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Q&A: Is science television getting better or worse? Duration: 01:42 Huw Wheldon Lecture 2010: Science - a challenge to TV Orthodoxy
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Q&A: Can TV undermine the stereotype that science is boring? Duration: 00:24 Huw Wheldon Lecture 2010: Science - a challenge to TV Orthodoxy
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Q&A: Finding the balance between simplifying and patronising in engaging audiences. Duration: 01:31 Huw Wheldon Lecture 2010: Science - a challenge to TV Orthodoxy
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Q&A: How should science programmes handle equations? Duration: 00:49 Huw Wheldon Lecture 2010: Science - a challenge to TV Orthodoxy
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Q&A: How will changing TV technology affect science programming? Duration: 01:30 Huw Wheldon Lecture 2010: Science - a challenge to TV Orthodoxy
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Q&A: Is there a place on TV for heavy-weight, pure science documentaries? Duration: 01:13 Huw Wheldon Lecture 2010: Science - a challenge to TV Orthodoxy
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About the RTS Huw Wheldon Lecture
The RTS Huw Wheldon Lecture is an annual event commemorating one of the most inspiring programme makers and television managers of his era - Sir Huw Wheldon.
He was former editor of the landmark arts series Monitor, then head of documentaries, followed by controller of BBC One before becoming Managing Director of BBC TV until his retirement in 1975. During a distinguished career he was also Royal Television Society President from 1979 to 1985.
The annual lecture is given by a programme maker specifically about an aspect of programme making. Previous speakers include David Attenborough, John Simpson, Paul Abbott, Peter Bazalgette and Simon Schama and subjects have ranged from children's TV to natural history; reporting from war zones to the state of popular drama.
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