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R&D at the Making Connections Festival of Radio

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Ant Miller Ant Miller | 12:00 UK time, Thursday, 4 November 2010

Last week we had the great pleasure of joining with colleagues from , Radio Ulster, , World Service Trust and everyone at ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Northern Ireland for the Making Connections Festival of Radio.Ìý Over three days the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳'s Blackstaff Studios on Great Victoria Street were packed full of displays and demonstrations from all manner of radio industry types, including radio manufacturers and World Service.

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Microphones and radio recieving equipment from the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Heritage collection

Microphones and radio recieving equipment from the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Heritage collection

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³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Heritage brought along a wonderful collection of radios from down the years, and some of the iconic microphones with which we've heard such historic voices.Ìý The collection carries right on through to the modern day so included iconic eighties ghetto blasters, and the first DAB devices.Ìý

Our colleagues from the FM&T Blue Room had brought their road show along with a great demonstration of the range of modern devices capable of delivering radio, and the obligatory 3D televisions (OK maybe not the most appropriate things for a radio festival, but they're always fun!)

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Brendan Crowther, superstar numpty.

Brendan Crowther demonstrates the Legacy project from ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Scotland and Radio 7.

At one end of the TV studio a suite of radio production spaces were set up, and over the three days a whole range of shows went out live from the exhibition floor, including at one point a very entertaining 'folk off' between the Radio Ulster Morning Show from Gerry Anderson and Radio One's Greg James.

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R&D Stand

R&D Stand at the Making Connections: Festival of Radio

Meanwhile back on our own stand we were demonstrating a wide range of audio and radio themed demos, including the very earliest stages of some experiments we're doing with the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Philharmonic, and the Legacy project from ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Scotland and ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ 7.

A trip out to Belfast like this is really valuable for us.Ìý We get so much from sharing our work with the audiences- it really can't be overstated.Ìý We'd especially like to thank all the students from colleges who took the time to ask us the really challenging questions, and those retired staff who still have so much to share and do so willingly at these shows.Ìý With a bit of luck we'll be back over the water before long.

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