Features – Page 49
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Behind The Scenes
Co-ordinating a Very Country Christmas
Tern TV had to grapple with PM’s Whack-a-Mole strategy and spiritual donkey-related conundrums for BBC1 three-parter, says exec Brendan Hughes
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Risking it all for C4’s Jungle Mystery: Lost Kingdoms of the Amazon
Our quest to document ancient rock art brought us face to face with Colombia’s most wanted man, says Paul King
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Locked In: Breaking the Silence, BBC4
Filmmaker Xavier Alford on the cathartic experience of sharing the story of his illness
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TriForce Creative Network: Banging the drum for diversity
Fraser Ayres, Jimmy Akingbola and Minnie Ayres on why the industry is finally taking diversity seriously
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Exploring the World According to Grandpa
Creating a relaxed atmosphere for child actors in a Covid-19 world was no easy task, says exec producer Caroline Cherry-Roberts
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The Broadcast Interview
Mackenzie Crook: Man of many talents
The actor and Pirates of the Caribbean star on leaving Hollywood behind to write and direct for British TV
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Coronation Street: Sixty years on the Street
How ITV Studios pulled off a series of ambitious 60th anniversary specials under Covid restrictions
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DIY: SOS’s most challenging build
Pulling off major constructions for television is tough at the best of times, so imagine that during a pandemic, says Hamish Summers
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How The Liberator revolutionises animated drama
Our technology has transformed Netflix and A&E’s WWII drama into a unique live-action/comic book hybrid, says Greg Jonkajtys
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How Spirit Studios revealed The Whole Truth
We braced for a social media reaction to our Channel 4 music-meets-mental health special, but only found positivity, says Matt Campion
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Angels of the North: two industries, two Covid protocols
Beauty salon ob-doc presented production challenges
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Small Axe: Lessons in black history
Tracing the stories of black West Indians over 16 years, director Steve McQueen’s new BBC1 series couldn’t be more relevant or timely
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The Broadcast Interview
Saving Strictly: Interview with showrunner Sarah James
Exec producer on stress, self isolation and same-sex couples
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Focus Group: Coping with Covid-19
Our four panellists discuss the difficulties of producing in quarantine
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Distributors Showcase Live: Boom time for format sales
Four leading distributors discuss the growing interest in classic shows and the wider impact of the pandemic on their business
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Animation in lockdown: a new pace for stop motion
Every rule our animators use went out the window to create the second series of CBBC’s Scream Street, says Phil Chalk
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Addressing miscarriage on screen: a sensitive task
Producer and director Janice Sutherland, explains her C5 film about a topic no-one could bring themselves to talk about
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Covid couldn’t stop us - try as it might
Sometimes it felt our BBC Wales drama The Pact would never get made, but we have made it into production, say Elwen Rowlands and Hayley Manning
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Multichannel Production Company of the Year: Firecracker Films
Firecracker’s shows have a prominent place across UKTV, BBC Scotland and E4
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Best Short-Form Documentary: Life After Death: How Seven Kids Came Back from the Dead
Met the remit of bringing younger, underserved audiences back to the BBC