An evening with Steve Hewlett
Join us to celebrate his achievements as he remembers it with Roger Bolton, now the presenter of Feedback but once Steve's boss on Nationwide and another former editor of Panorama.
An Evening with The Chuckle Brothers
Born in Rotherham Barry and Paul Elliot have been better known as the Chuckle Brothers since they won Opportunity Knocks in 1967. Over the intervening fifty years they have carved out a unique television niche. Their beloved children's show, Chucklevision, ran for over twenty years on CBBC. They've made dozens of guest appearances on other shows from 3-2-1 to Comic Relief. Recently they've been elevated to cult status after their famous catchphrase "from me, to you" was sampled by the rapper Tinchy Strider. And they appear in Leeds hotfoot from their triumphant appearance at Bestival.
Autumn's best TV
Hooten and the Lady – Sky: Friday September 18 at 9pm
This big-budget adventure drama follows the escapades of an unlikely duo – maverick adventurer Hooten (Michael Landes) and Lady Alexandra Lindo-Parker (Ophelia Lovibond), a refined British Museum historian. They travel the globe searching for lost relics, and get into numerous scrapes along the way. The first episode sees the pair hunting the lost city of gold – El Dorado, and hints dropped by Sky suggest further episodes will be set in Egypt and the Himalayas.
Virtual reality and 360⁰ storytelling
Virtual Reality and 360⁰ storytelling is a burgeoning area, and this session attempts to make sense of a new industry backed by major players and billions of dollars.
But there seem to be more questions than answers. Can Virtual Reality ever be anything more than a toy for gamers? How do you tell a meaningful story in 360⁰? Why would anyone want to wear a headset in their living room? Are consumers actually generating compelling content themselves? Finally, is there any money to be made, and if so, where are the opportunities for producers, commissioners and platforms?
Malorie Blackman's Noughts and Crosses among slate of dramas for BBC One
The adrenalin-fuelled dystopian love story is being adapted by Levi David Addai with Matthew Graham who described the book series as “a powerful story drawing on the themes of hope, love and identity.”
Director of BBC Content Charlotte Moore announced the series, which is being made by Poldark indie Mammoth Screen at Edinburgh International Television Festival.
Do I need a TV licence? Explaining the new laws
In May 2016, the government released a White Paper which contained a series of propositions for changing the way public service broadcasting operates in the UK.
In the UK we have the TV licence which pays for the creation of the content of the BBC. It is this licence that means that you can watch ad-free programming on the BBC.
Christmas Quiz (RTS Futures)
Join us for this sparkling Christmas edition of our TV quiz when the industry’s best battle it out for the accolade of best TV brains!
The glitterati of broadcast and production will be going head to head in a clash of televisual trivia. But they won’t be competing alone.
Each team of industry execs will be joined by you, the RTS Futures members, to help seal their success. Wow us all with your unrivalled TV knowledge and amazing team play. The RTS Futures members on the winning table also win a money-can’t-buy prize.
Marcus Ryder: What the BBC White Paper means for diversity
Thursday was an important day for diversity in the media as the government announced a White Paper which enshrined diversity in the BBC charter– but what it really means in reality will all be in the small print.
The Royal Television Society is a charitable organization whose remit is to encourage and celebrate the understanding of television and its related fields. As Chair of the Diversity Committee here is my guide as to what people should be looking out for in the coming months:
Sounding off: Inaudible dialogue is rife among dramas
The recent controversy over poor-quality sound on the hit BBC One show Happy Valley has once again focused senior TV executives’ minds on the problem of inaudible dialogue in drama.
Last month, BBC Controller of TV Channels Charlotte Moore pledged to tackle the “big issue” of sound. She added that it was “incredibly hard to get to the bottom of where things go wrong”. She explained she had introduced a new set of best-practice guidelines to help avoid future problems with inadequate audio.
RTS Yorkshire Programme Awards 2016
It has been an incredible television year in Yorkshire. This has been reflected in the record-breaking number of entries for this year's Awards. Join us in celebrating some extraordinary achievements in Drama, News, Factual and Animation.
Tickets are available for the Early Bird price of £65 before the 23rd of May (£75 afterwards). Your ticket includes a drinks reception, a three-course dinner and a great awards ceremony. This year our hosts are stars of Emmerdale; Laura Norton (Kerry) and Mark Charnock (Marlon).