This year the RTS will be offering an unprecedented 40 bursaries across its two schemes: The Technology Bursary and The TV Production and Journalism Bursary.
In his role as ambassador, Ashley will champion the scheme and motivate students looking at a career in the Television sector, provide his support and share his experiences with current and future bursary students, as well as joining the Education Committee.
Property is a very British obsession and there have been a multitude of hugely successful TV formats. From selling houses, buying houses, building houses, moving to the country, moving to the sea, downsizing, upsizing … the list goes on and our appetite does not seem to wane. So why do we love property shows? How have they changed as society (and the housing market) have changed, what are the key ingredients to a successful property show and where will the format go from here?
If you want to know how to get into working in the TV camera department, what skills you’ll need and how to get hired – join us at 2pm on Tuesday 26th May, for a Zoom webinar + Q&A on ‘Getting Started in the TV Camera Department’.
Hear from our panellists who work in drama, events, factual, factual entertainment, music, reality and sports.
From Dragonfly, the makers of 'Ambulance' and 'Surgeons: At the Edge of Life', this new six-part series currently on our screens, reveals what it really takes to deliver Britain’s next generation, through the eyes of parents and staff at three of Birmingham’s busiest maternity hospitals.
Do you dream of working on observational documentaries? Are you interested in what is takes to get behind the scenes access in an organisation like the NHS? Want to find out how they managed to find pregnant couples willing to be involved and have their births filmed?
We will look at the prospects for TV advertising, the public and private organisations’ funding models, and the implications for the BBC and the broader PSB system. We will also ask what Ofcom and the government need to do to ensure the continued success of our TV sector.
Speakers:
She started her career as a playwright and as a scriptwriter on The Archers, honing her craft on Coronation Street, before creating her first original drama At Home with the Braithwaites in 2000.
“[Top Boy] came out in September. Before that, no one knew who I was,” says Ward.
Flashforward a mere six months and Ward, the breakout star of Netflix’s London crime drama, is nominated alongside the illustrious actors Stephen Graham (The Virtues) and Jared Harris (Chernobyl) for an RTS Programme Award.
The awards will be live streamed on the RTS YouTube channel at 3pm on Tuesday 12th May.
Find the full list of nominees here.
The Royal Television Society is always eager to embrace new technology and new ways of approaching our ever-changing life. This is important now, more than ever.
