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Daniel Sloss: Finding comedy in chaos

“I understand my comedy isn’t for everyone, I would never want to be a comedian that appealed to everyone,” admits the Scottish comedian.

Describing his sense of humour as a “darkness”, Sloss often questions offensive comedy in his stand up. “My intention is never to offend…you’re choosing to be offended.”

“I don’t enjoy truly offending anyone, I’m still growing and learning. [But] there is a level of narcissism to being offended by comedy that I am jealous of. You go to a comedian’s show and sit there and think, ‘is this about me?’, that’s all being offended is.”

The Crown: Deconstructing the Coronation

The lavish ten-part Netflix series became another outstanding triumph for writer Peter Morgan and a distinguished team . Critics noted a “startling attention to detail in everything from costumes to sets” and thought it hard to see how it could be better.

The show set out to tell the inside story of the most famous addresses in the world, Buckingham Palace and 10 Downing Street, and it did just that, exploring the intrigues, love lives and machinations of post-war Britain.

New Netflix Agatha Christie adaption sets Mia McKenna Bruce and Martin Freeman on the case

How to Have Sex star Mia McKenna Bruce will take the role of classic Agatha Christie character Bundle Brent in The Seven Dials Mystery, alongside Helena Bonham Carter and Martin Freeman.

Lady Eileen ‘Bundle’ Brent is the unassuming amateur investigator at the heart of two of Christie’s murder mysteries, They Do it With Chimneys and The Seven Dials Mystery.

Benedict Cumberbatch, Abi Morgan and Lucy Forbes on New York puppet thriller Eric

At face value, Eric is another cop show, albeit one that features a giant walking puppet. But from the pen of RTS Fellow Abi Morgan – whose award-winning dramas include The Iron Lady, Sex Traffic and The Hour – the six-part Netflix series, which revolves around a missing child, is something entirely different, taking in addiction, childhood trauma, homelessness, Aids, homophobia and racism.

Wednesday adds Joanna Lumley, Billie Piper and Steve Buscemi for series two

The cast of Wednesday series two stand in line

The Addams family spin-off focuses on the eponymous youngest sibling and her stay at Nevermore Academy, a boarding school for outcasts.

Series one saw Wednesday, played by Scream’s Jenna Ortega, figuring out the mystery of a monster killing and terrorising the school; as well as getting trapped in a love triangle with a local barista and a psychic.

Ted Sarandos to headline the RTS London Convention 2024

The Convention is titled The Next Episode: Keeping Our Creative Edge and will focus on how the UK can hold on to its creative brilliance, take full advantage of the opportunities of the future, and successfully navigate the challenges.

The initial line-up of high-profile industry leaders confirmed to speak at the Convention includes: Tim Davie, Director-General, BBC; Alex Mahon, CEO, Channel 4; Carolyn McCall, CEO, ITV; Amol Rajan, Journalist and Presenter, and Ted Sarandos, Co-CEO, Netflix.

Ginny & Georgia commences filming for series three

Antonia Gentry (Candy Jar) and Brianne Howey (The Exorcist) star as Georgia and Ginny, a mother-daughter duo who have had to move across America, chased by Georgia’s unknown past.

Being raised by a teen-mother on the run hasn’t always been easy for 16-year-old Ginny and she suffers with her mental health whilst trying to navigate relationships and a new high school. Georgia soon meets the new love of her life, Paul Randolph (Scott Porter, Hart of Dixie), who just so happens to be the town mayor.