Features – Page 5
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Behind The ScenesMysteries of the Pyramids with Dara O’Briain, Channel 5
Series producer Ewen Thomson on what we do and don’t know about the pyramids, and the challenges of getting a closer look
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Features‘Keeping people at the heart’: C5 News coverage of the infected blood report
Hour-long special to cover latest developments in a decades-old scandal – and how Mr Bates vs The Post Office could help the fight for justice
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Behind The ScenesThe kids are alright: The Gathering
Broadcast speaks to the creators of Channel 4’s new series on making a drama for adults and teens alike
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Behind The ScenesThe Fortune Hotel, ITV1
Series editor Ben Wilson explains the evolution of a double-crossing reality format from Cold War-style espionage to Carribean luxury
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Behind The ScenesI Kissed a Girl, BBC3
Executive producer Dan Gray on assembling the perfect team to turn a groundbreaking format into the UK’s first dating show for gay women
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FeaturesPig tales: Jeremy Clarkson and Andy Wilman on Clarkson’s Farm
Ahead of series three, Broadcast heads to Diddly Squat Farm to see what makes it such fertile soil for a hit
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The Broadcast InterviewReece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton: Closing the door on No. 9
Creators and stars of the black comedy anthology series on pulling down the shutters after nine series and wrestling with the best kind of send-off
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FeaturesFirst look: Mr Loverman, BBC1
Eight-part new series based on Bernardine Evaristo’s hit novel of the same name
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Behind The ScenesDanny Dyer: How to Be a Man, Channel 4
Executive producer Hugh Whitworth on how he tackled finding contributors to talk about the thorny issue of masculinity
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FeaturesFirst look: Insomnia, Paramount+
Left Bank Pictures and Build Your Own Films six-parter airs 23 May
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Behind The ScenesBig Mood, Channel 4
Executive producer Lotte Beasley Mestriner on visually depicting the experience of bipolar disorder, while keeping things funny and on budget
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FeaturesFirst look: Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light, BBC1
Six-part Playground and Company Pictures adaptation of the final novel in Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall trilogy
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FeaturesPBS seeks UK co-producers for science doc strand Nova
US broadcaster looking for ideas that take a deeper dive into mainstream science and tech stories
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Behind The ScenesThe Real Serpent, Channel 4
David Howard, creative director of Monster Films, on the challenges of gaining access to a suspected serial killer
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Behind The ScenesMy Wife, My Abuser: The Secret Footage, Channel 5
Director David Ward explains the sensitivity need to help Richard Spencer open up about 20 years of abuse at the hands of his wife
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Behind The ScenesQueens, Disney+
Showrunner Chloe Sarosh on pulling together a female-led team to capture animal societies where females rule the roost
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FeaturesWhy comedy shorts are more than just a development tool
In the wake of the launch of the C4 Playground scheme comedy producers & talent speak about the benefits of keeping things short and sweet
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Behind The ScenesThe Titan Sub Disaster: Minute by Minute, C5
Series PD Daniel Smith on the challenges of shedding new light on the well-covered search for the Titan submarine
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FeaturesIn conversation: Harnessing the power of real life drama
Directors of ITV’s Mr Bates Vs The Post Office and Breathtaking discuss their different approaches to making series based on real events
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FeaturesIn conversation: Lauren Sequeira and Candice Carty-Williams on changing the script in UK drama
The Queenie and Domino Day writers on flying the flag for Black female creatives, fighting to tell their stories & overcoming ‘imposter syndrome’