29
September
2007

Health Inequality - Dr Colin Thunhurst

Dr Colin Thunhurst, Principal Lecturer in Public Health at Coventry University and Director of the Applied Research Group in Public Health offers critique of the predominant biomedical approach to human health.

He argues for a dramatic shift in emphasis and resources towards ‘upstream’ interventions that seek to prevent illness. Such an approach, he argues, takes us away from the ‘downstream’ emphasis on ‘ill health’ to one that focuses on the social, economic and cultural determinants in health.

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26
September
2007

Producing Reality TV - Peter Ogden, Big Brother

Peter Ogden – The producer of reality tv shows such as Big Brother 8, I’m a Celebrity, get me out of here! and Love Island speaks about his experiences as a producer on Big Brother 8 and how reality TV works behind the scenes.

Peter Ogden started his media career studying at Coventry University and was one of the pioneers responsible for setting up Source Radio, the Coventry University Student Radio Station.

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