PROGRAMME 22 - 25 AUGUST 2017

WELCOME TO THE NETWORK If you’re reading this, congratulations: you made it. Or you stole it from somebody who did and should give it back.

I don’t need to tell you how much hard work you’ve already put in to beat the many, many, many other applicants to be here. I’m also not going to tell you there’s not more hard work ahead, because there is, but the four days you spend with us will energise you, give you focus, and an unparalleled opportunity to learn from the very best in TV.

If you’re as smart as we think you are, you’ll make the most of everything. For those who recognise the opportunity and grab it with both hands, a career in television is waiting for you on the other side.

Be respectful. Be on time. Be kind to each other, because one of the primary side-effects of The Network is friends for life. And as much as I find it difficult to say, because I don’t think anyone cool has ever said this, but in this case, it really is true: for these four days, work hard and play hard. Another awful, and medically inaccurate saying, works here too: you can sleep when you’re dead. Or at the very least over the Bank Holiday weekend.

Most of all: have fun. I know you will. Campbell Glennie - Director, Talent Schemes USEFUL LOCATIONS Tuesday and Wednesday sessions: The EICC, The Exchange, 150 Morrison St, Edinburgh EH3 8EE Thursday workshops: RESEARCH & PRODUCTION: Cromdale Hall, The EICC DRAMA & NEWS: Screen Academy Scotland, 2a Merchiston Avenue, Edinburgh EH10 4NU (+ other locations) CREATIVE: The Sheraton Hotel, 1 Festival Square, Edinburgh EH3 9SR

A+E Opening Night Drinks (Wednesday): The National Museum of Scotland, Chambers St, Edinburgh EH1 1JF The Thursday Night Party (Thursday): Why Not Nightclub, 14 George St, Edinburgh EH2 2PF Screenings: The Filmhouse, 88 Lothian Rd, Edinburgh EH3 9BZ

Accommodation: Blackford Hill House, 3 Bainfield Place, Bainfield Dr, Edinburgh EH11 1AR DAY ONE: TUESDAY 22 AUGUST Unless otherwise stated, all events today take place in 12:30 - 13:15 DIGITAL CREATORS EXPERIENCE Cromdale Hall, downstairs at the EICC. Sponsored by 10:00 - 12:15 REGISTRATION OPEN (CROMDALE FOYER) We’ll be challenging each workshop group to make a Collect pass and delegate bag. There will be an area to piece of compelling digital content, with a twist. A team leave luggage during the day’s activities. from the BBC will be on hand to inspire you, and work with each group on a specific brief. For the CV Clinics, please make sure you keep to your assigned slots. If you’re free, many of the career experts No special kit will be required - you’ll need no more than will have drop-in slots, which you can find on the board the device in your hand - so make sure yours has plenty near the front of the room. You can also use the time of memory space and is ready to go! to get to know your fellow delegates and the rest of the team. If you haven’t eaten before you arrive, make sure We would recommend downloading the following apps you eat during this time too. before you arrive: Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram, YouTube, as well as Videorama (iOS only) and/or Quik (iOS and Android). PROGRAMME 2322 - 2526 AUGUST 20172016

