All Hot Shots articles

  • Hot Shots roundtable
    Features

    Roundtable: Broadcast Hot Shots – what happened next?

    2025-06-26T11:48:00Z

    Four of last year’s Hot Shots discuss how their careers have progressed, what they have learned and the difficulties of building a career in TV

  • Eva Carrol
    Features

    Eva Carroll

    2025-06-26T08:02:00Z

    ‘Eva blends amazing enthusiasm with great empathy and a natural intelligence and curiosity’

  • Imaan Labad
    News

    Researchers, assistants and APs

    2025-06-26T08:02:00Z

    Imaan Labad, Billy Clapham, Honor Douglas, Ayrton McGurgan, Anna Winstone, Kiki Yihui Wang, Karis Winstanley, Benjamin Shallcross

  • Thomas Pullen
    Features

    Thomas Pullen

    2025-06-26T08:01:00Z

    ‘Tom’s creative ambition is relentless, driving bold, culturally resonant programmes that land with real impact’

  • Louis Ruscombe-King
    Features

    Louis Ruscombe-King

    2025-06-26T08:01:00Z

    ‘Louis is persuasive and perceptive. He’s good at capturing scenes, thinking on his feet and keeping access open’

  • Laura Praciak
    Features

    Laura Praciak

    2025-06-26T08:01:00Z

    ‘Her skillset is incomparable from my 25 years running different post-production teams’

  • Kiki Yihui Wang
    Features

    Kiki Yihui Wang

    2025-06-26T08:01:00Z

    ‘Warm and intelligent’

  • Datshiane Navanayagam
    News

    News & current affairs

    2025-06-26T08:01:00Z

    Datshiane Navanayagam, Callum Metcalfe, Runako Celina, Eva Carroll

  • Rebecca Manley
    News

    Writers

    2025-06-26T08:00:00Z

    Sarah Simmonds, Thara Popoola, William Mager, Rebecca Manley, Daniella Isaacs

  • Xinlan Rose
    Features

    Xinlan Rose

    2025-06-26T08:00:00Z

    ‘Xinlan has been trusted to work across high-profile projects and has delivered at a consistently high level’

  • Thara Popoola
    Features

    Thara Popoola

    2025-06-26T08:00:00Z

    ‘Thara’s writing is always steeped in searing authenticity, bold truths followed by tonnes of humour and pathos’

  • Hugo Pettitt
    News

    Producers & PDs

    2025-06-26T08:00:00Z

    Hugo Pettitt, Jecca Powell, Xinlan Rose, Destiny Williams, Louis Ruscombe-King, Lucile Smith, Bruce Turner, Holly Whiston and more

  • Owen Tooth
    Features

    Owen Tooth

    2025-06-26T08:00:00Z

    ‘Owen is not just a fantastic director, he’s a brilliant role model for what the future of the industry should look like’

  • Rebecca Manley
    Features

    Rebecca Manley

    2025-06-26T08:00:00Z

    ‘Becca is a skilled writer with a rare talent for blending emotional warmth with hardedged and unexpected storytelling’

  • Monique Tedeschi
    News

    Production managers

    2025-06-26T08:00:00Z

    Monique Tedeschi, Sarah Jayne Learmonth, Sophie Lavender, Ellie McClarty, Christalleni Michael, Em Clarke, Tom Cross

  • William Mager
    Features

    William Mager

    2025-06-26T08:00:00Z

    ‘We optioned Reunion within 24 hours of reading it, such was the power of the writing’

  • Lucie Smith
    Features

    Lucile Smith

    2025-06-26T08:00:00Z

    ‘A truly original thinker’

  • Sophie Lavender
    Features

    Sophie Lavender

    2025-06-26T08:00:00Z

    ‘Sophie is always calm under pressure, highly organised and confident in her decision-making’

  • Louise Kentleton
    Features

    Louise Kentleton

    2025-06-26T08:00:00Z

    ‘Nothing fazes Louise. We could not have built our recent slate of commissions without her hard work and dedication’

  • Katie Stevens
    Features

    Katie Stevens

    2025-06-26T08:00:00Z

    ‘Katie’s ability to nurture, empower and champion every writer she works with has earned her an excellent reputation with agents and the creative community’