Reel Talk: Sustaining a healthy career in TV

When: Thursday, July 16, 2026 - Wednesday, July 15, 2026, 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM
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As part of an unmissable season of events, Reel Talk addresses how to stay in the game for the long haul without burning out. With a high percentage of working freelancers this is a crucial topic for the UK industry right now. This event accompanies Test Card, our online exhibition examining the impact people of colour have had on British television.

Featuring Annika Allen (Black Leaders in TV); Dhruti Shah (Award-winning journalist); Jonathan Badyal (Global Strategist Advisor, Partner at Trafalgar Strategy); Lucy Sheen (actress, playwright, and activist); and chaired by Brenda Emmanus OBE (Journalist/broadcaster).

Moving the conversation from surviving to sustaining, this panel will provide a practical guide to a career that lasts, helping people understand they have more agency than they think.

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Location:

The panel will take place in the BLOC Cinema, located within the Arts One Building at Queen Mary University of London.

Please enter the Arts One Building through the glass doors on Mile End Road. A Museum of Colour sign will be positioned outside the entrance on Mile End Road to help you locate the correct building.

Once inside, members of the Museum of Colour team will be on hand to direct you to the BLOC Cinema.

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Free ticketed event. Booking is required.

Photography will be taking place throughout the event. Please speak to a member of the team on arrival if you do not wish to feature in photographs.

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Museum of Colour's Test Card programme is made possible by support from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, Paul Hamlyn Foundation, Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, People's Palace Projects and Queen Mary University of London.