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    Robin French, 29, writer

    2008-08-21T23:56:43Z

    This TV writer and playwright also has a rock'n'roll sideline as the bassist in upcoming band Mr Hudson and the Library, which has supported Amy Winehouse in concert.

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    Kieron Quirke, 29, writer

    2008-08-21T23:54:53Z

    Evening Standard theatre critic Quirke is preparing to put himself on the other side of the firing line pending the broadcast of Trinity, set at a fictitious Oxbridge college.

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    Tim Dawson, 20, writer

    2008-08-21T23:53:54Z

    “In his quest to make the audience laugh, Tim employs a broad range of weaponry, from knob gags to sharp and witty jokes - and he's still only 20,” notes BBC Comedy executive producer Stephen McCrum.

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    Analysis: Britain's lost talent

    2008-08-21T13:09:53Z

    Is the industry doing enough to nurture TV's future production stars? Ann-Marie Corvin quizzes this year's Hot Shots to find out what their experiences of training and development have been.

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    Hots Shots: Writers

    2008-08-21T12:57:16Z

    The Broadcast Hot Shots writers of 2008.BroadcastingProduction 1DirectorsProduction 2WritersProduction 3Post-productionPost-Production 2

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    X Factor return points to biggest series yet for ITV1

    2008-08-21T12:04:16Z

    ITV1's singing contest The X Factor was back with a bang last week with a higher audience than any edition for the past two years, excluding both the previous series' finals.

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    Mary Walsh, 29, sound designer

    2008-08-21T11:17:00Z

    “Mary is requested more than any other operator for voiceover sessions and sound design,” says Jannine Martin, a senior post-producer at Envy.

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    Ben Ormerod, 29, dubbing mixer

    2008-08-21T11:16:45Z

    “Look out Bafta winners - Ben Ormerod's hot on your heels,” declares Blue studio manager Jim Jacobs.

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    Rob McGowan, 28, post-producer

    2008-08-21T11:15:51Z

    “We had high expectations of Rob and he easily exceeded them. He's an absolute star.”

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    Anthony Hull, 22, editor

    2008-08-21T11:14:46Z

    Hull joins the likes of musician Jarvis Cocker as part of the talented team working on Wes Anderson's eagerly awaited feature film Fantastic Mr Fox - but unlike Cocker, who is creating the soundtrack, Hull is only 22.

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    Lucie Parker, 27, head of bookings - senior post-producer

    2008-08-21T11:13:28Z

    Clear Cut chief executive Horacio Quiero has no doubts about Parker's potential. “She will become a well known and respected name in the post industry, just watch this space.”

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    Steve Williams, 28, editor

    2008-08-21T11:12:30Z

    After only nine months of working for BBC Sport, Williams was selected as part of the Beijing Olympic editing team - following three years as a fully fledged editor with BBC Post Production.

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    James Cole, 29, editor

    2008-08-21T11:11:30Z

    “James Cole is an editor I would find it hard to live without,” says Gardeners' World series producer Rosemary Edwards.

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    Ash Jenkins, 25, offline editor

    2008-08-21T11:10:37Z

    In the three years since he left college, editor Jenkins has worked with some of the brightest stars, including acclaimed director Nick Broomfield.

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    Eureka!: Stacked (Brocken Spectre for Channel 4)

    2008-08-21T09:47:27Z

    4Talent Pilot winner Bryony Ive on seeing her first drama commission come to life.

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    Daniel Cormack, 28, director

    2008-08-21T09:43:36Z

    Disillusioned with 10 years of Labour rule, last year Cormack set off on a mission to see if he could stomach turning Conservative.

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    Paul Caslin, 25, live events director

    2008-08-21T09:43:03Z

    “This kid came to us as one of those tip-offs as a ‘got to check him out' straight out of Liverpool Community College,” says John Pavely, creative director of west London production company JJ Stereo.

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    Tom Harper, 28, director

    2008-08-21T09:42:32Z

    Currently directing ITV1's new primetime monster romp, The Last Van Helsing, Harper already has fans among his leading actors.

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    Miriam Lyons, 29, director

    2008-08-21T09:42:03Z

    “A talented, creative director and minor miracle worker,” is Biography Channel boss Richard Melman's take on Lyons, who last year was commissioned to make three exclusive films on Michael Flatley, Donny Osmond and Vinnie Jones for Biography.

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    Paul Taylor, 26, director

    2008-08-21T09:41:34Z

    Taylor started work on his award-winning documentary We Are Together, about a South African orphanage, while he was still at Bournemouth University, completing it after three years through his own production company Rise Films, which he co-founded with Teddy Leifer.