Bona Broadcasting has been training TV & radio producers, directors, presenters and writers for 20 years. We are commissioned by national broadcasters, governments and universities to devise broadcast training underpinned by a strong theoretical basis. We now also offer Skillset subsidised training courses in Scotland. Since 1992 we have trained broadcast professionals from over 65 countries and are much in demand to provide training in many genres including drama (especially soap), comedy, documentaries, format development, creativity techniques and health education campaigns. We are currently running training courses in The Netherlands, Zambia & South Africa as well as throughout the UK.

INTERNATIONAL COURSES FOR 2012
HIV Campaigns and Formats - training producers from developing countries - The Netherlands - April 2012
Facts and Formats- training producers in programme innovation - The Philippines - May 2012
Community Radio and TV - training producers in Zambia in production theory and skills to increase the power and range of their programming - Zambia - throughout 2012

RECENTLY RUN COURSES INCLUDE

Soaps and Society - International training course for TV and radio soap opera producers in the Netherlands Sept-Dec. 2011
How To Write Radio Drama and Get Commissioned
Radio drama is the ideal entry point for writers who want to break into broadcasting.
Edinburgh 2011. To be run across UK in autumn 2012.

Creativity and New Format Development (successfully run on three continents and for 67 countries .... so far!) 2012 UK dates tbc

Email training@bonabroadcasting.com for availability/dates

What people have said about our training courses and Turan Ali:

“There was 100% enthusiasm from our producers for the training you ran.”
Jackie Chambers, BBC World Service.
“It was the first time in my career as a TV writer that I’ve had a deep learning experience at a level that tested and rewarded me. He’s the best teacher of writing I’ve encountered in TV. We should embrace his theories and terminology and make them ours.”
David Gordon, Senior Writer, SABC and MNET soaps, South Africa

“It is very difficult to find people who provide the level, breadth and quality of training and the combination of theory and practice in TV and radio that Turan Ali and Bona Broadcasting have provided for us for many years.” Tony Wilkinson, Senior Manager, Radio NL Training Centre
“I was intending to leave broadcasting until I came on this course. Now I see how drama can change the world !” Levy Lee Abrahams, Senior Producer, NBC, Namibia.