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1/4 Two years ago WADW wrote an open letter to BAFTA highlighting the inequality of their awards. The TV industry said they’d listened. This year the situation is worse. Women directors are woefully under-represented in the leading factual categories.

From the drowning of media tycoon Robert Maxwell, to the conviction last year of his socialite daughter Ghislaine. These people socialised with presidents and, notoriously, Prince Andrew, and they operated outside the bounds of decency bit.ly/3uL81gH

#HouseOfMaxwell from Expectation Entertainment has never-before-seen archive footage of Robert Maxwell, and evidence from Epstein survivors speaking out for the first time. I asked the creators to share their process... broadcastnow.co.uk/bbc/expectatio…

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The We Are Doc Women campaign for 50/50 female/male representation in PDs is a really important one for the TV industry...so am v pleased to announce that C4's Current Affairs dept is signed up to it - joining our team in Specialist Factual who already work towards this. #Channel4

We're delighted to see C4’s Current Affairs dept publicly commit to our recommendation for 50/50 women directors, as outlined in our #TVGenderGapReport. They join Mindhouse Productions, Lambent Productions, @Flicker_TV, Yeti Television, @GoldstarDocs, ie ie productions #5050Pledge, #Channel4, #WADW

Congratulations to Colin Barr and team for #houseofmaxwell BBC iPlayer esp for the revelation of the tapes of Robert Maxwell bugging his staff, the most extensive quotation from them so far. thetimes.co.uk/article/house-…

In a daily mail article Rt Hon Nadine Dorries has claimed those who oppose the privatisation of C4 are “ill informed.” Well let’s look at some of her claims, and I promise not to mention the fact she didn’t know that Channel 4 is purely funded through advertising, not the taxpayer.🧵

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Fake sheikh and reality TV show scam explored in Amazon doc duo broadcastnow.co.uk/amazon/fake-sh…

Watch out for the Welsh football team if they have michael sheen 💙 giving the motivational speech. Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

One year after we published our #TVGenderPayReport, we're thrilled to share with you the list of organisations that have signed up to the #5050Pledge - wearedocwomen.co.uk/50-50-pledge/ Thank you to each & every person who's helped make this happen. We're so excited about what's to come -

A Rihanna track to Newsnight? Yes please.

Film and TV union Bectu warns of “crisis” for freelancers in unscripted TV with large numbers facing "unprecedented" gaps in employment - bit.ly/3OdM6dv

The Fake Sheikh on Prime Video: juicy scoops on a notorious reporter. ‘Prime Video’s The Fake Sheikh is a brilliant series; the three hours will fly by.’ standard.co.uk/culture/tvfilm… Voltage TV Tuesday 26th September!

Martin Lewis has quite a speech here lamenting how the BBC relegated consumer journalism to a section in The One Show, when such issues affect millions of lives