Dr. Karl Rawstrone

Dr. Karl Rawstrone is a Senior Lecturer in Media Production and Deputy Head of the Department of Media Production at Bournemouth University. He completed his PhD with the University of the West of England in 2020. His thesis is entitled 'Negotiating Dependence: Independent Television Producers in England'. Karl was a videotape editor at the BBC and Channel 4, working on a great deal of children’s content. He was later a director and producer at The Children’s Channel. He began teaching in 2000 at a West London secondary school, moved into further education and latterly into higher education. Teaching has been his way of helping young people to make and consume better content.