13·10·09 Week 41 explore.gateway.bbc.co.uk/ariel P hotogra P H THE BBC NEWSPAPER : chris ca P stick HATS OFF TO A CRAFTY NEWSNIGHT ORIGINAL a Page 5 THE ART OF SEEING DOUBLE IDENTICAL TWINS Michael and Greg ◆McKenzie are to be immortalised by Damien Hirst in his Tate Modern celebration of look-alikes. But the two BBC journalists won’t be giving up their day jobs. Page 4 > NEWS 2-4 WEEK AT WORK 8-9 ANALYSIS 10 MAIL 11 JOBS 14 GREEN ROOM 16 < 216 News aa 00·00·08 13·10·09 NEED TO KNOW THE WEEK’S esseNTIALS NEWS BITES TodAY WAS voted ‘most admired’ a programme from the past 25 Late result nobody expected years in a poll marking the silver anniversary of consumer group Room 2316, White City Voice of the Listener and Viewer. 201 Wood Lane, London W12 7TS u GIven THE events OF THE PRECedING DAYS, 020 8008 4228 viewers had been expecting an announcement on MARTHA LAne Fox, the government’s Managing Editor Strictly Come Dancing on Saturday night, so it was champion for digital inclusion, and Stephen James-Yeoman 02-84222 no surprise when Bruce Forsyth stepped forward… former Newsnight editor Peter Barron Deputy editors to tell people that they could watch the England/ are among the speakers at an Online Ukraine football match on tv after all. Access Forum at Television Centre Sally Hillier 02-26877 Or rather that they could watch a hour-long on October 16. The aim of the event Cathy Loughran 02-27360 highlights programme, presented by Gary Lineker, is to develop common approaches to Features editor at 10.15pm on BBC One, which pushed the news encourage greater online adoption. Clare Bolt 02-27445 back by an hour. Reporters How did this happen when everyone thought VICtoRIA DERBYSHIRE has won the Laura Scarrott 02-84224 that online – or the cinema – was the only way to Nick Clarke Award for broadcast Peggy Walker 01-43940 watch the World Cup qualifier from Ukraine, in a interview of the year for her ‘calm Production editor much-heralded internet-only football first. and careful’ questioning of a man Claire Barrett 02-27368 The BBC, which provided live radio coverage accused of rape, who was later Art editor on 5 live, had bid for the live tv rights and for the cleared of all charges. The award Ken Sinyard 02-84229 highlights, only to have both bids turned down is given in memory of The World by rights holder Kentaro, an international agency at One presenter Nick Clarke, Business co-ordinator which had also rejected bids from other terres- who died of cancer in 2006. Silvana Romana 02-84228 trial broadcasters. Ariel mail Then, ‘very late’ on Friday night, the rights to the A one-OFF ‘webisode’ of Casualty, [email protected] highlights suddenly became available again and the The Open University funds, either fully or as a specially-written for the BBC Ariel online explore.gateway.bbc.uk/ariel BBC took a last minute decision to buy. The only prob- co-production partner, around 25 BBC projects website, will be screened on BBC Jobs 0370 333 1330 lem was it could not publicise the fact until the interna- every year. October 31 directly after episode Jobs textphone 028 9032 8478 tional had been played in Ukraine at British tea-time. Its priority subjects are science, technology nine on BBC One. It will be the BBC Jobs John Clarke 02-27143 The lack of advance publicity was to fulfil contrac- and nature, business and management, society, first online episode ever to be Room 2120, White City, London W12 7TS tual obligations imposed by Kentaro – a practice used arts and history and health and education. The screened by a continuing drama. before by rights holders who, understandably, do not partnership has yielded numerous programmes want to lose revenue from fans opting to watch the including Child of Our Time, Bang Goes the Theory, New MedIA creatives will get their highlights rather than pay to view live. Coast, Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life, The Bottom third chance to brainstorm en Guest contributors this week Once the match was over, the BBC went all out to pro- Line, Electric Dreams, The Money Programme and masse at BeeBCamp3 – this time mote, on tv, radio and online, its 11th hour acquisition. James May’s Big Ideas. in both London’s TV Centre and a BIll THOMPson, technology writer, With around eight million viewers, Strictly Come Once programmes have been broadcast the venue in Manchester – on November looks to the future – through differ- Dancing provided a prime opportunity to get the mes- university is able to extend into print and online 27. For information and ticket ent eyes. Page 6 sage out to as many people as possible. content which can result in more people studying details go to http://beebcamp.org/ OU courses. If they own the rights to programmes MeeRA ModI, a team assistant with u THE OPen UNIveRSITY is celebrating its 40th they can also use it as course material. 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