Meet the Commissioner (Factual): Tom Giles, Controller of Current Affairs, ITV

Have you got a fantastic idea for a ground-breaking documentary or series? Would you like to find out how to get your programme proposal commissioned?

WFTV Chair, Liz Tucker will be in conversation with Tom Giles, Controller of Current Affairs at ITV who will share his thoughts about what makes great television and explain what you need to do to get that elusive commission.

Tom’s department is responsible for a wide range of shows Tonight, Exposure; Peston on Sunday; The Martin Lewis Money Show; On Assignment; The Kyle Files; Fraud Squad; Eat, Shop, Save; School Swap: The Class Divide and the documentary strand Exposure.

Tom Giles, Controller of Current Affairs, ITV

Before becoming Controller of Current Affairs, ITV, Tom worked at the BBC, where his roles included looking at the future of the corporation’s current affairs output; working as creative director in the specialist factual department; and editing Panorama.

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