The rise of the TV Experiment

How should press officers respond to requests for live caterpillars or petri dishes filled with cancer cells? How do you get ethical approval for a TV presenter to be experimented on by your scientist? With the rise of programmes like Brainiac and pseudo-experiments conducted on TV, producers seem to be asking more and quirkier things of us than ever before.

These and other issues will be debated at our Christmas session featuring guest speaker Jonathan Sanderson, an ex-physicist with many years experience in television. Jonathan has worked on Adam Hart-Davis' Local Heroes, ITV's Big Bang, STV's How2 and most recently online for BBC One's Bang Goes the Theory. Jonathan will offer insights into what goes on behind the camera and share tips on how press officers can best work with TV crews.

UCL chemists Rosie Coates and Matthew Waugh will scorch some christmas puddings to kick off the festivities. Wine, soft drinks and 'festive' nibbles will be served. However, the puddings themselves are unlikely to be edible after passing through the hands of the chemists.

Date: Thursday 3 December 2009

Time: 7.00 - 9.30pm

Venue: Old Refectory, Main Building, UCL, Gower St, London WC1E 6BT

Map: www.ucl.ac.uk

Cost: Free for Stempra members, £15 for non-members (includes Stempra membership joining fee)

To register: please email events@stempra.org.uk

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