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January 2025

The latest issue reveals the industry’s best employers, how UKTV plans to gets bold and bullish and the story behind Brian And Maggie

Broadcast Best Places to Work 2025

  • Putting staff welfare first

  • Building a business for everyone

  • Taking perks seriously

  • Creating a better balance

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Clever tactics and classy shows can help reach young audiences

The digital revolution is here, but the industry knows it and is working impressively to ensure that TV isn’t being left behind

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Brian And Maggie: How Baby Cow shrugged off co-pro woe

Executive producer Sarah Montieth reveals how this British drama about Brian Walden’s infamous interview with Margaret Thatcher made it to screen

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UKTV talks tough as BVoD blossoms

Richard Watsham and Andrea Amey discuss the broadcaster’s 2024 revamp, renewed focus on original drama and narrowing the gap with rivals

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Dope Girls: Living the high life in post-WWI London

Shannon Murphy reveals how Bad Wolf drew inspiration from costumes and photos of the era to recreate the hedonistic world of Soho at the end of WWI

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Upping the ante for Gladiators series two

Dan Baldwin on how Hungry Bear has gone all out to make the second season more thrilling, with new games and backstage drama

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Nuanced picture as growth returns in commissioning

Broadcast Intelligence’s Programme Index logged 1,606 commissions in 2024, a 23% jump on the previous year

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End Credits, Mike Spencer

The Lifted Entertainment creative director on Margate, Vegas and scrolling TikTok