Entertainment Features – Page 4
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Behind The ScenesWhy 13 could be lucky for Dancing on Ice
Every eventuality has been considered and contingency plan plotted for 13th series of ITV’s ice-skating competition, says Clodagh O’Donoghue
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Behind The ScenesThe ‘pawsome’ challenge of Pooch Perfect
Covid-19 played havoc with the planning of our BBC1 dog grooming competition series but it might have also made it better, says Damon Pattison
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Behind The ScenesCuddling up in The Cabins
ITV2 dating format may lack the ‘rattling pace or ratcheted drama’ of similar behemoths but it gives viewers room to breathe, says exec Ben Stevens
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Behind The ScenesUnmasking the Singer again
Face-covering jokes aside, it took a Herculean effort to get the The Masked Singer’s second run on screen, says exec Derek McLean
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Behind The ScenesTaking Ghost Bus Tours mid-pandemic
Our Lithuania-shot horror entertainment series for ITV2 could have been a nightmare but ended up a scarily strong success, says Ben Wilson
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The Broadcast InterviewSaving Strictly: Interview with showrunner Sarah James
Exec producer on stress, self isolation and same-sex couples
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FeaturesBest Digital Support for a Programme: RuPaul’s Drag Race UK
‘A comprehensive and brilliantly executed campaign which ticked every box in the Digital Support playbook’
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Behind The ScenesTop Gear: back behind the wheel
The motoring format got a best-of-British makeover after lockdown threatened its BBC1 debut
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Behind The ScenesFamily Fortunes: Reviving a popular gameshow
“It was important for us to produce a programme that didn’t feel like we were hindered by Covid-19 in any way”
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FeaturesLaura Burrell’s Lip Sync Battle love-in
ViacomCBS’s formats chief had no idea an adapted Tonight Show segment would take her all around the world – until it did
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The Broadcast InterviewRomesh: diversity in TV isn’t where it should be
The comedian and presenter discusses why progress on diversity is behind schedule and producing The Ranganation in lockdown
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The Broadcast InterviewMo Gilligan: the industry must do better
The comedian and presenter tells Desiree Ibekwe it’s time TV gives diversity talent a consistent chance to excel
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Features2019: Katie Rawcliffe appointed ITV head of entertainment
Producer replaced Siobhan Greene, who stepped down to launch her own production company 100% Content
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FeaturesHow Manchester came together to create a YouTube event
Our plan to bring together the city’s top musicians with local people while lockdown continues is a victory for social enterprise, says Rose Marley
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Behind The ScenesZnak & Co plays Ultimate Tag with Fox
Rooted in child’s play but starring high-octane adults, our US sports-entertainment show combines action with humour, says Glenn Coomber
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FeaturesHIGNFY via video chat: ‘a dinner party without the food’
Jimmy Mulville discusses how Hat Trick is learning a new grammar for BBC1’s flagship topical quiz
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Behind The ScenesToo Hot To Handle: ‘we were inspired by Seinfeld’
Talkback’s debut Netflix commission offers a light-hearted take on abstinence at a time when most under-25s are suffering terrible ‘blue balls’
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FeaturesFfit Cymru: how to forge a fitness format from home
Cwmni Da spotted opportunity to combine entertainment with education for S4C, writes show exec Llion Iwan
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FeaturesHow Robin Ashbrook conquered the US
British-born unscripted guru on Hollywood’s reaction to Covid-19, the SVoDs’ appetite for unscripted and his Netflix hit Next in Fashion