News from the Charles Parker Archive Trust
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Nominees for the 2020 Charles Parker Prize announced
The Charles Parker jury have selected our nominees and Gold Award Winner for 2020.
Prizewinning documentary repeated on Radio 4 this week
On Tuesday 31 March, the 2019 Charles Parker Prizewinner Rhys Gunter tweeted: “Right now on BBC Radio 4 you can hear a replay of my documentary, ‘My Life After Grenfell’.
Charles Parker Day 2020 to be postponed
It is with regret that we have made the difficult decision to postpone Charles Parker Day, due to take place on Friday 3rd April, based on government advice with regards to the COVID-19
Oral History and the Media Conference proposals
Call for Proposals – Oral History and the Media Conference July 2020. Here’s a conference for people interested in oral history in relation to media. We’re posting it now because the deadline for proposals is 20 December.
Historic radio editing desk donated to Birmingham City University
The Charles Parker Trust has donated a historic editing desk belonging to BBC producer Charles Parker to Birmingham City University. It joins other broadcasting artefacts curated by Sam Coley, Senior Lecturer in Radio.
Congratulations to Phil Maguire of Prison Radio
The Charles Parker Trust sends its heartiest congratulations to its Trustee Phil Maguire, who has been appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for ‘Services to Radio Production and Prison Radio’.
Actuality Magazine, published from 2017-2019
