There is something wryly amusing about the fact that when I turn up to the first backstage.bbc.co.uk meet-up it will be as an outsider peering in, since it is on the 12th December, after I will have left the BBC. I'm sure I'll have fun anyway.
If you are interested in making bits'n'bobs with BBC content, or (like me) are interested in eavesdropping on the clever people who actually make things rather than product manage things, then it is well worth joining the backstage.bbc.co.uk mailing list. If you've joined the mailing list it is well worth going to the meet-up, I know a few of the people who will be there, and it should be a fun night. You can sign up on the backstage.bbc.co.uk meet-up wiki.
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