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Armando Iannucci: a Life in Comedy Delivering Quality Experiences in the Digital Age April 2015 Armando Iannucci: A life in comedy Delivering quality experiences in the digital age Fujitsu helps media leaders engage global audiences. Deploying ICT solutions with exceptional security and performance. Together, we can make it happen. uk.fujitsu.com 2692_Fujitsu_in_Media_A4_advert_v04.indd 1 30/03/2015 16:28:19 Journal of The Royal Television Society April 2015 l Volume 52/4 From the CEO The Society’s most Later in the month I had the honour Interviewed by Sky’s Head of Com­ glamorous and starry of attending a memorial lunch ar­ edy, Lucy Lumsden, Armando spoke evening, the RTS ranged by RTS Midlands for Tony about his extraordinary career and his Programme Awards, Pilgrim, the Society’s former Chair­ success on both sides of the Atlantic. was a huge success. man who died earlier this year, aged In the course of a wonderfully enter­ I’d like to thank every­ 91. More than 50 years ago, Tony taining evening, he recalled what it one involved in what helped to set up our Midlands Centre. was like to work for BBC Radio in the was a glittering event at Grosvenor George Pagan made a very touching pre­digital era, and the contrasting House on Park Lane. Congratulations speech, reminding us of the man and approaches to making The Thick of It in to all the winners and nominees. his achievements. the UK and US. Thanks, too, to the evening’s bril­ Comedy is perhaps the hardest of He also recounted his first encoun­ liant host, John Sergeant, who kept all the TV genres to get right. At the ter with Julia Louis­Dreyfus, the star proceedings running super smoothly. end of March, we were privileged to of his hit HBO series, Veep. Earlier in March, I was fortunate hear from one of its most successful enough to attend the RTS West of practitioners, Armando Iannucci, at England Awards at the Bristol Old Vic: a sold­out early­evening event in the another memorable evening, and a magnificent surroundings of West­ great night for the BBC’s Natural His­ minster’s Telford Theatre. He is, tory Unit, proud winner of six awards. rightly, our cover star this month. Theresa Wise Contents Muriel Gray’s TV Diary Why diversity pays dividends Muriel Gray goes on the trail of some prized restoration Reflecting the whole nation makes business sense for 5 architecture – and ends up scooping a jackpot at the 18 broadcasters. But will the BBC’s lack of a commercial RTS Programme Awards imperative derail its diversity targets? Matthew Bell reports Funny ideas about how to do satire From the digital editor Armando Iannucci looks back on more than two decades of What you need to know to break into TV news. And 6 TV laughter and reveals his love for Morecambe and Wise. 21 comedy. And animation. Tim Dickens highlights new RTS Steve Clarke takes a front row seat online features The drama doctor Sackings, secrecy and sex Boyd Hilton interviews Jed Mercurio, whose edgy approach A new history of the BBC during the Thatcher era by its 10 to his craft has transformed storytelling on TV 22 official historian has it all. But Maggie Brown wonders if the approach lacks genuine focus A strategy for success Lucinda Hicks, COO of newly merged Endemol Shine UK, To the internet and beyond 12 has never made a programme in her life. But that hasn’t As broadcasters meet at the NAB technology show, stopped her rapid rise, says Tara Conlan 24 Adrian Pennington highlights four trends that could transform TV On a rescue mission As Tony Hall prepares for an epic Charter renewal battle, RTS Programme Awards 2013-2014 14 Anne McElvoy detects an upbeat mood at Broadcasting Six pages of the winners and nominees for the Awards, House. Can he win over the BBC’s critics? 26 which were presented at the Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane, in March and hosted by John Sergeant Our Friend in the North Graeme Thompson shows how studying media in North 17 East England trumps North East China Cover picture: Philip Bannister Editor Production, design, advertising Royal Television Society Subscription rates Printing Legal notice Steve Clarke Gordon Jamieson 3 Dorset Rise, UK £115 ISSN 0308-454X © Royal Television Society 2015. 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