What’s on TV This Week: 28th August – 3rd September
The Tower (S2)
ITV1
Monday, 9.00pm
The ITV drama based on Kate London’s Metropolitan book trilogy returns for a new series, following the events of her second novel, Death Message.
RTS Cambridge Convention 2023
The agenda-setting programme, titled Too Much to Watch, will see James Corden OBE give his first industry interview since returning to the UK, and Bryan Lourd, Co-Chairman of Creative Artists Agency, will join multi-Academy Award winner Emma Thompson in conversation.
"There is a mental health crisis that follows any war": James W Newton on the making of Evacuation, his powerful documentary on the fall of Kabul
It's the combination of such raw, immediate footage, and the completely candid testimonies of civilians and soldiers, that makes James W Newton's documentary on the Taliban's capture of Kabul in 2021, Evacuation, so indelible.
RTS Student Masterclasses 2023
Schedule and speaker information to be confirmed.
Schedule
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11.00am |
Journalism Masterclass Inzamam Rashid, Correspondent in conversation with Helen Scott, Media Consultant. |
We're Hiring: Digital Internship
Salary: London Living Wage (£21,749 per annum)
Length: 3 months with the possibility to extend
Hours: Monday – Friday 9.30am - 5.30pm with occasional evening work attending RTS events
Hybrid working: 3 days in the office in Central London
From Big Boys to It's A Sin: the best LGBTQIA+ series to celebrate pride month with
Big Boys
All4
Winners of the RTS Student Television Awards 2023 announced
The awards were presented this afternoon at a prestigious ceremony at the BFI Southbank and hosted by TV and radio presenter, Will Njobvu.
World on Fire: Series Two Q&A with the cast and creatives
Watch our panel discussion on this page at 1pm on Thursday 6 July with Jonah Hauer-King, Ahad Raza Mir, Blake Harrison, Gregg Sulkin, Julia Brown and Miriam Schiweck, and writer Peter Bowker.
This is a free, pre-recorded event and the full session will be available to watch on this event page.
Panel
RTS/Media Society Steve Hewlett Memorial Lecture 2023
The lecture is run by the Royal Television Society and the Media Society. There will be a drinks reception after the lecture in the Portland Hall, sponsored by Sky. Proceeds of the lecture will go to the Steve Hewlett Scholarship Fund, which is chaired by Sir Clive Jones, and managed by him, Steve’s widow, Rachel Crellin and John Mair.
AI: The new frontier for journalism
This appears to be a vital moment in the next stage of tech’s relationship with the news business and there are wide-ranging calls to ensure that responsible AI models are adopted and created from the outset, not least as we gear up for worldwide elections.
In this session we will hear from organisations that are already using AI technology to work more efficiently and deliver more of what their audiences want, as well as getting an understanding of what regulators are doing around the world to ensure that this technology contributes positively to the industry.