Dawn Porter
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Blog: British talent in LA
US television is awash with British talent and the Oscars were packed with winners from the UK. Currently carving out a career in the US, Dawn Porter reports from Hollywood on British talent in Tinseltown.
NewsDawn Porter: Polygamist's Wife
As Dawn Porter's Channel 4 series on extreme relationships draws to a close, the presenter reflects on her time in the US with Mormons.
NewsDawn Porter: Geisha Girl
Following the penultimate episode of Extreme Wife on Channel 4, presenter Dawn Porter recounts her experiences in Japan as a geisha.
NewsDawn Porter: Mail Order Bride
Following last night's episode of Extreme Wife on Channel 4, presenter Dawn Porter recounts her experiences in Russia, steeped in the world of mail order brides.
NewsDawn Porter: Free Lover
Following the debut of her new series on Channel 4 last night, presenter Dawn Porter recounts her experiences of filming at a free love commune in Germany.
CommentDawn Porter's LA blogs
The collection of Dawn's Porter's blogs for Broadcastnow, written as she filmed Extreme Wife over four months for Channel 4.
CommentDawn is done
In Dawn Porter's last blog from LA, the presenter reflects on her time filming new documentary series Extreme Wife for Channel 4.
CommentDawn on fame
On a week-long trip back to Blighty, presenter Dawn Porter tastes the fame that her BBC3 series' have granted her before meeting with a big cheese at Channel 4.
CommentDawn on Russia
As presenter Dawn Porter takes production of C4's Extreme Wife to Russia, she discovers why women in the country choose to be mail order brides.
CommentDawn gets emotional
The strain of a long shoot, away from home, can take its toll on those involved as presenter Dawn Porter discovers.
CommentDawn goes geisha
As filming continues on Extreme Wife for Channel 4, presenter Dawn Porter travels to Japan for a crash course in geisha.
CommentDawn on new relationships
Presenter Dawn Porter reveals the difficulties of getting to know someone from scratch, rather than as another 'generic contributor'.
CommentDawn on Free Love
Presenter Dawn Porter finds herself naked in a boxing ring at a Free Love community in Germany as she continues to film Extreme Wife for C4.
CommentDawn in stirrups
Dawn Porter is embracing the concept of transparency following her time at a Free Love community filming new Channel 4 series Extreme Wife. This has led her to share her recent trip to the gynaecologist with Broadcastnow. Brace yourself...
CommentDawn on Mormons
As filming continues on Extreme Wife for Channel 4, Dawn Porter finds herself up a mountain with a Mormon man and his two wives.
CommentDawn goes in Thirkells
As filming begins on Extreme Wife for C4, presenter Dawn Porter has been getting a masterclass in formats from a leading producer and later needs to fend off randy men in hot tubs.
CommentDawn on directors
Working with a new director can be like entering an intense love affair, as Dawn Porter discovers while making new Channel 4 series Extreme Wife in Los Angeles.
CommentDawn's run in with the law
Making a new TV series in Los Angeles isn't all fun and sunshine, as presenter Dawn Porter discovers when she's pulled over by the cops.
CommentDawn on missing home
When the opportunity came up to make a new Channel 4 programme in LA, Dawn Porter grabbed the chance. But being away from friends, home and her cat for so long, homesickness began to kick in - until she went for a run with Dolly Parton.
CommentDawn on political correctness
Dawn Porter walks the minefield of political correctness in the super-sensitive US and looks set to boost the 'special relationship' between our two nations with a development producer named 'HANK'.