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OKRE Summit 2022: Watch Again

Fraggle Rock to Ru Paul’s Drag Race

Lessons in social impact from entertainment hits

Part of the OKRE Summit 2022

Jocelyn Stevenson

Writer & producer

Dan Bernardo

Founder, Playtra Games

Jamie Bartlett

Writer, Journalist and Broadcaster

Dhruti Shah

Journalist, Broadcaster, Author

Ruby Kuraishe

Entertainment Commissioner, BBC

From children’s TV to reality shows, games to podcasts, the similarities and differences when it comes to tackling big issues make for a fascinating insight into audiences’ mindsets. BAFTA special award winner Jocelyn Stevenson, writer of Fraggle Rock, The Magic Schoolbus and Barney & Friends, BBC Entertainment’s commissioning editor Ruby Kuraishe, Jamie Bartlett, presenter of the podcast The Missing Cryptoqueen, and Playtra founder Dan Bernardo join journalist Dhruti Shah to explore what lessons we can learn from mega hits.

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OKRE Summit 2022: Watch Again

Revisit all the sessions from the OKRE Summit 2022, including In Conversation with Gurinder Chadha, Jocelyn Stevenson on 'goofiness in the service of truth' and new insights into depictions of mental health on screen.

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OKRE Summit 2022

The first OKRE Summit took place in June 2022, bringing together people from across the entertainment and charity sectors to build cross-sector collaboration and champion…

Jun 15 2022
Jamie Bartlett, a white man with dark hair in a man bun wearing a blue shirt, and Jocelyn Stevenson, a white woman with blonde hair wearing a blue patterned dress, talk on stage
Jamie Bartlett and Jocelyn Stevenson laugh at a point made during the discussion
Dan Barnardo, a Brazilian man with a bald head, dark beard and glasses, wearing a white top, talks to journalist Dhruti Shah, an Asian woman with shoulder length dark hair wearing. amulti-coloured patterned dress
Dan Bernardo of Playtra talks to journalist and session host Dhruti Shah
Jocelyn Stevenson, a white woman with blonde hair wearing a blue patterned dress, makes a point to the audience
Jocelyn Stevenson talks about 'goofiness in the service of truth'
Jamie Bartlett, a whiteman with dark hair and a denim shirt, make a point to the audience
Jamie Bartlett, creator of The Missing Cryptoqueen, makes a point to the audience
Ruby Kuraishe, an Asian woman with dark shoulder length hair and a black and white spotty dress
BBC Commissioning Editor Ruby Kuraishe

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