Coventry Conversations Spring 2010 Programme

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One hour of talk with media movers and shakers staged in and around Coventry School of Art & Design

“The best speaker programme in any British University” – Professor Richard Keeble 14 January 2010 Cars, cars, cars... Mike Valente Photographer 13:00 / ETG34 (Ellen Terry building, the old Odeon)

11 February 46 years on tv and they hand you a maroon tie Peter Sissons Ex BBC/ITC News Presenter 13.00 / ETG34

15 January Via video link Alan Rusbridger Editor-in-Chief, The Guardian/Observer 13:00 / Humber Theatre

12 February Chris Nathaniel Managing Rio Ferdinand and others 13.00 / ETG34

4 March Masterclass Prof Jon Snow Channel 4 News 13.00 / Humber Theatre

17 February How I Write (Cov Lit Fest) Amanda Smyth/Mez Packer Local authors 13.00 / ETG34

5 March Google Us for the Future Peter Barron Head PR Google North and Central Europe 13.00 / ETG34

18 February How I Write Andrew Davies Screen-Writer 13.00 / ETG34

11 March News on the Internet, Past, Present and Future Mike Smartt Inventor of BBC News Online 14:00 / ETG34

21 January Don’t Make Me Laugh Jon Plowman The Office, Vicar of Dibley, Ab Fab 17.00 / ETG34 22 January Lif on the Telly Peter Ogden X Factor 13.00 / ETG34 28 January Sporting Conversation Jim White Columnist, Daily Telegraph 13.00 / ETG34 29 January Snack, Crackle and Pop Peter Hugh Ex-director of programmes at GMTV 13.00 / ETG34 5 February Down at Meercat Manor Vyv Simpson Animal Planet 13.00 / ETG34

24 February How I Write Nick Walker Author 18:00 / The Herbert Café 25 February WORLD VIDEO CONFERENCE Various Various Humber Theatre 25 February A Different View of News Stephen Cole Al Zazeera English 13.00 / ETG3C

26 February My Vision for the Future in Coventry Jana Bennett BBC Director of Vision 13.00 / ETG34

15 March Made in Coventry: The Making of Nativity Kevin Marsh BBC College of Journalism 13.00 / ETG34 18 March Logos and more... Martin Lambie-Nairn Series Producer BBC 13.00 / ETG34 26 November My New Manor David Brookes Editor Birmingham Mail, Birmingham Post and more... 13.00 / ETG34

STILL TO BE SCHEDULED Robert Peston, BBC Andy Kershaw ?BBC? Phillyda ‘Mamma Mia’ Loyd Simon ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ Beaufoys Patrick Younge BBC Listen to Coventry Conversations podcasts at the Coventry Unversity website or on iTunes U.

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