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APPG on Commercial Radio celebrates the work of the Audio Content Fund
Posted by Richard on March 21st, 2023
Kay at the APPG Meeting at Portcullis House, Westminster
Kay was one of only four industry speakers asked to address the All Party Parliamentary Group on Commercial Radio yesterday on behalf of the Audio Content Fund (ACF).
The Symposium was called to mark the work of the ACF and to discuss the future of public funding in audio production. The session was chaired by Andy Carter MP and attended by a range of parliamentarians and officials, including former Culture Secretary John Whittingdale.
Belle was chosen out of a total of 91 possible suppliers, so it was quite an honour to represent the industry.
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Posted by Kay on March 7th, 2023
Scores of excited children, dressed up as their favourite characters greeted Richard when he visited Coleshill Infants on World Book Day. Yes, it’s that time of the year when children across the country (with a little help from their parents) dress up in all sorts of interesting and inventive costumes with a least a nod to their favourite book. And, as any author will tell you, sometimes their costumes can be rather elaborate and not entirely practical – it’s not unusual to see kids trapped inside carboard structures twice their height or lugging around vast papier-mâché props and still be expected to manage a full day’s lessons too. Trying to work out which characters are on show is a huge part of the fun, but it’s also a test of your knowledge of the world of children’s books – as well as a test of your diplomatic skills!
And this time Richard was faced with something different – every single child was also wearing a Captain Bobo captain’s hat!
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Nautical fun for younger readers - Belle Kids New Picture Book Out Now!
Posted by Richard on March 31st, 2022
The latest in our Adventures of Captain Bobo series: London is published simultaneously in English and Gaelic (Lunnainn). This time a sight-seeing tour of London turns into something quite unexpected.
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Posted by Kay on April 22nd, 2021
Following the success of the Captain Bobo radio series we’ve been working to bring out these wonderful picture books in Gaelic too. The first book in the Sgeulachdan a’ Chaiptein Bobo series is Bananathan! and it has just been released. It’s a story of teamwork, lost elephants and helpful pet mice, all set against Scotland’s magnificent West Coast. It’s available here and from book shops across Scotland.
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Posted by Richard on August 21st, 2020
We’re delighted to announce that our celebrated picture book series The Adventures of Captain Bobo has now been turned into a wonderful Fun Kids radio series, starring the multi-talented John Sessions.
First episode is broadcast on Fun Kids at 3.15 pm on Thursday 24th Sept (repeated Saturday 26th Sept at 11.30 am) and running throughout October and November.
You can listen here https://www.funkidslive.com
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Posted by Richard on December 31st, 2019
It’s been quite a decade for us at Belle Media. We’ve moved from consultancy on high profile projects such as the Olympic Legacy and the World Cup, through innovative solutions to well-being and now are focussed much more on the development of our own multi-platform IP. Highlights, in no particular order include:
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Posted by Kay on October 1st, 2018
At the controls of MV Jupiter 1993 (Keith Goss, courtesy of Ships Monthly)
We are sad to report the death of Kay’s father, Captain Robin Hutchison.
Robin was one of the best known, most experienced and popular Clyde Captains.
He sailed on the river for over 40 years and was Captain of ships as varied as Waverley, Queen Mary II, Maid of Argyll, Jupiter, Caledonian Isles and Hebridean Princess.
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Posted by Richard on July 1st, 2018
June saw the launch of the latest in the Adventures of Captain Bobo picture book series.
A ferry boat takes a short-cut through some dangerous rocks and Captain Bobo and his crew must come to the rescue.
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