Coventry Conversations Summer 2009 Line-up

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One hour of talk with media movers and shakers staged in the Ellen Terry building “The best speaker programme in any British University” – Professor Richard Keeble 23 April The Damian McBride affair: Is Number 10 Spin Control? Nicholas Jones Former BBC Parliamentary Correspondent 13:00 / ETG34 29 April It’s only rock ’n roll but I like it Paul Gambaccini Presenter: Radio 2, Radio 3, Classic FM 13:00 / ETG34 30 April Creativity is international too Dean Stockton International Creative Director: Chello 13.00 / ETG34 06 May The media is now international Ray Snoddy Former Media Editor: The Times 13.00 / ETG34 07 May Has ITV lost the local plot? Wesley Smith Presenter: Central News Dennis Coath Former Sports Editor: Central News 13.00 / ETG34

14 May The art of writing about cricket and the postcolonial Professor David Dabydeen (Warwick University) / Professor Clem Seecharan (London Metropolitan University) Part of the Coventry Literary Festival 10.00 / ETG34 18 May Music and words: The Specials in conversation Howard Panter Part of the Coventry Literary Festival 13.00 / ETG34

21 May So, is there life after TV? Arti Hari Former presenter: Central News 13.00 / ETG34 28 May (TBC) How we made “Mugabe and the White African” Lucy Bailey / Andrew Thompson Documentary film directors 13.00 / ETG34

20 May My first novel Mez Packer Coventry University Part of the Coventry Literary Festival 13.00 / ETG34 20 May The First Coventry University Literary Lecture Primo Levi, Jean Rhys and I: a life of writing Carole Angier Writer: Avron Foundation, Birbeck College Part of the Coventry Literary Festival 18:00 / The Herbert Café

STILL TO COME IN THE AUTUMN Debbie Issitt on “Nativity” Andy Kershaw Rio Ferdinand Jon Gaunt Jon Snow Roger Cook Secrets of the BBC Election graphics ...and more! Watch this space!

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