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How to Make a Hit TV Show

How to Make a Hit TV Show

Update: 2025-12-31
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Have you ever wondered how reality TV gets made? Why some shows become instant classics, while others vanish without trace?

In this special edition of The Media Show, four of the UK’s top creatives in unscripted television reveal their secrets. From The Traitors to Pointless, Hunted to Gogglebox, they discuss what makes a hit format, how casting decisions are made, how streamers and influencers are changing the landscape, and where the next big hit might come from.

Guests:  Tim Harcourt, Chief Creative Officer, Studio Lambert; Matt Bennett, Director of Programmes, Shine Television; Tamara Gilder, Joint MD, Remarkable Entertainment; Art Sejdiu, Head of Commissioning Development, Channel Four.

Presenters: Ros Atkins and Katie Razzall
Producer: Dan Hardoon

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How to Make a Hit TV Show

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