All Disability articles – Page 38
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BBC disabled target
The BBC has set a target of 4% of its 28,000 jobs to be staffed by people with disabilities by 2007. Around 2.7% of BBC staff currently identify themselves as having a disability compared to 10.1% of the population as a whole. The new target sits alongside improved targets for ...
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Far-right tries to 'hijack' C4 social documentary
Channel 4's multicultural remit seems to have backfired this week after the British National Party 'hijacked' a documentary, which includes a section in which Asian men groom young white girls for sexual abuse.
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Whatever - a Teenage Musical (C4) - James Walton, Daily Telegraph
'Issues such as drugs, racism, Aids, teenage pregnancy and disability were all tackled - but in a way that gave us ...
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NewsBBC pledge on arts and current affairs
The BBC this week revealed plans to put greater focus on arts and current affairs programmes on its main services over the next year, as it gears up for its Charter review battle.
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Every Time You Look at Me (BBC2) - Sam Wollaston, Guardian
'It's obviously a good thing to see a drama that tackles disability honestly... It's just a shame it had to be so d...
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Every Time You Look at Me (BBC2) - Peter Paterson, Daily Mail
'All this disability propaganda rather over-extended the piece, which, at 90-minutes, was far too long: had this be...
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PRODUCTION - ON LOCATION - PREPARING FOR DEATH.
For Jonny Kennedy, his own death was to be a release from his suffering and a chance to move on. He convinced director Patrick Collerton to chart the final months of his life on film.
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Production - Falling in love with HD.
The producers of a groundbreaking love story made an 'aesthetic' decision to shoot on high-definition video.
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Analysis - Profile - A wheelie good approach to TV.
There is far more to Julie Fernandez than The Office. She's fed up of disabled people being left out of TV and has started her own indie to break down the stereotypes.
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Office star aims to boost opportunities for disabled.
Actress Julie Fernandez, who played disabled character Brenda in The Office, has set up her own production company in a bid to get more work for disabled talent, writes Jon Rogers.
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Office star aims to boost opportunities for disabled
Actress Julie Fernandez, who played disabled character Brenda in The Office , has set up her own production company in a bid to get more work for disabled talent.
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Skillset Survey - Workforce survey: 2003.
Skillset's biennial snapshot of working life in the audio-visual industry reveals women lagging behind in salary, although they make up the majority of new entrants.
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BBC unveils disability targets.
The BBC has set strict new targets to increase the number of disabled people on screen and has launched an£800,000 fund to encourage new talent and ideas from people with disabilities, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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NewsOfcom unveils consumer panel
Ofcom has unveiled the make-up of its nine-member consumer panel, which is charged with ensuring the media regulator's decisions reflect the interests of the public.
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BBC unveils disability targets
The BBC has set strict new targets to increase the number of disabled people on screen and has launched an£800,000 fund to encourage new talent and ideas from people with disabilities.
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On the Box - Two into one won't go.
Did the subject matter of Bodyshock: The Boy Who Gave Birth to his Twin really need a sensationalist approach and spooky special effects, asks Lisa Campbell.
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BBC DRAMA TRIUMPHS AT PRIX EUROPA.
The BBC has picked up five awards at the prestigious Prix Europa awards in Berlin, including
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HOT 100 - The hottest names in the business.
With creativity back at the top of the agenda across all channels, Broadcast lists the top 100 creatives in TV. From Dawn Airey to Ricky Gervais, David Wood profiles this year's risk-takers and innovators and ask what's next.
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Celebs to feign facial disorders in C4 show.
Birmingham indie Maverick Television is to follow its con-troversial Channel 4 shows Celebrity Blind Man's Buff and Celebrity Wheelchair Challenge with a third programme working titled Celebrities Disfigured: In Your Face, writes Rosemary Gallagher.