Boris MeggiorinIn 2023 British production companies Zinc Media and Rex TV worked for the national broadcaster BBC to produce a brand new show inspired by the historical Grand Tour in Italy. I have been hired to assist the conception and the production of the episode shot in Venice, as an author and a contributor.
https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/2023/rob-rinder-rylan-grand-tour
In 2019 I wrote, produced and hosted a new radio show called “B-Side” on Euradio. The show aimed at discovering how the night-life of several European cities evolved through the years. It focussed on the voices of the professionals of leisure, clubbers and people crossing the city. It was divided in four parts, mixing medical advice and music tips.
Since 2014 I write, produce and host ‘Île d’Europe’ on Euradio. Île d’Europe is a radio magazine about culture and politics in Europe. The topics are inspired by news and current affairs and developed through the voices of experts and local experiences from all over Europe. In 10 years we have tackled the urban transformations in Belgrade and Helsinki, the housing crisis in Italy and the life of EU institutions, the trends in global cinema and the crisis in Venezuela. The content is available in 6 languages, representing the languages I speak as well as the diversity of our continent.
https://euradio.fr/emission/41Eg-ile-deurope
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As an expert journalist of EU affairs and cultural trends, I host the live radio comment to the Eurovision Song Contest Final in 2019. This special show features the contributions of young viewers and prominent European Parliament members from all over Europe. This special show is part of the coverage of the Eurovision Song Contest by Euradio.
In 2003 I worked for the Japanese production company D/Visual – Dynamic Planning Inc. as an editor for the new version of the anime cartoon “Mobile Suit Gundam” broadcasted across Europe.
Do you remember the quote by Henry Kissinger, about the EU not having a phone number? Well, we made one. And Mr. Gaston was particularly keen in calling the European union hotline to solve any kind of issue in his daily life. Thanks to a European grant by the EU Parliament, I wrote, produced and directed a series of short radio stories explaining different aspects of the European Union, in partnership with the theatre company Clown en Nez Veille who performed the two characters for 12 episodes. The show was broadcasted on Euradio in 2018.
In 2014 I have been invited as a guest contributor at the Turin international book fair in Italy, in the frame of the initiatives of the Marche Regional Council. The purpose of my presence was to present different regional development practices linked to culture as a vector for territorial development and in particular for the “Distretto culturale evoluto di Urbino e del Montefeltro”.
PordenoneLegge is one of the most prominent literature festivals of Italy. In September 2004 I have been a guest author presenting a sample of my work as a writer and blogger, in a time when scholars where investigating the impact of online publishing platforms on literature and novel production.
In 2004 I have published on my personal blog a serialised story, called “Romanzo d’appendice per la casalinga infelice” which became the feature story of several Italian news outlets and magazines.
This Italian radio network features a special yearly coverage of the Eurovision Song Contest, named “Citofonare Passoni” for its host Diego Passoni. In 2022 I have supported their work as an author and guest of the live streamed show covering the Final of this pan European music competition.