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May 2025

A recreation of a squat party in 80s New York sees Paul Giamatti posing for film cameras next to a younger version of himself and surrounded by young men and women in their early 20s

Charlie Brooker and Jessica Rhoades on Black Mirror S7, the news as "free marketing" and their optimism for the next generation

Black Mirror is back, and it’s dark enough to scare even Elon Musk. Caitlin Danaher wants to bin...
Five people face the camera a police office setting. One woman sits in front wearing a green jumper and layered necklaces, while two men and two women stand and sit behind her. One man holds a recording device, and another woman is taking notes

"I hope this is the first wave of many new stories": Behind the scenes of Code of Silence with Rose Ayling-Ellis and the production team

ITV police drama Code of Silence embraces inclusivity. Shilpa Ganatra meets its star, Rose Ayling-...
Henry VIII suspiciously eyes up Cromwell from behind, as the two wear rich furry robes

Peter Straughan on Wolf Hall, Conclave and nurturing UK drama

Peter Straughan, adapter of Wolf Hall, tells Graeme Thompson that high-end TV drama must be...
Ant & Dec on Saturday Night Takeaway

Looking back through 80 years of Saturday night television

Mark Lawson charts eight decades of weekend TV and finds that success is not all down to the...
A man with short grey hair and glasses wears a purple shirt. He's seated and looks towards a person off frame while he talks into a hand held microphone.

From Adolescence to Toxic Town: how Jack Thorne is sparking national conversation through our screens

Simon Bucks celebrates Jack Thorne, the maverick writer whose latest TV hit, Adolescence, sparked a...
A blonde woman with glasses smiles at the camera, wearing a pink blazer over a white ruffled shirt

ScreenSkills CEO Laura Mansfield on TV underemployment, skills gaps and supporting the industry through challenging times

Laura Mansfield, CEO of ScreenSkills, remains resolutely upbeat about the screen sector’s future...
Maya Rudolph and Kamala Harris on SNL in the run-up to last year’s US election

The ruthless perfectionist behind SNL: Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live book review

A biography of Lorne Michaels, creator and showrunner of Saturday Night Live – now with his sights...

Ear Candy: The New Yorker: Critics at Large

In his recent book, Filterworld, Kyle Chayka makes a passionate case for human curation...

Comfort Classic: Kath & Kim

Mother-daughter relations reach new depths in this feted Australian sitcom. James Bennett...
Stephen Graham and Daniel Mays in A Thousand Blows

Working Lives: Indie boss

Tom Miller is on a roll: the success of sporting underdog film The Phantom of the Open has been...

TV Diary: Lisa Opie

The games industry has a skilled and diverse workforce around the world. What it needs now, writes...

Our Friend in the East: Dinah Lord

Dinah Lord can barely move for high-end TV and film shoots in her neck of the woods
Lycett plays the daughter to a Midwestern farmer as they stand in front of their Carpenter Gothic style home

Joe Lycett bangs the drum for Brum in United States of Birmingham

Joe Lycett’s new Sky documentary aims to foster UK-US friendship. The RTS heard how his beloved...
A man with grey hair wearing a black hat, white shirt, red tie and black blazer smiles at the camera, holding an RTS award

Mark Rylance triumphs at the RTS West of England Awards 2025

Bristol Old Vic applauded the talent behind the region’s standout dramas and documentaries. Matthew...
A woman with glasses, brown hair cut in a bob and wearing a black jacket with large, colourful flowers patterns, smiles at the camera and holds an RTS award

Russell T Davies and Rhuanedd Richards present Menna Richards with Lifetime Achievement at RTS Cymru Wales Awards

From the Tardis to a grubby takeaway, a Cardiff ceremony celebrated Wales at its very best. Matthew...
A man with short brown hair, a beard and tattoos across his arms and chest, wearing a white vest stands with his arms crossed, staring into the camera

“I don’t support criminality but I do support humanity”: Ashley Cain on his new BBC doc Into the Danger Zone

Ex-footballer Ashley Cain tells why he braved the world’s danger zones for a BBC Three series. Roz...
A black and white penguin with its wings stretched out is in full view of the camera, with two penguins softly out of focus behind

Nat Geo uncovers the secrets of penguins in new wildlife series

Why are these weird aliens filming us, wondered the stars of a new wildlife series. Seraphina...
A white woman in a yellow coat is getting out of a red car on the set of Hollyoaks, with a director and a film camera in shot

How the TV jobs crisis is impacting long-running drama

Precious jobs and skills are being lost across the UK as cuts to long-running TV drama hit...
A woman with a blonde bob smiles at the camera, wearing a grey blazer, white top and a colourful necklace

BBC South Today host Sally Taylor honoured at the RTS Southern Awards 2025

Stephanie Farmer reports from the Utilita Bowl, which hosted the joint Industry and Student awards
A man with blood on his head pulls a fridge behind him down a road

Did You Read About Erskine Fogarty? takes home new Audience award in Ireland

A glittering event at the Guinness Storehouse in Dublin took in comedy, crime and sport. Matthew...
Three people stand holding their RTS awards. On the left, a woman with brown hair and a black top, in the middle a woman with reddish brown hair and a navy blazer and on the right a blonde woman with glasses and a pinstripe waistcoat and trousers.

Oj Tato scores a hatrick at the RTS Scotland Student Awards 2025

Oj Tato was one of three films to notch up ­doubles at the RTS Scotland Student Awards at Saint...
A group of students dressed in smart attire stand smiling at the camera holding their award

The London College of Communication is triumphant at the RTS London Student Television Awards 2025

The trophies were shared around the capital at this year’s RTS London Student Television Awards,...
A group of student filmmakers dressed in smart attire celebrate their award win, with many cheering and holding up their hands

Queen’s University Belfast wins big at the RTS Northern Ireland Student Awards 2025

Queen’s University Belfast took home a bumper five awards from the RTS Northern Ireland Student...
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Hometown glory for ‘brilliant’ Salford trio at the RTS North West Student Television Awards

University of Salford took home three of the five main prizes from Salford’s MediaCity at the RTS...
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Industry leaders share insights on rapid technological shifts in broadcasting

The RTS Technology Centre teamed up with the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (...

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