Music
29 Apr 13

The Script & SOAK for BBC Radio 1 in Derry

BBC Radio 1 is bringing its Take It On Academy to Derry from May 11 – 17 as part of the City of Culture festivities.

Based in the Nerve Centre and aimed at 13 – 19-year-olds, the various workshops include DJ Skills, Design, Journalism, Digital Technology, Events, TV Production, Radio and Business.

Getting involved in the Q+A sessions will be The Script, Wretch 32, Gabrielle Aplin and assorted EastEnders actors and crew.

There will also be four nights of BBC Introducing Live gigs in The Academy with Silhouette, SOAK, Little Bear, Wonder Villains, Girls Names, Ryan Vail, Axis Of, Gerard i2 and Droids among the turns, and Phil Taggart, Huw Stephens, Zane Lowe and Greg James and Nick Grimshaw broadcasting their shows live from various Derry locales.

Events are free but need to be applied for here

Those gigs and seminars in full:

Monday 13th
Silhouette
SOAK
Girls Names

Tuesday 14th
Little Bear
Wonder Villains
Ryan Vail

Wednesday 15th
Axis Of
Gerard i2
Droids

Thursday 16th
Zane Lowe & guests

Sat 11th May 13:00-14:00 Digital Doers
Sat 11th May 15:00-16:00 Behind the Scenes – Jobs in TV Production
Sun 12th May 13:00-14:00 Q&A with Inspirational Sports Guests
Sun 12th May 15:00-16:00 Make Money from Events & Festivals
Mon 13th May 13:00-14:00 Making Money from Music
Mon 13th May 15:00-16:00 Build a Brand
Tue 14th May 13:00-14:00 Breaking into News – Jobs in Journalism
Tue 14th May 15:00-16:00 Get Your Voice Heard on Radio
Wed 15th May 13:00-14:00 Breaking into the Big League in Music
Wed 15th May 15:00-16:00 From Script to Screen
Thu 16th 15:00-16:00 Comedy Q&A: It’s Hard Work Being Funny
Fri 17th May 13:00-14:00 How the Radio 1 Big Weekend Happens
Fri 17th May 15:00-16:00 Design Gurus