All Factual articles – Page 274
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FeaturesBest documentary series: The Romanians Are Coming
Immigration has been a hot topic for Channel 4 for several years, but this three-part series, narrated by a Romanian gypsy, took a fresh approach.
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FeaturesBest news and current affairs programme: Dispatches: Escape From Isis
Epic storytelling” and “heart-stopping television” sound more like descriptions of the winner of the Best Drama Series award, but they are some of the judges’ comments on 2015’s standout piece of current affairs.
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FeaturesBest documentary programme: The Paedophile Hunter
Scary, compelling and morally ambiguous, The Paedophile Hunter was as challenging as any piece of TV in recent years.
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FeaturesBest multi-channel programme: Reggie Yates’ Extreme Russia
Prized Apart and Release The Hounds host Reggie Yates moved into very different territory with this look at the dark side of Russia.
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NewsC4 commissions Paralympic series The Superhuman Show
Channel 4 has commissioned Princess Productions to make magazine series The Superhumans Show as part of its Paralympics coverage.
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NewsKlein: attracting viewers to factual is TV's toughest challenge
Richard Klein has claimed that attracting large audiences to factual programming is one of the biggest challenges facing television, as ITV confirmed his departure.
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NewsC5 returns to original comedy
Channel 5 has ordered a raft of new commissions, including its first improvised comedy and a major new wildlife series, as part of an overall channel rebrand.
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NewsITV parts company with Richard Klein
ITV has parted company with director of factual Richard Klein after two-and-a-half years.
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NewsSurvey finds docs at risk of becoming 'selective and self-serving'
Documentary film-making is in danger of becoming “selective and self-serving” after an independent survey laid bare the genre’s financial difficulties.
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NewsNat Geo acquisitions boss exits
National Geographic’s international acquisitions and co-production chief Maggie Rhodes has left the broadcaster.
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NewsPlimsoll explores cats for ITV
ITV is to investigate the relationship between big cats in the wild and domestic pussycats in a three-part doc series from Plimsoll Productions.
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FeaturesFactual channels eye premium projects to fight digital disrupters
Peter White investigates the challenges facing broadcasters and producers in the international factual world following this year’s supersized Realscreen event in Washington, DC.
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NewsOctober scores Discovery US order
Walking The Himalayas indie October Films has picked up a six-part survival series for Discovery - its third major US commission in the last two months.
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RatingsTough start for Keeping Up With The Khans
THURSDAY: Love Productions’ latest immigration series struggled to match the success of Benefits Street as BBC2’s Cats vs Dogs outperformed Dickensian.
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NewsElectric Ray lands debut ITV order
Electric Ray has landed its first ITV commission – a primetime factual series following Britain’s army of council enforcement officers.
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RatingsFactual hits boost BBC2
TUESDAY: The return of Back In Time For… and the growth of The Real Marigold Hotel helped BBC2 to a strong night.
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NewsThe Garden tackles wealth and parenthood for BBC1
Parenthood and wealth are among the topics to be investigated by Anne Robinson in a factual series being developed by The Garden Productions for BBC1.
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NewsNat Geo boss lifts lid on international strategy
National Geographic Channels boss Courteney Monroe has lifted the lid on plans to eschew local commissions in favour of a global programming strategy.
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NewsGrayson Perry to explore masculinity for C4
Grayson Perry is to explore the concept of masculinity in modern Britain for his third series for Channel 4.
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NewsITV unveils Queen's 90th birthday coverage
ITV has lined up a two-hour film from Oxford Film and Television and a live broadcast from the Royal Windsor Horse Show to celebrate the Queen’s 90th birthday.