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FeaturesDocumentary series: Exodus: Our Journey Into Europe
”We all think we know the migration story – our news is saturated with it. But this was the real story, stripped back and bare.” So said one judge of the category’s clear winner.
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FeaturesEntertainment programme: The Last Leg
The Last Leg took a giant leap forward in 2016 with a live, daily pre-watershed show reviewing the Rio Paralympics.
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FeaturesSpecial recognition: Later... With Jools Holland
Think of a breakthrough recording artist of the past 25 years and the chances are you saw them first on Later… With Jools Holland.
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FeaturesComedy programme: Mum
Big Talk’s six-part series was a genuinely funny and moving piece of work that “subverted expectations”, according to one judge.
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FeaturesMusic programme: Adele At The BBC
The judges were impressed that the hour-long special had the “ambition to match the singing talent of the Chasing Pavements star”.
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FeaturesPre-school programme: Topsy and Tim
Having taken the adage about children and animals as an open challenge, Darrall Macqueen took things to the next level for series three of Topsy And Tim.
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FeaturesSports programme: Rio 2016 Paralympic Games
Following the London 2012 Paralympics was a tough challenge, but not only did the Team GB athletes in Rio surpass their previous medal haul, Channel 4’s coverage of the event also hit new heights.
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FeaturesSoap or continuing drama: Emmerdale
It’s a second consecutive win for the Yorkshire-set soap, whose most talked-about storyline of the year was Aaron finding the courage to confide in his mother that he was a victim of sexual abuse.
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FeaturesDaytime programme: The Question Jury
The development team at Monkey Kingdom created The Question Jury after watching the 1950s film Twelve Angry Men, in which a group of strangers are stuck in a jury room together, leading to much drama and debate.
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FeaturesChildren's programme: The Boy on the Bicycle
Access to the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan secured a fast-turnaround commission for Drummer TV for this My Life documentary, which sought to give young viewers an insight into Syrian children’s lives.
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FeaturesInternational programme sales: The Last Panthers
The Last Panthers was a truly global series. Co-produced by British indie Warp Films and French producer Haut et Court for Sky Atlantic and French premium network Canal+, it was shot across four European cities in three languages.
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FeaturesMultichannel programme: Fleabag
Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s lost, filthy, lovable character broke hearts while breaking the fourth wall in BBC Three’s six-part sitcom, hailed by judges as a “brilliant unique voice” that was “breathing new life” into British comedy.
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FeaturesBest Places To Work in Charts
See what percentage of companies in our survey provide free alcohol as a perk.
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FeaturesBig Light Productions
“We celebrate their success by telling them as much as possible, rewarding them financially, and opening them up to more challenging opportunities. Cake also helps.”
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FeaturesLion Television
“We really want people to feel that they are Lion alumni and to retain some affection for, and loyalty to, the company.”
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FeaturesTrue North
“When we’ve had a success, we analyse it and build on it and make sure that everyone knows that part of our creative approach is down to a particular person or team.”
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FeaturesWhisper Films
“The most important thing for us is constant and constructive feedback. That allow members of our production teams to “
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FeaturesBig Talk Productions
“We offer staff sabbatical opportunities to work in different aspects of production elsewhere in the ITV group.”
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FeaturesIcon Films
“Our annual work experience programme, in collaboration with local organisations in Bristol, allows us to spot emerging talent.”