Category : Wales
Date : 08.06.2004
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BBC Wales
is set to throw open the doors of its Bangor studios to the public at
a special open day on Saturday 19 June.
In the first event of its kind to be staged at Broadcasting
House in Bangor for more than a decade, members of the public from all
over North Wales will be given the opportunity to go behind the scenes
and see how radio and television programmes of all kinds are put together.
As well as seeing Radio Cymru's Jonsi programme being
broadcast live from the event, visitors of all ages will get the chance
to see how they would handle the challenge of broadcasting themselves.
Presenters such as Owain Gwilym and Dylan Wyn will show
how a radio studio works, football commentators Ian Gwyn Hughes and
Dylan Griffiths will demonstrate how sports reporters prepare for a
big game and there will be guided tours of the newsroom.
Visitors will then be given the chance to try their
hand at challenges such as reading a news bulletin, operating the sound
effects for a radio drama in the studio where Radio Cymru soap opera
Eileen is recorded or commentating on a football match.
There will also be a hands-on opportunity to try out
the BBC North West Wales Where I Live and Lleol i Mi websites as well
as the chance see how the money raised by BBC Children in Need is used
to support projects in North Wales and to learn about careers with the
BBC.
Entrance will be free of charge but - with hundreds
of people expected to take up the unique chance to take a guided tour
of the studios at Bryn Meirion in College Road - the public must book
their places in advance by calling the BBC Information Line on 08700
100 775.
Marian Wyn Jones, Head of Centre North, BBC Wales, said:
"This is a great opportunity for the public
to go behind the scenes, watch Radio Cymru going out live, meet Jonsi
and other presenters and try their hand at everything from operating
a newsroom TV camera to describing a Ryan Giggs dribble.
"We're looking forward to
opening our doors to the public. The day starts at 8.30am and finishes
at 4.30pm and, with tours starting every 20 minutes, we expect to welcome
over 200 people through our doors."
