This document outlines the three main stages of television program production: pre-production, production, and post-production. It describes the key stages and tasks of each including idea generation, scripting, equipment preparation, filming, and editing. It also discusses the major equipment needed like cameras, lights, microphones, and editing machines. Finally, it identifies some of the key professionals involved at each stage of production such as producers, directors, script writers, actors, camera operators, and sound recordists.