Features – Page 298
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FeaturesBBC comedy: Nothing funny about playing safe
With BBC comedies having been outstripped by C4 at the Baftas, are the corporation’s commissioners stifling the laughter by being too risk-averse?
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FeaturesProduction: Middle East
With big plans but a lack of local expertise, the Middle East is seeking Western broadcasting experience, which adds up to opportunities for UK companies. Adrian Pennington reports
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FeaturesRichard Hammond’s Blast Lab
The challenge: To control costs on an ambitious new science series fronted by Richard Hammond.
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FeaturesThe Devil’s Whore
The challenge: To make a quality costume drama about the English Civil War on a budget of £7 million.
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FeaturesDickinson's Real Deal
The challenge: To deliver a daytime auction magazine show that looked like it was studiobased, but with a budget that made a studio virtually impossible.
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FeaturesTotal Wipeout
The challenge: To replicate the scale of entertainment format Wipeout on ABC US without building a dedicated set.
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FeaturesGenerals At War
The challenge: To produce a series about six Second World War battles without the high cost of filming on many locations.
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FeaturesBaby Planet
The challenge To film baby animals on zoological breeding programmes with thematic channel budgets.
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FeaturesBritain’s Conjoined Twins: Hope & Faith
The challenge: To cut costs without compromising on quality - and to maximise shooting time within budget.
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FeaturesHistory’s Hardest Prison
The challenge: To deliver an HD-quality docudrama on a pilot SD budget - in the hope of securing a full series.
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FeaturesBeing Human
The challenge: To make an original, innovative - yet good-quality - drama on BBC3 budgets.
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FeaturesThe 100-Mile Challenge
A whole town must change its international eating habits in this cookery format from Canada.
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FeaturesMark Lawrence, NBC Universal
Director of global programme acquisitions, NBC Universal Global Networks
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FeaturesOutside broadcasts
High-def, multiplatform and 3D developments point to an evolution of the OB truck as an integrated media hub, though the sector is facing further consolidation.
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FeaturesIndustry Media
Industry MediaBased Winchester, Belfast, LondonFounders Simon Vyvyan, Jane LodgeBusiness affairs specialists Gill Lang, James Penny, Kerry Kyriacou, Rebecca Jeffries, Rosemary KleinMain operating area Provision of business affairs services to the television production sectorYears in operation Five yearsMajor recent shows Gavin and Stacey (Baby Cow), Lost In ...