News Archive for June, 2010

• Channel 4 extends subtitling and audio description

  Published: 15 June 2010

  As part of its planning for coverage of the 2012 Paralympic Games and in light of the reaffirmation of its public service role in the recent Digital Economy Act, Channel 4 has decided to make major new commitments in relation to subtitling and audio description, over and above its statutory obligations. These changes will significantly …

  Categories: General News, TV and Radio

• When Romeo Met Juliet

  Published: 8 June 2010

  When Romeo Met Juliet, a three-part BBC production which which sees Paul Roseby, the artistic director of the National Youth Theatre, work with school children to produce and perform a Shakespeare play in 8 weeks, is currently being broadcast on BBC2.  In a unique experiment, each school is cast as one of the two feuding …

  Categories: General News, Shakespeare