Features – Page 42
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      FeaturesIn conversation: Harnessing the power of real life drama
Directors of ITV’s Mr Bates Vs The Post Office and Breathtaking discuss their different approaches to making series based on real events
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      FeaturesIn conversation: Lauren Sequeira and Candice Carty-Williams on changing the script in UK drama
The Queenie and Domino Day writers on flying the flag for Black female creatives, fighting to tell their stories & overcoming ‘imposter syndrome’
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      Behind The ScenesJosh Must Win: The Primal Media format turning the dial on reality TV
In this new E4 series, celebrities secretly influence the competition by trying to help an ‘ordinary Joe’ contestant triumph over their ‘alpha’ rivals
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      FeaturesFirst look: The Responder, BBC1
Martin Freeman and Adelayo Adedayo return in second series of Dancing Ledge Production’s thriller, written by Tony Schumacher
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      FeaturesEnd Credits: Tom Garton
Wonderhood Studios’ Tom Garton on subversive comedy and getting arrested in Kazakhstan
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      Behind The ScenesThings You Should Have Done, BBC3
Lucia Keskin shot to fame on YouTube parodying sitcoms - Robin Parker finds out how the 23-year-old came to be running one of her own
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      FeaturesNBCU pushes on with search for international entertainment
From BBC partnerships to filming abroad, the US broadcaster is prepared to travel for good TV
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      Behind The ScenesCân i Gymru (Song for Wales), S4C
Executive producer Emyr Afan on the increasing the profile of singing contest Cân i Gymru (Song for Wales) with a staging revamp
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      FeaturesDistributors Index: BBC Studios on the hunt for content with global appeal
Execs Mark Linsey and Kate Ward discuss their aim of getting the best of British TV out to the world
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      FeaturesBuyers roundtable: Strategies for securing the best scripted content
Heads of acquisition from Sky, HBO Max, Starz and BBCS/UKTV reveal their priorities
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      FeaturesThis Town: Steven Knight revisits the ska era
The Peaky Blinders creator discusses his latest BBC1 drama, set amid the emerging music scene of 1980s Birmingham
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      FeaturesLondon TV Screenings: Thrillers dominate as comedy declines
Laughs will be in short supply at this year’s London TV Screenings as distributors instead opt to push their premium scripted content
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      FeaturesDead In The Water
‘It feels utterly accurate and authentic, allowing a real sense of place and time’
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      FeaturesSpinal Destination
‘It’s a very warm and humane gang comedy with a group of friends unlike any other you’ve seen’
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      FeaturesBorderline
‘This is very premium, with great storytelling. It’s gritty and it’s got a political dimension’
 



    
    
    














