Features – Page 17
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Behind The Scenes
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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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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Crackit goes to A&E After Dark for C5
Our doc series spotlights the fantastic work of NHS staff and the threats of violence and abuse they endure during nightshifts, says Jon Connerty
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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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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
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Behind The Scenes
We Hunt Together, Alibi
Director and costume designer of UKTV drama on creating two worlds in one show
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Making History 101 for Netflix
Our challenge was to expand the ‘explainer video’ format into an innovative and accessible major international SVoD series, says Bruce Kennedy
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What’s the Matter with Tony Slattery?, BBC2
Our scientific investigation into Bipolar became a personal journey into the comedian and actor’s mental health history, says Clare Richards
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The Broadcast Interview
Joe Gilgun: ‘Being this tormented gives you serious emotional intelligence'
The Brassic co-creator tells Max Goldbart about his mental health struggles and the unique writing technique he’s developed for the Sky 1 comedy
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Behind The Scenes
Arranging Netflix’s Big Flower Fight
MultiStory Media ran with SVoD’s ambition to create a horticulture competition series of scale and whimsy
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The Broadcast Interview
Jonathan Wall: constructing the BBC’s audio future
The BBC Sounds controller tells Max Goldbart why reaching diverse and underserved audiences is mission-critical to the corporation’s future
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Behind The Scenes
Work on the Wild Side, Channel 4
Our daytime conservation series highlights the crisis in Africa’s natural world and nothing would stop us telling the story, says Jannine Waddell
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Walking with Elephants, Channel 4
Levison Wood’s latest journey into the African Savannah was dangerous and full of uncertainty, but that was the point, says Alexis Girardet
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The Broadcast Interview
Kirstie Swain: I like to write about people who have wronged me
The writer behind comedy-drama Pure on why lockdown could impact creativity and how she is preparing Sky Atlantic’s Sweetpea remotely
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The Fantastical Factory of Curious Craft, Channel 4
We tapped into the Instagram generation’s obsession with crafting to create a reality show for everybody, says Andrew Cartmell
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Police: Hour of Duty, Channel 5
Filming police stories across a single hour poses challenges our crew had never faced before, says Tom Clarke
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Behind The Scenes
Trying: the lowdown on Apple TV+’s first UK series
Balancing laughs and emotion in Apple TV+’s comedy series was key to revealing the truth about Britain’s adoption system, says Jim O’Hanlon
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Behind The Scenes
Life and Birth: how Dragonfly created BBC1’s childbirth doc
Known for a popular fixed rig childbirth series, our latest take on the format had to deliver fresh insights, says Dragonfly’s Tom Currie
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Behind The Scenes
Devs: the making of BBC2’s FX drama
We dodged the coronavirus lockdown, but producing our sci-fi drama still posed several challenges, says Allon Reich