Analysis (radio programme)
Encyclopedia
Analysis is a half-hour BBC Radio 4
documentary programme, which has been running for over 40 years.
, who later became Controller of Radio 4 from 1976–78 and of Radio 3 from 1978–87; he left in 1976.
The program covered overlooked topics on BBC Radio, as it took a more right-wing point of view than was usually the case.
Mark Laity
was a senior producer from 1986–88. Caroline Thomson (Chief Operating officer of the BBC since 2007) produced from 1978–81.
It takes an investigative journalism style (as found on Face the Facts
) and applies this to more global and strategic topics, at national and international levels, looking at the big picture.
50th Anniversary Award for Outstanding Broadcast Journalism. In the 1970s and 1980s it was regularly presented by, and associated with award winning journalist and commentator Mary Goldring
.
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station, operated and owned by the BBC, that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is currently Gwyneth Williams, and the...
documentary programme, which has been running for over 40 years.
History
It began in April 1970. The first presenter was Ian McIntyreIan McIntyre
Ian McIntyre is the head men's soccer coach at Syracuse University. On January 6, 2010, he was named as the 15th soccer coach in school history. He previously coached at Hartwick College from 2003 to 2009, posting four 10 win seasons. He compiled a 71-36-25 record as the head coach of the Hawks...
, who later became Controller of Radio 4 from 1976–78 and of Radio 3 from 1978–87; he left in 1976.
The program covered overlooked topics on BBC Radio, as it took a more right-wing point of view than was usually the case.
Mark Laity
Mark Laity
Mark F. Laity is a NATO spokesman and former BBC correspondent. He gained a BA and MA from the University of York. Laity later also became a Senior Associate Research Fellow at the Centre for Defence Studies, at King's College London.Laity became Defence Correspondent from 1989 until 2000...
was a senior producer from 1986–88. Caroline Thomson (Chief Operating officer of the BBC since 2007) produced from 1978–81.
Content
Its aim is to examine "the ideas and forces which shape public policy in Britain and abroad" http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/analysis/2043258.stm, and it covers various topics by means of interviews with academics and experts.It takes an investigative journalism style (as found on Face the Facts
Face the Facts
Face the Facts is a consumer affairs programme on BBC Radio 4, featuring investigative journalism, that has been running since the mid-1980s. Currently introduced by John Waite, cousin of the well-known humanitarian and churchman Terry Waite, it usually focuses on individuals or organisations...
) and applies this to more global and strategic topics, at national and international levels, looking at the big picture.
Awards
In 2000 Analysis won the Political Studies AssociationPolitical Studies Association
The Political Studies Association of the United Kingdom is an association of political scientists that exists to develop and promote the study of politics in the United Kingdom...
50th Anniversary Award for Outstanding Broadcast Journalism. In the 1970s and 1980s it was regularly presented by, and associated with award winning journalist and commentator Mary Goldring
Mary Goldring
Mary Goldring OBE is a British business journalist and broadcaster.An economist who graduated from Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford University, Goldring turned to journalism in the late 1940s and became a member of staff at The Economist, where for a long time she was its Business Editor, rising to the...
.
Presenters
- Ian McIntyre 1970–76
- Mary GoldringMary GoldringMary Goldring OBE is a British business journalist and broadcaster.An economist who graduated from Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford University, Goldring turned to journalism in the late 1940s and became a member of staff at The Economist, where for a long time she was its Business Editor, rising to the...
1977–87 - Peter HennessyPeter HennessyPeter John Hennessy, Baron Hennessy of Nympsfield, FBA is an English historian of government. Since 1992, he has been Attlee Professor of Contemporary British History at Queen Mary, University of London.-Early life:...
1986–92 - Andrew DilnotAndrew DilnotAndrew Dilnot CBE is British economist and broadcaster. He has been Principal of St Hugh's College, Oxford since October 2002. He was for several years the presenter of BBC Radio 4's series on numbers, More or Less and of documentaries for British television. Dilnot was Director of the Institute...
1994– - Robert Tyrrell 1997–
- Peter KellnerPeter KellnerPeter Jon Kellner is a journalist, political commentator and President of the YouGov opinion polling organisation in the United Kingdom. He is known for his appearances on TV, especially at election times...
1995–98 - Frances CairncrossFrances CairncrossFrances Anne Cairncross CBE is a British economist, journalist and academic.Cairncross read Modern History at St Anne's College, Oxford, graduating in 1965, and holds an MA in Economics from Brown University, Rhode Island....
- Ben HammersleyBen HammersleyBen Hammersley is a British internet technologist, journalist, author, broadcaster, and diplomat, currently based in London, England....
- Kenan MalikKenan MalikKenan Malik is an Indian-born English writer, lecturer and broadcaster, trained in neurobiology and the history of science. As a scientific author, his focus is on the philosophy of biology, and contemporary theories of multiculturalism, pluralism and race...
External links
- BBC Radio 4 'Analysis' Database an online database of BBC Radio 4's Analysis documentary series hosted by AHDS Performing Arts