What Ireland is Watching | RTS Republic of Ireland
An RTS Republic of Ireland panel look at what people in Ireland are watching on television.
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Zai Bennett: Why Sky’s shows are now world class
“Up until then we’d been making pretty good telly – and we continue to make amazing telly – the year before Chernobyl we won the BAFTA for Patrick Melrose.
“But I think Chernobyl was the moment everybody said: ‘We’ve got to take you guys really seriously.’ We’re shoulder to shoulder with the very best people in the world now.”
To date, Chernobyl has won seven RTS awards and numerous other prizes.
In conversation with Sex Education's Asa Butterfield
Asa Butterfield talks to Caroline Frost about starting his career as a young actor, the making of Sex Education and what to expect in series three of the hit Netflix series.
In conversation with Zai Bennett
Zai Bennett, Managing Director of Content at Sky UK, joins Minnie Stephenson in conversation to discuss Originals, Sky’s commitment to sustainability and diversity, opportunities for independent producers and the long-term impact of the pandemic on the media industry.
Back Preview and Q&A with David Mitchell, Robert Webb and Simon Blackwell
David Mitchell, Robert Webb and writer Simon Blackwell discuss the making of the upcoming series of Back and what to expect for series two.
The cast and creators of The Mallorca Files discuss what's in store for series two
Series two offers six new episodes of the “will they, won’t they” drama, in which Welsh cop Miranda Blake (Elen Rhys) and German colleague Max Winter (Julian Looman) spar and solve crime on the Spanish island.
The Mallorca Files Preview and Q&A
The cast and crew of The Mallorca Files discuss the making of the upcoming second series at a Q&A event.
Martin Freeman, Simon Blackwell, Daisy Haggard & Chris Addison on the making of Breeders
Martin Freeman, Simon Blackwell, Daisy Haggard and Chris Addison discuss the making of Sky's original comedy series Breeders.
Breeders is produced by Avalon and FX Productions for FX Networks and Sky Originals. The online RTS panel event was chaired by Edith Bowman.
How a parenting nightmare inspired Sky One’s Breeders
The dream occurred five or six years ago. “I knew I’d gone through this many times in real life. I was going up the stairs to shout at my children,” he recalls.
“With each step I was talking myself down ‘You know you’re better than this and they won’t respond positively.’
“I thought I’d got the better of my temper before I opened the children’s bedroom door, but I opened the door and exploded.”
Rob and Romesh Vs: A pandemic pick-me-up
Comedy is hard graft. But comedians Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan made light work of an RTS session that turned the spotlight on the pair’s hilarious Sky One entertainment documentary series, Rob and Romesh Vs.
In the series the likely lads gamely take on unfamiliar worlds and situations. It could be basketball or more unlikely still, ballet.
They even underwent the agonies of colonic irrigation for the benefit of the cameras – an experience Ranganathan told the RTS he still regrets – while in LA getting the lowdown on the NBA.