Factual-entertainment Features
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Behind The ScenesWhy Initial is opening the doors to the Big Brother house early
Before ITV’s Big Brother launches on Sunday, creators will livestream the show’s test-run in a bid to grab young viewers’ attention
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Behind The ScenesHow Cornelia Street Productions took Sandi Toksvig on a bookish tour of Ireland
Director David Kerr on making Sandi’s Ireland: A Literary Journey
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FeaturesPhil Edgar-Jones lifts lid on Sky’s entertainment revolution
Unscripted originals chief seeks ‘propulsive’ formats to create ‘programming with purpose’
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Behind The ScenesHow we gave audiences a moving glimpse into the world of professional carers
Big Mountain Productions executive producer Jane Kelly on making Natalie Cassidy: Caring Together for the BBC
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Behind The ScenesHow we turned charity shopping and online auctions into a BBC daytime format
Shift the Thrift series director Tom Cunningham on translating the thrill of bagging and reselling a bargain for the screen
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FeaturesBest factual entertainment programme: Virgin Island
“Above all, it was a great watch, that made you think, made you laugh and made you cry”
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Behind The ScenesVivek Sharma: How a new location helped us reimagine ITV Daytime
The Lorraine, This Morning and Loose Women editor on managing the seismic changes to some of ITV’s most beloved shows
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FeaturesMarian McHugh: The Traitors franchise, BBC1/RTÉ
‘Despite it being my Mastermind subject, The Traitors can still take me by surprise’
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Behind The ScenesHow we captured the love and chaos of the Osbournes’ last hurrah
Entertainment creative director Ben Wicks on adapting a planned series into a 1-hour tribute in the face of the late singer’s declining health
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FeaturesKeeping it real: the lasting appeal of NBCU’s structured reality formats
Rebecca Cooney NBCUniversal’s Hannah Mabruk and UTAS UK’s Helen Kruger Bratt chat authenticity and evolution in Made in Chelsea and the UK’s Real Housewives series
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Behind The ScenesWhy making series two of Channel 4’s Jury: Murder Trial felt like pulling off a heist
Series director Misha Manson-Smith on how Screendog’s updated format allowed the team to make the second series even more immersive
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The Broadcast InterviewIan Katz: C4 is buying big and buying British
Chief content officer pledges to back original formats while rivals play it safe, as the PSB prepares for a new era of leadership
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Behind The ScenesHow we deliberately inflicted pain on a Hollywood A-lister
Executive producer Tom Watt-Smith on the challenges of filming Nutopia’s Limitless: Live Better Now with Chris Hemsworth in South Korea
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Behind The ScenesAdrenaline, squalls and lots of teeth: How Plimsoll threw celebrities to the sharks
The nature specialist hopes its ITV entertainment format will help celebrities and viewers fall in love with one of the ocean’s top predators
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Behind The ScenesMy Week With, Sky Arts
Executive producer Julie Heathcote on capuring seven days in the art world with art historian Kate Bryan and ground-breaking female artists
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Behind The ScenesVirgin Island, Channel 4
Exectuive producer Tom Garland on creating the right environment to bring C4’s reality show to release
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FeaturesZig Zag returns: the inside story of insolvency and rebirth
Danny Fenton and Matt Graff unpack the circumstance of Zig Zag Productions’ demise and how their new business has emerged in a better place
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FeaturesSharks, geniuses and nosey neighbours: What’s next for ITV entertainment?
Kevin Lygo and Katie Rawcliffe lift the lid on ITV’s next generation of major entertainment series
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Behind The ScenesHow Curve reimagined chess for the small screen
Curve chief Camilla Lewis reveals how she persuaded BBC bosses to back a risky new format
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Behind The ScenesThe Undercover Police Scandal: Love and Lies Exposed, ITV1
Raw executive producer Rebecca North on securing the access to create the definitive film about the spy cops scandal