All Behind The Scenes articles – Page 64
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Behind The ScenesNorthern Ireland: the window of opportunity
After years in the commissioning cold, the promise of more network series has rallied the Northern Irish indie community. But is there a pot of gold waiting?
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Behind The ScenesX-Machines
Filming hulking bits of kit in remote parts of the world sounds like a boy’s own adventure. But as Martin Durkin explains, it comes with issues.
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Behind The ScenesMurderland, ITV1
The veteran actor is back on ITV but he’s no Fitz, playing a sensitive, vulnerable and heartfelt detective in this ambitious show, says Kate Croft.
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Behind The ScenesMicro Men, BBC4
Comedy drama Micro Men tells the story of the race for home computer supremacy in the 1980s, as part of BBC4’s Electric Revolution season. Producer Andrea Cornwell takes Broadcast behind the scenes.
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Behind The ScenesSmall Island, BBC1
Grainne Marmion found Belfast could be the image of wartime London and filming in Jamaica needn’t break the budget - all you need is passion.
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Behind The ScenesRestaurant in Our Living Room, Virgin 1
The concept of pop-up restaurants may be all the rage but capturing the action on camera is another story, says Glen Middleham.
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Behind The ScenesBellamy's People, BBC2
Following their Radio 4 comedy, Charlie Higson and Paul Whitehouse took the show’s weird and wonderful characters on a road trip across Britain.
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Behind The ScenesHollyoaks Later, E4
Bryan Kirkwood’s ambitious storyline plans for Hollyoaks Later weren’t easy to pull off, but with an understanding crew by his side he managed it.
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Behind The ScenesCrash, BBC1
Executive producer Tony Jordan wanted a fresh approach to the medical genre, and nurtured local Welsh talent to help him realise his vision.
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Behind The ScenesWuthering Heights, ITV1
Radford Neville reveals the difficulty in finding the perfect Yorkshire location to recreate Emily Brontë’s period masterpiece, Wuthering Heights.
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Behind The ScenesBig Brother: The house of confrontation
A decade in, Big Brother’s success still depends on cutting-edge design and equipment, as well as running the broadcasts with military precision. Robin Parker reports from Elstree.
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Behind The ScenesHow to Snare a Millionaire, C4
Single, penniless and wondering about swapping career for Cristal, film-maker Rebecca Arnold set out on a mission to catch a sugar daddy, on tape.
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Behind The ScenesThe Cube, ITV1
ITV1 is pinning great hopes on The Cube, a hi-tech gameshow for Saturday nights. Robin Parker goes behind the scenes of Objective’s claustrophobic and competitive contest.
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Behind The ScenesThe story behind CBBC's OOglies
Nick Hopkin, co-creator of new CBBC show OOglies, explains how a chance encounter with a children’s toy spawned a major animation project.
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Behind The ScenesMan on Wire, BBC2
Telling the story of the ‘artistic crime of the century’ required cinematic aspirations and careful planning to hit its ambitious heights, says Jonathan Hewes.
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Behind The ScenesCity At War: The way it was when Walter came to town
As tributes flow in for veteran newsman Walter Cronkite, Alastair Layzell remembers working with him on ITV’s City at War and Legacy of War.
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Behind The ScenesBaby Beauty Queens, BBC3
The sexualization of young girls is a fiercely debated topic, one that producer/director Alisa Pomeroy wanted to avoid magnifying in last night’s BBC3 ob-doc Baby Beauty Queens.
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Behind The ScenesThe Bill, ITV1
An arresting revamp and a shift to a later slot has breathed new life into the series as Talkback’s venerable cop show changes its tune.
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Behind The ScenesLunch Monkeys, BBC3
After cutting through the commissioning jungle, Matt Tiller explains how he recreated a working office environment for a new BBC3 sitcom.
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Behind The ScenesChildren's TV: The problem with kids...
Reduced funding by broadcasters and a fall in licensing revenue are taking their toll on kids TV production. What’s needed to keep innovation and quality coming? David Wood reports