Mark Iddon - Instinct

Mark Iddon is Senior Commissioning Editor for Comedy Entertainment at UKTV, which means his job, in its simplest form, is to decide what gets made and what doesn’t. He has spent over 20 years in television, moving from making things to deciding which things get made, and somewhere along that journey he has developed a very particular set of instincts about people, about ideas, and about the difference between winning an argument and winning the thing that actually matters.This is a conversation that goes somewhere unexpected and stays there. We talk about what it means to find the person in the room who cares more than you do, and why that is sometimes the best creative decision you can make. We talk about neurodivergence and the damage done by defining normal, about the gap between the bravado we perform and the person underneath it, and about the long, slow work of giving yourself permission to just be that person. Mark also has a grandfather’s watch on his desk, an unreleased album he won’t tell you about, and a very clear opinion on what the world would look like if we stopped calling things abnormal.If you’re feeling stuck, or just want to think out loud about where you’re headed, you don’t have to figure it out on your own. I offer free 15-minute conversations for anyone who wants to talk through what’s in front of them. Whether that leads to working together or not doesn’t matter. What matters is that you’ve got someone in your corner, even for 15 minutes.Head to http://www.growwithadamjennings.com and book a call.I’d genuinely love to hear from you.Want to support Awaiting Approval?Remember to rate this episode, and subscribe to the show.And you can get your hands on amazing Awaiting Approval caps, mugs and more, here: https://adam-jennings-shop.fourthwall.com/en-gbp This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit growwithadamjennings.substack.com/subscribe