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Blue
Peter announces winner of Broadcasting House art competition
Leo
Thomson, aged 9, from East Finchley in London, is announced
today as the winner of a Blue Peter competition to design a giant
art installation for the front of BBC Broadcasting House.
His
winning design for the BBC's iconic London building will be revealed
on Blue Peter this evening (BBC ONE, 5.00pm).
As
part of his prize, Leo will have a starring role in switching on
the Regent Street lights, together with the international pop star
Daniel Bedingfield and the team of Blue Peter presenters.
Leo's
picture – his idea of what broadcasting means to him –
will go onto the facade of Broadcasting House in Regent Street in
time for the switch-on of the Christmas lights on Thursday 13 November.
The
image will be blown up to 22 metres high x 15.4 metres wide.
Leo's
artwork features a cross-section of Broadcasting House, with different
programmes being made in each room – the BBC Singers singing
their hearts out, a newsreader in action, Blue Peter presenters
on set, The Queen reading her Christmas message, and even a member
of BBC staff enjoying a bath!
It
will be the second artwork to occupy the temporary exhibition site
covering the front of Broadcasting House while the building is refurbished.
On
view at the moment is Signal, a piece by leading contemporary artist
Fiona Rae.
The
judging panel for the competition comprised BBC Director-General
Greg Dyke; Mark Speight, presenter of the BBC children's art show,
SMart; Westminster Council Chief Whip Robert Davis; and Blue Peter
Editor Richard Marson.
Richard
Marson says: "Our choice of Leo's delightful drawing was unanimous.
"It
captured all the diversity of BBC broadcasting from a child's perspective
– with lots of detail that draws you back to the picture again
and again.
"It
also said in big letters at the top exactly what we hope this new
building will say – 'Look Inside', come in and see us.
"That's
exactly what we hope visitors will do once this magnificent new
building opens."
Notes
to Editors
Giant
art installation by Fiona Rae unveiled at BBC Broadcasting House,
London (01.07.03)
Broadcasting
House, London - the creation of a major new broadcast centre
All the
BBC's digital services are now available on Freeview,
the new free-to-view digital terrestrial television service, as well
as on satellite and cable.
Freeview
offers the BBC's eight television channels, interactive services
from BBCi, as well as 11 national BBC radio networks.
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