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Game on! What The Last of Us and Fallout teach us about video game adaptations

As The Last of Us makes a triumphant return for series two, James Bennett asks what it takes to...
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Life after the collapse of Technicolor

Two of the UK’s big six visual effects houses fell with the global giant. So where next for...
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From chess to barrel jumping: the quirkiest sports in TV broadcasting history

As the BBC attempts to turn chess into a ratings winner, Mark Lawson rewinds arts on TV
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This City Is Ours: inside the Scouse Sopranos

Organised crime in Liverpool takes centre stage in a new thriller from Left Bank. Carole Solazzo...
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The inside track on UKTV’s new John Simm-helmed drama I, Jack Wright

Family feuds drive a gripping new UKTV thriller. Shilpa Ganatra hears how Unforgotten writer Chris...
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Chris Tarrant looks back at a career as one of the nation’s top entertainers

He covered pop stars in gunge to make children laugh, then gave away millions in the nation...
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How to do good duty of care for staff and crew: inside television’s mental health crisis

Depression and anxiety are very real problems for many in the industry. How can we create a...
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TV Diary: Kamali Melbourne

As Ukraine continues to dominate headlines, Kamali Melbourne tells how the conflict has...
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Ear Candy: The Rest is Classified

Popular culture has taught us that the world of spies is dripping with intrigue, sleaze and vodka...
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Comfort Classic: Two Doors Down

This tale of nightmare neighbours in Glasgow is a joy. Matthew Bell pays homage to Britain’s best-...
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Working Lives: Production Manager Joanna Osborn

Joanna Osborn has kept two successful Sister dramas, Black Doves and Landscapers, on schedule and...
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Our Friend in Bristol: Rachel Drummond-Hay

Rachel Drummond-Hay hails an incredible year for BSL and deaf-led productions
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Dundalk Institute of Technology students sweep RTS Republic of Ireland Student Awards

Dundalk Institute of Technology were the big winners at the RTS Republic of Ireland Student Awards...
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University of Hertfordshire students cook with culinary drama at RTS East Student Awards

Amuse-Bouche scored a hat-trick at the RTS East Student Awards, held at the Old Divinity School,...
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“If you can see it, you can be it” – women in STEM and media

Relatable role models are essential if more women are to find work in STEM jobs. Steve Clarke...
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Celebrating 25 years of Bargain Hunt

Matthew Bell celebrates 25 years of BBC daytime show Bargain Hunt
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RTS Southern members meet the professionals

More than 130 students came together to listen to and network with 14 media professionals from...
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Behind sun-soaked sensation Death in Paradise

Roz Laws hears that shooting the BBC’s long-running drama Death in Paradise is ‘not all cocktails...
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“The industry needs you”: lessons from an RTS North West networking day

Crucial advice for new entrants to an “industry in flux” was provided by a wide range of industry...
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Nottingham Trent University students win big at RTS Midlands Student Awards

Matthew Bell reports on the centre’s Student Awards, while, below, Roz Laws listens in at an...
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“One of the best entries” judges ever seen wins prize at RTS Yorkshire Student Awards

Leeds Arts University filmmakers took home three of the principal trophies from the RTS Yorkshire...
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Falmouth University students clean up at RTS Devon and Cornwall Student Television Awards

Three Falmouth University films scooped more than half the prizes on offer at the Devon and...

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