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’.

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

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.

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.

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’.

Today on BBC Radio 4 at 11pm as part of the Great Lives series, also available online, English folk singer Shirley Collins nominates the life of the legendary American song-hunter Alan Lomax. She’s joined by singer-songwriter Billy Bragg.