by Nadine Dereza | Jul 7, 2014 | Live Events
When the first railway track was laid between London and Bristol (one of her richest satellites), an unexpected problem arose: midday in the capital came several minutes earlier than it did in the west. Before the trains or telegraph – let alone email –...
by Nadine Dereza | Jun 20, 2014 | Live Events, Presenting, Tips and Ideas
“That was only a yard away from being an inch-perfect pass.” Murdo MacLeod It’s the World Cup, and at PS Programmes Towers we are very excited by the drama and spectacle of the Beautiful Game. We don’t expect everyone to share our passion, but...
by Nadine Dereza | Jun 4, 2014 | Live Events, Presenting, Tips and Ideas
Speaking to a group of students, we were asked what qualities were necessary to be a writer. The library in which the event was taking place was intimidating: shelf after shelf of books from anthropology to Zoroastrianism, millions of minds contributing from antiquity...
by Nadine Dereza | May 26, 2014 | Live Events, Presenting, Tips and Ideas
So what do we in the media make of the significant gains UKIP have made in this week’s local and European elections. It’s a big achievement for a small party – and even more impressive when you look back through the recent UKIP appearances in the...
by Nadine Dereza | May 6, 2014 | Live Events, Presenting, Tips and Ideas
Whatever you think of Jeremy Clarkson and Russell Brand, a significant minority of young people think either of them would make a better Prime Minister than Nick Clegg, though it’s hard to imagine any of them getting the trains to run on time. They think, too,...
by Nadine Dereza | Apr 27, 2014 | Live Events, Presenting, Tips and Ideas
Sometimes, it’s hard to be a woman,’ sang Tammy Wynette, decades before The Spice Girls hinted that being a woman might be fun, too. And despite knowing that the next few months are going to see an awful lot of hard work as part of the organizing team of an awards...
