All Features articles – Page 99
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FeaturesHer Story: the Female Revolution, BBC World News
Films of Records’s Neil Grant on partnering with advertising agency JWT Entertainment.
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FeaturesDiamond: the indie verdict
The latest industry diversity initiative is piling pressure on indies already juggling broadcasters’ targets, reveals Broadcast’s Indie Survey
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NewsCanadians on hunt for UK co-pros
Canadian producers are looking to ramp up the number of non-scripted co-productions they develop with British indies.
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Behind The ScenesStag, BBC2
We went full ‘method’ in recreating the stag do from hell in the Scottish Highlands, says Jim Field Smith
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Behind The ScenesBorn to be Different, C4
Joining the production 15 years in, it was touching to see the rapport the crew had built with families, says Laurence Turnbull
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Behind The ScenesDogs Might Fly, Sky 1
We had experts from Spectre and Top Gear on hand to train up our dogs - and 40,000 sausages, says Caroline Hawkins
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Behind The ScenesChurchill's Secret, ITV
ITV’s one-off drama reveals a hidden, vulnerable side to Britain’s WWII leader as he copes with family tragedy and encroaching old age.
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FeaturesLight entertainment feels the squeeze
With the likely closure of Fountain Studios, shiny-floor shows could struggle to find space within the M25, but expansion elsewhere should ease the problem.
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Behind The ScenesThe Prosecutors, BBC4
You learn to be patient when there’s no guarantee you’ll be able to use the cases you’re following, say Sara Hardy and Blue Ryan
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RatingsRatings analysis: multichannel scripted comedy
Digital channels often struggle to attract the kind of audiences enjoyed by their terrestrial rivals, but comedy has been one way for them to compete. Stephen Price reports
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Behind The ScenesDavid Baddiel On The Silk Road
Our trek along the ancient trade route from China to Istanbul took months of planning - but our best stories came from the things we didn’t expect, says series producer Glenn Swift
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The Broadcast InterviewSally Woodward Gentle & Lee Morris, Sid Gentle Films
The duo behind drama indie Sid Gentle Films tell Robin Parker why they’re seeking out leftfield talent - and what this means for diversity in the industry
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Behind The ScenesThirteen, BBC3
Commissioned before BBC3’s online move was set in stone, Thirteen had to shift from a traditional production road map to one that embraced all things digital.
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FeaturesInternational: China Focus
China is hardly renowned for its high-quality television drama, so how did a British team end up penning a 40-part detective series for Chinese TV?
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The Broadcast InterviewSusanne Bier, The Night Manager
Acclaimed Danish film director Susanne Bier waited 25 years to make her TV debut - with a thriller that had taken almost as long to get to the screen.
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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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FeaturesRoundtable: Rising to the post challenge
From demanding clients to tech innovation, the bosses of the firms shortlisted for this year’s Broadcast Awards discuss the challenges and opportunities in the sector.
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Behind The ScenesFirst Dates, C4
Feeling the series was lacking something, we brought in our own staff to give the restaurant an identity - and provide some familiar faces to keep viewers coming back, says Nicola Lloyd
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FeaturesThe big trends in kids’ TV
Live-action for tweens, non-dialogue animation and gender-neutral programming will be among the key themes at Kidscreen. Ann-Marie Corvin takes a look at what’s on offer
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Behind The ScenesBehind the Scenes: risk and reward at The Jump
It may be known as the most dangerous show on the television, but there are some risks even The Jump won’t take.