A Day At The Office | Stephen Hawking Reith Lecture [Explored]

So, possibly not the world's greatest photograph, but it's all I managed to grab on my iPhone whilst working at this event! You can see Professor Hawking on the left, and the presenter Sue Lawley on the right behind the lectern.

 

My department at the Beeb (Radio Current Affairs) is responsible for recording Radio 4's annual Reith Lecture series. The 2015 lecturer is Stephen Hawking, and finally tonight we recorded the programme, after postponing the original date last November due to Professor Hawking's ill health.

 

So me and my colleague were responsible for both the sound at the live event and also the multitrack recording which is mixed for the Radio 4 and World Service broadcast versions.

 

I took this little snap quite near the end, during the extensive Q&A session, in which I was holding the microphone and going round the room holding it up to the questioners as they read their questions.

 

It all seemed to go off very well, and the audience were in rapt attention throughout, which is always good.

 

I believe it goes out on the 26th Jan, and more details can be found here:

 

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06pttqf

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