All Features articles – Page 129
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The Broadcast InterviewKate Bartlett & Kate Lewis, ITV Studios
ITVS execs have mined history to create internationally attractive period dramas
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FeaturesPeaky Blinders, BBC2
Epic, cinematic and set in the criminal underworld of ’20s Birmingham, Peaky Blinders takes period drama to a new place
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FeaturesBringing the past up to date
Michael Burns reports on the growing business of restoring archive material
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FeaturesHow to pass the taster test
Programme-makers and commissioners reveal to Lucy Hooper their key ingredients for a standout promo
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Behind The ScenesEducating Yorkshire, C4
Grace Reynolds on being warm and witty while making important points about education
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Behind The ScenesHarrow - A Very British School, Sky 1
Emma Read’s plan to immerse ITN for a year with one of the 12 houses at Harrow
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Behind The ScenesStephen Fry Out There, BBC2
Our exploration of gay rights around the world uncovered heartbreaking stories, says Fergus O’Brien
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FeaturesPhil Clarke, Channel 4
C4’s head of comedy says the channel is still the place for talent to experiment
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The Broadcast InterviewVince Gilligan, Breaking Bad
The creator of the US crime drama on how it turned from near-flop to phenomenon
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FeaturesTV that changes the world
One Mile Away-director Penny Woolcock on grass-roots film-making.
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FeaturesC4 leads commissioning revival
C4 was the busiest broadcaster in Q2 as hours ordered increased across the board.
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FeaturesQ&A: Gwawr Martha Lloyd, S4C
S4C’s content commissioner talks about recreating a Victorian circus and reveals her pitching tips.
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FeaturesQuirke, BBC1
John Banville’s atmospheric novels are being brought to life for BBC1. Olly Grant talks to the drama’s producers and star Gabriel Byrne
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FeaturesQ&A: Sarah Davies, Discovery
Discovery’s vice-president, programming and development, factual, reveals her pitching tips as well as what shows she is currently looking for
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RatingsA tough act to follow
With the Olympics boosting last year’s viewing figures, maintaining volume was always going to be difficult.
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Behind The ScenesThat Puppet Game Show, BBC1
A jaded armadillo and a talking hotdog will be among the colourful characters helping BBC1 in the Saturday night ratings war over coming weeks. Olly Grant meets the show’s creators
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Behind The ScenesSouthcliffe, C4
Unlike other crime dramas, we were more interested in the impact on those left behind than the investigation, says Tony Grisoni
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FeaturesQ&A: Pam Cavannagh, BBC
Find out what programmes BBC’s commissioning executive for daytime and early peak is looking for
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FeaturesThe apprentice: you’re hired
Former trainees discuss how the BBC’s production apprenticeships helped them
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Behind The ScenesThe Burrowers, BBC2
Trying to ‘cut a British hillside in half ’ was the maddest thing I’ve ever done says Fiona Pitcher