Factual Features – Page 4
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FeaturesProphet Of Ecstasy
‘The characters help set it apart. It’s an uplifting series, as well as being strong on science’
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FeaturesOnce Upon A Time In Space
‘This is a very fresh approach to the topic. It is space with a focus on human stories’
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Behind The ScenesHow we found a fresh story to tell about the Vietnam war
Director Rob Coldstream on finding the unexplored emotional stories and real-life characters from a much-covered war
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FeaturesThe Killer Clown: Murder on The Doorstep
Sundance Now and Sky are already attached to this true crime three-parter, which explores a 30-year-old murder case
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FeaturesBest documentary series: To Catch a Copper
“It manages to be compelling while also giving a voice to everybody involved”
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Behind The ScenesHow we built contributor trust to tell Boyzone’s difficult story
Executive producer Charlie Russell on exploring painful memories in Curious Films’ upcoming documentary Boyzone: No Matter What
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Behind The ScenesGo Back To Where You Came From: Disagreement, danger and understanding
The producers of C4’s controversial fact-ent series on keeping contributors safe in some of the most dangerous places on earth
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Behind The ScenesThe Tattooist’s Son: Journey to Auschwitz, Sky History
Executive producer Claire Mundell on how meeting the real-life son of her drama’s characters prompted her to turn her hand to documentaries
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Behind The ScenesThe Lost Music of Auschwitz, Sky Arts
Director Tom Cook on documenting efforts to bring a forgotten treasure-trove of music back to life
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Behind The ScenesHow I filmed undercover journalists exposing the far right
Director Havana Marking on the challenges and dangers of making a hard-hitting but beautiful film about anti-facist investigators
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Behind The Scenes7/7: The London Bombings, BBC2
Series directors Adam Wishart and Jim Nally on exploring the complex investigation and emotional fallout of the first suicide bombings on English soil
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FeaturesAshley Gething: ‘Telling the survivors’ stories helped release their pain’
Arrow Media director and producer of Tsunami: The Wave That Shook the World on taking survivors back to the scene of the 2004 tragedy
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Behind The ScenesFugitive Hunters Mexico, A&E
Exec producer and Double Act co-founder Alastair Cook reveals the challenges of filming in one of the most dangerous cities in the world
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Behind The ScenesHow a first-time director tackled a 10-year-old food scandal
Henrietta Esme Bennett on her Wonderhood Studios project for Sky Documentaries’ Emerging Directors Initiative
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FeaturesUKTV seeks the unexpected for drama and factual refresh
Broadcaster is on the hunt for bingeable, noisy, edgy ideas that can cut through, with novel talent attached
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Behind The ScenesSwiped: Boldprint Studios delivers a lesson in life without technology
Producers Naomi Gayler and Leah Green discuss the results of their social experiment and the challenges of working with a group of young people
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Behind The ScenesCasualty Christmas special, BBC1
Executive producer Roxanne Harvey on using real-life testimonies to raise awareness of blood donor shortages
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FeaturesBuyer’s Profile: Joseph Maxwell, head of unscripted, SBS (Australia)
Unscripted chief at Australia’s SBS wants risk-taking shows that provoke debate and push boundaries
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Behind The ScenesThe Beast, Sky News
Sky correspondent Stuart Ramsay on dodging cartels and ‘jumping’ trains to follow migrants journeying to the US border