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Central Junior Television Workshop

British training organisation

The Television Workshop, formerly known as the Central Junior Television Workshop, is a British organisation that offers training for young people from working class backgrounds in performance skills for television, film, radio and theatre. Open to anybody between the ages of 7 and 21, the selection process takes place via an audition which is held each spring.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

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The Television Workshop, formerly known as the Central Junior Television Workshop, is a British organisation that offers training for young people from working class backgrounds in performance skills for television, film, radio and theatre. Open to anybody between the ages of 7 and 21, the selection process takes place via an audition which is held each spring.2

The story

The Central Junior Television Workshop was originally set up by Central Independent Television in 1983 to act as a casting pool for working class young talent in their broadcasting region in the English Midlands. The Workshop has two branches, the original one based in Nottingham and another based in Birmingham, which opened a year later in 1984.

The Workshop has been known as several different names, including the Central Junior TV Workshop, Carlton Junior TV Workshop, ITV Junior TV Workshop and most recently simply, the Television Workshop.

From Wikipedia’s article on Television Workshop, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

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