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CommentOff Cuts: A Certain Ratio
Oscar-winning film-maker Kevin Macdonald took the lecturers’ prerogative during his whistle-stop speech on the history of documentary last week. Delivering the inaugural BBC Documentary Lecture, Shrinking Cameras, Expanding Worlds, the Touching The Void director had to make a choice about which format to show his ...
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Comment20 April '11
“You don’t get a lot of moral philosophy on BBC3 but that’s essentially what this was.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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CommentSmall online radio stations will thrive in G4 revolution
GaydarRadio has left the Sky EPG to tune into the iPhone generation, says Robin Crowley
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CommentTV turns the tables on online
Top brains are crossing over into web world, reports Kate Bulkley
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CommentThe Suspicions Of Mr Whicher / The Hotel / Children's Craniofacial Surgery
Nipper Films creative chief Amy Nelson and comedy writer Andy Milligan on a whydunit, quirky guests and hero medics.
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CommentBreaking the Silence
Carla McCabe, production manager at Tern Television and associate producer of Breaking the Silence, talks about the importance of listening and gaining the trust of contributors when dealing with taboo subjects.Breaking the Silence – our documentary on suicide that last month won the ‘Nations and Regions Programme’ category at the ...
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Comment19 April '11
“Behind the brainy plot, however, is a creditable concern with how real people might behave in an unreal situation.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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Comment18 April '11
“The whole thing ended with the kind of comic serendipity that is hard to fake.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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Comment15 April '11
“It does not quite pull it off, and humans stay stubbornly central.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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CommentC4 reveals appetite for risk
Abraham’s recent moves signal a return to the broadcaster’s roots.
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CommentTechnology can’t tell stories
The director is still key to the documentary, says Kevin Macdonald.
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CommentOfcom rule changes mean we’re all in this together
MipTV muddied product placement debate by leaving broadcasters in the cold, says Sally Quick.
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Comment14 April '11
“It would be daft to point out that this moody, striking show has a dearth of jokes in it.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV
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CommentOff Cuts: Endemol’s own Terminator
Separated at birth: Arnold Schwarzenegger and Endemol supremo Ynon Kreiz.
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CommentIf Walls Could Talk / Help! My House Is Infested / Celebrity DIY With Craig Phillips
Orion TV’s Bob Whittaker and The Voice and Music Company’s Kim Goody on posh rooms, pests and improvised DIY.
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CommentEmbrace product placement
The recent relaxation in product placement rules could mark a U-turn for struggling parts of indie sector, writes Larry Bass.
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Comment13 April '11
“For all its pantomime elements, this show is the real deal.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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Comment12 April '11
“Though this film was as a piece of social history, it ultimately left too many bodies buried.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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CommentConnected creativity
Indies need to approach new projects with a multiplatform strategy now more than ever. Tony Chow considers the best options to exploit and monetise content away from traditional TV.