Factual Features – Page 3
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FeaturesDan Korn: Keeping ahead of the pack in true crime documentary
Crime+Investigation’s vice-president of programming discusses the innovations helping content stand out in a crowded genre
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Behind The ScenesKeeping It Up: The Story of Viagra, BBC2
Director Stephen Bennett on rising to the challenge of telling the story of the little blue pill
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Behind The ScenesDavid Holmes: The Boy Who Lived - how closeness gave the film breath
Creatives behind the HBO/Sky single discuss the personal bonds which made the doc possible and using it as a platform for industry exposure
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Behind The ScenesConnections, Curiosity Stream
Executive producer Iain Riddick on bringing back an iconic series with a modern twist
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Behind The ScenesBanged Up, Channel 4
Shine producers on recreating a realistic prison experience while ensuring a duty of care to reformed criminals
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Behind The ScenesBritain’s Human Zoos, Channel 4
Exec producer and co-director Paul Berczeller on the challenge of uncovering a forgotten and painful history
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FeaturesThat’s Life!: ‘A show ahead of its time’
From law-changing investigations to talking dogs, That’s Life! was a groundbreaking show that kickstarted the careers of some of TV’s biggest names
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Behind The ScenesOne Life: The story of a remarkable hero
How Nicholas Winton’s wartime efforts and heroism inspired a SeeSaw Films/BBC Film feature starring Anthony Hopkins
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FeaturesEsther Rantzen: in her own words
The veteran TV presenter on the funniest moments on That’s Life!, the story she’s proudest of and the state of consumer journalism today
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FeaturesDispatches’ Alistair Jackson sets out in-house unit’s stall
Investigations editor explains the team’s mission to support indies with their ambitious investigations
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FeaturesThe Dark Emu Story
‘International audiences have always been fascinated with the Aboriginal experience in Australia’
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FeaturesThe Arctic, 66.5 Degrees North
‘The production is very rich in entertainment, as well as having a powerful message’
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FeaturesThe Nobody Zone: Interview with an Irish Serial Killer
‘This is a striking and immersive way of bringing this extraordinary story to life’
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FeaturesFactual and Formats
Ob-docs and true crime continue their factual streak with Strip and The Flight Attendant Murders leading
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FeaturesHaaland: Breaking Ground
‘Offers unfiltered access to the biggest name in football right now’
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FeaturesThe Flight Attendant Murders
‘It’s a potentially jaw-dropping miscarriage of justice with lots of eyewitness contributors’
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FeaturesCharlotte Moore: Jimmy Savile drama demonstrates the BBC’s bravery
BBC content chief reflects on the challenges of showing past failures at a screening of The Reckoning
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Behind The ScenesEndurance - Race to the Pole with Ben Fogle, Channel 5
Series PD and cameraman Alexis Girardet on how October Films’ Channel 5 series was imbued with authenticity and adventure
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Behind The ScenesOtto Baxter: Not a F***ing Horror Story/Puppet Asylum, Sky Documentaries
Producer Daisy Allsop explains how the combination of a documentary and a short film helped a man with Down Syndrome tell his own story
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Behind The ScenesSupporting care-experienced children, BBC Teach
Exec producer Andy Glynne on how his team sensitively animated real-life testimony to help teachers support children who’ve been in the care system