https://wiki.ystv.co.uk/api.php?action=feedcontributions&user=Tomwoffenden&feedformat=atomYSTV History Wiki - User contributions [en-gb]2024-03-28T12:34:07ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.39.4https://wiki.ystv.co.uk/index.php?title=Union&diff=9184Union2015-08-15T20:27:48Z<p>Tomwoffenden: </p>
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<div>{{Production Info<br />
| name = Union<br />
| url = http://ystv.co.uk/watch/union/<br />
| logofile = UNION.png<br />
| logoalt = Cast of Union: Ed Steiner (James Wood), Neil Day (Andy Watts), Chloe Kennedy (Lixie Stott), Hannah Knight (Lily Luty), Mark Noble (Chris Wall). <br />
| genre = Comedy, Satire<br />
| start date = 16 November 2013<br />
| episodes = 7<br />
| producers = [[Kieron Moore]]<br />[[Tom Woffenden]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Union''''' is a fly-on-the-wall satirical comedy series based around the five sabbatical officers of a fictional students' union.<br />
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==Episodes==<br />
;[http://ystv.co.uk/watch/union/episode-1/ Episode 1]<br />
:The first day on the job should be a breeze for Chloe Kennedy, YourUnion's new president. All she has to worry about is a little interview with the editor of Vox.<br />
;[http://ystv.co.uk/watch/union/episode-2/ Episode 2]<br />
:Chloe's organised an event for students to get to know their YourUnion officers. But will anyone show up?<br />
;[http://ystv.co.uk/watch/union/union-christmas/ Christmas Special]<br />
:Chloe organises a Secret Santa to get the YourUnion officers into the festive spirit. Linda from Health and Safety Services is trying to get hold of her, but surely it can't be that important?<br />
;[http://ystv.co.uk/watch/union/episode-3/ Episode 3]<br />
:The YourUnion NUS delegates are in Liverpool to set the course of student politics nationwide - but how will Chloe keep control of an over-excited Mark and an increasingly bored Ed?<br />
;[http://ystv.co.uk/watch/union/hignfy/ Have I Got News for UNION]<br />
:Chloe and Mark have been invited onto Comedy Society's rip-off of a popular BBC panel show. Luckily the host is a lovely guy who definitely won't mention that mix-up with YourUnion finances.<br />
;[http://ystv.co.uk/watch/union/episode-4/ Episode 4]<br />
:Chloe's finally done something worth showing off - she's re-organised the student bus routes. Now she just has to catch a bus so she can tell the press all about it.<br />
;[http://ystv.co.uk/watch/union/episode-5/ Episode 5]<br />
:There's cardboard all over the paths and you can't walk anywhere without being shouted at by a loser in a silly costume. That's right, it's YourUnion elections season - but has Chloe done enough to stave off unemployment for another year?<br />
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==Cast==<br />
'''Officers'''<br />
*Lixie Stott as Chloe Kennedy (President)<br />
*Lily Luty as Hannah Knight (Academic Officer)<br />
*Andy Watts as Neil Day (Sport Officer)<br />
*James Wood as Ed Steiner (Welfare Officer)<br />
*[[Chris Wall]] as Mark Noble (Democratic Development Officer)<br />
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'''Recurring characters'''<br />
*Chloe Abley as Camille, reporter for student newspaper Vox<br />
*[[Kieron Moore]] as Chris Ball, presenter for Campus TV; and Nargoul the Dreadslayer<br />
*[[Tom Woffenden]] as Callum Taylor<br />
*Mungo Tatton-Brown as Duncan Darlington-Whit, a rival candidate for President<br />
*Harry Whittaker as Patrick Mulch, presenter for Campus Radio<br />
*James Monaghan as Health and Safety Officer<br />
*James Moore as Johnny<br />
*[[Grace Winpenny]] as Jess<br />
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*[[Peter Eskdale]] as himself<br />
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==Production==<br />
===Filming locations===<br />
*Locations in Union were predominantly filmed in their real-life counterparts. The actual YUSU offices were used during weekends while staff were away - lightly redressed for the characters, and to replace visible YUSU logos with that of YourUnion. Similarly, YSTV and URY doubled for Campus TV and Campus Radio studios respectively.<br />
