Features – Page 304
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FeaturesA Touch of Cloth
Post-produce Charlie Brooker’s 1 x 120-minute parody of police procedurals
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Behind The ScenesParade’s End, BBC2
I missed the preparation time on this WWI-era drama, but having Tom Stoppard writing on set for an A-list cast helped us negotiate the challenging conditions, says Susanna White.
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Behind The ScenesRed Dwarf X, Dave
Having scored Dave’s highest ever ratings for its 2009 three-part special, cult comedy Red Dwarf is back for a full series. Michael Rosser meets writer Doug Naylor and the cast on set.
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FeaturesBroadcasters: the big questions
Neil Midgley, Steve Hewlett, Maggie Brown, Ian Hyland and Kate Bulkley ask the big questions of the broadcasters.
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FeaturesChannel 4 News stays ahead
Show is again top for using female experts but that may not be the whole story, says Lis Howell.
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The Broadcast InterviewMark Thompson: ‘You need a thick skin in this job’
As the finishing line nears for the BBC’s outgoing DG, he tells Lisa Campbell about leaving “an organisation of mavericks” – and why the Olympics breathed new life into what it stands for.
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The Broadcast InterviewArmando Iannucci: ‘It’s amusing to annoy people’
On a roll with Veep and eyeing The Thick Of It’s endgame, Armando Iannucci tells Paul Whitelaw about HBO creative freedom, why the BBC needs Sky competition – and that OBE
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FeaturesWhy didn’t the BBC cut an entire service?
Neil Midgley says that until the Olympics the BBC’s public service credentials were increasingly in doubt.
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ITV: Where are the hits to complete the transformation strategy?
Steve Hewlett says ITV currently looks like a better-run version of what it always was.
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FeaturesC4: Is this what creative renewal looks like?
Maggie Brown says the jury is still out on David Abraham’s decision to hand power to Jay Hunt.
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FeaturesC5: Is there anything beyond Big Brother?
Despite scoring a hit with Big Brother, Ian Hyland questions what else Channel 5 has to offer.
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FeaturesPlanet Dinosaur 3D
Post on a 1 x 50-minute programme that reveals some of the latest animals to have been discovered by paleontologists.
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FeaturesBehind the Scenes: Escape from Colditz
Could Windfall recreate a daring WWII glider escape, asks producer / director Tom Cook?
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FeaturesTV illusionists: the magic ingredient
Watch star Dynamo has achieved the impossible by making street magic hip again, but it takes more than a few impressive tricks to win over a sceptical audience.
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Behind The ScenesThe Best of Men, BBC2
The story of the first Paralympics was ripe for the telling this year, but it wasn’t plain sailing when our script was rejected, says Harriet Davison.