BA Fine Art (Hons)

LECTURING, COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE

2003- Consultant: King Alfred’s College, Winchester - developing a student TV service on 2.4GHz
Community TV & Southwark Council - developing 2.4GHz TV service on Aylesbury Estate.
‘Leith TV’ - 2.4TV for north Edinburgh. Creative Vision - consultant on RSL/2.4TV service for Merthyr Tydfill.
2002- 2003 Consultant: Trial 2.4Ghz TV service for Television Trust for Scotland in Aberfeldy
1999 Consultant: Ministry of Hajj, Saudi Arabia - devising a small-scale TV service to provide safety advice for pilgrims to Mecca
1998-2002 Manager/Director: Edinburgh Television, Channel Six Dundee for Channel 6 Broadcasting Ltd
1998-2000 Consultant: Frequency planning for Restricted Services Licence stations for
Glasgow, Dumbarton and Belfast
1997 Consultant: Lanarkshire Television, frequency planning
1996-Adviser: Science FM, RSL radio broadcast with Napier University, Queen Margaret College and Erasmus students with Edinburgh International Science Festival, April
1995- Adviser: Broadcasting Bill, Labour Party and Lib Dems Lords and Commons Broadcasting Teams, London, January
1995- Consultant: The Arts House Foundation, for Dartington Projects Consultancy
1995- 2000 Lecturer: Media Production and Management, Department of Communication and Information Studies, Queen Margaret College, Edinburgh under graduate and MA course
1994-95 Adviser: Labour Party, Broadcasting & Telecommunications Team
1993-95 Temporary Lecturer: Media Production, Communication and Information Studies
Department, Queen Margaret College, Edinburgh
1992-93 Visiting Lecturer: Video Production, Communication Policy, Local Television and
Desktop Publishing modules, Communication and Information Studies Department, Queen Margaret College, Edinburgh
Consultant: Scottish Enterprise Tayside, Potential for a Channel 5 opt-out television service for the Perth and Dundee areas
1990 Visiting Lecturer: University of Stirling; Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and University of Glasgow
1990-91 Consultant: Scottish Development Agency, Edinburgh Multimedia Centre,
Consultant: Eastern Arts/Norwich City Council/Norwich Cablevision, Norwich Local Television
Consultant: Scottish Development Agency/Jordanstone R&D with Mackay Consultants ‘Electronic Imaging’.
1989-1990 Lecturer: Media Studies, Television Studies and Graphic Design at Stevenson College. (Including secondment to develop Narrowcasting Course)
1989- Manager/Director: Institute of Local Television
1989-2001 Director: Edinburgh Television Ltd
1987-1995 Manager/Director: Desktop Publishing Centre
1985-1997 Director: TU/TV Ltd, media production and consultancy company
1982-1986 Media Officer: Trade Union Resource Centre, Birmingham. Established commercial media departments producing newspapers, leaflets, posters and videos for local and national unions and campaigns. Ran courses on media access for unions and Workers’ Educational Association.
1985 Visiting Lecturer: Department of Industrial Relations, University of Warwick
1982-1986 Visiting Lecturer: Contemporary Cultural Studies, University of Birmingham
1978-1982 Film-maker and Publisher: Red Star Cinema and School Press.
1978 Visiting Lecturer: Department of Film, University of California in Los Angeles.
1974-1977 Manager: Tortoise Knitwear, small textile company.
1972-1974 Visiting Lecturer: Fine Art and Social Studies, Royal College of Art; Tate Gallery, London; Slade School of Fine Art, London; Hull College of Art; Nova Scotia School of Art and Design; New York School of Visual Arts; Chicago Institute; University of Birmingham

AUTHORSHIP OF BOOKS, PAPERS, ARTICLES, BRIEFINGS & RESEARCH REPORTS

2003
Refereed Paper: Televisiones Locales en Europa: Proximidad, Programacion y Politicas de Communicacion, Marcelo Martinez (ed), Santiago de Compostela, CD RAM

