RTS and Sky History present Al Murray: Why Do The Brits Win Every War

There’ll be an opportunity to enjoy some exclusive clips from the WW2 episode of the series, featuring Germany’s comedy ambassador to the UK, Henning Wehn, before Al will be joined on stage by German historian and author Katja Hoyer to record a LIVE episode of his critically-acclaimed podcast: We Have Ways Of Making You Talk

The evening will be wrapped up by a Q&A with Al and Katja, together with VP Programming at A+E Networks UK, Dan Korn, and Series Exec Producer from Avalon TV, Jay Taylor.

Hillary Rodham Clinton, Chelsea Clinton and Gareth Southgate OBE announced for RTS Cambridge Convention 2021

They will talk about what they see in the world, the stories that fascinate them, and how their production company HiddenLight facilitates their global approach to storytelling. 

AGM 2021

The AGM will be a hybrid meeting at which only the Officers of the Society will be present with remote attendance and participation by RTS Members.

If you are a member of the RTS, find out more information about the AGM here.

Why We Love True Crime on Television

From Netflix trailblazers Making A Murderer, Don’t F**k with Cats and Night Stalker, and ITV’s true crime dramas such as The Pembrokeshire Murders and latterly Stephen, to Des, Manhunt and the upcoming Social Media Murders, audiences are more transfixed than ever by the twists and turns of complex murder investigations and the quirks of fate and happenstance by which normal, everyday lives can be transformed, in the blink of an eye, to tragedy.   

Levelling up: How much could privatisation change Channel 4’s remit?

As the broadcaster continues to expand its presence and role outside of London, with a focus on Leeds, Bristol, Glasgow and Birmingham; there are concerns that progress in on and off-screen representation and the wider economic benefits of this policy will be lost if privatisation goes ahead. Meanwhile others argue that ' levelling up' should not be the responsibility of a broadcaster, but of government, regardless of the ownership model.

Speakers

David Elstein, former Chief Executive, Channel 5

From Social Media to TV Screens

Tik Tok, YouTube and Instagram are now developing their personal brands, creating their own content and fanbases and TV Commissioners are scrambling to sign them up. Come and hear from social media stars who are infiltrating British TV screens in this RTS Futures session 'From Social Media to TV Screens'.

 

Back to Life Preview Q&A

Joining Boyd Hilton for this behind the scenes panel are creator and co-writer Daisy Haggard, co-writer Laura Solon and actors Adeel Akhtar, Geraldine James and Christine Bottomley. 

Watch the event from 1pm below:

Back To Life Series two Synopsis

Children of 9/11: Production Focus

On 11th September 2001, many children lost their parents, with over 100 born after their fathers’ deaths on that fateful day. Children of 9/11: Our Story does not return to that dramatic day but looks forward, to follow some of those children, now coming of age, from all sorts of diverse backgrounds across America and the world beyond, in order to unveil the hidden cost of the tragedy.