Dear Stu, We hope you are well. This week Tim Davie, Director-General of the BBC, in a landmark address, delivered a speech on leading the UK into digital followed by a Q&A with RTS CEO Theresa Wise, where he discussed due impartiality, the license fee and the BBC's lead into digital. You can watch the event in full on the RTS website or listen to the event on The RTS Podcast on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. Congratulations to all of the winners from this week's RTS
Craft & Design Awards, with special thanks to our sponsor Apple TV+ and brilliant host Ranvir Singh. The awards honoured the extraordinary stars behind the camera who make groundbreaking television across the UK. See the full list of winners and nominees on the RTS website. What better way to celebrate the festive season than testing your TV trivia! The RTS Big Telly Quiz is back on the RTS YouTube channel on Monday 12 December, and RTS Cymru Wales hosts an in person Christmas quiz at Tramshed Tech, Cardiff, on Wednesday 14 December. Don't miss our online event with Mayflies stars Martin Compston, Tony Curran and Tracy Ifeachor, and executive producer Claire Mundell. The panel will talk to Paul English about the making of the Scottish drama on Wednesday 14 December. RTS Quiz 1. Which Bake Off host announced their departure from the series this week? 2. Which Feel Good star will appear in the upcoming series of Taskmaster? 3. Who will star alongside Sharon Horgan in Jack Thorne's upcoming drama Best Interests? 4. Which EastEnders and Gavin & Stacey actor will take part in the Strictly Christmas Special? 5. The next series of SAS: Who Dares Wins will take place in a jungle in which country? Answers at the end of the newsletter |
