Features – Page 52
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Crossing a cultural chasm to shoot Giri/Haji in Japan
Why filming in Tokyo was crucial for executive producer Chris Fry to ensure the Sister crime thirller felt authentic
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Behind The Scenes
How the Nolans stayed in cruise control for Quest Red
The coronavirus put paid to several European excursions we’d planned for the Nolan sisters but we adapted, says Dimitri Nicomanis
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Behind The Scenes
Telling Trump’s tale through tweets for BBC3
Communicating ‘The Donald’s’ revolutionary method of speaking to the electorate was made all the harder by lockdown, says director Emeka Onono
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Behind the scenes at The School that Tried to End Racism
Our ob-doc mini-series about unconscious racial bias in children helped out production team understand more about themselves, says David DeHaney
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Building a pyramid for C4
Constructing a real-life pyramid from scratch in Mexico was a unique TV challenge, says Bella Falk
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Dramatising the reality of fast fame
Reggie Yates’s drama exploration of reality TV feels like an urgent story to tell, says Sue Horth
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Afua Hirsch & Lucy Pilkington: plotting change
Presenter Hirsch has partnered with Milk and Honey Productions founder to create a ‘safe space’ production venture with diversity at its heart
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Behind The Scenes
Bringing Tutankhamun to life in colour
We gathered the material for our colourised history doc just in time, says Paul Bradshaw
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2015: Chris Evans confirmed as new Top Gear lead host
Radio presenter signed three-year deal
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Race against time to save our queen doc from lockdown
We were trying to gain access to film in Iran. Then lockdown piled on the pressure to finish our doc, says director Paul Elston
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The Salisbury Poisonings: ‘an exploration of collateral damage’
Dancing Ledge MD Chris Carey tells Desiree Ibekwe about telling human stories behind the headlines - and his mission to nurture new writers
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Stitching together a lockdown special
How Double Act pivoted to adapt Animal Planet’s long-running series Dr Jeff: Rocky Mountain Vet as a pandemic special
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The Broadcast Interview
David Olusoga: TV is the classroom of the country
The historian and broadcaster talks to Max Goldbart about toppled statues, the educational value of TV and industry discrimination
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A Greek Odyssey with Bettany Hughes, C5
Series director Anna Thomson reveals the Herculean task of exploring Ancient and modern Greece amid a pandemic
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Michaela Coel: ‘TV is unforgiving - but I’m built for this’
The Chewing Gum creator dug deep to channel her experience of sexual assault into her BBC1 drama I May Destroy You
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Behind The Scenes
Performing an Ocean Autopsy for BBC4
Our doc special for World Ocean Day contains shocking truths and entertaining reveals about the sea and its inhabitants, says Peter Collins
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2019: Katie Rawcliffe appointed ITV head of entertainment
Producer replaced Siobhan Greene, who stepped down to launch her own production company 100% Content
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Behind The Scenes
Two Sisters One Body, Channel 4
The story of conjoined twins demanded we focus on their cultural and political lives – not just their medical condition, says Jack Macinnes
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Behind The Scenes
The Real Housewives of Cheshire: staging a virtual reunion
Lockdown did not temper the extravagant behaviour of the leads of our ITV Be reality soap, says David Granger
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The Broadcast Interview
June Sarpong: ‘you either get angry or find a solution’
The former presenter-turned-diversity champion outlines her vision for a more inclusive BBC to Max Goldbart