1998
Refereed Paper: From Media Literacy To Civic Education, Videazimut Virtual
Conference Paper 1998,‘Defining the Social Geography of Local News Identity’, http://commposite.uqam.ca/videaz/about_videazimuten.html

1998
Book: ‘Don Quixote’s Art & Television’, ILT, Edinburgh, Spring

1997
Book: ‘Creating Local Television’, John Libbey and ILT, London, Autumn

1996
Refereed Paper: ‘Seeking Local Emphasis in the Broadcasting Bill’, Proceedings of the 1996 University of Manchester Broadcasting Symposium, University of Manchester
Briefing: 1996 Media Manifesto, Campaign for Press & Broadcasting Freedom, March
Briefings: On Amendments 192, 193 & 194, Department of National Heritage, London, February
Briefings & Amendments: Changes to Broadcasting Bill, Lords Opposition Bill Teams, London,
Refereed Paper: ‘Subsidiarity in TV Broadcasting; a case for local TV services in the New Broadcasting Bill’, in Scottish Communication Association Journal, March
Report: Proposals following publication of the Broadcasting Bill, Institute of Local Television/Queen Margaret College, Edinburgh, January

1995
Magazine: Consultant editor pilot issue Local Television International, Vol 1 No 1, Glasgow, August - contributions: ‘Channel 5 - the Scottish Response’; ‘Local Channels as Public Space’, ‘Why Local Television’, ‘Does Scotland need a Broadcasting Policy?’, ‘Edinburgh Television’, ‘Red Star at Night’
Article: ‘Now is the time for a broadcasting policy for Scotland’, Scottish Film, Glasgow, Spring
Paper: ‘Channel 5 and the ITC: a view from Scotland’, Free Press, No 86, Campaign for Press & Broadcasting Freedom, London, May-June 1995
Paper: ‘Channel 5 under Local Control’ in Malina, A (ed) Local Channels under Local Control, Institute of Local Television/Queen Margaret College, Edinburgh, January

1994
Book: Local Television Reviewed, Institute of Local Television, Edinburgh, October
Refereed Paper: ‘Choice or Access: the electronic media as local public service’, EURICOM
Article: ‘C5 on the wrong road’, Scotland on Sunday, Edinburgh, August
Article: ‘Channel 5 - all at sixes and sevens’, Scottish Film, Glasgow, August
Article: ‘Signal failure on the Metropolitan line’, Broadcast, London, March
Report: Response to the Department of National Heritage on Cross-Media Ownership, Institute of Local Television, Edinburgh, February 1993
Report: ‘Key Arguments provided by Edinburgh Television on the Scottish Channel 5 Proposals at the Request of the Scottish Office Minister Lord James Douglas Hamilton’, Institute of Local Television, Edinburgh, December
Report: ‘On the ITC’s ‘Discussion Document on Digital Television’, Institute of Local Television, Edinburgh, October
Paper: ‘On the ITC’s ‘The Future of Channel 5’’, Institute of Local Television, Edinburgh, October
Paper: ‘Representations on the future of the BBC’, BFI publication
Article: ‘Has the BBC thrown in the towel as a public service broadcaster?’ Scottish Film & Visual Arts, Glasgow, August
Book: Editor & contributor, ‘Citizen Television, a local dimension to public service broadcasting’, John Libbey, London, July

1992
Article: ‘Local Television on Channel 5’, Journal, Royal Television Society, London, May
Article: ‘A Local View on the Channel 5 Invitation’, Television Week, London, April
Article: ‘Star Grading for Local Channel 5 Transmitter Prospects’, Municipal Journal, London, May
Article: ‘Highways Authority Experience of UK Cable Build 1990-1992’, Institute of Local Television, Edinburgh, March
Paper: ‘Local Television & Democracy’, Institute of Local Television, Edinburgh, February

