All Broadcast articles in 19 June 2020
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Ratings
Sewing Bee ties up 4.8m average
WEDNESDAY: The Great British Sewing Bee bows out well ahead of slot average
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Video
Celebrity Snoop Dogs, Channel 4
Cameras carried by dogs will go inside the locked-down houses of well-known faces around the country. Produced by Stellify Media
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Behind The Scenes
Building a pyramid for C4
Constructing a real-life pyramid from scratch in Mexico was a unique TV challenge, says Bella Falk
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News
BAME taskforce letter in full
‘The industry is painted as ‘liberal’, but where is the accountability for the discriminatory and racist comments that are said?’
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News
Bottle Yard re-opens for production
Andy’s Aquatic Adventures restarts shooting - with Tipping Point next in line
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News
BAME taskforce tackles ‘culture problem’
Open letter to broadcasters, SVoDs and Oliver Dowden garners 900 signatories
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News
Newswrap podcast #8: Black Lives Matter and Afua Hirsch
Broadcaster and former barrister Afua Hirsch joins reporter Desiree Ibekwe to talk diversity and her new venture
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Ratings
3.5m say goodbye to Vera Lynn
THURSDAY: Dame Vera Lynn tribute hoovers up over-65s as BBC4’s Tutankhamun doc nips at the heels of C4’s Page 3 film
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News
C4 moves for more Mo
Expectation & Momo G land second series of The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan
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Behind The Scenes
Nikki Lilly Bakes: truly a family affair
Our teenage baking star’s parents became vital members of our production, says Sarah Murch
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Critics
Page Three: The Naked Truth
“This documentary’s strength was that it let former Page 3 girls do most of the talking”
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Comment
Ingenuity and insurance key as production restarts
Creative thinking is central to helping overcome social distancing obstacles
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Behind The Scenes
Dramatising the reality of fast fame
Reggie Yates’s drama exploration of reality TV feels like an urgent story to tell, says Sue Horth
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The Broadcast Interview
Mo Gilligan: the industry must do better
The comedian and presenter tells Desiree Ibekwe it’s time TV gives diversity talent a consistent chance to excel
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Features
Afua Hirsch & Lucy Pilkington: plotting change
Presenter Hirsch has partnered with Milk and Honey Productions founder to create a ‘safe space’ production venture with diversity at its heart
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Comment
My Mentor: Mel Bezalel on David Wise
Fresh One creative director steered the RDF development chief through her early career with ’generosity and genuine interest’
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Comment
The time for real action is now
Every single company has a responsibility to create a diverse production sector, says Fraser Ayres