Television Magazine

February 2023

Helena Bonham Carter as Noele Gordon in Nolly (Credit: ITV)
Russell T Davies tells the RTS how he set out to rescue the reputation of one of the giants of...
Ama’s Story (Credit: Sky)
Sky goes head to head with CBeebies by providing an ad-free linear-TV channel. Shilpa Ganatra...
Progress? The Frost Report sketch featuring John Cleese, Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett in 1966 (Credit: ITV)
Ashling O’Connor examines broadcasters’ efforts to recruit and retain staff from a wider socio-...
It’s a Sin (Credit: Channel 4)
Now that privatisation plans have been ditched, how will Channel 4 take advantage of its new...
EastEnders: Rudolph Walker has played Patrick Trueman since 2001 (Credit: BBC)
Carole Solazzo asks people in her local community if shows such as Corrie and EastEnders are doing...
Frank Cottrell-Boyce (Credit: ER Entertainment)
Frank Cottrell-Boyce tries to find that story he always wanted to write... 
Odd couple: Mackenzie Crook (left) and Toby Jones in Detectorists (Credit: BBC)
Steve Clarke celebrates a tender, humane comedy that really cares about its characters and their...
Obsessed with… Happy Valley podcast (credit: BBC)
Even though I would devour Happy Valley in one go if I could, I’m glad it’s airing weekly.
Stuart Ramsay reporting from Ukraine, 2022 (Credit: Sky)
Stuart Ramsay has crisscrossed the globe, covering major events, including 18 wars, over a three-...
Kully Khaila hails local training initiatives but urges all concerned to keep investing in tomorrow...
Nima Elbagir gives a masterclass in journalism
Television distils a day of expert advice from top talent at the RTS Student Masterclasses 2023.
The News Agents podcasters Jon Sopel and Emily Maitlis (Credit: Global)
An RTS panel explains why the audio format is booming and offers tips to potential podcasters.
Planet North: Jonna Cox, Lesley Duncanson and David Scott
December saw a trio of quizzes, testing the TV trivia craft of RTS members around the country.
Dr Angela Gallop with John Actie, one of the Cardiff Five (Credit: Huw John)
At a screening of the new ITV1 series Cold Case Forensics, made by ITV Cymru Wales, leading...
From left: Richard Wilson, David Granger, Sam Glynne, Helle Jabiri Falck, Adam Puchalsky and Katherine Marlow (Credit: RTS/Paul Hampartsoumian)
There is mounting evidence that brand-funded content is finally about to emerge as a force in...
From left: Ella Stockton, Edward Russell. Joe Towns and Rebecca Meredith (Credit: Hywel Wiliam)
The BBC’s New Broadcasting House in Cardiff was the venue for a January panel discussion presented...
The West of England centre teamed up with BBC Academy to deliver a session during the latter’s...
This England (Credit: Sky)
Film-maker Michael Winterbottom tells the RTS how he made Sky Atlantic’s This England, reports...