the recommendation of the Knight Commission Report on the Information Needs of Democracies that “higher education, community and nonprofit institutions [should increase their role] as hubs of journalistic activity and other information-sharing for local communities.” This call was echoed in the recently issued Federal Communications Commission report on the changing media landscape in a broadband age.
    [Show full text]
  • The Radio 1 Breakfast Show with Nick Grimshaw Industries
    AS and A LEVEL MEDIA STUDIES Factsheet Industries and audiences factsheet: The Radio 1 Breakfast Show with Nick Grimshaw Industries Production and distribution • The Radio 1 Breakfast Show with Nick Grimshaw is broadcast weekdays from 06.30-10.00 am. • The Breakfast Show has been running since 1967, but Nick Grimshaw took over as the 15th presenter in 2012. • BBC Radio 1 is broadcast on FM, DAB, Freeview, Freesat, Virgin, Sky, or online via BBC Radio Player (including via the phone or tablet app) where it can be heard live or streamed for 30 days. • It is produced by the BBC from its own studios at Broadcasting House in London. • There’s a useful BBC Academy podcast (with transcript) about how the programme is produced http://www.bbc. co.uk/academy/articles/art20170619095219011 • You can also hear what one of the producers (Fiona Hanlon) thinks when she talks about what it’s like to work on the programme: https://www.shu.ac.uk/learn-more/radio-1- breakfast-show • The music is largely playlisted – what is going to be played on daytime Radio 1 is decided by a committee; they choose around 40 records each week for repeated daytime play (A-list records get 25 plays a week, B-list 15, and C-list eight to 10). It’s explained here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/ programmes/articles/SYYQz3WNpBJFs6MrRcs0B5/how-do-i- get-my-music-played-on-radio-1 . Choices are partly guided by what’s already popular with young people online; many older artists are not included as the network is trying to keep an under-30 audience.
    [Show full text]
  • Hush Hush Hall Wood Norton in WW2 Page 8
    The newspaper for BBC pensioners – with highlights from Ariel online Hush Hush Hall Wood Norton in WW2 Page 8 June 2015 • Issue 3 BBC Pensions customer Lime Grove Location survey Dubbing Theatre filming Page 2 Page 6 Page 7 NEWS • MEMORIES • CLASSIFIEDS • YOUR LETTERS • OBITUARIES • CROSPERO 02 BACK AT THE BBC BBC Films: making a scene for 25 years As BBC Films turns 25, commissioning exec Joe Oppenheimer – who has been with the department for 17 years – reels in memories of weeping buckets, singing about serial killing and favourite scenes. On a favourite scene... We have a film out in May called Man Up – a romantic comedy, directed by The The new Inbetweeners’ Ben Palmer, that is genuinely funny, genuinely romantic and rather wonderful. There’s one scene that I’ve watched BBC Alumni endless times and it makes me laugh every single time. It is filthy, hilarious, beautifully staged and beautifully acted by Lake Bell, scheme who is unknown to most audiences here, playing against Simon Pegg. I just love it. The BBC Alumni is a free, online community for Joe Oppenheimer, on the set of Broken, says BBC former staff. Films makes movies that otherwise wouldn’t be made. BBC Pensioners’ Launched in November 2014, Association AGM we are a rapidly expanding group of ex- On taking risks… On getting the colleagues from all walks of the BBC. You You have to second-guess so many things A very full house greeted speakers at may have left the BBC but you are certainly – and you’re doing it with a concept lines right… this year’s lively BBC Pensioners’ not forgotten and the Alumni scheme lets rather than a finished film.
    [Show full text]