Factual Features – Page 6
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FeaturesOn the presidential Frontline: how PBS addresses ‘multiple Americas’
Chief Raney Aronson-Rath unpacks the flagship doc strand’s programming strategy ahead of the Harris-Trump showdown
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Behind The ScenesSmall Town Big Riot, BBC3
Mobeen Azhar tells Manori Ravindran how BBC3’s race-riot doc reveals ‘racism repackaged for the internet age’
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Behind The ScenesIsrael & Gaza: Into the Abyss, ITV1
Director Robin Barnwell explains the challenges of recording footage and getting it out of Gaza for a major ITV1 doc
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Behind The ScenesThe making of In My Own Words: Alison Lapper
Director Poppy Goodheart on the sensitive interviews at the heart of a doc about grief and love
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Behind The ScenesThe Seal Whisperer, BBC1
Nathalie Grace, first time shooting producer/director, on capturing seals beneath the waves - and one man’s extraordinary passion for studying them
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FeaturesThe problem with factual: How producers are balancing pressures and responsibilities
Broadcast asks indies about the challenges they are facing and what they are doing to improve working conditions for freelancers
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Behind The ScenesBrian May: The Badgers, The Farmers and Me, BBC2
Athena Films co-founder Claudia Riccio on a film that defied the odds to get made
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The Broadcast InterviewLouis Theroux: Passing the mic to the next generation
Mindhouse founder on helping a new generation of film-makers such as Jamali Maddix and Layla Wright make their mark in the documentary world
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Behind The ScenesBehind the Scenes: Gladiators, Sky Nature
Series producer Alex Hemingway on unlocking the killer secrets and ingenious tactics of nature’s toughest fighters
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Behind The ScenesShark Attack 360, Nat Geo
VFX Producer Amber Woodcock on bringing VFX sharks to life
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Behind The ScenesIbiza Narcos, Sky Documentaries
Series director Luke Korzun Martin talks breaking the fourth wall, trying to capture what it’s like being on drugs and trippy visuals
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FeaturesBest Popular Factual Programme: The Great British Dig
‘An innovative, engaging series which brings history alive and shows us how close the past is. Brilliant casting and contributors’
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FeaturesBest Short Form Documentary Programme: When Harry Met … The Far Right Rally
‘A brilliant (brave) and engaging presenter’
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FeaturesBest Documentary Programme: Murder Trial: The Killing of Dr Brenda Page
‘Extraordinary piece of access. Gripping storytelling. Amazing characters’
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FeaturesBest Factual Channel: More 4
‘Escapist and informative television for a clearly defined audience’
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FeaturesCurious execs hope Netflix doc will ’shine a light’ on sperm banks
Dov Freedman and Jessie Versluys discuss key takeaways from The Man with 1,000 Kids
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FeaturesElection 2024: How broadcasters are reaching new audiences online
More than any previous general election, this contest is being fought in the digital space - and broadcasters are seizing the opportunity
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Behind The ScenesThe Fall: Skydive Murder Plot, Channel 4
Series director Guy King on blending drama and documentary to tell the story of a chilling relationship which culminated in an attempted murder
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Behind The ScenesSix Schizophrenic Brothers, Discovery +
Producer director Lee Phillips on the delicate task of telling the story of an all-American family torn apart by mental illness
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Behind The ScenesOn Thin Ice: Putin Vs Greenpeace, BBC2
Producer Clare Beavis on telling the story of a 2013 Greenpeace protest against a Russian oil rig that went terrifyingly wrong