Features – Page 108
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Behind The ScenesWelcoming 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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FeaturesSky Documentaries hunts for stories with a ‘premium feel’
Biographies, music, crime and contemporary history docs are on the wanted list for docs director Poppy Dixon
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FeaturesCreative review: Football, make-up and punk rock
From mixing interview and archive footage to colour-grading period beauty looks and creating a 100-strong choir
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FeaturesRethinking recruitment
The Covid pandemic and BLM movement have galvanised the industry to reassess how freelance crew are hired and try to create a more level playing field
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FeaturesBuyers expand horizons as US shows dry up
The acquisitions landscape is changing as major studios retain content for their own streaming services & networks look elsewhere for deals
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FeaturesEmmys spotlight: Steve McQueen on Small Axe
Writer and director on how the films – about the experience of West Indian immigrants in London – achieved unexpected global resonance
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FeaturesGlued to the Screen: Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In
DNA Films doc combines access and archive to winning effect, says Rab Christie
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FeaturesWriting the script for indie success
Jane Featherstone, Jane Tranter and Nicola Shindler on inflating budgets, rights and crewing shortages, talent deals and being a woman in TV
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FeaturesEmmys spotlight: Making series four of The Crown
Interview with exec producer Suzanne Mackie, actress Emma Corrin, costume designer Amy Roberts and hair and make-up designer Cate Hall
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Behind The ScenesTogether: Love in the time of Covid
Shot in just 10 days, with a cast of three and a single location, BBC2’s lockdown drama aired just four months after being greenlit
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FeaturesFocus Group: What do people misunderstand about a director’s role?
Our four panellists on the reality of being a TV director
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The Broadcast InterviewJonno Richards: Talkback boss turns up the heat
With a Netflix dating series hit and a Best Independent Production Company win at this year Broadcast Awards, the Fremantle label is flying high
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Behind The ScenesSophie: A Murder in West Cork, Netflix
Producer Sarah Lambert on taking a different approach to a crime story
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FeaturesHugh Grant talks The Undoing
Leading actor on shedding his nice‑guy image and why he enjoys these darker character roles
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FeaturesPaapa Essiedu: honouring Michaela Coel
I May Destroy You actor on the huge responsibility he felt to honour the writing of his friend
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Behind The ScenesThe A List, Netflix
Navigating lockdown and the wild Welsh weather made for a stressful shoot
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FeaturesHow It’s A Sin became C4’s most-binged show ever
Russell T Davies & Nicola Shindler on how the drama offered a fresh take on the 1980s HIV and Aids crisis
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FeaturesNavigating the talent crunch
Securing leading actors for high-end projects is harder than ever according to producers, agents and showrunners