From TV to Tesco: Inspiring Financial Survival Stories during Covid

Mon 26 Jun 2023 | TP Sessions | 0 comments

Have you wondered how others are surviving financially? Considered trying to get other work but fearful of missing the TV boat when it chugs away again? In this session, a senior Edit Producer and junior Researcher share their inspiring stories about earning money in very different ways during Covid.

Guests: Helen Pratt & Chris Piper

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