1991
Paper: ‘Amendments to the Draft Invitation to Apply for Channel 5’, Institute of Local Television, Edinburgh, December
Article: ‘No Local Yokel’, Journal, Royal Television Society, London, December
Article: ‘Local Hero’, Televisual, , London, August
Report: Electronic Imaging, with Mackay Consultancy for Scottish Development Agency, Glasgow, May
Article: ‘An Area for Public Concern’, Television Week, London, April
Paper: ‘Noisy Channels: A Space for Local Television’, Institute of Local Television, Edinburgh
Report: ‘Reading the ITC’s ‘Mapping Regional Views’’, Institute of Local Television, Edinburgh, April
Editor: ‘Cable Company Franchise Commitments’, Institute of Local Television, Edinburgh, January

1990
Editor and contributor: ‘2nd Really New Television: Background Papers’, Institute of Local
Television, Edinburgh, December
Article: ‘Take 5’, Journal, Royal Television Society, London, December
Report: ‘Edinburgh Multimedia Centre’, TU/TV, Edinburgh, December
Article: ‘Cable Revolution’, Municipal Journal, London, November
Report: ‘Arts & Local Television in Norwich’, Norwich City, November
Booklet: ‘Making Local Work’, Institute of Local Television, Edinburgh, October
Report: ‘Noisy Channels: Cable, Local Economy & Local Television’, Institute of Local Television, Edinburgh & Centre for Local Economic Strategies, Manchester, April

1989
Editor and contributor: ‘Really New Television Conference Papers’, Edinburgh
Paper: ‘Cable & the Local Economy’, Edinburgh Economic & Employment Review, Edinburgh, October
Editor and contributor: Edinburgh Television No. One, TU/TV Ltd, Edinburgh, April

1987
Editor and contributor: ‘Noisy Channel’, TU/TV Ltd, Edinburgh
Report: ‘Distribution of the Pay Video in the CPSA’, CPSA, London

1986
Report: ‘Distribution of Videos in NALGO’, NALGO, London

1985
Editor: ‘Speak Up!’, Trade Union Resource Centre, Birmingham

1984-1985
Contributor: Marxism Today, London

1982-1983
Editor and contributor: ‘A Future for Cable TV?’, Trade Union Resource Centre, Birmingham

1978
Contributor: ‘Politics of National Culture’, Edinburgh

1977
Editor and contributor: ‘Politics of Art Education’, Studio International, London
Editor and contributor: ‘The Noises Within....’, School Press, Edinburgh

1974-1976
Contributor: ‘Frameworks’, New York
Contributor: ‘Studio International’, London

1972-1974
Editor and contributor: ‘Art-Language’, Banbury & New York

1971-1972
Editor and contributor: ‘Analytical Art’, 1 & 2, Coventry

1970
Editor and contributor: ‘Statements’, 1 & 2, Coventry

TELEVISION CONFERENCES PARTICIPATED/ORGANISED

2004
Paper: ‘Local Television as Public Service Broadcasting’, Local TV in Big Cities, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, 5 March

2003
Paper: ‘Free Broadcasting’, Learning Democracy: Berlin European Media Literacy Conference II, 5-6 December
Paper: 'Media Literacy & LGB Licences', Local Government Broadcasting Licences, Westminster Media Forum, September

1996
Paper: ‘Seeking Local Emphasis in the Broadcasting Bill’, University of Manchester Broadcasting Symposium, April
Paper: ‘Local TV and the Voluntary Sector, The Voluntary Sector & The Broadcasting Bill’, The Media Trust, London, January

1995
Paper: ‘Digital Broadcasting & Scotland’, AGM, Scottish Association of Small Scale Broadcasters, Filmhouse, Edinburgh, December
Paper: ‘Local TV in Scotland’, The Media Trust Seminars, QMC, Edinburgh, November
Paper: ‘Subsidiarity in the new Broadcasting Bill’, Scottish Communication Association Conference, Napier University, Edinburgh, November
Paper: ‘Citizen TV: creating your own channel’, Changing Channels, National Film Theatre, London, May
Paper: ‘Channel 5’, Manchester Broadcasting Symposium, Manchester, April
Paper: ‘New Media’, Media versus the People, TUC/Campaign for Press & Broadcasting Freedom, London, March
Paper: ‘Local Television, Cultural Industries’, Local Economic Policy Unit, South Bank University, London, January
Lecture: ‘Local Television’, University College Salford, Manchester, January

