Features – Page 159
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FeaturesPippa Harris: Survivors
The languid mundanity of Terry Nation’s plague drama filled the Bafta chair with dread - and fired her imagination
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Behind The ScenesMum, BBC2
The main characters have come to the end of their journey and – I hope – revealed a few truths about life along the way, says Stefan Golaszewski
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FeaturesLucy Pilkington: Roots
Scary, brutal and shocking, Kunta Kinte’s visceral tale was an awakening for the Milk and Honey managing director
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FeaturesDrama chiefs hail SVoD co-pros
Commercial PSB commissioners cite global reach and additional finance as key benefits
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FeaturesJeff Pope: Law And Order
Cliché-free and with pin-sharp dialogue, the story instantly had its hooks in ITV Studios’ head of factual drama
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FeaturesChernobyl: The story that had to be told
Screenwriter Craig Mazin discusses the transition from film to TV
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FeaturesAlex Horne: The Krypton Factor
A childhood longing to scale the fearsome assault course of ITV’s show sowed the seeds for Taskmaster’s fiendish challenges
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Behind The ScenesSex on the Couch, BBC3
Watching couples’ sex therapy sessions was a real privilege and a production challenge, says Caroline Short
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FeaturesJohn Smithson: Life Story
This ‘Horizon on steroids’, from Threads director Mick Jackson, turned the Arrow Pictures exec on to factual drama
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FeaturesCBS All Access sets out scripted plans
Content chief Julie McNamara targets ‘true originals’ and spin-offs in two-pronged strategy
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FeaturesKate Beal: That’s Life!
Esther Rantzen’s consumer staple was so much more than talking dogs and funny vegetables, says the Woodcut Media chief executive
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FeaturesSophie Petzal: Life on Mars
In her teens, the creator of Channel 5’s Blood was drawn by the sci-fi premise of BBC1’s drama. Its heart, humour and mystery kept her hooked
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FeaturesJon Plowman: The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The comedy producer celebrates a chat show titan whose recovery from flat gags was often funnier than the zingers that landed
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FeaturesEmma Frost: Behaving Badly
Judi Dench’s essay of a ‘delightful and deliciously subversive breakdown’ inspired the writer to put women centre stage
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FeaturesHelen Nightingale: The Tube
Was anything ever cooler than C4’s ‘anarchic, funny and spontaneous’ 1980s music show, asks the UKTV commissioner
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FeaturesJim Allen: The Adventures of Robinson Hogg
In enduring a public meltdown on a remote island, Nationwide presenter James Hogg was the father of reality TV, argues RDF’s managing director
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