*For Episode 3, a skeleton cast and crew of five traveled to Liverpool to film scenes at the 2014 NUS conference.<br />
*The election night scenes of Episode 5 were filmed in Wentworth's Edge bar.<br />
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===Casting===<br />
*The character of Callum Taylor was originally planned to be portrayed by then YUSU president (and namesake) Kallum Taylor. However, Taylor was found unavailable on the day of filming, leading to the last-minute casting of producer [[Tom Woffenden]]. He was bloody awesome. <br />
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==Home media release==<br />
Union was released on DVD and Blu-ray after the release of Episode 5 in June. An exclusive commentary track was recorded for each of the episodes.<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://imdb.com/title/tt3725468/ Union on IMDb] (yes, you read that correctly)<br />
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<small>All characters appearing in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.... Especially Chris Ball. He's not based on anyone.</small><br />
[[Category:Productions]]</div>Tomwoffendenhttps://wiki.ystv.co.uk/index.php?title=Tom_Woffenden&diff=8761Tom Woffenden2014-09-30T11:40:57Z<p>Tomwoffenden: </p>
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<div>[[File:Tom Photo.jpg|200px|thumb|right|February 2013]]<br />
*[[Secretaries|Secretary]] 2012-14<br />
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Devised, co-wrote, co-produced and co-directed [[Union]] with [[Kieron Moore]] 2013-2014 <br />
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Also produced and presented flop review show [[Front Row]] in 2013.<br />
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[[Category:People|Woffenden, Tom]]</div>Tomwoffendenhttps://wiki.ystv.co.uk/index.php?title=Tom_Woffenden&diff=8729Tom Woffenden2014-06-28T18:27:43Z<p>Tomwoffenden: </p>
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<div>[[File:Tom Photo.jpg|200px|thumb|right|February 2013]]<br />
*[[Secretaries|Secretary]] 2012-14<br />
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Devised, co-wrote, co-produced and co-directed [[Union]] with [[Kieron Moore]] 2013-2014 <br />
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[[Category:People|Woffenden, Tom]]</div>Tomwoffendenhttps://wiki.ystv.co.uk/index.php?title=Tom_Woffenden&diff=8710Tom Woffenden2014-06-02T17:40:05Z<p>Tomwoffenden: </p>
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<div>[[File:Tom Photo.jpg|200px|thumb|right|February 2013]]<br />
*[[Secretaries|Secretary]] 2012-14<br />
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[[Category:People|Woffenden, Tom]]</div>Tomwoffendenhttps://wiki.ystv.co.uk/index.php?title=Tom_Woffenden&diff=8709Tom Woffenden2014-06-02T17:39:43Z<p>Tomwoffenden: </p>
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<div>[[File:Tom Photo.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Autumn 2012]]<br />
*[[Secretaries|Secretary]] 2012-14<br />
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[[Category:People|Woffenden, Tom]]</div>Tomwoffendenhttps://wiki.ystv.co.uk/index.php?title=File:Tom_Photo.jpg&diff=8708File:Tom Photo.jpg2014-06-02T17:36:29Z<p>Tomwoffenden: </p>
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<div>==1960s==<br />
* October 1967 - First society stall recruiting members for [[York University Tele-Film Productions]].<br />
* 21st November 1967 - [[Newsround|inaugural YSTV broadcast]] from the Chemistry department.<br />
*1969 - longest [[Newsround]] interview ever with Vice-Chancellor, Lord James, on subject of Student Demos.<br />
*1969 - Germaine Greer and Frank Muir make contributions.<br />
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==1970s==<br />
*1970 - Still only in B&W with five monitors - Alcuin, Derwent, Langwith, Goodricke and Vanbrugh, transmitted from studios in [[P/S/016|Physics labs]].<br />
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==1980s==<br />
[[image:Unknown-Benet-Helen-Crampton-filming.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Careful...]]<br />
