In 2017 Colleen successfully pitched an idea to film portraits of the five shortlisted cities bidding for UK City of Culture 2021, which was commissioned by BBC News at Six and Ten. As executive producer of the series, she worked with a highly creative and experienced team of correspondents and senior producers. Colleen’s hope is that each film evokes and inspires a sense of place.
Producer: Sadaf Maruf
Shoot edit: James Anderson
Executive Producer: Colleen Harris | Senior Producer: Sadaf Maruf | Correspondent: Colleen Harris
Coventry, Paisley, Stoke, Sunderland and Swansea, are all competing for the title of UK City of Culture 2021, with the winner to be announced this week. The year long celebration of arts, music and culture, has boosted local economies, proving a huge success for the current holder, Hull. In the first of five profiles of the contenders, BBC News at Six and Ten takes a look at the city of Coventry as Colleen Harris reports.
Executive Producer: Colleen Harris | Correspondent: Lorna Gordon
Coventry, Paisley, Stoke, Sunderland and Swansea, are all competing for the title of UK City of Culture 2021, with the winner to be announced this week. The year long celebration of arts, music and culture, has boosted local economies, proving a huge success for the current holder, Hull. In the second of five profiles, BBC News at Six and Ten looks at the city of Paisley.
Executive Producer: Colleen Harris | Correspondent: Sima Kotecha
Coventry, Paisley, Stoke, Sunderland and Swansea, are all competing for the title of UK City of Culture 2021, with the winner to be announced this week. The year long celebration of arts, music and culture, has boosted local economies, proving a huge success for the current holder, Hull. In the third of five profiles, BBC News at Six and Ten looks at the city of Stoke.
Executive Producer: Colleen Harris | Correspondent: Judith Moritz
Coventry, Paisley, Stoke, Sunderland and Swansea, are all competing for the title of UK City of Culture 2021, with the winner to be announced this week. The year long celebration of arts, music and culture, has boosted local economies, proving a huge success for the current holder, Hull. In the fourth of five profiles, BBC News at Six and Ten looks at the city of Sunderland.
Executive Producer: Colleen Harris | Correspondent: Sian Lloyd
Coventry, Paisley, Stoke, Sunderland and Swansea, are all competing for the title of UK City of Culture 2021, with the winner to be announced this week. The year long celebration of arts, music and culture, has boosted local economies, proving a huge success for the current holder, Hull. In the last of five profiles, BBC News at Six and Ten looks at the city of Swansea.
Coventry’s been named as the next UK City of Culture for 2021 - beating Paisley, Stoke-on-Trent, Sunderland and Swansea to the title. The people leading Coventry’s bid say winning will have a huge economic impact not just on Coventry but also on the West Midlands. Our correspondent Colleen Harris is in Coventry...