Features – Page 299
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Behind The ScenesRoss Kemp: Invisible Wounded, Sky1
After six years meeting soldiers on the frontline, Ross Kemp wanted to make a personal film about an issue that is often ignored, says Tom Sheahan
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Behind The ScenesFull English, Channel 4
Channel 4’s answer to Family Guy comes from an unusual pairing: a start-up UK indie and a Hollywood studio. Paul Whitelaw talks to the duo who have seen their idea come to life.
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Behind The ScenesHow We Invented The World, Discovery
Tracing origins of iconic inventions was vast challenge, says series producer James Buchanan.
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FeaturesFresh Meat
Full post production on the returning eight-part comedy about university students.
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FeaturesDon't Sit In The Front Row
Produce the comedy panel show hosted by Jack Dee, who interacts with the studio audience.
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FeaturesThe X Factor USA
Complete video and audio post finishing for the second series of the US talent show.
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FeaturesBake Off beats critics
Alas and alack the cakes, buns, bunting and icing sugar are but a memory. Alas and alack for BBC2 anyway, for everyone else the end of The Great British Bake Off might evoke a more bitter ‘thank goodness, get lost’.
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FeaturesEra of opportunity and threat
Broadcast gathered six top executives from some of the UK’s biggest producers to discuss major issues affecting their business. Chris Curtis chairs from Salford’s MediaCityUK.
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FeaturesOff cuts: Making a fruity Pact
Pact left some rather startled at its manifesto launch with a UK indies showreel that included some fruity moments from The Inbetweeners
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Behind The ScenesThe Comic Strip Presents: Five Go To Rehab, Gold
Rain-sodden Devon was far from the rural idyll of The Comic Strip’s first Famous Five spoof 30 years ago, says Nick Smith
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Behind The ScenesHeston’s Fantastical Food
Avoiding death by supersized ice cream, creating a huge dunking biscuit and putting a pie in a pub was all in a day’s work for Heston Blumenthal’s new series, says Jenny Byrom
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The Broadcast InterviewAndrew O'Connell, Channel 5
Channel 5’s factual commissioner talks to Alex Farber about Big Brother’s halo effect and his determination to deliver a strong factual slate, with the backing of owner Richard Desmond
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FeaturesNo more ‘one-size-fits-all’
Local knowledge and a well-planned entry strategy are key to breaking into new territories. Ann-Marie Corvin travels to Turkey to hear from key international players
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FeaturesMediaCityUK to make London look old-school
In the first of three themed roundtables at the Salford media hub, Broadcast explored the creative impact, opportunities and challengesfacing producers in the north-west. Lisa Campbell moderates
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FeaturesGirls; Sky Atlantic
Sky Atlantic’s latest HBO comedy import follows the exploits of four young women in New York. Sound familiar? But these girls aren’t living the dream, learns Benji Wilson
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FeaturesThe Secret Of Crickley Hall
Complete picture and audio post on the BBC’s three-part adaptation of James Herbert’s novel.
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The Broadcast InterviewDavid Dugan and Ian Duncan, Windfall Films
With potential subjects for Inside Nature’s Giants running out, Windfall Films is looking for something new. But, its founders tell Balihar Khalsa, TV appears increasingly risk-averse.