Reports -- Yorkshire

Reports Made in Yorkshire: who cares?

The Yorkshire Centre struck a chord with its sell-out first meeting of 2006. Staged at The Venue, Leeds College of Music the event title Made in Yorkshire - Who Cares? was designed to provoke a response from people across the region.

Mark Byford, Deputy Director General and the Future of News at the BBC

In another life, I was once taken to task by a boss for being 'too enthusiastic' and told my character trait was a decided weakness, so it was refreshing to spend a few hours in the company of Mark Byford, a BBC 'Big Gun', who is, by his own admission, an irrepressible and all round enthusiast!

The Production Zone

'A new interactive gallery dedicated to the most influential invention of the 20th century'...quite a claim on the part of the publicist promoting this latest RTS event, but in this case the blurb was justified. A blustery night failed to put off the stalwarts determined to see the newest gallery dedicated to all that's great about television at the National Museum of Photography, Film and Television in Bradford.

Advising the Advisers

The recent careers event days were a huge success and David Browne our secretary reports here on the events

From Noctovision to High Definition'

In 1927 John Logie Baird demonstrated his infra-red 'Noctovision' system to members of the British Association meeting in Leeds

New Technology

Around 60 students, lecturers and industry practitioners gathered at the National Museum of Photography, Film and Television in Bradford for a breathtaking look at the latest technologies and consumer products that are revolutionising the way we view TV programmes and videos.