Factual Features – Page 22
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Behind The Scenes
Our journey into Fidel Castro’s Cuba
Co-producing the story of socialism in Cuba tested our journalistic skills to the limit, says Mick Gold
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Features
Preparing for The Talk with C4
Distancing posed a challenge when filming celebrity contributors and their parents for our exploration of a little-known Black British custom
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Behind The Scenes
Finding the heart of The Real Eastenders
The Isle of Dogs has a magical aura and it was our challenge to represent that on screen, says Ashley Francis Roy
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Behind The Scenes
Covid and Cleopatra: the story of C5’s Egyptian dig
Organising filming of a tomb excavation felt at times like the impossible puzzle, says Lucie Ridout
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Behind The Scenes
How Dragonfly filmed frontline paramedics during the pandemic
Safely and successfully following NHS workers during lockdown for Channel 4 impacted us all, says Peter Wallis-Tayler
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Behind The Scenes
Telling Trump’s tale through tweets for BBC3
Communicating ‘The Donald’s’ revolutionary method of speaking to the electorate was made all the harder by lockdown, says director Emeka Onono
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Behind The Scenes
Clearing the way for C5's mega-landfill doc
We needed a full arsenal of kit to capture the best footage of a giant, dusty California landfill site, says Rob Greig
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Behind The Scenes
Behind the scenes at The School that Tried to End Racism
Our ob-doc mini-series about unconscious racial bias in children helped out production team understand more about themselves, says David DeHaney
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Behind The Scenes
Building a pyramid for C4
Constructing a real-life pyramid from scratch in Mexico was a unique TV challenge, says Bella Falk
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Behind The Scenes
Bringing Tutankhamun to life in colour
We gathered the material for our colourised history doc just in time, says Paul Bradshaw
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Behind The Scenes
Race against time to save our queen doc from lockdown
We were trying to gain access to film in Iran. Then lockdown piled on the pressure to finish our doc, says director Paul Elston
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Behind The Scenes
Stitching together a lockdown special
How Double Act pivoted to adapt Animal Planet’s long-running series Dr Jeff: Rocky Mountain Vet as a pandemic special
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The Broadcast Interview
David Olusoga: TV is the classroom of the country
The historian and broadcaster talks to Max Goldbart about toppled statues, the educational value of TV and industry discrimination
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Behind The Scenes
A Greek Odyssey with Bettany Hughes, C5
Series director Anna Thomson reveals the Herculean task of exploring Ancient and modern Greece amid a pandemic
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Behind The Scenes
Performing an Ocean Autopsy for BBC4
Our doc special for World Ocean Day contains shocking truths and entertaining reveals about the sea and its inhabitants, says Peter Collins
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Behind The Scenes
Crackit goes to A&E After Dark for C5
Our doc series spotlights the fantastic work of NHS staff and the threats of violence and abuse they endure during nightshifts, says Jon Connerty
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Behind The Scenes
Two Sisters One Body, Channel 4
The story of conjoined twins demanded we focus on their cultural and political lives – not just their medical condition, says Jack Macinnes
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The Broadcast Interview
Anna Mallett: in the eye of the news storm
The ITN boss sets out her vision for the news giant in a post-coronavirus world, in her first full interview since becoming chief executive
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Behind The Scenes
Making History 101 for Netflix
Our challenge was to expand the ‘explainer video’ format into an innovative and accessible major international SVoD series, says Bruce Kennedy
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Behind The Scenes
An intimate look at life during (and after) China's lockdown
Editing Coronavirus: Our Lockdown in Shanghai was like staring into the future for the team at Wonderhood Studios