New BBC schemes to improve opportunities for young people from diverse backgrounds to get sought after apprenticeships in the BBC and creative sector Two new initiatives are being launched to help young people from low income families compete for future apprenticeships at the BBC. The first programme, based in London and Salford, is a training course designed to level the playing field for 50 school students from socially diverse backgrounds. The programme, being developed with advice from social mobility charity The Sutton…

LOVABLE Londoner Lucy Porter shares her personal revelations and sharp cultural observations in her hilarious new show Consequences at St David’s Hall on Tuesday 8 November. Starting at 8pm in the L3 Lounge, Lucy will cover all manner of topics both serious and trivial including censorship, generational conflict, theological ethics, home-brewing, quizzing, Britpop, and falconry to name just a few. After earning a degree in English Literature from Manchester University, Lucy worked as journalist at The Big Issue. Yet, her…