en-gb http://yeardot.co.uk/whoweare-6/akilah-russell.html ℗ & © 2009 So Television Year Dot: Akilah Russell Channel 4 yeardot@channel4.co.uk Channel 4 Education Akilah is one of fifteen young people taking part in Year Dot: a ground-breaking project from Channel 4. About to embark on what she hopes will be 'the first year of the rest of her life', Akilah will be regularly updating her stories through blogs, messages and videos while we'll be following and filming her over the coming year to see how she gets along. Determined to make the most her abilities, 19 year old Akilah is focused on university and pursuing a career in journalism. Get her regular film updates here and join her story online at www.yeardot.co.uk http://feeds.yeardot.co.uk/YearDotAkilahRussell Channel 4 Education Leaving 6th form and starting college has been the making of Akilah. She’s spent the year trying to establish herself as a young journalist and has learnt heaps in the process. Here she reflects on her Year Dot and everything it has meant to her. http://media.yeardot.co.uk/video/films/akilah/year-dot-akilah-russell-film-2009-09-18.mp4 Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:00:01 GMT 00:00:00 Akilah Russell, final film Channel 4 Education Akilah's been scouted online and offered some hugely valuable work experience at a well known TV production company. Will she make the most of the opportunity? http://media.yeardot.co.uk/video/films/akilah/year-dot-akilah-russell-film-2009-06-26.mp4 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:01 GMT 00:02:37 Akilah Russell, work, experience, wall to wall, subject-english, subject_media, subject_video Channel 4 Education The pressure is on for Akilah to do well in her exams... Otherwise she'll be made to repeat first year. But, is our self-confessed lazy bones prepared to put the work in? http://media.yeardot.co.uk/video/films/akilah/year-dot-akilah-russell-film-2009-06-16.mp4 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:00:01 GMT 00:01:29 Akilah Russell, uni, exam nerves Channel 4 Education As Akilah says goodbye to her teens, she embraces the fact that she's now 'an adult'. What will this mean for Akilah? http://media.yeardot.co.uk/video/films/akilah/year-dot-akilah-russell-film-2009-04-21.mp4 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:00:01 GMT 00:02:31 Akilah Russell, birthday party, 20 Channel 4 Education Akilah's nervous about her latest college assignment... Are her jitters holding her back or has her interview technique improved? http://media.yeardot.co.uk/video/films/akilah/year-dot-akilah-russell-film-2009-03-12.mp4 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:00:01 GMT 00:03:01 Akilah Russell, tanning salon, interview, subject_media Channel 4 Education Akilah wants to make a good impression at college and is pulling out all the stops for her latest assignment. She's putting her journalistic skills to the test as she interviews a top plastic surgeon. http://media.yeardot.co.uk/video/films/akilah/year-dot-akilah-russell-film-2009-01-09.mp4 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:00:01 GMT 00:04:05 Akilah Russell, plastic surgeon, assignment, interview, subject_media Channel 4 Education Akilah has landed herself some more work experience with super trendy music mag, RWD... What kind of impression will she make? http://media.yeardot.co.uk/video/films/akilah/year-dot-akilah-russell-film-2008-12-18.mp4 Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:00:01 GMT 00:04:00 Akilah Russell, rewind magazine, work experience Channel 4 Education Akilah has until 2pm to complete an important assignment, will she finish it in time? http://media.yeardot.co.uk/video/films/akilah/year-dot-akilah-russell-film-2008-11-28.mp4 Fri, 28 Nov 2008 00:00:01 GMT 00:03:46 Akilah Russell, beat the clock, assignment, grades, subject_english, subject_media, subject_video Channel 4 Education Even though it's totally different from her usual scene, Akilah is loving being at university. At her freshers' fair she's given the chance to check out the social scene at the London College of Communication... http://media.yeardot.co.uk/video/films/akilah/year-dot-akilah-russell-film-2008-10-21.mp4 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:00:01 GMT 00:02:52 Akilah Russell, freshers' fair Channel 4 Education Akilah heads to London College of Communication to enrol in her journalism course. However, there's been a delay with her tuition fee bursary and she's worried that she won't be able to enrol with all the other students... http://media.yeardot.co.uk/video/films/akilah/year-dot-akilah-russell-film-2008-10-01.mp4 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:01 GMT 00:02:55 Akilah Russell, london college of communication, bursary, shoredich trust, journalism course Channel 4 Education Work experience at The Voice newspaper is proving to be a challenge for Akilah... http://media.yeardot.co.uk/video/films/akilah/year-dot-akilah-russell-film-2008-09-24.mp4 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:00:01 GMT 00:04:03 work experience, voice, survey, street, editor, learning, Akilah Russell Channel 4 Education Akilah does some work for the Shoreditch Trust and gains some great experience while she's at it... http://media.yeardot.co.uk/video/films/akilah/year-dot-akilah-russell-film-2008-08-28.mp4 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:01 GMT 00:02:32 Akilah Russell, shoreditch festival Channel 4 Education Akilah heads to her college to pick up her A-level results. Find out here if she got want she wanted... http://media.yeardot.co.uk/video/films/akilah/year-dot-akilah-russell-film-2008-08-14.mp4 Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:00:01 GMT 00:03:16 Akilah Russell, a-level results Channel 4 Education Akilah's first day of work experience proves to be much harder than she had envisaged... http://media.yeardot.co.uk/video/films/akilah/year-dot-akilah-russell-film-2008-08-06.mp4 Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:00:01 GMT 00:03:54 Akilah Russell,work,experience,the voice, first,day, subject_media, subject_video Channel 4 Education Akilah's desperate to make a good impression at The Voice to secure the work experience that she needs to break into journalism... http://media.yeardot.co.uk/video/films/akilah/year-dot-akilah-russell-film-2008-07-11.mp4 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:00:01 GMT 00:02:32 Akilah Russell, work experience, The Voice Channel 4 Education Akilah speaks openly about the events that have helped shape the course of her life. With the start of her journalism degree just a few short months away, we hear how Akilah is determined to make the most out of her talent for writing. http://media.yeardot.co.uk/video/year-dot-akilah-russell-profile-short-2008-06-30.mp4 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:01 GMT 00:02:15 Year Dot, Channel 4 Education