Television Magazine

Television Magazine

Monthly Publication of the RTS

April 2024

Tim Davie sits in front of a Royal Television Society banner
Tim Davie set out his vision for a digital-first BBC at an RTS event attended by media leaders
Ewan McGregor plays Alexander Rostov, sitting at a writing desk in an attic
The ambitious creators of A Gentleman in Moscow let their imaginations run riot, says Shilpa...
Martin McCann (Stevie), Siân Brooke (Grace), Katherine Devlin (Annie) and Nathan Braniff (Tommy) sit and stand around a desk in police uniform in a police office
Matthew Bell hails the return of Blue Lights, the Belfast-set cop show whose local following...
TV news must provide fearless and robust coverage in the coming general election, insists John...
Two actors in character have handcuffed themselves to a bus
Katy Boulton looks at how TV is starting to employ Access Coordinators – and what the job entails.
Picture of Jessica Hobbs
Jessica Hobbs finds solace in her family after a turbulent week in Manhattan.
Tom Wrathmell poses in front of the camera
Tom Wrathmell highlights the progress of a BBC initiative to forge stronger links with audiences...
The cast of Dad's Army
A comedy set in wartime that feels safer than our own world. Like a favourite great uncle, it...
And with that dick joke, Beth Rigby, Jess Phillips and Ruth Davidson set their sights on...
Dr Thom Petty in character as Dr Neil Westland in Breathtaking
Dr Thom Petty ensured that ITV Covid drama Breathtaking was clinically and culturally...
The RTS hears how an angry nation united in response to ITV’s seminal Mr Bates vs the ...
The cast of The Crown on the balcony at Buckingham Palace
The Crown’s visual effects and, below, TV trailers come under the RTS London microscope. Matthew...
Matthew Bell reports on the centre’s awards in Gateshead
Steven Knights’ new BBC drama recreates the vibrant early-80s music scene in the Midlands. Roz Laws...
Sue Johnston and Ricky Tomlinson are travelling the country for a new More4 series. Alison Jones...
The Sheridan family of The Dry sit on a couch
Matthew Bell hears how a second helping of the glorious comedy drama The Dry made it to the screen
A group of people pose with an award
The University of Plymouth picked up three of the main prizes at the RTS Devon and Cornwall Student...
A crowd of people in front of a panel, being held in Dock10 Studios MediaCity UK
Carole Solazzo reports from Salford, where students learnt about working in TV from some of the...
Dr Masood Khodadadi holds a bald eagle
RTS Scotland kicked off a busy month of training events in late February with a session, held in...
Kate Is Sad, made by students from the Northern Film School, picked up two prizes at the RTS...
A bonobo in the Congo jungle
Wildstar assembled a women-led crew for its series on nature’s female leaders. Seraphina Allard-...
Carole Solazzo hears Amy Garcia discuss a career that has taken her from kids’ TV to anchoring...
Steve Clarke remembers a BBC TV executive once seen as a future DG, who went on to chair the RTS
Tara Conlan mourns the loss of a great force for good in children’s television
Entertainment and Comedy Drama award winners pose with an RTS Award
Students from the University of the West of England took home four of the six main prizes from the...
Matthew Bell reports on the RTS Republic of Ireland Television Awards 2024
Simon Bucks follows Marianna Spring on a disturbing trek through the mires and warrens of...
Screenwriter Lisa Holdsworth, producer/director Sally Ogden and documentary film-maker Jin-Theng...
From Glastonbury to Glyndebourne, putting live music on television is challenging.
The prizes at the RTS East Student Awards were shared around the region’s colleges and universities...