Factual Features – Page 8
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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
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FeaturesHow Hardcash delivered the Russell Brand doc
Executive producer Esella Hawkey reveals the meticulous work that went into the C4 Dispatches programme
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Behind The ScenesOur Sea Forest, BBC1
Producer director Sarah Cunliffe on braving the elements to film the underwater worlds off the UK coast
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FeaturesDeclan Lawn and James Bluemel on Northern Ireland past and present
Blue Lights writer and Once Upon A Time In Northern Ireland director discuss the differences and similarities between their versions of the region
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Behind The ScenesMurder Trial: The Disappearance of Renee and Andrew Macrae, BBC2
Taking cameras in to courtrooms is challengeing but an important step for open justice, says the creative director of Firecrest Films, Iain Scollay
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Behind The ScenesThe Man Who Stole The Scream, Sky Documentaries
Producer Clare Beavis on the chaotic ups and downs of getting access to Norway’s most notorious and audacious art thief
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Behind The ScenesTops Guns: Inside the RAF, Channel 4
Exec producer Mark Tattersall reveals how unprecedented access to RAF Lossiemouth allowed him to take the audience into the cockpits of active fighter jets