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Returnable formats is the Holy Grail that all factual and entertainment TV programme makers search for. Where does the inspiration come from and how do you build and develop them?

A returnable format is the Holy Grail that all factual and entertainment TV programme makers are searching for. But where does the inspiration come from and how do you build and develop them? This is a recording of a masterclass from the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Academy’s Fast Train North event held on 20 November 2012.
The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Academy’s Hilary Rosen is joined by Tom Edwards, commissioning executive producer for features and formats for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One and ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two, Gill Tierney, executive producer for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Television whose credits include Coast, Gardeners World and Sam Lewens, an executive producer who has worked on Dragons' Den and ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Three's Young Talent of the Year.

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