Torture, a scuba diving bag and Brazilian beats: inside Utopia, the show everyone loves and no-one remembers
Less than a minute into the first episode, a man is dead before he hits the floor. His assailant steps around the body, in time for a colleague to ask a terrified comic book shop worker:
“Where is Jessica Hyde?”
A lethal game of cat and mouse ensues when the Network – a shadowy organisation hellbent on decreasing Earth’s population – begin to hunt down the ordinary people in their way.
DI Ray Season 2 Premiere Screening
The acclaimed six-part police thriller has been written by actress and screenwriter Maya Sondhi who will join us on the night along with executive producer, Madonna Baptiste
Set in Birmingham, the new series will see Leicester-born DI Ray investigating the murder of a high-profile criminal. Sensitive ethnic issues relating to the case ignite racial tensions, causing a personal conflict for Rachita, both as a British Asian woman and as a police officer, which she must fight to prevent a turf war erupting on the streets of Birmingham…
Tick-tock: Has time run out on TV measurement?
Skills for the Future of TV: VFX, Animation, and Virtual Production
TV production is evolving, with technological advancements creating new roles and opportunities to explore. Join our panel of experts to learn more about the growing impact of Virtual Production, the overlap with traditional production and VFX, and the new careers and specialisms emerging in this exciting new sector of TV production.
Panellists
Lisa Nandy's Secretary of State Keynote at the RTS London Convention 2024
"Good afternoon everyone, it’s brilliant to be here with you today.
I know you hear from newly appointed Cabinet Ministers that becoming Culture Secretary is a dream job.
But in the last few months I’ve had the chance to meet some of the most creative people I’ve ever met in my life. And to see what they’re building and creating in every single part of the UK.
And that’s just Hacker T Dog.
Seriously though. There was a reason my first meeting with the BBC was with Hacker T in Salford.
RTS Student Masterclasses 2024
The masterclasses will take place on Thursday 7 November at Kings Place, London.
Programme
10.15 Registration and arrival tea/coffee
11.00 Session One: Development
Speakers
- Dorsa Nam, Development Executive, MultiStory TV
- Dan Omnes, Development Executive, Blast Films
Chair
- Emma Read, Managing Director, Emporium Productions
12.00 Break
12.15 Session Two: Journalism
Speaker
Steps, Duran Duran and Mabel: meet the judges for Drag Race UK series six
RuPaul, Michelle Visage, Alan Carr and Graham Norton will all be returning to judge, but as always, they will need some celebs to give them a helping hand.
Alexandra Burke has caught the Drag Race bug after taking part in a Snatch Game last series (Snatch Game is a mock game show where the queens compete in character as an iconic celebrity), and will now be joining the show as the queens’ vocal coach. Her services will be required in iconic challenges such as the Ru-sical and the Girl Group Challenge.
Screening and Q&A with cast and creatives behind Showtrial
David Beckham and Secretary of State for DCMS among the new speakers announced for the RTS London Convention alongside the full programme
Taking place on Tuesday 17th September at Kings Place London, David Beckham has joined the line-up of high-profile industry leaders speaking at the event, where he will be in conversation with Co-Founder and CCO of SISTER, Jane Featherstone.
New speakers for the one-day event include:
David Beckham, Former Athlete, Football Club Owner, Entrepreneur and Co-Founder of Studio 99
Rachel Corp, CEO, ITN
Dame Melanie Dawes, Chief Executive, Ofcom