Comment – Page 16
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Entertainment ramps up a gear
Genre has tended to be rather samey but new formats are intriguing
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Crunch time for The X Factor brand
Can Cowell and co woo back advertisers and undo the damage of this year’s lacklustre year, asks Manfred Abraham
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Meeting the ethical challenge
Documentary-makers need to debate moral dilemmas, says James Quinn
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More entertaining changes ahead
Sky is playing for high stakes drama, while entertainment is key for ITV
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How Downton put UK back on the map
Period drama’s legacy will be that it made the world sit up and take notice of British scripted shows, says Gareth Neame
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PSBs pin hopes on period epics
Having been involved in the early stages of producing HBO’s Game Of Thrones, the BBC must surely be rueing the day it passed on that show.
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Let's keep comedy in the front line
Mainstream comedy is a tough nut to crack but it remains the chief weapon in the scheduling wars, says Simon Lupton
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Strictly Come Dancing in 360 degrees
Christopher Nundy explains why, how and what challenges were involved in Strictly Come Dancing becoming one of the first BBC shows to use immersive technology to create a 360 degree viewing experience.
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Britain’s got amazing talent
Viewing habits change, but core skills remain, says Richard Holloway
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A game-changing moment for UK TV
Hits like 24 prove we can deliver big US drama - but we need to invest in skills, says Iain Smith
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How to avoid 24 hours in A&E on foreign shoots
Faced with a medical emergency in Athens, Paul Elston was confronted with a stark choice: to protect his health or the shoot?
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Drama Village's decade proves doubters wrong
Birmingham base’s output has put drama at heart of daytime and nurtured many careers, says Will Trotter
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Casualty at 30
Returning a life-time later to write and direct something that has become a hugely established machine felt a little crazy, says co-creator Paul Unwin
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In the beginning was The Word…
For someone starting out in TV, the show was the best place to learn, says Steven D Wright
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How to build a career in docs
Daniel Dewsbury shares what he’s learned from the best in the business
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Factual works best when comedy is part of the mix
Audiences want a dose of humour rather than an ‘expert lecture’, says Lucinda Axelsson
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How Channel 4 fell for 'oddball' drama No Offence
Broadcaster was the ‘magnetic north’ for our uncompromising vision, writes creator Paul Abbott
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Ordinary lives can make for compelling drama
Escapism has its place, but I want to see people coping with real issues, says Dominic Savage
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Navigating the complex world of copyright
The rules covering use of music can be baffl ing, but help is at hand, says Frances Hodgson