From the Monte-Carlo Television Festival in Monaco, Michael Hirst on his experiences of writing, including together with his son on new Amazon Prime Video drama Bloodaxe [

]; Four Weddings and a Funeral and The Mummy star John Hannah on his new 5 drama Benidorm is Murder [25:28]; and former YouTube EMEA originals chief Luke Hyams says the platform's successor may be just around the corner [45:08].

Sunny Side of the Doc round-up: organiser Aurélie Réman on renewed uncertainty; Ben Zand on YouTube’s TV takeover; Céline Payot Lehmann on the growing acceptance of AI

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Monte-Carlo TV Fest: Michael Hirst on Vikings successor Bloodaxe; John Hannah interrogates Benidorm is Murder; ex-YouTuber Luke Hyams cautions on complacency