* 20th October 1986 - inaugural [[Primary Colour|YSTV colour]] broadcast. At this time YSTV could only be watched on seven screens - one in each of Alcuin, Derwent, Langwith, Goodricke, Physics, Vanbrugh, Wentworth. The University's CCTV network was a rudimentary form of power-and-data over a 100V circuit which required special monitors.<br />
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* January 1988 - YSTV Breaks the World Record for the longest continuous broadcast by 1 director ([[Keith Hide-Smith]]) and earns a place in the Guinness Book of Records with [[Breaker 88]].<br />
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==1990s==<br />
* June 1993 - YSTV [[Closure|loses]] its studio in [[P/X/002|Physics]] and is left homeless - start of the [[Interregnum]].<br />
* 29th October 1994 - YSTV's [[G/046|Goodricke Studio]] opened by [[Greg Dyke]].<br />
* April 1996 - contingent from YSTV attend [[NaSTA 1996]] at UEA<br />
* 5th April 1996 - YSTV featured on Planet 24's Hotel Babylon programme.<br />
* April 1997 - YSTV hosts the National Student Television Association ([[NaSTA]]) Conference.<br />
* 21st November 1997 - [[YSTV 30]] - featured on Tyne Tees News.<br />
* 10th July 1998 - YSTV goes digital with the purchase of the [[The Mac|Media100qx Editing System]].<br />
* September 1998 - YSTV begins a network improvement program.<br />
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==2000s==<br />
* January 2000 - YSTV produces a programme for BBC Choice titled The [[Making of Bulletin]].<br />
* June 2000 - YSTV appeared on Channel 4's Big Breakfast, competing for a chance to make a 90 second programme live on air.<br />
* January 2001 - YSTV received new camera and editing equipment as part of a deal with [[Einstein TV]]<br />
* May 2001 - the constitution was reorganised, creating the present team-based structure.<br />
* January 2002 - the [[Einstein TV]] deal fell apart and the new gear was taken back by the company.<br />
* April 2002 - YSTV hosts the [[NaSTA]] conference.<br />
* May 2002 - YSTV buys a 3CCD miniDV camera (a Panasonic NVGS300) to replace the Einstein equipment.<br />
* 21st November 2002 - [[YSTV 35]] - low-key celebrations of another anniversary.<br />
* 6th October 2003 - YSTV commences broadcasting programmes from a video server.<br />
* 10th October 2004 - YSTV's live stream is viewable from student bedrooms, and programmes on demand world wide.<br />
* 26th May 2005 - [[Greg Dyke]] returns to the studio he opened a decade previously for an in-depth interview.<br />
* 13th January 2006 - YSTV [[Webstream Launch]] show. The web stream now goes out to the whole world!<br />
* 31st March - 2nd April 2006 - YSTV jointly hosts the [[NaSTA]] conference with ls:tv in Leeds.<br />
* 30th June 2007 - YSTV celebrated 40 years with a special birthday dinner and event for members past and present.<br />
* 17th November 2007 - YSTV celebrated 40 years on air with a live four-hour programme.<br />
* December 2008 - YSTV is awarded a grant from the Alumni Fund to purchase 3 new studio cameras, Sony HVR-HD1000Es.<br />
* October 2009 - Goodricke College is officially relocated to the new Heslington East campus. Although still in the same location as before, YSTV is now part of James College.<br />
* 9th April 2011 - YSTV named second Best Broadcaster and awarded the technical achievement award at the [[NaSTA]] Awards 2011 in Loughborough.<br />
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==2010s==<br />
* 2011 - YSTV becomes the first student television station to [[YSTV 3D|broadcast in 3D]].<br />
* 21st April 2012 - YSTV win [[Best Broadcaster]], [[Best Female]] ([[Emma Bennett]]) and Highly Commended Light Entertainment ([[Pushing The Senses]]) at [[NaSTA 2012|2012]] in Nottingham.<br />
* 24th October 2012 - YSTV host [[FreshersTV]], from the department of Theatre, Film and Television on Heslington East.<br />
* 11th November 2013 - G/046 Roadmap is completed, and regular YSTV Live HD programming begins. First broadcast is [[Monday Evening Live]]<br />
* 5th April 2014 - YSTV win [[Best Broadcaster]], Best Technical and Highly Commended Factual (Lights on Literature) at NaSTA 2014 in Loughborough.</div>Tomwoffenden