15:15 - 16:45 NETWORKING: A MASTERCLASS Over the last 20 years Tazeen Ahmad has worked for all 11:00 - 14:00 CV CLINICS the major broadcasters, and her work as an investigative Sponsored by reporter for Dispatches led to a BAFTA nomination and Join our team of talent managers at the CV Clinics, and an RTS win. She is a former foreign-correspondent, a let the team give your CV a complete makeover as well regular contributor to national newspapers and regularly as career tips and ideas for making the most of the next sits on a number of juries. few days. Tazeen is the Founding Director of EQ Matters which Our career experts include: helps individuals and organisations develop emotional intelligence and herself works as an EQ & Leadership Adam Barber, Talent Manager, BBC Factual Consultant & Coach. She is also faculty member at The Matthew Baxter, Talent Manager, BBC Sport School of Life. She will be running a fun, interactive D-I Brown, Group Head of Talent, Resourcing & Talent masterclass that teaches the key to successful BBC networking and building relationships. JP Cardew, Head of Resourcing & Talent, BBC Studios SPEAKER: Tazeen Ahmad, journalist, writer, EQ consultant Caroline Carter, Talent Manager, BBC Studios Melissa Clay-Peters, Director of Creative Talent, Princess 17:00 - 18:00 SO YOU WANT TO GET INTO BROADCASTING? Television Victoria Goodwin, Head of Production Talent, BBC Sponsored by Learning and Religion & Ethics Our panel of pros are here to give you their top tips and Catherine Hearn, Director of Talent, BBC Television answer your queries on any subject you throw at them. Bianca Joseph, Production Talent Executive, ITV Studios How did they get into the industry? What impresses at Entertainment an interview? How do you make your way in? Be ready to Fiona Lawrie, Talent Manager, BBC Production pose your questions. Management & Studios Angela MacKinnon, Talent Manager, BBC Scotland PANELLISTS: Sarah Buckenham, Director of Production, Gaelic, OK&L, Ents & Events, Arts Online Princess Productions and Endemol Shine North; Lee Dalloway Social Media Manager, BBC Comedy; Natalie Humphreys, Jane McLaughlin, Talent Manager, BBC Studios Docs & Former Controller, BBC Factual & Daytime Production, Bianca Science Joseph, Talent Executive – Entertainment, ITV Studios Melissa Mitchell, Talent Manager, BBC Children’s CHAIR: Ben Bland, Presenter and Correspondent Daniell Morrisey, Head of Talent, BBC Comedy Victoria Roye, Talent Manager, BBC Ents & Events 20:15 - 23:00 TALENT SCHEMES OPENING NIGHT QUIZ Zoe Rushton, Talent Manager, BBC (Wales) (MOORFOOT & KILSYTH) Angela Stuart, Talent & Operations Manager, BBC Sponsored by Scotland What better way to end your first day than by showing off Anita Walsh, Head of Talent, BBC Sport what you already know in the annual Opening Night Quiz, as you join your Ones to Watch mentors to battle it out in 14:00 - 15:00 WELCOME & THE GAME OF TV the cut-throat arena of TV trivia. Hosted by Stuart Goldsmith, of The Comedian's Comedian podcast and as Following your official welcome from the Chair of the seen on Alan Davies' As Yet Untitled, make sure you've Talent Schemes Tamara Howe, The Game of TV is an been studying your copies of Radio Times and know your introductory icebreaker session that will get you out Bake-Off from your Bear Grylls. of your seats and thinking about what you really know about TV. Budgets, locations and production are all fair DAY TWO: WEDNESDAY 23 AUGUST game, and you’ll hear industry stories and advice from 9:00 - 9:50 JAY HUNT (CROMDALE HALL), EICC your hosts. You’ll learn a lot about TV and get to know Jay Hunt became Chief Creative Officer of Channel 4 in each other a little better, as well as proving once-and- January 2011 from her position as Controller at BBC One. for-all who has the ultimate Network TV knowledge. May Jay’s commissions during this time include the odds be ever in your favour! critically acclaimed shows such as Sherlock, Luther and SPEAKER: Newton Velji, Development Executive, freelance Mrs Brown’s Boys. PROGRAMME 2322 - 2526 AUGUST 20172016

17:30 - 18:15 THE JAMES MACTAGGART MEMORIAL Jay started her career in news, running both the One LECTURE, WITH JON SNOW (THE LENNOX SUITE, EICC) o’Clock and Six o’Clock news before becoming the The must-attend session of the Festival, you'll have Controller of Daytime at the BBC and then Director of prime seats to hear Jon Snow deliver Edinburgh's Programmes at Channel 5. biggest keynote. Seats have been reserved for the Talent Schemes, with some of the best views in the house. Your Under her leadership, Channel 4 has won more awards workshop runners will be there to help you locate them. than at any time in the channel’s history, with her landmark hits including Humans, Catastrophe, Hunted, 18:30 COACHES LEAVE FOR NATIONAL MUSEUM OF The Island and Gogglebox. SCOTLAND SPEAKER: Jay Hunt, Chief Creative Officer, Channel 4 Free coaches are available for all delegates to travel to the Opening Night Drinks Reception. These will be 10:00 - 11:00 NOTHING WILL BE TELEVISED: HAVE YOUNG leaving from outside the EICC after the MacTaggart. You PEOPLE SWITCHED OFF? (THE FINTRY, EICC) won’t have time to return to Bainfield, so if you want to Head upstairs to join a selection of TV Festival sessions, get changed for the drinks, bring a change of clothes. to help you learn more about the industry and get a 19:00 - 21:00 A+E OPENING NIGHT DRINKS RECEPTION flavour of what else is going on in the EICC. (NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SCOTLAND) See Festival programme online, in print or on the app for Put your new networking skills into practice and mingle full details about each session. with Festival delegates in the magnificent surroundings of Scotland’s National Museum. You will have an early After this session, you’ll have 45 minutes to explore the start tomorrow, so don’t go too heavy on the free wines! stands in the foyer and maybe nab some freebies. You’ll need to make your own way back to Bainfield from 11:45 - 12:45 FREE CHOICE OF FESTIVAL SESSIONS here. It’s roughly 25 minutes walk, or you can order an Uber or hail a cab from outside the museum. City Cabs Your choice of sessions between Edinburgh Does... Blue operates throughout Edinburgh and can be reached on Peter; Satire! What is it Good For? and The Secrets of The 0131 228 1211. Ellen DeGeneres Show. DAY THREE: THURSDAY 24 AUGUST See Festival programme for full details. WORKSHOPS ALL DAY Make sure you find some time to get lunch (and don’t Your workshop leaders will have told you what time forget to get VAT receipts!). you’ll be needed from and where you will be based. If in doubt, please check with your workshop runner. 13:45 - 14:45 FREE CHOICE OF FESTIVAL SESSIONS Take your pick from Nick Bell’s Snapchat Keynote You should finish in time to attend the Edinburgh TV Interview; Mark Gordon Gamechanger Interview, or Awards. Edinburgh Does... Judge Rinder. 18:15- 19:00 EDINBURGH TV AWARDS (THE PENTLAND, See Festival programme for full details. EICC) Join stand-up comedian, actor, writer and radio 15:00 - 17:00 WORKSHOP INTRODUCTION (CROMDALE presenter Nish Kumar for the prestigious Edinburgh TV HALL) Awards. Channel and Production Company of the Year Meet your workshop leaders and learn what you’ll be are just two of the top accolades given out during the doing for the next few days, ahead of the main day of entertaining awards ceremony, while Russell T Davies workshops tomorrow. Workshop leaders will advise on will receive the 2017 Outstanding Achievement Award. start times and locations for the next day. Don’t miss your chance to vote for TV Moment of the Year on the Festival app, which can be found by searching for “EdTVFest” in your app store of choice. PROGRAMME 2322 - 2526 AUGUST 20172016

