The latest issue of Television magazine is out now. Shilpa Ganatra examines the role of natural history TV in eco-conscious times, and Kate Bulkley profiles Dana Strong, Sky’s new CEO. Narinder Minhas reviews Lenny Henry and Marcus Ryder’s new book Access All Areas: The Diversity Manifesto for TV and Beyond, and Tim Dams explains how scripted TV’s boom is driving the need for more UK studio space. Nicola Shindler, one of the UK’s most celebrated producers, discusses the aim of her new production company, Quay Street, to bring unheard voices to TV in this month’s TV diary, and Chris Williams, our “friend in the South West”, talks of the beautiful locations for filming in Devon and Cornwall. Matthew Bell looks back at the comforting comedy The Good Life, and Kate Holman looks at the 10/10 (Would Recommend) podcast for Ear Candy, which could save you time if you tend to get stuck scrolling through options on Netflix. Polly Bennett explains what her day as a movement director entails, and Caroline Frost looks at Ofcom’s new guidelines aimed at protecting vulnerable people who appear
on TV shows. Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan discuss the making of their hit Sky One series Rob and Romesh Vs, and David Mitchell, Robert Webb and Simon Blackwell reveal how they made the second series of Back amidst an emergency surgery and the pandemic. The makers and stars of BBC One’s
daytime series The Mallorca Files discuss series two at last month’s preview and Q&A, and Martin Freeman and his co-creators reflect on how their own parenting experiences inspired Breeders. Zai Bennett reveals Sky’s huge content push for 2021 at our in conversation event with Minnie Stephenson, and Matthew Bell reports from this year’s RTS Futures Careers Fair. Read the full issue online here. On 2 and 3 February, we hosted our first ever virtual RTS Futures Careers Fair. Over 1500 attendees connected with 90 exhibitors, learnt about entry level opportunities and training programmes they offer, visited the CV clinic and Ask Me Anything booths, and attended useful seminars hosted by industry professionals to help equip them for their first job in television. We are delighted to report that there were over 23,000 visits to our virtual exhibitor booths. Thank you so much to all our
volunteers and exhibitors for making our first virtual careers fair such a success! This week, the nation lost a hero, Captain Sir Tom Moore. We were proud to reflect on the extraordinary work he achieved during the pandemic and throughout his incredible life at last year’s RTS East event, which you can watch here. In a year when everyone relied so heavily on the news, it's great to be able to celebrate the journalists in our field at this year's
RTS Television Journalism Awards. This year's ceremony will be live streamed from the RTS website on 24 February, hosted by the brilliant Mishal Husain. See the full list of nominees here or visit the awards page for more information about the awards. Next week, RTS London looks at the golden age of television and asks a panel of experts
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