If you've sat at home watching a soap thinking "I can do better than that" or always wanted to be one of the young writers on Skins, then now is your chance to get your foot in the door.

As part of the Media Guardian's International Television Festival in Edinburgh, people over 18 can apply to take part in several days of free television masterclasses and lectures. Successful applicants will be able to attend lectures by leading TV personalities, with previous speakers at The Network being as diverse as legendary newsreader Sir Trevor McDonald and Russell T Davies, writer of the new Doctor Who.

"I think The Network is really important so young people can see how there are ways to get into the TV industry, because so many young people want to be in TV but don't quite know how to get a break or what area they really want to work in," argued Sharon Osbourne.

Source: The Student Times
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