Schemes invite talent from all over the UK and from all backgrounds to apply The UK’s most prestigious TV industry event, The Edinburgh International Television Festival, announces that submissions for its hugely popular Talent Schemes programmes are now open for 2017. The charitable organisation, whose mission is to identify and nurture the next generation of talent from all backgrounds runs The Network and Ones to Watch, the industry’s most respected training programmes. Running concurrently every year, the schemes help talent…

Much has happened over the Season of Good Will to All Men (and Women). Here’s an extract for you starting with a career development interview genuinely overheard in my local pub, The Foot-in-Mouth, between a disgruntled lady employee and her boss. I emailed this to myself having typed it into my phone in “real time” as the drama unfolded: “I don’t want to mention individuals’, I just keep my head down and avoid contact.” What about Shirley then? “Oh, she’s…