Factual Features – Page 16
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Behind The ScenesDiscovering the true Jodi Arias during Covid
We gained access to the people closest to convicted US killer Jodi Arias as the world locked down, says Lucie Ridout
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Behind The ScenesReconstructing Shannon Matthews’ disappearance
Gaining the trust of a community dubbed ‘Broken Britain’ was tricky but rewarding, says director/producer Neil Rawles
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Behind The ScenesLondon’s Greatest Bridges, C5
Lockdown restrictions have forced factual producers to think differently – but this can present creative opportunities, says Dominic Gallagher
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Behind The ScenesFinding festive cheer in KFC
Sifting through 960 stores to discover the ‘people behind the uniform’ was a daunting task, says C4 ob-doc director Jonny Ashton
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Behind The ScenesThe Surgeon’s Cut: capturing life and death situations
We scoured the planet to find the surgeons whose pioneering and lifesaving work is at the centre of our Netflix doc series, says James van der Pool
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Behind The ScenesCo-ordinating a Very Country Christmas
Tern TV had to grapple with PM’s Whack-a-Mole strategy and spiritual donkey-related conundrums for BBC1 three-parter, says exec Brendan Hughes
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Behind The ScenesRisking it all for C4’s Jungle Mystery: Lost Kingdoms of the Amazon
Our quest to document ancient rock art brought us face to face with Colombia’s most wanted man, says Paul King
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Behind The ScenesLocked In: Breaking the Silence, BBC4
Filmmaker Xavier Alford on the cathartic experience of sharing the story of his illness
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FeaturesScience shows thrive in pandemic
Growing appetite for genre as audiences seek information on coronavirus
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Behind The ScenesDIY: SOS’s most challenging build
Pulling off major constructions for television is tough at the best of times, so imagine that during a pandemic, says Hamish Summers
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Behind The ScenesSurviving the Stone Age with Channel 4’s explorers
There was genuine jeopardy as our anthropological experiment pushed our ‘Stone Age’ cast to the limit, says Natalie Wilkinson
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Behind The ScenesBeing Frank, BBC2
Showing the truth about disability, leaky colostomy bags and all, is at the heart of Curious doc about the BBC security correspondent
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Behind The ScenesThe rollercoaster ride reopening Alton Towers
Our Channel 4 documentary reveals the quiet anxieties of staff at the famous theme park, says Kate Siney
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Behind The ScenesHow Spirit Studios revealed The Whole Truth
We braced for a social media reaction to our Channel 4 music-meets-mental health special, but only found positivity, says Matt Campion
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Behind The ScenesAmerican Nightmare: the two-week shoot that lasted six months
Covid-19 hit when I was filming our Channel 4 child poverty doc in US - but we decided to see it through, says Jezza Neumann
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FeaturesGlued to the Screen: Freddie Flintoff: Living with Bulimia
Daniela Neumann is humbled by this taboo-busting documentary that raises awareness of the condition in men
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Behind The ScenesThe collaboration game – C5’s ‘confederate’ commission
How the trio of regional indies and commissioning editor reveal how they collaborated on A Big History of…
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Behind The ScenesAddressing miscarriage on screen: a sensitive task
Producer and director Janice Sutherland, explains her C5 film about a topic no-one could bring themselves to talk about
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FeaturesBest Factual Channel: BBC4
‘It is not afraid to push boundaries in terms of commissioning experimental shows and mixing genres with its output’