Television Magazine

Monthly Publication of the RTS

June 2025

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Silverback is the maker of many of David Attenborough’s greatest films, including his latest epic,...
As YouTube celebrates 20 years and 20 billion videos, a young and vital creator economy has sprung...
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No TV drama has made as many waves this year as the searing Netflix four-parter. Now the team...
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If you want to take the temperature of modern Britain, few writers are as perceptive – or as...
The noble tradition of gripping stories based on real events is alive and well. Mark Lawson...
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TV has returned time and again to the horrifying night in 1988 when terrorists brought down...
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As Squid Game returns, Shilpa Ganatra finds out what it takes to create a worldwide TV...
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BBC heist tale The Gold is back for a second outing. The RTS finds out why we're still...
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For long-suffering sports fans, it often seems that the pay-TV giants have gobbled up...
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Davina Earl feels the culture shock as she navigates the surreal edge of LA in Trump’s America....
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It’s funny to read of Nadia Sawalha’s early doubts about the longevity of Loose Women, a British TV...
Steve Pemberton stis outdoors with four others, one of whom is smoking
This tale of working-class Brits on the lash in sunny Spain has no pretensions. It is simply…...
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Bertie Gregory is barely out of his 20s but has already worked with some of the biggest names in...
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As I write these words, we are gearing up for the RTS Scotland Awards at the Old Fruitmarket in...
Matthew Bell takes a seat for the Leicester Square premiere of returning ITV medical drama...
Finding the right chemistry for ITV’s Love Island is a labour of love. Matthew Bell goes behind the...
The BBC comedy about a repentant Birmingham drug dealer celebrates five series. Roz Laws reports
The 10th RTS Devon and Cornwall Breaking into Media event, hosted at Plymouth Argyle’s Home...
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How can aspiring writers break into the industry when they do not know how to get their work...
RTS Technology held its first event outside England in May, partnering with Cymru Wales to...
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Two RTS Centres have recently seen a change of leadership: Dan Twist has stepped into the...
The RTS Centre brought together a panel of industry leaders to reflect on this year’s NAB Show...
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“When we first got into the TV industry, it was hard to get the opportunities and access. It was a...
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At last month’s RTS Futures NI event, held at the new Ulster University campus, two BBC execs and a...
A groundbreaking BBC film bridged the generation gap among South Asians in Bradford. Carole Solazzo...
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Seraphina Allard-Bridge hears how a documentary director turned his own work into a Hollywood...
From Game of Thrones to Derry Girls and Line of Duty to Blue Lights, many of the biggest TV shows...