I have wanted to work in media for as long as I can remember but was focused on landing a paid job and progressing quickly. I would often look at job boards and sign up for websites alerting you to new jobs but found I was always under qualified as I had no media experience....
Sadiq Khan’s long-awaited knife crime report was released yesterday. I am glad that the Mayor’s office and wider government are acknowledging the knife crime epidemic London is going through but the real question is; will it actually work to decrease the amount of those carrying knives and knife offences? Three of the pledges included in...
Last night Camden Council asked residents from Taplow tower block, just one of the five towers that make up Chalcots Estate, to evacuate following advice from fire services. In my previous blog post Cladding, Camden and Questions I wrote about what was discussed at the residents meeting on Thursday night. Camden Council tried to make...
On Wednesday the 21st of June, Camden Council removed a panel from the Burnham tower, just one of five on Fellows Road, Swiss Cottage. This action comes a week after the tragedy at Grenfell Tower of which the 24-story tower block caught fire leaving – at time of writing, 58 dead. Camden Council told residents...
In the early hours of Wednesday, the 14th June a fire broke out on the 4th floor of Grenfell Tower. The 24-storey, 127 flat, 600 (approx.) occupant tower is now a haunting shell of what it once was. The last flames went out on the following Thursday, over 24 hours after the fire first started....
Hello Old Friends, How are you? I know, I know – it’s been a while…I’m sorry. To get back into the swing of things I thought it would be a good idea to update you with what is happening with our shows! The shows are each 22 minutes long and are set to be broadcast on...
This weekend I headed over to the planetarium in green which for the afternoon. I must admit, I hadn’t been to Greenwich before – I am now a Greenwich lover! After having a lovely late lunch on the high street I headed to the planetarium to catch their Asteroid: Mission Extreme show narrated by none other...
Dubbed as the original ‘IT Girl’, Londoner Tara-Palmer Tomkinson was found dead in her flat yesterday. I was shocked by the news and saddened as I enjoyed watching and listening to her on various TV shows. Whilst Tara’s death is currently ‘unexplained’ it is widely known that she had a terrible cocaine addiction. I wonder,...
The Royal Television Society (RTS) Futures held a careers day at the Business Design Centre, London, on Wednesday. Production companies and broadcasters such as Blast! Films, Hat Trick, Channel 4 and many others where offering fantastic advice for people trying to break into media. Aside from the informative and varied stands there was also a...
Hello! Hannah from series 12 here! As part of the new London 360 team I am coming to the end of my 2nd week and what a fantastic 2 weeks it has been. From workshops with international photographers to seminars with investigative journalists and news producers I have learnt a great deal so far. The team itself is amazing,...
