Devon and Cornwall - A TV success story

Devon and Cornwall - one of the most beautiful parts of the UK but in the past perhaps not the first port of call for TV programme makers and commissioners. Lockdown has changed all that. Channel 4’s Devon and Cornwall series made by True North has been pulling in record audiences of over 2 million for the first in series.  South West indies have felt the benefit with a raft of commissions with series like Twofour’s Cornwall and Devon Walks with Julia Bradbury  featuring on ITV .

Normal People's Daisy Edgar-Jones talks awkward auditions, literary adaptations and Where The Crawdads Sing

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With the world stuck indoors, the adaptation of Sally Rooney's best-selling novel was the perfect recipe for a lockdown sensation. It captured the hearts of viewers, before breaking them and putting them back together again. 

Before its television debut, Normal People already had a loyal legion of literary fans, including star Daisy Edgar-Jones. 

In Conversation with Rhodri Talfan Davies

Hosted by Sky News presenter Gillian Joseph, Rhodri will be discussing the BBC’s plan for its biggest transformation in decades, his vision for BBC Nations and how the BBC can play a critical and central role in supporting the development of our creative economy across the UK.

Biography

Rhodri Talfan Davies was appointed BBC Director of Nations in January 2021 and sits on the BBC’s Executive Committee.

Small Axe: Production Focus

Small Axe has been one of the most talked about drama series of recent years. Sharing the untold challenges and triumphs of London's West Indian community in such a truly authentic way has been a major cultural eye opener to the world and to the UK TV industry itself. Written, directed and produced by Oscar winner Sir Steve McQueen, each episode of the critically acclaimed anthology series shares the vivid stories of hard-won victories in the face of racism and intolerance.

It's A Sin Masterclass

Do you want to write TV drama inspired by your own life and have it become a massive hit? Well, this is an exclusive opportunity to learn how!

Join multi-award-winning Russell T Davies OBE, Nicola Shindler and Lee Mason – the masterminds behind one of the most successful dramas of the year – as they lift the lid on how the iconic It’s A Sin came to be, and how you too can tell your truth and bring it to the screen for millions to see.

Rose Matafeo on Starstruck, fangirling and the romcom renaissance

Rose Matafeo as Jessie in Starstruck (credit: BBC/Avalon UK/Mark Johnson)

For comedian Rose Matafeo’s friend, this actually happened. “I’ll never reveal who it was, it’s like a blind item on Deuxmoi,” Matafeo slyly grins, referring to the Instagram page notorious for posting cryptic celebrity gossip.

The anecdote became a key inspiration behind her new romcom series Starstruck, in which Matafeo plays Jessie, a 28-year-old New Zealander living in London who discovers the morning after a one-night stand that she has just slept with a famous film star.