BBC PREMIERE FOR THE MENTOR PROJECT - September 2008

The conclusion of the BBC Mentor Project was marked by a grand screening in the BBC Club at New Broadcasting House in Manchester. The event was hosted by Gordon Burns who provided anecdotes about his early days with the BBC as well as praise and encouragement - as well as a live interview - for this year's participants.

Sam writes: "I have now finished the mentor project and it's premiere was last week. I was interviewed by Gordon Burns live in front of BBC staff. Our radio program was called "Heart of the Community" and was about a church that donates furniture in the heart of Salford. We took the difficult route and covered an entirely different subject to the televison program. However this turned out to be worth it in the end as it sounded brilliant. My television program was called "Rejunvenation Generation," The program was about elderly people making the most out of their retirement by volunteering, travelling and even being extras on televison programs! I had so much fun travelling to the different locations including Blackpool Pleasure Beach and Teggs Nose in Macclesfield. Again, we chose the diffcult route as we had to do a lot of travelling but this enhanced the final edit. We also found a lot of interesting people to interview - especially Moira Furmage who trekked tO Macchu Pichu. I have been offered some more work from the BBC in November after my holiday.