Is the TV industry doing enough to improve the sustainability of studio production? An expert panel dives deep into the studios to find out.
Caroline Cooper, Chief Operating Officer, Sky Studios
Steve Smith, Executive Producer & Sustainable Production Consultant, Picture Zero
Michelle Whitehead, Special Projects Manager, Albert
Philip Holdgate, Head of Production Sustainability, ITV Studios
Chair: Alex Farber, Deputy Editor, Broadcast
That was one of the conclusions of an RTS Futures session, 'Can TV Save The Planet?', that discussed how it not only people like David Attenborough and Chris Packham that can alert audiences to the impact of climate change and other environmental challenges.
Richard Curtis was speaking at an event, hosted by the RTS, which looked at how environmental issues can be addressed in TV comedy and drama.
Curtis enjoyed huge TV success, penning Blackadder, Mr Bean and The Vicar of Dibley before moving into film and writing the hit romantic comedies Notting Hill and Bridget Jones’s Diary.
