Radfest12: Recent Episodes
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RADIO FESTIVAL RADIO (in association with AudioBoo)
This year, Festival Radio will be working to create regular Boos and daily review shows, through RadioTalk, that capture the atmosphere of the Festival - finding out about the latest technology, catching up with the big names after their sessions and mingling with the delegates to find out their thoughts on the day's events.
We’ve again recruited a team of budding presenters and producers and, under the expert guidance of Heather Davies and assisted by Sarah Grun and Robin Murphy, we’ll be bringing you the info on all aspects of this year's Radio Festival.
On the third day of the Radio Festival the doors were opened to those looking to start their own radio careers. Hear tips from industry experts on how to get a foot on the ladder, how to become a presenter and what not to do when you're sending in a demo.
We caught up with the radio industry's finest at the prestigious Hall of Fame ceremony. We spoke to Sandy Toksvig and Margherita Taylor, both of whom were welcomed into the Hall of Fame. We also spoke to delegates at the dinner about their Festival experiences this year.
After his session at the Radio Festival on Tuesday, Ben Cooper shared his vision of Radio 1 with us. We also hear clips from Nick Grimshaw's appearance on stage, where he talked about his breakfast show debut.
Presented and produced by Alex Rata and Gena Hollyoake.
With the Radio Festival drawing to a close, we asked the Festival Radio team about their experiences. Hear about our personal highlights, and what we learned from our time at the festival.
After their talk at this year's Radio Festival, we spoke to Frank Skinner and Adrian Chiles about putting celebrity talent on-air. Is it easy to make the transition from TV to radio and what key differences are there? We also hear from industry delegates about their thoughts on Frank's talk.
Produced and presented by Lisa Coghlan and Jonathan Stone
Following the greatest summer British sport has ever seen, Colin Jackson welcomed four of Team GB's Olympic heroes to the stage. Canoe Slalom golden boys Tim Baillie and Etienne Stott were joined by Gold medalist boxer Luke Campbell and Bronze medallist Jody Cundy from Paralympic cycling. They discussed the media's influence on the games, and how coverage of minor sports has changed both before and after London 2012.
Produced and presented by Emma Bradshaw and Liam Higgins.
In a truly online age, how does the relationship between radio and the record labels stand? Universal Music's CEO David Joseph talks about the relevance of radio for new artists and new music fans alike. Steve Lamacq also gives us his view on the role radio can still play in promoting new music.
Presented and produced by Fergus Dufton and Adam Eley.
We spoke to BBC Radio 6 Music's Steve Lamacq after his Radio Festival session on finding new talent. He gave us some great tips for aspiring bands and artists - from which style of music he's looking for, to what not to send him in the post!
Presented and produced by Matt Healy and Jamie Freshwater.
Fru Hazlitt tells us what she thinks radio can learn from TV and what TV can learn from radio. We also talk to conference delegates who heard her speak about the future of radio.
Our reporters spoke to Billy Bragg after he delivered this year's John Peel lecture at the Radio Festival.
After delivering his Masterclass at the Radio Festival, we spoke to Jeremy Vine and heard about some of his experiences in radio. Find out what his very first radio show sounded like (it's not what you think!) and why he thinks that all radio needs to do is inspire its audience.
Presented by Jamie Freshwater. Produced by Matt Healy.
Fru argues that people don't care about "digital". They just want to easily find content
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BBC Radio 1's Joe Harland talks to us after his Tech Con talk about visual radio. He talks about how easy is it to start visualising programmes and how visual radio can drive listeners to your output.
Twitter's made its way into radio stations across the country, but are you getting the most out of it? We hear from Twitter's UK Director Bruce Daisley about creative uses of the social networking site and find out how the industry is using it.
Presented and produced by Emma Bradshaw and Liam Higgins.
We caught up with Jeremy Vine after his masterclass at this year's Radio Festival. Hear more from him in our full interview tomorrow.
After a fantastic summer of sport on the radio, how do we follow the Olympics and Paralympic games? We caught up with Johnny Vaughn, Eleanor Oldroyd and Steve Parry after their talk at this year's Radio Festival.
Presented by Matt Healy. Produced by Jamie Freshwater.
Bob Shennan, Controller of BBC Radio 2, opened this year's Radio Festival with a discussion of growth in radio listening and the recent success of digital radio stations including BBC 6 music. We talked to him and some of the audience just after his talk at the festival.
Produced and presented by Lisa Coghlan and Jonathan Stone
BBC R&D's Tony Churnside takes us through some of the new ways in which his team are helping programme makers to think about audio. We caught up with him and other delegates at his TechCon talk at this year's festival.
Presented by Adam Eley. Produced by Fergus Dufton.