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The C21Podcast

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C21investigates TV’s inconvenient truth: How talk of an industry-wide climate content pledge has become taboo

Apr 24, 2025 01:04:00

With Earth Day having taken place this week and new landmark David Attenborough documentary Ocean out next month, we investigate how the TV industry is performing in terms of its commitment to addressing climate change, as part of C21's own Big Picture initiative, hearing from Climate Spring's Lucy Stone [17:44] and Picture Zero's Steve Smith [40:00].

BBC Studios’ Andrew Cohen on Walking With Dinosaurs; Mona Masri and Ahmed Abdullahi reflect on A Life’s Worth; Banijay’s Simon Cox

Apr 10, 2025 00:51:58

BBC Studios' Andrew Cohen on the return of Walking With Dinosaurs 25 years after the original [01:58]; writer Mona Masri and director Ahmed Abdullahi discuss new drama A Life's Worth, about the first Swedish UN troops to reach Bosnia during the war [28:53]; Banijay Rights' Simon Cox on glimmers of hope in the present marketplace [39:27].

Irish animation spotlight: Jam Media’s John Rice, Piranha Bar’s Nicky Gogan, Turnip & Duck’s Colm Tobin and Little Moon’s Vanessa Robinson

Apr 03, 2025 00:57:58

Ireland continues to punch above its weight as an animation powerhouse, but can it withstand the multiple threats of YouTube, 'AI slop' and the broader economic challenges being felt across the sector? Jam Media's John Rice, Piranha Bar's Nicky Gogan, Turnip & Duck's Colm Tobin and Little Moon's Vanessa Robinson speak with C21Kids editor Karolina Kaminska.

Series Mania: Long Bright River’s Amanda Seyfried; Supacell’s Sheila Nortley; Sky’s Cécile Frot-Coutaz, Meghan Lyvers and Nils Hartmann

Mar 27, 2025 00:51:50

SERIES MANIA: Actor Amanda Seyfried, showrunner Nikki Toscano and writer Liz Moore on new Peacock crime thriller Long Bright River [02:43]; Sheila Nortley, producer of Bafta-nominated Netflix drama Supacell on her concerns over Donald Trump's anti-diversity, equity and inclusion policies [12:31]; and Sky's Cécile Frot-Coutaz, Meghan Lyvers and Nils Hartmann on The Day of the Jackal and more [27:48].

Series Mania preview: James Norton, Kitty Kaletsky talk King and Conqueror; Banijay’s Johannes Jensen tracks scripted shifts

Mar 20, 2025 01:03:37

James Norton and Kitty Kaletsky, co-founders of Rabbit Track Pictures, plus Lindsey Martin of CBS Studios, discuss new BBC historical drama King and Conqueror – among the shows to be spotlighted at Series Mania in Lille [32:00]. Banijay Entertainment's Johannes Jensen looks ahead to the event and what else the company has up its scripted sleeve [12:23].

Director Philip Barantini talks new Netflix drama Adolescence; C21 investigates paper formats ‘apocalypse’

Mar 13, 2025 00:47:48

Director Philip Barantini discusses the making of new Stephen Graham/Jack Thorne single-shot Netflix drama Adolescence, tackling the topic of teenage knife crime [11:30]; and C21 investigates concerns over an 'apocalyptic' outlook for those hoping to get new ideas away in the unscripted TV marketplace [01:35].

IWD2025: Fifth Season’s Jennifer Ebell, RTS’s Theresa Wise, OUTtv’s Lauren Whitelaw; how TV is embracing YouTube and what this means for secondary rights

Mar 06, 2025 00:54:17

Fifth Season's Jennifer Ebell, the Royal Television Society's Theresa Wise and OUTtv's Lauren Whitelaw celebrate International Women's Day 2025 and discuss the challenges that still face the industry [15:24]; and C21's Nico Franks investigates how the UK's secondary TV rights landscape is changing as producers, broadcasters and streamers increasingly embrace YouTube [01:59].

London TV Screenings special: Banijay’s Cathy Payne, Fremantle’s Jens Richter, ITV’s Ruth Berry, BBC Studios’ Tom Fussell & Zai Bennett, Keshet’s Kelly Wright

Feb 28, 2025 01:12:00

LONDON TV SCREENINGS: Banijay Rights' Cathy Payne [01:25], Fremantle's Jens Richter [17:57], ITV Studios' Ruth Berry [36:09], BBC Studios Tom Fussell and Zai Bennett [49:44], and Keshet International's Kelly Wright [58:48] reflect on the 2025 event and issues top of mind for distributors and buyers who flocked to the UK capital this week.

London TV Screenings 2025 preview: Parrot’s Brandon Katz, Hat Trick’s Sarah Tong, DCD Rights’ Nicky Davies Williams and APC’s Emmanuelle Guilbart

Feb 21, 2025 00:45:00

With the 2025 London TV Screenings taking place across the UK capital next week and the industry facing multiple challenges, Parrot Analytics' Brandon Katz, Hat Trick International's Sarah Tong, DCD Rights' Nicky Davies Williams and APC's Emmanuelle Guilbart discuss the wavering popularity of British shows on the global stage, withdrawal of US streamers, public broadcaster shortfalls and potential merger of All3Media and ITV Studios.

The unexpected links between Survivor and the transatlantic corridors of power; DQ reviews the new Bergerac; Andy Taylor Foundation latest

Feb 14, 2025 00:51:46

C21's Mark Rowland investigates the trail from Survivor through The Apprentice to Donald Trump appointing Mark Burnett special UK envoy [01:27]; Drama Quarterly's Michael Pickard previews U&Drama's reimagining of Bergerac [13:20]; and Lara Taylor details the work of the Andy Taylor Foundation [26:42].