At the Cutting Edge of telly: TV veteran Bill Hughes

He's produced everything from music videos to hard-hitting documentaries - now he’s making a chat show

Bill Hughes: Were so passionate about telly programmes. That is what we do Picture: Fergal Phillips

When Bill Hughes was ten, a sophisticated cousin in her 20s visited his family at their home in Kildare. She asked each of the 13 children what they wanted to do when they grew up. Hughes caused some laughter around the kitchen table with his answer – he was going to work in television.

“I was fascinated by television. She said: ‘What are you going to do?’ and I said I was going ...