What’s On TV This Week: 2nd January – 7th January
What's on TV: New Year’s Eve
Jools Holland’s Annual Hootenanny
BBC Two, 11.30pm
Jools Holland’s Annual Hootenanny is now closing its 30th year. For those who want to welcome in the new year with old favourites like Rod Stewart or the Sugababes, whilst celebrating those who are new on the scene, such as Escapism singer RAYE; Jools Holland has quite the night in store.
An Evening with Evan Shapiro
Many will know Evan Shapiro as the official, unofficial cartographer of the Media Universe since Deadline published his first Media Universe Map.
It has since been adopted by businesses, executives, analysts, and colleges as the unofficial official representation of the map of media. Using his specific point of view, Evan charts the media’s future through his essays in the Media War & Peace Newsletter and with his change agency, ESHAP.
From the Happy Valley showdown to the Big Brother love triangle: top TV moments of 2023
Here are just some that lingered long after the credits rolled.
Catherine and Tommy's final showdown in Happy Valley
Winners announced for the RTS Craft & Design Awards 2023
The awards ceremony was hosted this evening by comedian and presenter Eddie Kadi at the London Hilton on Park Lane, commending the exceptional skills and processes that are involved in programme making.
Across the 28 competitive categories, the BBC had a victorious night receiving 14 awards, with The English winning both Costume Design – Scripted and Design Titles, and The State Funeral of HM Queen Elizabeth II for both Director – Multicamera and Multicamera Work categories.
2024 TV Predictions: An expert view on the year ahead
Join our panel of industry experts – guided by the inimitable Katie Prescott of the Times - as they explore and predict what we’ll be watching, how we’ll be watching, new technical developments and the commercial challenges and opportunities the industry will face in 2024.
Panellists
In conversation with the cast and creators of Boat Story
Produced by Two Brothers Pictures, the thriller with a darkly comic heart, follows two strangers after they discover a haul of illegal drugs on a washed-up boat. Luck soon turns to misfortune as they become the targets of a vengeful mob boss, his hitman, and the police.
The Winter King: Panel Event
As well as the first episode and a series preview, there'll be a panel with the series' cast and crew – focussing not just on the Welsh talent on both sides of the lens, but discussing how newcomers to the industry were able to get involved.
The Winter King stars Iain De Caestecker as Arthur, in this latest telling of the Arthurian legend based on Bernard Cornwell’s The Warlord Chronicles novels. Filmed in Wales and the West Country by Bad Wolf, it is set to hit ITV’s streaming services later this year.
Mind the Skills Gap
This session with an expert panel explores
- What the roles and skills are for which there needs to be training?
- How are we going to meet that need at the required pace?
- How can education and training providers ensure they have effective and relevant training?
- What are the opportunities for people entering the industry and how do they know which courses and paths to pursue?
Chair: Carrie Wootten - Co-Founder, Global Broadcast Talent Manifesto
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From Nigel Farage to Jamie Lynn Spears: Who’s in I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here 2023?
The series will show the stars put their lives as food critics, YouTubers, presenters, and actors on pause to live in the Australian Hinterlands, alongside their hosts Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly.
Following the format the show has kept since its debut in 2002, the celebrities will camp outside in hammocks (if they’re lucky) and on the ground (if they are not), participating in regular ‘Bushtucker challenges’ at Ant and Dec’s behest.