All Features articles – Page 127
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FeaturesLes Dawson: An Audience With That Never Was, ITV
Almost 20 years after his death, ITV is bringing Les Dawson back to TV for An Audience With That Never Was. Olly Grant reports on the technical wizardry that made it possible
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The Broadcast InterviewNoel Edmonds
The Deal Or No Deal host’s entire television and radio career has been about inviting the public to take part, often in innovative ways. Now he wants to crack digital, he tells Ben Dowell
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FeaturesMedia Hubs
Along the banks of Glasgow’s River Clyde, in an area once dominated by ship-building, is a thriving cultural quarter bustling with digital media, hot-housed innovators and inward investment.
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RatingsEastEnders’ loss is ITV’s gain
The BBC show has much to celebrate with its recent Bafta win, but a 10% share decline tells a different story. Stephen Price takes a look at how all the soaps are faring so far this year.
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FeaturesLA Screenings
US networks are fighting back against the march of cable with a host of edgier dramas and comedies.
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FeaturesHow to make it in America
From All3Media to Zig Zag, a growing number of UK indies are finding success in the US. Peter White and Balihar Khalsa ask them what it takes to get a show off the ground
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FeaturesA bumper week for buyers
UK broadcasters heading to next week’s LA Screenings will face competition from new buyers bidding to snap up the year’s best dramas and comedies.
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The Broadcast InterviewGill Wilson, Channel 4
Channel 4’s new head of features has been shaking things up with 22 new shows at 8pm. She tells Balihar Khalsa about ‘narrative heroes’ - and why humour matters.
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FeaturesLeopards: 21st Century Cats, BBC2
We used nine cameras to capture night-time footage of our leopards in as many ways as we could – and the differences in the results were startling, says Steve Gooder
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Behind The ScenesThe Fall, BBC2
Writer Allan Cubitt was involved in everything from casting to editing on his BBC2 series The Fall. Tim Adler speaks to the producers and star Gillian Anderson about the unusual set-up
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FeaturesHow to create a personal brand
In the modern media industry, where introductions are casual and networking is the name of the game, how you are perceived by others can have a tangible effect on your career.
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Behind The ScenesHunt For Britain's Sex Gangs, C4
Documenting the grooming and exploitation of girls in Bradford for 17 years has had many obstacles, not least officials in denial and fears of race-related violence, says Anna Hall
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RatingsS4C top as commissions fall
The latest data from the Broadcast Greenlight index shows the Welsh PSB ordering the most shows, but which indies and commissioners have been the busiest?
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The Broadcast InterviewJimmy Mulville, Hat Trick Productions
Hat Trick’s co-founder talks to Lisa Campbell about Thatcher’s TV legacy, how he’d revolutionise the BBC - and the benefits of a good cup of coffee.
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FeaturesMixing it with the UK’s best
A combination of the BBC’s regions policy, more high-profile drama shoots and a greater collaborative effort has created an upbeat mood among Scottish facilities. By Michael Burns
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FeaturesFaith Penhale, BBC Wales
BBC Wales’ head of drama tells Robin Parker about her plans for a broader, more ambitious mix of shows – and why tax breaks can galvanise writers to free their imaginations
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FeaturesLocal shows for local people
With the launch of local TV services fast approaching, Jake Kanter finds out what audiences in Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Belfast can expect from their providers
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FeaturesLeveson changes the picture
What has happened to the Today programme? In what can only be described as a staggering change, its ratio of male experts to female experts in the week of 11 March was almost 3:1. That’s showing TV competitors how to do it.
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RatingsDigital plays supporting role
From new shows like ITV2’s The Big Reunion to stalwarts like E4’s Hollyoaks, broadcasters’ ‘digital family’ of channels are making an important contribution.
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RatingsBig freeze boost for BBC1
Hits from Miranda to Death In Paradise help the channel increase share in the first quarter, while Channel 4 and Channel 5 lose 12% in peak.