The BBC Academy Podcast

Simon Smith talks to Jo Twist, Jon Howard, Martyn Jones, Kieron Collins and Alice Taylor at the BBC Academy Fusion summit on games and broadcasting. Where are we now in terms of broadcasting and games, and what can the television learn from the games industry? Tell us your thoughts by tweeting @BBCCoP using the hashtag #FusionGames.

Digital content production is no longer the preserve of broadcasters as more and more organisations are taking advantage of the opportunities digital brings. The arts are no exception. Simon Smith is joined by Artangel's Seb Emina, Helen Jeffreys from the London Review of Books and the director of the BBC Academy Anne Morrison. They talk about the possibilities and challenges of producing digital content. They also talk about partnerships and The Space, an online platform for the arts.

A returnable format is the Holy Grail that all factual and entertainment TV programme makers are searching for. But where does the inspiration come from and how do you build and develop them? This is a recording of a masterclass from the BBC Academy’s Fast Train North event held on 20 November 2012. The BBC Academy’s Hilary Rosen is joined by Tom Edwards, commissioning executive producer for features and formats for BBC One and BBC Two, Gill Tierney, executive producer for BBC Television whose credits include Coast, Gardeners World and Sam Lewens, an executive producer who has worked on Dragons' Den and BBC Three's Young Talent of the Year.

In this CoP Show special executive producer Alison Howe talks to us about how her Glastonbury team mastermind the television coverage. In discussion with Amanda Lyon from the BBC College of Production.

Santa Simon Smith and some friends of CoP run a critical eye over the past year’s output from the world of telly, radio, social media and the web. We also have a bit of a quiz. With Steve Bowbrick interactive editor for Radio 3, The Proms and the performing groups at BBC, Dan Biddle BBC Vision’s social media editorial lead and Jude Winstanley,a freelance production manager and creator of online jobs site The Unit List.

Paul Buller is joined by three of this year's Student Radio Award winners. Best newcomer Abbie McCarthy, Robin Murphy, station editor for the best student station University Radio Nottingham and Radio Warwick's Tom Davis, executive producer of the best outside broadcast. They talk about the need to focus on your audience, take creative risks, how video and clips can bring people back into radio, their future aspirations and offer tips to other student stations and the wider industry.

Simon Smith is joined by a panel of experts to discuss the art of creating behind the scenes programming on a range of formats including Planet Earth, X Factor, Britain’s Got Talent and Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two. Alex McLeod is the executive producer of Strictly Come Dancing’s sister show It Takes Two. Jeff Wilson is a producer with the BBC’s Natural History Unit and has created behind the scenes programmes for flagship shows such as Planet Earth and Frozen Planet. Steve Saul is a writer, social media producer and self shooter who’s been responsible for providing backstage content for shows such as Britain’s Got Talent, X Factor, The Magicians and Never Mind the Buzzcocks.

Simon Smith and four BBC production trainees share their thoughts on getting into radio production. Farah Jassat, Sarah Shebbeare, Jen Kerrison and Carlene Morlese are four trainees who are starting their training in BBC network radio. They talk about their experiences within the broadcast industry, their passion for storytelling and their feelings about their placements. They also offer tips and advice for people applying for the Production Talent Pool and the trainee scheme.

Simon Smith talks to four BBC production trainees, Karla Sweet, Mog McIntyre, Kelsey Richards and Kathryn Shrubb, before they embark on placements in television. They discuss their journeys into the industry, their passions for storytelling and the broad benefits of their television production training. Plus we take a look at tips and advice for people applying for the BBC Production Talent Pool.

Simon Smith is joined by BBC Academy trainer Ian Hider, self shooter Paul Morten and editor Zeb Chadfield to discuss shooting for the edit. Tight budgets and even tighter edit schedules mean opportunities for directors and self shooters to be in the edit with their own work are often limited. But as many will tell you, being in the edit is by far the best place to learn how the construction of a programme works. So if you're rarely offered time in the edit, how are you ever expected to learn? How can you give your editor the very best shots available if you've never seen them in action?