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

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