Charles Parker Day 2004
The first Charles Parker Day was organised by Bournemouth University’s Centre for Broadcasting History Research. The conference was held in Bournemouth (Parker’s birthplace) on his birthday, 5 April, and included the launch of the first Charles Parker prize.
Programme - 5th April 2004
Venue: Hotel Miramar, Bournemouth
11:00 Welcome and Introduction
11:15 The Charles Parker Archive at Birmingham City Library - Gillian Reynolds and Sian Roberts
11:30 "Like Blackpool Runs Through Rock" : Charles Parker and the Tape Recorder - Prof Sean Street
12:15 Parker's Politics - Charles Parker and Society - Dr Paul Long
12:45 Launch of the Charles Parker Prize for Student Radio Features - Prof Sean Street and Simon Elmes
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Parker's Place: A personal reflection on the place of Charles Parker in the developing tradition of the British radio feature - Piers Plowright
14:30 Audiophonies - creativity after Charles Parker: Exploring attempts to revive the 'BBC Features' tradition in the 1970s and 1980s - David Hendy
15:00 Break
15:30 Banner Theatre and the Charles Parker Tradition - Dave Rogers
16:00 Tea
16:20 Panel Discussion - The Radio Feature - what Price Parker now? - David Hendy, Piers Plowright, Gillian Reynolds, Simon Elmes and Prof Sean Street - Chair
17:00 Close