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CommentLorraine Heggessey: Documentary-makers are still pushing the boundaries
As the 50th Grierson Awards shows, the genre is in great shape, but fresh voices are needed if it is to continue to flourish, says Lorraine Heggessey
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CommentGetting to the bottom of comedy’s cancel culture
Comedy is about saying the unsayable but in a fast-changing landscape it’s hard to know what is acceptable
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CommentYear of the Tiger will hear Asian content roar
TVF International’s Julian Chou-Lambert sees potential for risk-taking, adventure, and possibility for continent’s ambitious producers
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CommentBlack hosts shouldn’t be seen as ‘risks’
My Channel 4 series The Money Maker was a rare example of a black business expert on British TV, says Eric Collins
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CommentWhy do so many shows feature violence against women?
‘Would it really be so hard today to come up with imaginative new plots that don’t involve the brutalisation and murder of women?’
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CommentSaving the planet is TV’s greatest task
Climate change is the big challenge of our future, so where are all the programmes reflecting its importance, asks Studio Silverback’s Colin Butfield
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CommentDon’t criminalise journalists for doing their job
Plans to alter the Official Secrets Act will have a chilling effect on doc makers and news and current affairs, says John Battle
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CommentN&R indies must target premium factual
The growing number of regional indies means producers must engage SVoDs to land work, says Ben Smith
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CommentImpartial news is the bedrock of our PSB system
ITN’s special recognition win at the Broadcast Awards underlines the need for public service journalism, says Deborah Turness
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CommentYoung diverse talent will ensure docs continue to thrive
Documentaries create debate and offer fresh perspectives – they can only be enhanced by including more voices, says Lorraine Heggessey
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CommentThe door to wildlife TV is open to the LGBTQI+ community
Things have come a long way since the “tokenisation and stereotypes” of the 90s, says wildlife presenter Dan O’Neill
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CommentWhy it’s crucial to hire from diverse backgrounds
The BBC’s new production staff quotas don’t solve all problems but are a step in the right direction, says Steve Wynne
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CommentDocs: the rock stars of non-fiction
Global non-fiction in film and TV is booming and British sensibilities mean indies can lead the way, writes Kate Collier
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CommentMemories of Michael Apted
Producer Claire Lewis reflects on four decades of collaboration with the legendary documentarian
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CommentCollaborate to captivate audiences
Connecting producers to leaders in other fields will create better formats, says Donna Taberer
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CommentDon’t forget TV’s LGBTQ community
Broadcaster diversity pushes are great, but they are missing us out, says Greg Sanderson
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CommentThe stakes have never been higher for factual
The lack of specific Covid-related advice for unscripted directors led us to develop a new resource for all, says Nick Guttridge of Directors UK
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CommentDiversity schemes are great – but they need to go further
A scheme launched my career and innovative new initiatives can do the same for the diverse voices we need in this industry, says Nacressa Swan
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Comment‘Korea can become a co-pro Mecca’
The nation has steered clear of a full lockdown and is open for business, says Korea’s self-proclaimed pioneer of international co-productions
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CommentObituary: Aidan Laverty
Jonathan Renouf remembers a producer who took James May to the edge of space