Drama Comment – Page 6
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Let’s diversify writers rooms
If we want the best, we must give everyone a chance, says Debbie Moon
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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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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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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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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
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The battle for Sunday nights
Ben Stephenson’s departure and the end of Downton spell a new chapter for broadcasters vying for the week’s biggest drama slot, writes Stephen Arnell
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Drama has never had it so good
Everyone is getting in on the act as genre enjoys a global boom
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Talking point: UKIP: The First 100 Days
When C4 reflects on this year’s ‘born risky’ achievements, it may point to UKIP: The First 100 Days.
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Comment: Channel 4 drama is here to be different
As C4 head of drama, it’s a badge of honour to open Broadcast and see you have appalled a TV critic
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Channel 4’s drama push isn’t working
Broadcaster is struggling to get the balance right, says Maggie Brown
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Comment: Fortitude success shows Sky is on the right path
Drama has demonstrated the ambition and quality viewers can expect
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The Twitter verdict: Fortitude
“Well I stuck with #Fortitude and thought it was really good. Except for the pig. Didn’t like the pig bit”
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It’s Marvellous to experiment
Some stories cry out to be told in an unorthodox way, says Peter Bowker