Peter Armstrong

Education

Armstrong earned First Class Honours in Philosophy, Politics and Economics and continued doctorate studies at Mansfield College, Oxford.

Career

He is the father of documentary maker Franny Armstrong. Armstrong joined the British Broadcasting Corporation in 1971, after he was spotted by the then head of religious programming John Language. He quickly moved from radio into television, founding well-known series like Everyman, Songs of Praise, and Global Report, as well as writing and producing one-off series and programmes including The Sea of Faith, which led to the formation of The Sea of Faith movement.

Armstrong was innovative in his approach to religious programming, insisting that, rather than viewing the world through the lens of faith, the programmes (Everyman and Heart of the Matter) would bring a journalist"s eye to bear on the world"s faith communities.

1986: The British Broadcasting Corporation Domesday Project Inspired by the original Domesday Book, Peter Armstrong wondered if it would be possible to harness technology to recreate the philosophy of the Domesday Book, but applied to modern Britain. The resulting British Broadcasting Corporation Domesday Project bought together millions of United Kingdom citizens to produce an interactive record of the nation.

He went on to create the award-winning Interactive Television Unit, and became its chair when it floated as the MultiMedia Corporation. Oneworld.net He also founded OneWorldTV and OneClimate, part of the OneWorld Network.

Achievements

• In 2004, Armstrong received a Lifetime Achievement British Academy of Film and Television Arts at the Interactive for his contributions to interactive media. He was the second person to win this award, after Tim Berners Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web.