Royal Television

The Royal Television Society (RTS) is the top organization in the UK for television and media discussions. Anyone interested in these fields can become a member. In 1966, the RTS received its Royal designation, and in 1997, HRH The Prince of Wales took on the role of Patron for the Society. The RTS serves as a platform for individuals to share ideas, discuss important topics, and delve into significant issues. The RTS Awards are well-known around the world as a symbol of excellence and creativity.

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Looking back through 80 years of Saturday night television

1 week ago | rts.org.uk | Mark Lawson

And on the sixth day the TV gods created entertainment! This spin on chapter one of the Book of Genesis was the publicity line for The Saturday Night Story, a 2015 ITV documentary. In one of the easiest TV scheduling decisions ever, it was run over two Saturday nights, offering a clips-and-quips history of the most significant peaktime of the week, especially for entertainment shows.
"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

1 week ago | rts.org.uk | Shilpa Ganatra

Making great British TV drama is an uphill struggle. Yet Code of Silence is a reminder that, if there’s a smart idea on the table, winning a commission can be a doddle. After the pitch, it took just eight hours for ITV to come back to Mammoth Screen with a “yes”.
Stacey Solomon and Joe Swash confirm series two of BBC reality show Stacey & Joe

1 week ago | rts.org.uk | Ella Christian-Sims |Stacey Solomon

The first series of Stacey & Joe had a dedicated audience watching the couple juggle fame, fishing trips, six children, eight ducks, and two dogs. The fly-on-the-wall reality show takes viewers behind the scenes of the Solomon-Swash empire – from award wins for Solomon’s Sort Your Life Out to the launch of her perfume line. Back home at Pickle Cottage, they don’t hide the reality of marital disputes and couples therapy sessions.
“I don’t support criminality but I do support humanity”: Ashley Cain on his new BBC doc Into the Danger Zone

1 week ago | rts.org.uk | Roz Laws

Making friends with drug dealers, gangsters and poachers for his new BBC documentary series sounds like a risky strategy for Ashley Cain.
Joe Lycett bangs the drum for Brum in United States of Birmingham

1 week ago | rts.org.uk | Roz Laws |Joe Lycett

At a time when the “special relationship” between the UK and the US is on a knife edge, one man is doing his bit to extend the hand of friendship across the Atlantic. Comedian Joe Lycett has brought together 19 places called Birmingham in both countries to make a formal alliance – which, he claims, could stand in for Nato if necessary!Coming to our defence would be the United States of Birmingham, the name of Lycett’s new Sky TV series.
Will & Ralf Should Know Better to return for series two

1 week ago | rts.org.uk | Joe Molander |Will Mellor

Each of the six episodes will plunge the pair into an unfamiliar situation, including performing stand-up comedy for the first time and orienteering without phones. Each challenge promises to be as funny as it is illuminating about the nature of Mellor and Little’s years-long friendship. “We’re back!” said Mellor. “I’m so happy to be making a second series of this show with Ralf – we had so much fun filming series one and it seems the public loved it just as much as us.
What’s on TV This Week: 5th May - 11th May

1 week ago | rts.org.uk | Ella Christian-Sims

Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman take a break from the bikes in Norway (Credit: Apple TV+) Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman ride the Long Way Home, Marie Antoinette reaches its deathly coda, and Cynthia Erivo takes on six roles as a set of sextuplets in the return of Poker Face. Silence Is GoldenSean Walsh, Katherine Ryan and Fatiha El-Ghorri helm Dave’s new comedy show - a cousin to Prime Video’s recent hit LOL: Last one Laughing.
What’s on TV This Week: 21st - 27th April

3 weeks ago | rts.org.uk | Ella Christian-Sims

John Simm in I, Jack Wright (Credit: UKTV) Race Across the World returns with a sprint from China to India, Joe Lycett creates a collective of Birminghams, and four more celebs submit to the challenge of The Assembly. AndorCassian Andor (Diego Luna, Y tu Mamá También) is back, and ready to fight. The previous series of this Star Wars show – a prequel to 2016 film Rogue One – was unflinching in its depiction of life under the fascistic Empire.
HBO confirms its Snape, Hagrid and McGonagall castings for Harry Potter remake

1 month ago | rts.org.uk | Ella Christian-Sims

The Harry Potter film franchise was packed with iconic British actors, who will now pass the baton to a new generation for HBO’s upcoming faithful series adaptation. The series is a huge undertaking, with HBO expecting it will be filmed across the next decade with the as yet unannounced ‘golden trio’ growing up alongside it.
Dolly does Darcy: Casting for Dolly Alderton’s Pride and Prejudice adaption revealed

1 month ago | rts.org.uk | Ella Christian-Sims

It’s a truth universally acknowledged that once a decade Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice gets a remake. From BBC’s 1995 mini-series to Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Jane Austen’s 1813 novel has been reimagined countless times. It's also had just as many Mr Darcys. Slow Horses’ Jack Lowden will become the latest to embody Derbyshire’s most eligible bachelor.