Behind the Scenes – Page 61
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Behind The ScenesWWI: Finding the Lost Battalions, C4
Making a film about the excavation of a WWI mass grave - without showing any human remains - was a tough commission, writes Janice Sutherland.
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Behind The ScenesThe Secret Tourist, BBC1
Uncovering poor standards and scams in tourist resorts proved doubly difficult when exposure meant going undercover, says Bridget Boseley.
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Behind The ScenesIdentity, ITV1
Producer Lachlan MacKinnon threw away the rulebook to avoid making a formulaic cop show and overcome the challenges of a London shoot.
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Behind The ScenesDappers, BBC3
Writer Catherine Johnson returned to the street where she once lived to film her new comedy for BBC3 - and found the experience fun but spooky.
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Behind The ScenesFather & Son, ITV1
With Georgian Dublin doubling for the famously Victorian northern city, the team had their work cut out on this urban thriller, says director Brian Kirk.
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Behind The ScenesUnreported World: Inside Burman's Secret State
An unauthorised journey into one of the secretive state’s most dangerous and militarised areas took Simon Phillips close to his physical limits.
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Behind The ScenesStephen Hawking's Universe, Discovery UK
Getting the commission was easy, says Ben Bowie - but pitching it to the world’s most famous living physicist was a nerve-wracking experience.
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Behind The ScenesErasing David, More 4
Playing a game of cat and mouse with a team of top private investigators provided a unique film-making challenge, says producer Ashley Jones.
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Behind The ScenesFive Daughters, BBC1
Piecing together the stories of the five women murdered in Ipswich in the winter of 2006 was a long and painful process, says Simon Lewis.
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Behind The ScenesIron Chef UK, Channel 4
Take a cult show, rework it into a primetime daily, add a healthy dose of humour, and serve to the British public. Not so easy, says Adam MacDonald.
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Behind The ScenesMission: 2210, CBBC
The team behind CBBC’s new fantasy gameshow had to make the impossible possible to bring the ambitious project to the screen.
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Behind The ScenesThe Prisoner, ITV1
Despite the extreme weather and dangerous local wildlife, Namibia provided a perfect backdrop for a new version of The Prisoner, says Michele Buck.
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Behind The ScenesPutting a new spotlight on the world of autism
Helping a group of autistic young people put on a theatrical show was a tough challenge, says David DeHaney - but the results were worth it.
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Behind The ScenesA Long Weekend with the Son of God
Getting an interview with a man worshipped as the reborn Jesus took film-maker George Carey on a journey deep into the Russian wilderness.
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Behind The ScenesBlitz Street, Channel 4
Reliving the Blitz meant making bombs, blowing up a 1940s street and praying the cameras would survive the blast, says Impossible’s Paul Wooding.
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Behind The ScenesOn Expenses, BBC4
A tiny budget and a tight schedule meant the On Expenses production team had to pull out all the stops, reveals director Simon Cellan Jones.
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Behind The ScenesPineapple Dance Studios, Sky1
Pulse Films has created a ‘new genre’ for Sky1 with its offbeat, behind-the-scenes view of life at Pineapple Dance Studios, says Jonathan Stadlen.
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Behind The ScenesOne Born Every Minute, C4
The use of a multi-camera rig proved inspired with The Family, but would it work in a more dramatic environment, asks Magnus Temple.
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Behind The ScenesMo, Channel 4
The public version of Mo Mowlam’s story would make compelling drama. But, says writer Neil McKay, the reality is far more interesting.
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Behind The ScenesSpirit Warriors, CBBC
Jon East reflects on the challenges of creating a Hollywood blockbuster-style fantasy drama for children on an extremely tight television budget.