Two years ago we announced that the 成人论坛 would partner Hull City of Culture and provide regional, national and international coverage of Hull’s year as the UK City of Culture 2017. The 成人论坛 has been at the forefront of Hull’s fantastic year producing hundreds of hours of wide-ranging programming across TV, radio and online and has really put Hull in the spotlight as the city has enjoyed its year as UK City of Culture 2017. As the end of the year approaches, here’s a chance to reflect back on some of the highlights of the 成人论坛’s coverage of Hull’s special year.
January: Various network radio shows were presented from Hull throughout the year. In January, Jonathan Dimbleby presented the Radio 4 show Any Questions from Hymers College in Hull.
February: Comedian Lucy Beaumont came home to Hull for a new 成人论坛 Arts documentary exploring the cultural treats that were planned for her home city during the year. Welcome to Hull 鈥� City of Culture 2017 was shown on 成人论坛 Two in February.
March: March saw the first episode of Britain鈥檚 City of Culture, presented by Anne-Marie Tasker and Kofi Smiles. The final episode will be a review of the whole year which will be shown on Friday December 22nd, at 9.30pm on The 成人论坛 News Channel.
April: 成人论坛 Radio 3 took up residence at Hull Truck Theatre in April for a three-day festival of ground-breaking folk and roots music which was attended by over 1000 people.
May: The Radio 1 Academy held a five day residency at The Albemarle Music Centre in Hull and offered 10 young people the chance to receive individually tailored careers advice, industry training and work placements at events throughout the year. One of the sessions was a panel session about reality TV which included Charlotte Crosby (Geordie Shore), Jonathan Cheban (Keeping Up With the Kardashians) and Megan McKenna (TOWIE)
June: Adventurer Paul Rose explored the 79 miles of the Yorkshire Wolds Way in a two-part documentary series for 成人论坛 Two. Episode one was watched by nearly two million people.
July: Scott Mills and Ana Matronic presented a special concert, broadcast live on 成人论坛 Radio 2. I Feel Love celebrated 50 years of the decriminalisation of homosexuality in the UK. 1200 people attended the gig at Hull City Hall to see artists including Alison Moyet, Will Young and Marc Almond.
August: Flood, a four-part experimental project by playwright James Phillips, is the story of what happens to Hull when the waters overwhelm the city. Part three, Flood: To The Sea was performed in a dock in Hull on floating platforms and broadcast on 成人论坛 Two.
September/ October: At the end of September, the Contains Strong Language poetry festival took place in Hull. Eight thousand people attended at least one of the 50 events across eight venues in Hull. While over 1.5 million people watched and listened to the accompanying coverage on TV, radio and online.
September/ October: Revisit some of the Contains Strong Language highlights here:
November: Handmade in Hull is a one-off documentary which was inspired by the work of artist Linda Brothwell. Shown on 成人论坛 Four, the programme told the story of the craft traditions that put Hull on the map in Britain鈥檚 industrial heyday.
December: 成人论坛 Radio 4鈥檚 Listening Project spent 6 months in and around Hull in an ambitious project recording 250 conversations with 500 people in 30 different locations. The Listening Project booth will return to Hull on December 20th to record a special programme to be broadcast on 成人论坛 Radio 4 on Christmas Day at 8am and 成人论坛 Radio Humberside on December 29th at 6pm.