1994
Paper: ‘Local Television under Local Control’, Channels for Change, Filmhouse, Edinburgh, October
Paper: ‘Alternative Video & TV Creation’, Bits & Bytes, Edinburgh District Council, October
Paper: ‘EURICOM Colloquium’, EURICOM, Piran, Slovenia, September
Paper: ‘Local Television in the UK’, Offener Kanal Seminar, Berlin, Germany, May
Seminar: ‘EURICOM pre-colloquium meeting’, Conegliano, Italy, April

1993
Paper: ‘Channel 5: Access & Training’, Offener Kanal Seminar, Berlin,
Germany, November
Paper: ‘Channel 5: The New Local Dimension’, Institute of Local Television/ John Wheatley Centre, Edinburgh, October

1992
Conference address: ‘Communicating Quality’, SOCPRO, Chester, January

1991
Paper: ‘The 5th Channel Seminar’, Institute of Local Television/BFI/North West Arts Board, Manchester
Paper: ‘Cable Conference’, Line Out, Leicester
Paper: ‘European Meeting of Local Televisions’, Council of Europe, Strasbourg
Paper: ‘Independent Broadcasting Alternatives’, NOW, ABW, IFVPA, Loughborough
Paper: ‘Local Television’, Yorkshire & Humberside Arts Board/Leeds Film Festival, Leeds
Paper: ‘Community Television Distribution’, Hall Place Studios, Leeds
Paper: ‘Local Channels on Cable’, Institute of Local Television/Eastern Arts, Norwich

1990
Paper: ‘2nd Really New Television’, Institute of Local Television/Edinburgh International Television Festival, Edinburgh
Paper: ‘Channel 5 Forum’, Institute of Local Television, Edinburgh
Paper: ‘Who Calls The Tune?’, Broadcasting Consortium, London

1989
Paper: ‘Cable & Quality Local Television’, Institute of Local Television, Edinburgh
Paper: ‘The Really New Television’, Institute of Local Television, Edinburgh
Paper: ‘Edinburgh Television Station Symposium’, TU/TV Ltd, Edinburgh
Presentation: ‘Noisy Channel Video Wall’, TU/TV Ltd, City Arts Centre/Edinburgh International Science Festival, Edinburgh

1984
Paper: ‘Trade Union Television’, Edinburgh International Television Festival, Edinburgh

FILM AND VIDEO PRODUCTIONS

2004 Director & Editor: ‘Thangka Painting’, Institute of Local Television

2002-2003 Editor: ‘Adamnan’ and ‘Tibetan Art at Samye Ling’ for Institute of Local
Television and Commedia Millennium Awards

2002 Director: e-tv -pilot tv station established in Aberfeldy on 2.4Ghz by Institute with service coordinated and run Television Trust for Scotland

2001 Director & Editor: ‘Rebuilding Scotland’, The Lighthouse and Television Trust for Scotland

1999-Producer & Series Editor: ‘The Art Show’, ‘Art in Scotland’, ‘The Book Show’ for Channel 6
Broadcasting Ltd and Television Trust for Scotland

1997-1999 Director & Editor: ‘Local Television in Europe’, Television Trust for Scotland

1995 Producer: ‘Capital News’ with involvement of Scotsman Publicatons and students and graduates from local colleges and universities including QMC, August
Producer/director: ‘Edinburgh Television’, series titled Noisy Channel for local broadcast, August

1994- Facilitator: ‘The Berlin Tapes’, Queen Margaret College & Edinburgh Television Trust, Scotland’s monthly arts video broadcast on Berlin’s Offener Kanal cable channel.

