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CHANNEL 4 EDUCATION NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 2009
TALKING TO TEENAGERS  
Territories Briefing  
On 8 September we held a briefing around one of our key themes for 2010: teens, territory and mobility. We commissioned Ruby Pseudo Consulting to talk to teens about travelling and public space. The research has thrown up some amazing insights into how teens routinely have to deal with risks relating to crime and territorial stereotyping, as they try to get from home to school, work or college. More and more services for teens assume that travel is not a problem. However, we hear that teens have real fears and issues with travelling in public space. The research is available on the education page of the 4Producers site (click here), and we're looking for new ideas in this area from any UK production company.
TALKING TO TEENAGERS  
Smokescreen  

Smokescreen		 Channel 4 Education's 13-part web literacy game about online privacy, identity and trust, has received positive reviews and responses from press, teens, teachers and online safety experts, since its soft launch at the beginning of September. Players must uncover a mystery on a fictional social network, thereby learning about some of the threats and opportunities posed by other people on real sites like Facebook, MySpace and Bebo.

At the same time Smokescreen launched, OFCOM published a survey revealing that over half of all 11-16-year-olds think young people need more advice about online privacy, and over a fifth want more advice about how to deal with inappropriate content and handling cyberbullying. To find out more click here.

 
TALKING TO TEENAGERS  
Education Briefing  
Channel 4 Education announced its varied and ambitious Autumn/Winter 2009 line up of web-based material, reflecting Education's continued commitment to providing innovative PSB content for young people. This includes Science of Scams (made by Objective and Illumina Digital), an online TV series that explains the science and explodes the myths behind paranormal phenomena.

Pressure, (a web comic from the publishers of underground hit graphic novel Brodie's Law), which will address key teen issues in an exciting and accessible way, and look at the lives of a group of teens who open a tattoo shop in London. And to start off 2010, the launch of Privates, an online game aimed at post-pubescent boys, tackling the issues that lead to teenage pregnancies and STIs. This PC download game promises to be rude, funny and eye-opening as well being educational.

 

The Queen in 3D		 EDUCATION IN PEAK
The Queen in 3D
For the first time ever, unseen 3D footage taken of the Queen during her Coronation year will be shown on Channel 4. The Queen in 3D tells the story of two innovative young camera men, who filmed a 3D colour newsreel they named Royal Review. Their footage covers the Queen at the events she attended in the lead up to and after the Coronation in 1953. It has never been seen before on television. The two-part series will also include 3D footage of the Queen at the Epsom Derby and a trip on the Royal Barge on the Thames. The series will revisit the life and times of Britain in the 1950s - a time which ushered in the era of Royals on television and began the cult of Royal celebrity. Channel 4 has never broadcast in 3D before and is taking the impressive step of distributing millions of pairs of 3D glasses. Our broadcast technicians are busy testing the latest technology, in order to bring the best possible experience of this remarkable footage to the viewing public.
 

GUTS		 EDUCATION IN PEAK
KNTV launches iPhone game
Our RTS Award-winning KNTV Sex programme is being re-shown in October in our morning schedule, following our heroes Nietzchy and Kierky as they discover the strange stories and quirky facts about human reproduction. Online, the weird world of Slabovia.tv and Slabspace has built a loyal community of Slabovian citizens, exploring clips, online games and strange community challenges at the behest of their leader, General Schmerdiakov.   And now, the General has commissioned Slabovia's first iPhone game, GUTS. In GUTS, Nietzchy and Kierky are shrunk down to microscopic size to enter the General's body in order to fight various bacteria and foreign bodies that threaten his health. Featuring Slabovia's usual mix of beautiful animation, quirky characterisation and subtle education, GUTS takes the world of Slabovia from the TV to your PC and now your phone!
 
NEW TALENT NEW TALENT
Diversity 4Talent

Diversity Production Trainees		 Channel 4 & THINK bigger! celebrated this year's Diversity Production Trainees at BAFTA, hosted by Oona King, Head of Diversity, Channel 4. The Diversity Production Traineeship 2008/09 offered 12-month placements at major UK Indies to seventeen talented individuals to get their first break into the media industry. The graduates showcased their work with screenings, crossplatform presentations and live comedy 4Talent's Work Related Learning (WRL) builds on the success of last year's inaugural programme and will launch its 2010 initiative at Channel 4 on October 28th. The 2009 programme was particularly successful in engaging with diverse communities and providing a talent ladder for new entrants to the industry. This year, two of the Generation Next interns were successful in gaining permanent employment with Channel 4 - so big congratulations to Sabrina Nasir and Claire Newman!
 
For more information about any of the projects, programmes or events detailed here please contact:
Rachel Postgate, email: rpostgate@channel4.co.uk, Telephone: 020 7306 8282