Four Lives Preview Q&A
With host Boyd Hilton are executive producer Jeff Pope, writer Neil McKay and cast members Stephen Merchant and Jaime Winstone.
Watch this Q&A here from Thursday 30 December.
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Death in Paradise Preview Q&A
As the sun rises in Saint Marie, BBC One’s ratings-winning crime drama Death in Paradise returns to our screens for its much-anticipated eleventh series.
Joining Kay Ribiero are executive producer Tim Key and cast members Ralf Little, Don Warrington, Josie Jobert, Shantol Jackson, Tahj Miles and Elizabeth Bourgine as they discuss the Christmas Special and look ahead to series 11.
Image Credit: BBC / Red Planet / Amelia Troubridge
RTS Ireland Television Awards 2022
Gradaim Theilifíse RTS Bhliantúla na hÉireann le barr feabhais agus gaisce in earnáil teilifíse na hÉireann a ceiliúradh.
I ndiaidh aighneachtaí ó dhéantóirí ábhair chuig a ghradaim 2022, tá athbhreithniú agus plé déanta ag na moltóirí ar na hiontrálacha agus tá na hainmniúcháin atá curtha ar ghearrliosta in 10 catagóir fógartha ag RTS.
The Annual RTS Ireland Television Awards celebrates excellence and achievement in the Irish television industry.
Starting Out In The Games Industry
Interested in a career in gaming? Come along to this interactive session to find out more about the variety of jobs available in the gaming sphere and ask your questions to our panel of industry experts!
Munya Chawawa on his new show exploring race in Britain, creating iconic sketches and his acting ambitions
His sketches parody some of the biggest news stories from Boris Johnson’s Peppa Pig fumble to Matt Hancock’s extramarital affair.
Chawawa’s newest project, Race Around Britain, sees him travel all around the UK to educate the nation about black culture and use comedy and wit to instigate open and honest conversations about race in Britain today.
Why did you want to create your new YouTube show Race Around Britain?
Machine Learning for Broadcasters
This talk, delivered by Tony Orme and the RTS Thames Valley Creative Technology Centre, provides an overview of machine learning specifically for broadcasters, it’s applications and why it works, and will answer the questions:
Irvine Welsh on Crime: his new police drama blurring the thin blue line
Set in Miami, the novel follows the hardened but fragile Detective Ray Lennox as he flees to the city to take his mind off a harrowing child rape-murder case back in Edinburgh. It was proving too costly a prospect for producers, says Welsh, until he took the case itself and drew out the six-part series from there.
The author is no stranger to screens having had success in cinema with four adaptations of his novels, including the box office smash and decade-defining Trainspotting (1996). Although, he admits, “you can get a bit comfortable and keep trying to replicate it.”
Stacey Dooley Sleeps Over Screening and Q&A
Hit series Stacey Dooley Sleeps Over returned to W for a special three-part series on 11th April, and RTS Futures are holding a special screening of the powerful third episode titled: Mum Fighting the Clock
This episode sees award-winning documentary maker, Stacey Dooley, spend time with Jemma McGowan and her family.
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RTS London Christmas Lecture: Dame Esther Rantzen DBE
Dame Esther Rantzen is a legend of British broadcasting and became a household name appearing in more than 2,000 TV programmes including documentaries, talk shows, reality shows and quizzes; most notably presenting the BBC’s “That's Life!” for 21 years, from 1973 until 1994.
A creative producer as well as a presenter, she invented the documentary series "The Big Time" which discovered Sheena Easton, created the "Children of Courage" segment of "Children in Need" and invented "Hearts of Gold" which ran for seven years, honouring unsung heroes and heroines.