07. Science on television: Here today, gone tomorrow?

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A showcase of the best of recent science television from around the world, followed by a panel discussion with some leading industry experts. What is the future of science on television? Will the broadcasting industry be able to carry on supporting science programming with so much competition in the form of digital channels and the internet? There will be an opportunity to ask the panel about science on television, so come prepared with any questions.

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Robert Perks Room
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Wednesday, July 1, 2009 - 11:30 - 13:00
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2009-07-13 09:24

At the beginning a showreel was played introducing stories by Jonica Newby, science writer from Australia. These stories covered various fields of science: Medieval Islamic Scientist, Cosmologists, Time and Science, Urban Myth, Story of Oil, Chemistry of Mud, and How the Body Wakes Up. Jonica stressed that although it seems that science TV is thriving, TV-stations during this crisis are more or less closing their science divisions and budget cuts appeared in the beginning of this year. As a consequence filming is not carried out in studios, it has to be done in the natural environment.

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