Final line up for Peacock conference

events | The final programme for the major conference held by the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, is now available. The Peacock Legacy: turning point or missed opportunity? brings together many of the original players involved in the writing of the Peacock Report on the financing of the BBC and a clutch of media academics. It promises to be an event not to be missed by serious students of broadcasting.

Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies
University of Wales,  Aberystwyth.

The Peacock Legacy: turning point or missed opportunity?

March 18th- 20th, 2005

Revised programme—2 March 2005

Friday—18th March

3-6.00 pm                              
Registration.

6-7.30pm
Opening Plenary
Professor Peter Jay (Chair)—Welcome.
Janet Jones, (University of Wales, Aberystwyth)—The Conference—purpose and organisation.
Professor Tom O ’Malley, (University of Wales, Aberystwyth)—The intellectual and political context for the Peacock Committee.

Discussion

7.30-8.30pm
Reception
Hosted by Professor Noel Lloyd,  Vice-Chancellor, University of Wales, Aberystwyth.

8.30-9.30pm                          
Dinner

Saturday

 

8-9.30 am                  
Breakfast

8.30-9.30 am                         
Registration for day delegates

9.30-11.00 am           
Peacock  1 –  Establishing Peacock. Witness Seminar
Sir Alan Peacock, Sir Samuel  Brittan, Mr Jeremy Hardie,
Professor Peter Jay (Chair)

11-11.30                    
Coffee

11.30-1.00 pm           
Peacock 2—The conduct of the Committee. Witness Seminar
Sir Alan Peacock, Sir Samuel  Brittan, Mr Jeremy Hardie, Professor Peter Jay (Chair)

1-2.00pm                   
Lunch

2.15-4.30pm  
Recreation slot
A specially arranged complimentary visit  to Powis Castle where guests will be served with Welsh cream teas.

4.30-5pm       
Tea and cakes at Gregynog

5-6.30pm
The View from the BBC
Janet Jones , (University of Wales, Aberystwyth) (Chair) Mr Alwyn Roberts ( former BBC Governor for Wales); Professor Jean Seaton, (University of Westminster) Dr Anthony McNicholas, (University of Westminster).

7-8.30pm
Dinner

8.30-10pm       The influence of Peacock on Policy 1—academic perspectives
Professor Steven Barnett (University of Westminster), Professor Richard Collins (Open University, Dr Peter Goodwin, (University of Westminster),Elan Closs-Stephens, (University of Wales, Aberystwyth) (Chair), Professor Kevin Williams (University of Wales, Swansea)

Sunday

8-9.30am       
Breakfast

9.30-11          
The influence of Peacock on Policy 2—Witness Seminar.
Professor PeterJay (Chair) , David Graham, Tony Lennon , Sir David Nicholas .

11-.11.30pm
Coffee

11.30- 1pm    
Plenary  - Turning Point or missed opportunity?
Participants: Sir Alan Peacock,  Sir Samuel Brittan, Mr Jeremy Hardie, Professor Peter Jay (Chair).
Comments by panel followed by questions.
Summing up –  Professor Peter Jay.

1-2pm            
Lunch

DATELINE: 25 January, 2010

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