YEAR 1 - PANORAMA SCREENED TUES 13TH NOV

I thoroughly recommend you watch this programme - entitled "THE MIND READER - UNLOCKING MY VOICE" about a group of severely brain injured people who cannot communicate and are diagnosed through traditional methods as being in a persistant vegetative state.  New uses of a brain scan aim to 'read their minds' by interpreting responses to questions in an MRI scan.

It's something which fits into the 'the day that changed my life' brief in this year's Doc Commission unit.  It is a fascinating if difficult watch - Panorama in a more documentary approach.

It's available via i-player - http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01ny377

THURSDAY 15TH GROUP CRIT CANCELLED

Due to illness I will have to cancel the group crit scheduled for the 15th - it will now take place on Tues 27th Nov.  Could you please alert others to this post (also posted on MyUCA/emailed).

Ensure you continue work on your commissions as we will discuss these on Monday during tutorials.

Simon will be in to offer support in my absence.

ALL YEARS : FACTUAL PROGRAMME ADVICE

There are some great resources on the BBC web site about factual programme expectations - interviews with commissioning editor.  See the following link:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/commissioning/briefs/tv/browse-by-genre/