{"id":12712,"date":"2019-04-26T16:21:03","date_gmt":"2019-04-26T15:21:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ounews.co\/?p=12712"},"modified":"2019-04-26T16:21:03","modified_gmt":"2019-04-26T15:21:03","slug":"the-fires-that-foretold-grenfell-wins-best-broadcast-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/news\/arts-social-sciences\/the-fires-that-foretold-grenfell-wins-best-broadcast-award\/","title":{"rendered":"The Fires that Foretold Grenfell wins best broadcast award"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Arresting, well-researched, with strong emotional impact was how OU BBC co-production <em>The Fires that Foretold Grenfell <\/em>was described by the judges at the Learning on Screen Awards. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 60-minute documentary told the dramatic and haunting story of five fires that foretold the Grenfell disaster. Told through memories of survivors, the bereaved, firefighters, safety experts, and the politicians linked to five intensely fierce fire disasters that preceded Grenfell. This telling collection of interviews and archive footage shows the clear warnings that existed and could have predicted a Grenfell-type inferno happening in Britain. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/rsz_grenfell_tower_fire_hero_image_large_2.jpg\" alt=\"Photograph of a tower block on fire\" class=\"wp-image-12713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/rsz_grenfell_tower_fire_hero_image_large_2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/rsz_grenfell_tower_fire_hero_image_large_2-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/rsz_grenfell_tower_fire_hero_image_large_2-768x446.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>OU BBC co-production The Fires that Foretold Grenfell wins best broadcast award<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Upon presentation of the best Broadcast award the judges\u2019\ncommented that the programme was \u201c&#8230;arresting, artfully made and\nwell-researched, with a strong emotional impact.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr Caroline Ogilvie, Head of Broadcast at The Open University said, \u201cWe are thrilled to win this award. Through our partnership with the BBC, we stimulate people\u2019s curiosity, widen access to new learning opportunities and transfer knowledge across a wide range of areas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMany\npeople fondly remember our academics on screen delivering late-night lectures\nand open forums on BBC 2. These will forever have an iconic place in the OU\u2019s\nhistory but today, almost 50 years on, our educational\npartnership with the BBC&nbsp;provides rich\ncontent across TV, radio and digital channels and other learning platforms.\u201d&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Learning on\nScreen Awards are the UK\u2019s only celebration of film and media in education and\nsince 2005 it has showcased the very best of educational television, recognised\nthe valuable moving image output of the UK\u2019s leading universities, and provided\na platform for a generation of upcoming student filmmakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To find out more about The Fires that Foretold Grenfell <a href=\"https:\/\/www.open.edu\/openlearn\/tv-radio-events\/tv\/the-fires-foretold-grenfell\">https:\/\/www.open.edu\/openlearn\/tv-radio-events\/tv\/the-fires-foretold-grenfell<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To find out more about Learning on Screen Awards  <br><a href=\"https:\/\/learningonscreen.ac.uk\/awards\/\">https:\/\/learningonscreen.ac.uk\/awards\/<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arresting, well-researched, with strong emotional impact was how OU BBC co-production The Fires that Foretold Grenfell was described by the judges at the Learning on Screen Awards. 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