Features – Page 40
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Behind The Scenes
Churchill's Secret, ITV
ITV’s one-off drama reveals a hidden, vulnerable side to Britain’s WWII leader as he copes with family tragedy and encroaching old age.
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The Prosecutors, BBC4
You learn to be patient when there’s no guarantee you’ll be able to use the cases you’re following, say Sara Hardy and Blue Ryan
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David Baddiel On The Silk Road
Our trek along the ancient trade route from China to Istanbul took months of planning - but our best stories came from the things we didn’t expect, says series producer Glenn Swift
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The Broadcast Interview
Sally Woodward Gentle & Lee Morris, Sid Gentle Films
The duo behind drama indie Sid Gentle Films tell Robin Parker why they’re seeking out leftfield talent - and what this means for diversity in the industry
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Thirteen, BBC3
Commissioned before BBC3’s online move was set in stone, Thirteen had to shift from a traditional production road map to one that embraced all things digital.
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The Broadcast Interview
Susanne Bier, The Night Manager
Acclaimed Danish film director Susanne Bier waited 25 years to make her TV debut - with a thriller that had taken almost as long to get to the screen.
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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
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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.
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The Day Hitler Died, ITV
A treasure trove of archive interviews was the key to unlocking our Hitler doc. The next step was to rebuild his bunker, says Sue Summers
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The Broadcast Interview
Gary Davey, Sky
Sky’s managing director of content talks to Chris Curtis about going head to head with US studios, losing Stuart Murphy, and his search for a pan-European scripted blockbuster
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The Rack Pack, BBC iPlayer
Our BBC iPlayer film presented two huge challenges: combining comedy and tragedy, and making non-professionals look like geniuses with a snooker cue, says Barney Reisz
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Lip Sync Battle UK, Channel 5
Could we launch a talent-led show to rival the cult US version? asks Lisa Chapman. With top presenters, brilliant contestants and a bit of pig-spanking, we think we’ve pulled it off
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Ten Pieces II, BBC2 / CBBC
For our cinematic take on orchestra performance, we shot ten music videos in two days, reveals Serena Cross
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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
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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
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Dickensian, BBC1
On a vast Victorian street set in a warehouse in west London, James Rampton hears how Red Planet took a light-footed approach to its rummage through Charles Dickens’ brain
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War and Peace, BBC1
At more than 1,400 pages, adapting War And Peace as a six-part drama was not for the fainthearted. Olly Grant meets the director, producer and crew charged with bringing the epic story to life
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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
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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
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The Broadcast Interview
Martin Pope and Michael Rose, Magic Light Pictures
The animators behind BBC1 festive treats The Gruffalo and Stick Man tell Robin Parker how CGI helps them to find and fill the 3D space between the linds of children’s stories