Features – Page 3
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The Ripper Speaks
‘There have been loads of Ripper documentaries, but they have never been in his own words’
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The Teacher
‘We’re always on the hunt for great British drama in what is a competitive and crowded market’
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The Broadcast Interview
Gerhard Zeiler: Super-local approach to global success
The Warner Media International chief on the importance of local content, why it’s good to fail and the prospect of breaking HBO Max’s ties with Sky
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Behind The Scenes
Welcoming Michael Ball to Wonderful Wales
Singer’s exploration of his mother’s homeland was also his first time presenting an ob-doc, says Carrie Smith
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Comment
PSBs are ignoring their remits in the Midlands
Some regions are more equal than others and broadcasters’ programme spends prove it, says Mike Bradley
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Behind The Scenes
Anne Boleyn: Bringing history up to date
Channel 5’s ambitious new original drama aims to reset the narrative around Henry VIII’s second wife
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Best popular factual programme: Race Across The World
‘Completely compelling – I cared so much about these people. It was talked-about TV, made with ambition and panache’
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Best specialist factual: A House Through Time
‘Thoroughly engaging from start to finish and overall an excellent and well-crafted specialist factual film’
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Best daytime programme: Moving On
‘Cleverly embedded twists and turns that keep the audience questioning their allegiances throughout’
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Channel of the Year: BBC2
‘Outstanding creative performance in its factual heartland and a peerless non-scripted slate’
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Behind The Scenes
Pip and Posy, C5/Sky Kids
Producer Vici King on why bringing the popular children’s tales to screen was like making vodka
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Co-pros soar as pandemic hits budgets
Broadcast Intelligence’s Commissioner Index has added 50 international commissioners keen to explore co-pro opportunities with British partners
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AFP comes into its own
Ad-funded programming is enjoying a resurgence as its reputation improves and traditional ad spots take a hit from the pandemic
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C5: Supplier base grows as factual still dominates
ITN is top supplier by hours for the third year in a row and top by spend for the second
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Behind The Scenes
Predator: Catching the Black Cab Rapist, C5
Honouring the brave accounts of the women attacked by John Worboys was essential to making this documentary, says Sheun Adelasoye
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Gallery - Happy Campers: The Caravan Park
Selection of images of the Twofour doc series for Channel 5, following events at two West Country holiday camps post-lockdown
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Behind The Scenes
Lost Boy: The Killing of James Bulger, C5
Exec Andy Dunn on why trust was key for the two-parter revisiting a shocking death
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Behind The Scenes
Reliving the sinister crimes of a serial killer
The Yorkshire Ripper’s New Victims producer Heenan Bhatti on recording the emotional stories on those who survived at the hands of Peter Sutcliffe
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Behind The Scenes
Reconstructing Shannon Matthews’ disappearance
Gaining the trust of a community dubbed ‘Broken Britain’ was tricky but rewarding, says director/producer Neil Rawles