Factual Features – Page 10
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Features
How an ageing professor inspired James Reed’s latest Netflix epic
Oscar winner embraced the drama of handheld cameras to keep up with battling chimps
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Behind The Scenes
Dr Xand’s Con Or Cure, BBC1
Executive producer Brendan Hughes explains the challenge of shooting 10 shows in four days
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The Missing Heiress: Betrayals In The Riviera
‘The originality of the series is the Shakespearian element of betrayal and tragedy’
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Behind The Scenes
Deborah James: Bowelbabe In Her Own Words, BBC2
Director Sara Hardy explains the challenges of creating an archive documentary using very 21st Century material
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The Man Who Played With Fire
‘It’s visually impressive, narratively captivating and will have viewers hooked’
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The Last Secrets Of Humankind
‘It’s a high-quality production where you can see the budget on screen’
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The Chameleon: The Killing Of Ronald Platt
‘Stranger than fiction is more than just true crime and this film embodies that’
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The Real Fatal Attraction
‘It is counterintuitive of the genre because true-crime victims are usually female’
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Bend it Like Bollywood
‘You feel like you can’t walk away from the screen in case you miss a critical piece of information’
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The Pez Outlaw
‘Steve broke the law, but he was also an underdog and you can’t help rooting for him’
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Ob-docs put true crime in the shade
Analysis of Broadcast’s 100+ Hot Picks submissions reveals nearly 75% are unscripted, with just a single UK drama making the final list
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Brink Of Disaster
‘There has always been a fascination with this genre and it hasn’t diminished’
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Behind The Scenes
Chasing the Rains, Sky Nature
Producer Faith Musembi on getting close to animal families during a severe drought
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Behind The Scenes
Highland Cops, BBC Scotland/BBC2
Series producer Andrew Abbott explains how his team captured the realities of policing across vast swathes of northern Scotland
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Q&A: Becoming Frida Kahlo, BBC2
Creatives behind Rogan Scotland’s doc series discuss how they got to know the iconic artist in order to tell her story through her eyes
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Behind The Scenes
Arctic From Above, Sky Nature
Director Olly Bootle explains why the Arctic is best explored from the air
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Behind The Scenes
Murder in the Pacific, BBC2
Director Chloe Campbell explains how she directed a documentary about the bombing of the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior
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Behind The Scenes
Anorexic, Channel 5
Rachel Harvie, executive producer explains why allowing contributors to take the lead can create a more intimate and illuminating film