Features – Page 116
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The Broadcast InterviewSimon Andreae: Forging a fresh path for Fremantle
UK chief exec has a wealth of indie experience to draw on as he sets about simplifying its structure & balancing shows with new IP
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FeaturesThe NHS’s Covid challenge
As his reports lay bare the true impact of the pandemic, BBC News reporter Clive Myrie laments that TV crews were not allowed into hospitals sooner
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FeaturesBoom time for Bristol
The city is at the centre of a global natural history explosion that is increasing competition for talent and pushing up budgets
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FeaturesA new era in US politics
ITV News’ Emma Murphy on Biden’s America and moving the political narrative away from Donald Trump
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FeaturesIn conversation: how to write a hit ITV drama
The writers of The Bay and Finding Alice discuss their creative process and unravel the layers that make up must-watch television
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FeaturesEnd Credits: Philippa Collie Cousins, UKTV
The drama commissioning editor on prize-winning poetry and life on the farm
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FeaturesGlued to the Screen: The Bureau
Like a great ob-doc series, The Bureau’s tight focus on a core group draws you into their world and keeps you there, says John Smithson
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Behind The ScenesBuilding Gordon Ramsay’s Bank Balance
The celebrity chef navigated time differences and quarantines to film our BBC1 game show, says Sue Allison
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Behind The ScenesBringing the Age of Samurai to life
Our Canadian Netflix original drama relied on great actors, production magic and animated battle maps, says Stephen Scott
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Behind The ScenesRecreating the Blitz Spirit for BBC1
Covid-19, budgets and a trio of lockdown beards were among the challenges we faced creating our latest Lucy Worsley programme, says Emma Hindley
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FeaturesGallery: Bloodlands
Selection of images from the set of the Hat Trick Mercurio (HTM) drama series for BBC1
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Behind The ScenesJools in lockdown: keeping the music playing
The length of the great man’s grand piano helped Alison Howe’s team produce the 56th series of Later with… Jools Holland during the pandemic
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Behind The ScenesDigging deep for More 4
We wrecked gardens, circumvented local councils and stunk out a Premier Inn hotel room to create The Great British Dig, says Steve Wynne
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Behind The ScenesDiscovering the true Jodi Arias during Covid
We gained access to the people closest to convicted US killer Jodi Arias as the world locked down, says Lucie Ridout
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Behind The ScenesReconstructing Shannon Matthews’ disappearance
Gaining the trust of a community dubbed ‘Broken Britain’ was tricky but rewarding, says director/producer Neil Rawles
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FeaturesQuiz of the month
Test yourself in our quiz on the industry news during the month of January
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The Broadcast InterviewHow Mitchell & Webb got Back on screen
The comedy duo on their 25-year partnership and the obstacles they had to overcome to get the second series of their C4 sitcom on air
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FeaturesEnd Credits: Selina Mehta, Zinc Media
The Zinc Media director of development on Malted Milk, Mumbai and her mum’s sausage rolls
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FeaturesDrama shakes off a turbulent year thanks to SVoD players
Commissions were hit hard in March and April as the pandemic took hold, but the genre bounced back in the second half of the year
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FeaturesScene-setting visual effects
The best recent work, from a recreation of Elizabethan London to deep space