The Plug Podcast: Connecting Content Creators

The Importance of Resilience

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Episode notes

This week's episode opens with a debate about Jeremy Hunt's controversial comments from the Spring 2024 budget regarding the health of the UK TV industry. Hunt said: "We have become Europe's largest film and TV production centre, and at the current rate of expansion, we will be second only to Hollywood globally by the end of 2025". The TV Collective community gets some things off their chests.

For our featured interview, we talk to Angela Ferreira, Managing Director at Douglas Road Productions and DEI Ambassador at Banijay UK, about her origin story and how she has navigated her way to the top of the TV world.

We also have tips and advice from Sam Bickley; ex-BBC commissioning editor and Freelance Executive Producer, currently working as a Duty of Care Executive in BBC Unscripted. Sam shares her top tips on staying resilient while looking for work during an economic downturn.

We close with more shout-outs celebrating fantastic women making moves across the industry.

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