My background is in multimedia production – audio, video, web and text. I worked for the BBC for twenty years before going freelance.
Stuff I’ve done at the BBC:
- As a BBC Radio Producer, I produced programmes for Radio 4, Radio 2, Radio 5 and Radio Scotland, including Woman’s Hour, Midweek, documentary features and Speaking Out.
- I wrote a series of illustrated talks for Radio 4.
- I won a Sony Radio Award for an edition of ‘Speaking Out’, Radio Scotland’s topical debate programme.
- As Editor of BBC Scotland’s New Media Department, I had editorial responsibility for web, mobile and interactive TV content for CBBC, Cbeebies, Radio 1, BBC Scotland and BBC Four. The multi-disciplinary team I worked with was nominated for an Interactive BAFTA for the CBBC site ‘Shoebox Zoo’.
- On secondment to BBC Scotland TV, I produced campaign films and wrote scripts for Children in Need.
- As Senior Interactive Development Producer for the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, I was responsible for developing a multimedia strategy for the orchestra and produced music education projects in partnership with Education Scotland, Glasgow’s Gallery of Modern Art and Glasgow City Council. I also produced a distance learning project via videoconference with players from the BBC SSO and school pupils in remote areas of Scotland.
Stuff I’ve done at gdp:
- Produced the New Hands business series for BBC Radio Scotland.
- Produced the documentary feature, For The Love of Prague, for BBC Radio Scotland.
- Producer on BBC Scotland/Abertay University Games Dept. future concept project, Prototype.
- Produced video-conferenced auditions for the National Youth Choir of Scotland.
- Received a grant from Creative Scotland to visit Ircam in Paris to develop my interest in multi-site arts performances over high speed research networks.
- Facilitated on Nesta’s iDiscover Project, teaching podcast and short film production to school pupils in the Highlands.
- Blogger on travel website Spotted by Locals.
- Produced audio slideshows and films for BBC Scotland features.
- Produced Schools’ Radio programmes for BBC Scotland Learning.
- Taught short film production on the Moving with Light project for Glasgow City Council’s Big Inspiration Festival 2011.
- Wrote travel features for The Herald.
- Worked with the Royal Conservatoire, Scotland (formerly the RSAMD) on a videoconferencing project linking the RCS with schools and colleges in Scotland and abroad.
- Aspire panel member looking at the future use of the internet in research and education for TERENA.
- MRes student at Edinburgh Napier University researching distributed music over high speed research networks.
- Project Manager on the build of a Phonics Tool and games teaching numeracy for BBC Skillswise.
- Produced the documentary feature, ‘Gie’s Peace‘, on 30 years of the Faslane Peace Camp for BBC Radio Scotland.
- Produced the ‘My Story‘ series for BBC Cbeebies Radio.
- Produced the ‘Nina and the Neurons Go Engineering!’ series for Cbeebies Radio.
- Produced ‘The Mother of Japanese Whisky‘ documentary for BBC Radio Scotland.
- Directed voiceovers for CBBC MI High game.
- Produced the Steve Waterman networked music performance at Edinburgh Napier University.
- Produced the Radio Scotland website, June – August 2013.
- Produced a pilot project for the Commonwealth Games BBC Connected Studio.
- Produced the ‘My Story 2’ series for BBC Cbeebies Radio.
- Produced the ‘Scots Asians Decide’ documentary for BBC Radio Scotland.
- Produced the ‘Green Fingers’ series of comedy monologues for BBC Radio Scotland.
- Researcher for EU-funded GÉANT project on distributed music over high speed research networks.
- Producer on BBC At The Quay website covering live streamed music from BBC Scotland’s celebration of the arts during the Commonwealth Games.
- Digital Producer with the Hebrides Ensemble, a collective of world-class musicians from the UK and Europe.
- Produced the ‘Arts Technologica‘ BBC Radio 4 series with Martha Lane Fox exploring how musicians and artists use the internet to create and distribute work.
- Produced the ‘We Belong to Glasgow’ radio art feature for Glasgow’s Centre for Contemporary Arts ‘Radiophrenia’ radio art station.
- Produced the ‘Strictly Russian‘ documentary feature for BBC Radio 4
- Produced the ‘Feel the Music‘ series for BBC School Radio
- Finalist in the New York Radio Awards for Arts Technologica for BBC Radio 4
- Multimedia Producer on Glasgow Caledonian University’s Common Good First project
- MRes in the Effectiveness of LOLA (LOw LAtency) Audiovisual Streaming Software for music education, rehearsal and performance from Edinburgh Napier University
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