In Trinity Term 2022, TORCH presents a TV and radio pitching event taking researchers and students ‘Inside Creative Industries’
To register for the training session, please click here
Please note: Registrations for this training event close on 29th April 2022
Please be aware this event is for humanities researchers at the University of Oxford only
In collaboration with Lucy Vernall at The Academic Ideas Lab, TORCH is inviting humanities researchers to propose ideas for research-based radio and TV programmes.
To kick off the competition, humanities researchers are invited to a training session in the month before proposals are due. During this training session, participants will have the opportunity to learn about the different ways academics can work with radio and TV, questions to consider when writing a pitch, what commissioners are looking for and much more!
Successful applicants of the Pitching Competition will be given the opportunity to discuss and develop their programme-making ideas with Lucy Vernall before being introduced to a radio or TV producer for a 1:1 development meeting.
Lucy Vernall began her career in mainstream factual television production and development at the BBC, going on to produce and direct programmes for BBC One and Two, ITV, Channel 4 and Discovery. She currently runs The Academic Ideas Lab which works to connect large audiences with new research by supporting the development of mainstream TV and radio programmes and items based in academic research and expertise. She is also an alumna of the TV Foundation's Ones to Watch scheme, was on the judging panel of the AHRC's Research in Film Awards 2020, taught on the AHRC's TV PhD and New Generation Thinkers schemes as well as providing training for the AHRC Leadership Fellows and chairing sessions for the AHRC's AHTV conference.
To register for the training session, please click here
Please note: Registrations for this training event close on 29th April 2022
For any questions about the competition or training session, please contact Tasha Patel (tasha.patel@humanities.ox.ac.uk).
