How 'British' is British TV?

Published: Nov. 10, 2021, 5:47 p.m.

The UK has become a production hub, with giant companies like Amazon and Netflix filming on our shores - and driving up the cost of shoots. But how easy is it to build up a thriving TV industry in a new part of the country? And faced with an influx of US programmes, should the government lay down legal requirements for \u2018Britishness' on TV?

Guests: Sarah Doole, Chief Executive of Red Production Company; Tony Wood, Chief Executive of Buccaneer Media; Sir Phil Redmond, creator of Grange Hill, Hollyoaks and Brookside; Chris Curtis, Editor of Broadcast.

Studio engineer: Donald MacDonald

Producer: Hannah Sander

Presenter: Ros Atkins