Factual Features – Page 17
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Behind The ScenesTelling the tale of The Bambers for Sky Crime
Revealing the complex, tragic and compelling family story underpinning the infamous crime case was key to our doc series, says director Lottie Gammon
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FeaturesGallery: Animals with Cameras
Selection of images of the BBC2 wildlife documentary series fronted by Gordon Buchanan
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Behind The ScenesSixteen: Class of 2021, Channel 4
The second wave of Covid completely changed the nature of our doc series says producer Farah Qayum
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FeaturesSue Murphy: broadening youth appeal on ITV2
Channel set to add darker tone to non-scripted entertainment slate with stories centring on social media
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Behind The ScenesThe Wimbledon Kidnapping, Sky Documentaries
Producer Joanna Bartholomew on revisiting an intriguing case of mistaken identity and bungling ineptitude
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Features9/11: One Day In America
‘We knew we had a responsibility to show what happened without sanitising the truth because so many of these deaths were horrendously violent’
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Features9/11: Inside The President’s War Room
‘The film is a unique attempt to capture the emotions, arguments and dilemmas at the top of government when faced with an unprecedented attack’
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FeaturesIn The Shadow of 9/11
‘These men spent years in prison cells thinking about what happened and were able to give considered, thoughtful accounts of a crazy situation’
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FeaturesSurviving 9/11
‘I wanted to make a very personal film about ordinary people caught up in an extraordinary event’
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Features9/11: the day that changed everything
Arthur Cary, Dan Reed, Daniel Bogado and Adam Wishart discuss their approach to their docs on the 20-year anniversary of the tragedy
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Behind The ScenesIlluminating Yorkshire Firefighters for BBC2
Careful planning and creative storytelling ensured we could build the narrative for our blue-light factual series, says James Knight
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Behind The ScenesReclaiming Amy: changing the narrative
The late great singer’s story had never been told by the people closest to her – until now, says Marina Parker
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Behind The ScenesHelping French and Saunders find Funny Women
We used every ounce of ingenuity to achieve Dawn and Jennifer’s vision, says Glen Middleham
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Behind The ScenesThe dangers of uncovering hidden truths in the Amazon
We literally found ourselves in the firing line filming our documentary series for Vice, says Adam Laister
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Behind The ScenesRogue Tiger Shark – The Hunt for Lagertha
Covid-19 forced us to totally rethink how we made our Discovery+ doc about a tiger shark attack in the Pacific, says Martin Cass
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Behind The ScenesWelcoming Michael Ball to Wonderful Wales
Singer’s exploration of his mother’s homeland was also his first time presenting an ob-doc, says Carrie Smith
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FeaturesSky Documentaries hunts for stories with a ‘premium feel’
Biographies, music, crime and contemporary history docs are on the wanted list for docs director Poppy Dixon
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FeaturesGlued to the Screen: Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In
DNA Films doc combines access and archive to winning effect, says Rab Christie
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Behind The ScenesSophie: A Murder in West Cork, Netflix
Producer Sarah Lambert on taking a different approach to a crime story
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FeaturesFocus Group: What do people misunderstand about a director’s role?
Our four panellists on the reality of being a TV director