Factual Features
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Behind The ScenesHow we approached traumatised survivors to capture candid testimony
Britain’s Forgotten Girls director Alessia Camoirano Bruges on making a sensitive documentary about trafficking, grooming and exploitation
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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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Behind The ScenesHow Emergency 24/7 found compelling narratives in a fast-moving trauma centre
Executive producer Rachael Barnes unpacks how Expectation used its Murder24/7 experience to immerse viewers in life-or-death medical decisions
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FeaturesEight on the Slate: what commissioners want (Rai’s Luigi Del Plavignano)
In the latest instalment of our monthly strand exploring programming needs, Rai’s docs chief outlines his wishlist and explains why singles rule
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Behind The ScenesHow Buried with Michael Sheen set out to unearth toxic contamination in Wales
Series and edit producer Jaclyn Parry on turning an investigative podcast into a BBC2 documentary
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Behind The ScenesWhy clashing court cases posed a new challenge for Murder Trial
Series producer Kirsty Macfarlane on the expansion of BBC2 and BBC Scotland’s rigged camera series
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Behind The ScenesHow we captured the chaos and humour of an older women’s punk band
Director Laura Martin Robinson on making The Nanaz: Age Against The Machine for BBC1
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Behind The ScenesHow going beyond the media frenzy uncovered the wider truth of a grooming scandal
Sandpaper Films executive producer Henry Singer on the sensitive investigation that went into Groomed: The Truth Behind The Lie
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Behind The ScenesMaking a run for it: Plotting out Pompeii with Tom Hiddleston
Innovative three-parter drafted in scripted heavyweights to power drama elements for Nat Geo and Disney+ epic
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FeaturesBest Short-Form Documentary: Phone Snatching Exposed
‘Superb. Great access, revelatory, thought-provoking, excellent talent’
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FeaturesBest True Crime Programme: The Investigation of Lucy Letby
‘A stunning piece of filmmaking and top tier masterclass in the crime documentary genre’
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FeaturesBest Popular Factual Programme: Knife Edge: Chasing Michelin Stars
‘Super dramatic, genuinely gripping’
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FeaturesBest Documentary Series: Caroline Flack: Search for the Truth
‘Incredibly sensitive telling of an important story’
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FeaturesBest Specialist Factual Programme: Underdogs
‘I laughed way more than I should have and learned much more than I thought I could have’
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FeaturesBest Documentary Programme: Darcus Beese: In His Own Words
‘A show that forces you to engage and to care’
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FeaturesRogan Productions will keep ‘social purpose’ in drama output
James and Soleta Rogan open up on Grenfell: Uncovered indie’s move into scripted
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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 ScenesFinding Terry Butcher’s human story amid footballing triumph and PTSD tragedy
Writer, director and producer Stuart Burley on making Sylver Entertainment’s Butcher: Invisible Wounds for ITV4
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Behind The ScenesHow we got Richard Madeley into one of the world’s most notorious prisons
Producer and director Sam Budd on making ITN’s Richard Madeley: Inside the World’s Mega Prison for 5
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FeaturesCan’t get you out of my head: Kylie creatives on framing an icon
Michael Harte and John Battsek talk editorial control, gaining trust and capturing the ‘trials and tribulations’ without ‘dredging up trauma’