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I've spent 28 years in the cutting room.

I'm Andy Sutton, a television editor. Natural history, factual entertainment, obs doc and cookery, from Blue Planet III to First Dates and The Dog House. Now I'm teaching what I learned, to anyone who makes things.

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01 · The editor

Shows I've cut

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BBC

Blue Planet III

For the BBC Studios Natural History Unit.

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Netflix

Wild Babies

Daytime Emmy winner. My editing was nominated.

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Channel 4

The Dog House

Factual entertainment for Channel 4.

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02 · The notes

From the cutting room

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Notes · 20 October 2026

The Screen Changed. The Story Didn't.

The BBC is closing channels and resting shows that shaped a generation of TV makers. I'm one of them. So what do you keep when the system that trained you starts to shrink?

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Workflows · 18 October 2026

You can learn Avid for free now?

Avid First, the free Media Composer, has been around for years. Until now, it wasn't one you could learn the job on. I spent an evening testing the new version to find out what's changed.

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In Conversation · Notes · 17 October 2026

Six conversations in four weeks

The people who make television know things you can't find in a manual. I gave myself a month to ask them. Here's what it took, and where it's taking me.

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03 · The studio · A creative community