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Sarina Wiegman, England women’s soccer manager and winner of two major trophies with the Lionesses, will appear at the RTS Cambridge Convention (Sept 17–18).
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She’ll be in conversation with Alison Lomax, YouTube’s UK boss.
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Other final speakers include:
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David Tennant (Good Omens) in discussion with Charlotte Moore, the former BBC content chief (now at Sony).
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UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy
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Banijay boss Marco Bassetti
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All3Media CEO Jane Turton
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Strictly Come Dancing winner Chris McCausland
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The event is chaired by BBC DG Tim Davie. Already announced: FX chair John Landgraf, Candle Media’s Kevin Mayer, and RedBird IMI CEO Jeff Zucker.
First Look: The Engineer
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Debut feature doc by Sam Reynard, now in post-production.
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Follows the life of Adrian Reynard, motorsports innovator, now 74, attempting one final land speed record on a motorbike.
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Reynard broke his first record at 19 and went on to found Reynard Racing Cars, later leading to the British American Racing F1 team.
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Film includes interviews with Jackie Stewart, Toto Wolff, Eddie Jordan, Jacques Villeneuve, and Otmar Szafnauer.
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Produced by Esme Stanford-Durkin, edited by Johnny Burke (Williams, A Northern Soul).
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Director’s note: story highlights obsession, ambition, and the costs to family and self.
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Norway’s TV2 Remakes The Great School Swap
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TV2 is adapting Channel 4’s format as Skolebytte (School Switch).
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Concept: 24 ninth graders from culturally different Oslo schools swap environments for two weeks to explore integration.
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Hosted by Janne Amble and Kadafi Zaman.
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Produced by Teddy TV.
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TV2’s Trygve Rønningen hopes it will break down prejudices and encourage community.
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Premieres August 28 on TV2 Play and TV2 Direkte.
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The Channel 4 version was Grierson and RTS Awards nominated.
BritBox Acquires The Hardacres
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BritBox North America has picked up the Banijay Rights drama.
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Produced by Playground (Wolf Hall) with Screen Ireland and Red Berry Productions.
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Story: working-class Hardacre family rise from fish docks to wealth in 1890s Yorkshire.
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Cast includes Claire Cooper, Liam McMahon, Julie Graham, Adam Little, Shannon Lavelle, Zak Ford-Williams.
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Originally aired on Channel 5 (UK) in Oct 2023; renewed for Season 2 in July 2025.
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Based on C.L. Skelton’s novel.