1993 Producer/director: ‘Meeting of European Local Television’, local and community
television

1986 Editor: ‘Nicaragua Nicaraguita’, film-onto-video for Granada TV broadcast and video cassette
Producer/director: ‘Wapping Lies’, industrial standard video for CPBF and NUJ
Producer/director: ‘Toryspeak’ - The Real Lives Dispute, for NUJ and broadcast

1985 Producer: ‘Rights Not Wrongs’, sequel to RWR (below) on Community Programme and YTS for cassette distribution and Channel 4 broadcast
Producer/director: ‘Journalists’ Tales’ and ‘Journalists’ Union’, two broadcast standard union videos including animation sequences for Channel 4 broadcast
Producer/director: ‘BRMB Strike’, campaign video for NUJ on changes in Independent Radio News (IRN) coverage

1984 Producer/director: ‘Mohammed Idrish Must Stay!’, industrial standard anti-deportation video for national campaign.
Producer: ‘Membership Matters’, broadcast standard recruitment video for SCPS

1983 Producer: ‘Put People First’, three broadcast standard videos and television news item for NALGO on privatisation
Producer: ‘Rights Wot Rights’, broadcast video with 35mm film animation se quence for unions, local authorities on perils of YTS

1980-1982 Director/Editor: Red Star Films, including short films on Criminal Justice Bill, Political film makers of the ’20s and ’30s, several films for CND and Latin American Solidarity

MUSIC PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT

2002 Producer/Composer: ‘Going to Kenya’, The A, ‘Stomp’, Stomp, Dundee

2000 Producer/Composer: ‘The Walking Music’, Big Sky, Edinburgh

1984 Producer: Miners Campaign Record, TURC, Birmingham

1983 Producer: Put People First Theme, NALGO, London

1978-1980 Coordinator: Rock against Racism, Scotland

EXHIBITIONS

2003 Lipstick Traces, Desktop Gallery, Edinburgh
1992 Pond of Montrose Basin, Desktop Gallery, Edinburgh
1991 Sleeping Dogs Lie, Desktop Gallery, Edinburgh
1988 Open Exhibition, Fruitmarket, Edinburgh
1982 Paul Maenz, Cologne & Brussels
1978 UCLA Gallery, Los Angeles
1978 Motorshow, New 57 Gallery, Edinburgh
1974 Paul Maenz, Cologne & Brussels
1973 Oriel Gallery, Cardiff
1972 Hayward Gallery, London and Documenta, Kassel
1970 The School Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Daniel Templon, Paris, Oriel Gallery, Cardiff

DIRECTORSHIPS, TRUSTEESHIPS, COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS & PARTNERSHIPS

2003- Trustee: The Broadcasting Trust
2002- Director: Broadcast Forum Ltd
2003- Member: Media Access Projects Scotland (MAPS)
1996-2003 Vice-chairman: Community Media Association
1995-2001 Vice-convenor: Scottish Association of Small-scale Broadcasters
1995-2000 Director: Mansfield Traquair Trust, Edinburgh
1990-92 Member: Ad Hoc Committee, Scottish School of Film & Television, Edinburgh & Dundee
1990-2003 Trustee: Television Trust for Scotland (formerly Edinburgh Television Trust), Aberfeldy
1989-2000 Member: Scottish Association of Small-scale Broadcasters (formerly Scottish Community Broadcasting Group)
1989-2000 Director: Edinburgh Television Ltd
1989- Director: Institute of Local Television (incorporated 2001)
1985-2002 Director: Channel 6 Broadcasting Ltd (formerly TU/TV Ltd (incorporating Desktop Publishing Centre))
1984-85 Steering C/ttee: Videoactive Report, Gulbenkian, London
1974-77 Partner: Tortoise Knitwear, Galashiels
1977-82 Partner: School Press, Galashiels & Edinburgh
1972-76 Member & Editor: Art & Language, Banbury