Last Saturday March 1st marked a year since BBC Doctors ended production, and I posted a 🧵that changed my life. In the past 12 months the crisis in TV production and commissioning has severely worsened and thousands of people have been forced to leave the industry. x.com/philipralph9... - ThreadSky

philralph.bsky.social • 4 hours ago

Last Saturday March 1st marked a year since BBC Doctors ended production, and I posted a 🧵that changed my life. In the past 12 months the crisis in TV production and commissioning has severely worsened and thousands of people have been forced to leave the industry.

https://x.com/philipralph9/status/1763500564296458420?s=46&t=YZP9I-Ejb4JeEq2Ra0wYFA

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philralph.bsky.social•4 hours ago

I’ve tried to do my bit alongside many, many others to continue to raise awareness of the ongoing crisis and its impact on not only current TV production but also the future sustainability of the TV industry as a whole.

https://x.com/justgetarealjob/status/1893343631546745189?s=46&t=YZP9I-Ejb4JeEq2Ra0wYFA

philralph.bsky.social•4 hours ago

I’ve argued against the ongoing ‘austerity mindset’ in TV commissioning, and instead advocated for investment, risk, innovation and better treatment for freelancers and salaried employees alike.

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/philip-ralph-1258a7260_after-a-year-of-raising-awareness-about-the-activity-7284575493331288064-qQL5?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&rcm=ACoAAEA0Oe0BMWFXNy3xjUfCLtnk9jIeWKT9O9c

philralph.bsky.social•4 hours ago

I’ve tried to make the case against the rush towards a monoculture of expensive, star-studded High End TV in favour of a mixed economy of smaller, more affordable shows that might actually speak to the lives we’re living right now and the possible futures ahead of us.

philralph.bsky.social•4 hours ago

Everyone who works in TV right now is under enormous pressure, struggling with the harsh funding landscape and concurrent cutbacks in production and commissioning. This has led to appalling treatment of freelancers left with no hope and nothing to live on.

philralph.bsky.social•4 hours ago

@filmtvcharity.bsky.social
have been doing incredible work to bring attention to the terrible impact the crisis is having on the mental health of folks in our industry. And it continues to get worse...

https://filmtvcharity.org.uk/research-impact/reports/looking-glass-2024/?utm_campaign=52515014-New%20BAU&utm_content=361520360&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin&hss_channel=lcp-557756

philralph.bsky.social•4 hours ago

I’ve been privileged to take part in many wide-ranging conversations with fellow writers, journalists and podcasters, urging change, reform and new ways of thinking about and organising our industry.

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/just-get-a-real-job/id1540434153?i=1000674934582

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