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About Nick Baines
Nick is the Bishop of Bradford, an experienced broadcaster, writer and blogger Nick will be well known to many from his regular contribution to ‘Pause for Thought’ on Chris Evan’s Radio 2 show.
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Entries by Nick Baines
Thinking about Thought for the Day
November 2, 2017 /0 Comments/in General, Uncategorized /by Nick BainesThe Best in Religious Broadcasting
May 27, 2015 /0 Comments/in General /by Nick BainesThis evening I will be chairing the 2015 Sandford St Martin Awards ceremony at Lambeth Palace. These annual awards are prestigious and pull in some amazing examples of excellent programming. The re-shaped Trust has this year attracted an enormous number of entries in three categories: television, radio and – for the first time – children. Our […]
With a restructure in the offing, what is the future for Religion at the BBC?
January 26, 2015 /1 Comment/in General /by Nick BainesIt was announced last week that the BBC is to shake up its commissioning briefs (so to speak). According to reports, four of the BBC’s most senior commissioners will have their roles closed as part of a major overhaul of the factual division. The restructuring, which is being overseen by factual commissioning controller Emma Swain, […]
Religion for the Times
May 21, 2014 /0 Comments/in General /by Nick BainesIt was reported recently that the BBC is to move current Defence Correspondent Caroline Wyatt to Religion, replacing Robert Pigott who has held the post for a decade. Given Wyatt’s heavyweight role in Defence since 2007, this is seen as a beefing up of the religion brief. Some of us have argued for years that […]
Are you are fan of religious broadcasting?
January 31, 2014 /1 Comment/in General /by Nick BainesIt is hardly surprising, but I am a fan of religious broadcasting. Not any religious broadcasting, or bad religious broadcasting, but good and excellent religious broadcasting. And there is plenty of it about. However, much that would qualify as such does not hit the radar of most commissioning editors or producers. One of the most […]
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