Factual Features – Page 18
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Behind The ScenesHelping French and Saunders find Funny Women
We used every ounce of ingenuity to achieve Dawn and Jennifer’s vision, says Glen Middleham
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Behind The ScenesThe dangers of uncovering hidden truths in the Amazon
We literally found ourselves in the firing line filming our documentary series for Vice, says Adam Laister
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Behind The ScenesRogue Tiger Shark – The Hunt for Lagertha
Covid-19 forced us to totally rethink how we made our Discovery+ doc about a tiger shark attack in the Pacific, says Martin Cass
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Behind The ScenesWelcoming Michael Ball to Wonderful Wales
Singer’s exploration of his mother’s homeland was also his first time presenting an ob-doc, says Carrie Smith
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FeaturesSky Documentaries hunts for stories with a ‘premium feel’
Biographies, music, crime and contemporary history docs are on the wanted list for docs director Poppy Dixon
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FeaturesGlued to the Screen: Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In
DNA Films doc combines access and archive to winning effect, says Rab Christie
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Behind The ScenesSophie: A Murder in West Cork, Netflix
Producer Sarah Lambert on taking a different approach to a crime story
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FeaturesFocus Group: What do people misunderstand about a director’s role?
Our four panellists on the reality of being a TV director
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Behind The ScenesMeerkat Manor Rise of the Dynasty, BBC America
We wanted to make our wildlife series a bingeworthy boxset, says executive producer Caroline Hawkins
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Behind The ScenesWhy BBC2 took the nuclear option with Windfall
Constructing the narrative for Building Britain’s Biggest Nuclear Power Station was a test of trust and patience, says Mat Stimpson
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Behind The ScenesHow Sky Documentaries met the Children of Shanghai
Richard Nash on telling the story of how a former British footballer’s intervention meant a million Chinese orphans were moved into foster families
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FeaturesBest popular factual programme: Race Across The World
‘Completely compelling – I cared so much about these people. It was talked-about TV, made with ambition and panache’
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FeaturesBest specialist factual: A House Through Time
‘Thoroughly engaging from start to finish and overall an excellent and well-crafted specialist factual film’
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FeaturesBest lockdown programme - news, documentary & factual: Dim Ysgol: Maesincla
‘Judges were impressed by the ob-doc’s rare access to a community we don’t normally see on our screens’
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FeaturesBest documentary programme: For Sama
‘It’s simple and universal and gives us a mirror to reflect on human nature’
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FeaturesBest lockdown programme - fact ent, popular factual & kids: Springtime On The Farm
‘An authentic programme that captured the joy of life at a time of incredible crisis’
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FeaturesBest documentary series: Once Upon a Time in Iraq
‘This was incredible film-making. Intelligent, fascinating, gripping and a powerful human insight into an epic story’
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Behind The ScenesThe Supervet - Saving My Dog, Channel 4
Recording how Noel Fitzpatrick’s life was turned upside down was an emotional rollercoaster says exec producer Alex Sutherland
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Behind The ScenesHow Sky Arts is leading The Live Revival
Music venues were closing a significant rate before Covid struck, but our doc series chronicles a fightback led by artists, says Justin Rees