Behind the Scenes – Page 56
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Behind The ScenesPhoneShop, E4
While BBC1’s Danny Cohen calls for more ‘blue-collar’ sitcoms, E4’s PhoneShop is an authentic look at high-street life, says Phil Bowker.
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Behind The ScenesPostcode, CBBC
Our drama about South London teens took on a new significance when the riots kicked off a week after we’d finished filming, says Elaine Sperber.
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Behind The ScenesThe Food Hospital, C4
Treating our contributors’ illnesses through their diet rather than drugs will break new ground in medical research - and TV, writes Neil Smith.
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Behind The ScenesFrozen Planet, BBC1
We wanted to create the ultimate portrait of the polar regions before the warming global climate changes them forever, says Vanessa Berlowitz.
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Behind The ScenesDeath in Paradise, BBC1
Seeing my first TV script come to life sent shivers down my spine after four years of knock-backs and chasing money, says Robert Thorogood.
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Behind The ScenesSpooks, BBC1
Spooks writer and producer Chris Fry borrowed techniques from feature films to stage a thrilling action sequence for the final series of the BBC spy show. His secret? The ‘Russian Arm’.
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Behind The ScenesThe British Woman on Death Row, Channel 4
The X Factor proved an unlikely catalyst in unlocking the emotional core of the plight of a woman on Death Row, writes Steve Humphries.
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Behind The ScenesDriving Wars, Dave
Alex Farber takes on the ‘Bear Pit’ challenge from Dave’s new driving gameshow and finds that navigating an obstacle course in a full-size remote-controlled car is tougher than it sounds.
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Behind The ScenesWorld War II: The Last War Heroes
For this follow-up to Blitz Street, we added to the high-explosives with live bullets, mortars, mines and flamethrowers, says Paul Wooding.
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Behind The ScenesAlone in the Wild, Discovery
Parachuting celebrities into the wild to survive on their own for a week was considered by many to be too great a risk, says Dick Colthurst.
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Behind The ScenesHoly Flying Circus, BBC4
A drama exploring the furore surrounding Monty Python’s Life of Brian seemed apt in the current comedy climate, say Kate Norrish and Polly Leys.
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Behind The ScenesWorld Sheep Dog Trials, More4
What do Formula 1 and the World Sheep Dog Trials have in common? Much more than you might think, says Neil Duncanson.
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Behind The ScenesThis is Jinsy, Sky Atlantic
We had 192 characters and a whole world to create on a sitcom budget, but with Sky’s backing and a dream cast, we made it, says Matt Lipsey.
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Behind The ScenesEducating Essex, Channel 4
For C4’s latest fixed-rig series, indie Twofour follows the pupils at a Harlow comprehensive school through the triumphs and traumas of their final year. Ben Dowell meets the crew.
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Behind The ScenesAppropriate Adult, ITV1
Making drama based on real-life events takes sensitivity and painstaking research, especially when murder is involved, says Lisa Gilchrist.
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Behind The ScenesJohn Yorke: my big break as a director
Some 15 years after training as a director, BBC drama production controller John Yorke finally got his first on-screen credit, on Holby City. Going back to the floor, he was in for a shock
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Behind The ScenesHarry's Arctic Heroes, BBC1
A 160-mile trek, -36°C and just dried rations to survive on? What these four amputee ex-soldiers achieved was inspirational, says Alexis Girardet.
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Behind The ScenesSeven Dwarves, Channel 4
We set out to challenge preconceptions, but we weren’t prepared for how much our cast liked to burn the candle at both ends, says Nick Curwin.
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Behind The ScenesThe TA And The Taliban, Watch
Following the TA in Helmand was always a risk, but the realities of war really hit home when one of our team got shot, says Charlotte Man.