OPTIONAL SCREENINGS & SESSIONS Following the TV Awards you will have some free time to As part of the TV Festival programme, there are a eat, get changed and make your way to Why Not number of evening screenings taking place at The nightclub for the Thursday night party. Filmhouse. These are not mandatory, but you are welcome to attend them and go to the parties later. 21:30 - 1:00 LET’S GET FUNKED WITH CRAIG CHARLES (WHY NOT NIGHTCLUB) All Filmhouse screenings are free to delegates, but places are limited and offered on a first come, firstserved The Official Edinburgh TV Festival Party basis. To book your seat please phone the Filmhouse on 0131 228 2688 and quote the code Bringing the flavoursome funk to EITF’s Official Party, ‘TVFest’. You’ll need to take your Network delegate pass legendary Red Dwarf actor, presenter and one of the UK’s with you when you collect your ticket from the Filmhouse best Funk and Soul DJ’s, Craig Charles, will be manning (88 Lothian Road, EH3 9B2), 5 mins walk from the EICC. the decks and dishing out his slick back-catalogue of Funk gems, ready to catapult you into a weightless WEDNESDAY 23 AUGUST happy place. 19:00 - 20:00 RED DWARF XII EXCLUSIVE SCREENING Again, you’ll have an early start tomorrow, and you’ll Red Dwarf writer, director and co-creator, Doug Naylor need to pack and check out of your accommodation, so and stars Craig Charles and Robert Llewellyn appear in don’t get too funked. a Q&A with fan of the show – comedian Nick Helm, after the exclusive screening of the first episode of the new DAY FOUR: FRIDAY 25 AUGUST series. Workshop leaders will advise on what time you will be needed to start your workshop today. Red Dwarf XII is the twelfth series of the legendary sci-fi comedy, once again written and directed by the show’s Please make sure you bring your luggage with you and co-creator Doug Naylor. The original cast are back for leave your flats in good order. Keys need to be dropped six brand new episodes recorded in front of a live studio in the black drop box at Bainfield reception as you check audience at Pinewood Studios. Featuring a whole host out. Unreturned keys will incur a charge. of star guests, smart sci-fi and ingenious comedy, Red Dwarf XII returns to Dave exclusively in the autumn. 12:45 - 14:00 THE NETWORK LIVE (CROMDALE HALL) The final live showcase for all of the work you will have THURSDAY 24 AUGUST produced over the last two days. This is a chance to 18:30 - 19:30 THE TICK EXCLUSIVE SCREENING show off your work in front of your fellow Networkers, The Tick launches on Amazon Prime Video on 25 Ones to Watch mentors and delegates from the Festival. August, but delegates can see the first two episodes in a Festival exclusive introduced by Roy Price, VP Amazon After the show, make sure that you’ve submitted your Studios. VAT receipts to your workshop runner to be reimbursed for your meals. Once you’ve left Edinburgh, we won’t be In a world where superheroes have been real for able to reimburse them. decades, an underdog accountant with zero powers comes to realise his city is owned by a global super Once all that is over, you’re free to go relax, sleep and villain long-thought dead. As he struggles to uncover process everything you’ve learnt over the last few days. this conspiracy, he falls in league with a strange blue Don’t forget to follow up with all the new contacts you’ve superhero, The Tick (Peter Serafinowicz). made when you get home. We’ll be in touch in September to discuss The Network at Work.