Chris Thorne
Lead Information Architect (BBC)
Chris Thorne is a Lead Information Architect for the BBC, working for the Audio and Music and Mobile department. In the last 3 years he has been developing and integrating semantic web technologies into the BBC website. His recent projects include "A History of the World" - a partnership between the BBC and the British Museum that focuses on world history, involving collaborations between teams across the BBC, and schools, museums and audiences across the UK. Prior to this he was part of the team redesigning 10 national radio network websites across PC and mobile platforms.
In 11 years prior to the BBC he was a freelance web User Experience Consultant, a computer game Sound Designer (including Manhunt 2 for Rockstar Games), and a Multimedia Research Scientist for Philips Electronics.
His website and blog are at: www.chris-thorne.co.uk