Features – Page 23
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Behind The ScenesBloods: Mining a fresh vein of comedy
Samson Kayo, Nathan Bryon and Ash Atalla explain how a sliding-doors moment led to the two young talents being entrusted with a major sitcom
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FeaturesBoom time for Bristol
The city is at the centre of a global natural history explosion that is increasing competition for talent and pushing up budgets
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FeaturesIn conversation: how to write a hit ITV drama
The writers of The Bay and Finding Alice discuss their creative process and unravel the layers that make up must-watch television
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FeaturesGlued to the Screen: The Bureau
Like a great ob-doc series, The Bureau’s tight focus on a core group draws you into their world and keeps you there, says John Smithson
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Behind The ScenesBuilding Gordon Ramsay’s Bank Balance
The celebrity chef navigated time differences and quarantines to film our BBC1 game show, says Sue Allison
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Behind The ScenesBringing the Age of Samurai to life
Our Canadian Netflix original drama relied on great actors, production magic and animated battle maps, says Stephen Scott
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FeaturesGallery: Bloodlands
Selection of images from the set of the Hat Trick Mercurio (HTM) drama series for BBC1
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Behind The ScenesRecreating the Blitz Spirit for BBC1
Covid-19, budgets and a trio of lockdown beards were among the challenges we faced creating our latest Lucy Worsley programme, says Emma Hindley
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Behind The ScenesJools in lockdown: keeping the music playing
The length of the great man’s grand piano helped Alison Howe’s team produce the 56th series of Later with… Jools Holland during the pandemic
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Behind The ScenesDigging deep for More 4
We wrecked gardens, circumvented local councils and stunk out a Premier Inn hotel room to create The Great British Dig, says Steve Wynne
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Behind The ScenesDiscovering the true Jodi Arias during Covid
We gained access to the people closest to convicted US killer Jodi Arias as the world locked down, says Lucie Ridout
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Behind The ScenesReconstructing Shannon Matthews’ disappearance
Gaining the trust of a community dubbed ‘Broken Britain’ was tricky but rewarding, says director/producer Neil Rawles
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Behind The ScenesMel Giedroyc: Unforgivable – creating comedy in lockdown
We’d nearly finished filming our panel show when production stopped, but we adapted, says Dom Wells-Martin
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Behind The ScenesIt’s A Sin: out and proud in the 80s
Russell T Davies on why it was so important to cast gay actors in his 1980s-set AIDS drama
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FeaturesGlued to the Screen: Line Of Duty
With its emphasis on character, Jed Mercurio’s police corruption drama takes me back to the great detectives of my childhood, says Ian McKee
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Behind The ScenesRichard Hammond on The Great Escapists
Our ambitious attempt to reinvent pop-science for Amazon involved 13 shipping containers, a desert island and massive builds, says presenter
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Behind The ScenesWhy 13 could be lucky for Dancing on Ice
Every eventuality has been considered and contingency plan plotted for 13th series of ITV’s ice-skating competition, says Clodagh O’Donoghue
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Behind The ScenesA Discovery of Witches, Sky
Bad Wolf exec producer Lachlan MacKinnon on creating 16th century London in South Wales
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Behind The ScenesThe ‘pawsome’ challenge of Pooch Perfect
Covid-19 played havoc with the planning of our BBC1 dog grooming competition series but it might have also made it better, says Damon Pattison
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Behind The ScenesLondon’s Greatest Bridges, C5
Lockdown restrictions have forced factual producers to think differently – but this can present creative opportunities, says Dominic Gallagher