I also work in science telly, though not for the BBC at the moment, and none
of my bosses read this, so I'll confess all.
They will be looking for young and attractive OR funny looking. Robert
Winston and Magnus Pike are both ideal faces of science (as far as the TV
industry is concerned) and comedy facial hair always goes down well. It's
much easier for men to get away with the funny looking thing than women.
Failing this looking 'nice' is helpful - Lorraine Kelly isn't a supermodel
but she works really well on TV because people think she seems so nice.
It's shallow and stupid, but in Andrea's defence, TV IS a visual medium.
Best wishes all,
Sophia
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>Subject: Re: [PSCI-COM] From A2B
>Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2006 16:43:21 +0000
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>Hello Andrea
>
>Sorry to hear that you have problems sifting job applications for the BBC
>without some kind of visual aide memoire. I hear lots of other companies
>manage it. Somehow they are able to juggle names and judge quality without
>a mugshot.
>
>Thanks for passing on the web address though - it made us laugh out loud
>in the lab! Why not be honest and admit you're interested in the way a
>person looks, rather than the way they handle a screwdriver? It's quite
>all right to say so. Decorative, grinning presenters are perfectly fine
>and watchable. It's just that in sending out your advert, you might be
>missing a trick. There might be someone who doesn't shine in a passport
>photo who might be more entertaining than the usual fare that clogs up our
>screens these days. They might even have something original to say.
>
>Sarah
>(blonde, trim, 5ft3in with a good face for radio, in case it helps you
>remember)
>
>
>
>On 16 Mar 2006, at 16:03, A2BUK wrote:
>
>>Hi Sarah - we are, of course, sending out forms and information to
>>everyone, no matter what they look like. I didn't want to fill up
>>peoples mail boxes with all the info and had no room to do so on the BBC
>>page. I will forward you the info on an individual email in a moment.
>>
>>When you are receiving very many applications and talking to a large
>>number of people on the phone, it really helps to put a face to a name
>>to remember who is who.
>>
>>I hope that explains. Sorry for any misunderstanding.
>>
>>Many best wishes
>>Andrea.
>>
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
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>>Subject: Re: [PSCI-COM] BBC Science - looking for contributors
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>>How to put good people off a job at the BBC:
>>
>>'please send in a recent photo'.
>>
>>...apparently, you have to send in a photo for this job before they'll
>>even give you more information.
>>Well, at least we know their priorities.
>>
>>Yours witheringly
>>
>>Sarah Angliss
>>Engineer
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