Features – Page 84
-
Behind The Scenes
Born 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
-
Behind The Scenes
Dogs 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
-
Features
Special Recognition: Have I Got News For You
Have I Got News For You is TV’s most popular satirical news format… allegedly.
-
Features
Best entertainment programme: Britain’s Got Talent
The Thames/Syco juggernaut continued to rumble on, steamrolling the competition to climax with a peak audience of 13.4 million viewers – and a whopping share of more than 50%.
-
Features
Best single drama: Marvellous
In drawing on the energy and humanity of one individual, writer Peter Bowker and director Julian Farino concocted a one-of-a-kind drama to lift the spirits of even the most cynical viewer.
-
Behind The Scenes
First 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
-
Behind The Scenes
Behind 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.
-
-
-
-
Behind The Scenes
All Aboard! The Sleigh Ride, BBC4
As if filming at -20°C wasn’t challenging enough, we had to grapple with reindeer and hand-held filming on a bumpy sleigh, says Luke Korzun Martin
-
Behind The Scenes
Beowulf, ITV
The producers of ITV’s take on the Anglo-Saxon epic tell Olly Grant how they created a fantasy universe from scratch and made an ancient saga work for a modern audience
-
Behind The Scenes
The Sound of Music Live, ITV
ITV’s live broadcast of the classic musical won’t shy away from drawing political parallels with today’s global crises, discovers Emily Norval
-
Behind The Scenes
We’re Doomed! The Dad’s Army Story, BBC2
A drama about the birth of Dad’s Army reveals the behind-the-scenes conflict over the classic sitcom - and how it almost didn’t happen. Olly Grant meets the team telling the tale
-
Features
2015 Review: deals round-up
Following a record-breaking 2014, this year was dominated by ITV and All3Media’s further landgrabs. All eyes are now on 2016 for real structural change, reports Neil Midgley
-
The Broadcast Interview
Nick Curwin and Magnus Temple, The Garden
The fixed-rig pioneers talk to Chris Curtis about implementing a growth strategy while holding on to their core creative principles, life under ITV, and taking a ‘box-set approach’ to factual
-
Features
Global formats: scaling the format heights
From naked dating to mountaineering and feel-good prank shows, Peter White provides a rundown of the hottest international properties and the biggest emerging trends.
-
Behind The Scenes
Kitchen Impossible with Michel Roux Jnr, C4
With the help of Michelin-starred chef Michel Roux Jr, we wanted to show that people with disabilities have the talent, ambition and will to succeed in the workplace, says series producer Sam Grace
-
Behind The Scenes
Glitchy, ITV2
With spoof programmes like Sun, Sea And Sex With My Parents, we wanted to gently send up the contemporary TV landscape, says executive producer James Longman
-
Features
Sophie de Bodisco, senior trade advisor, France
UKTI’s consumer, creative and digital services team lead in Paris talks scripted formats, the Canal+ regime change and the quest to find a French Borgen