All Behind The Scenes articles – Page 40

  • The Prosecutors, BBC4
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    The Prosecutors, BBC4

    2016-02-24T12:17:00Z

    You learn to be patient when there’s no guarantee you’ll be able to use the cases you’re following, say Sara Hardy and Blue Ryan

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    David Baddiel On The Silk Road

    2016-02-18T08:28:00Z

    Our trek along the ancient trade route from China to Istanbul took months of planning - but our best stories came from the things we didn’t expect, says series producer Glenn Swift

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    Thirteen, BBC3

    2016-02-11T08:28:00Z

    Commissioned before BBC3’s online move was set in stone, Thirteen had to shift from a traditional production road map to one that embraced all things digital.

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    First Dates, C4

    2016-02-04T08:28:00Z

    Feeling the series was lacking something, we brought in our own staff to give the restaurant an identity - and provide some familiar faces to keep viewers coming back, says Nicola Lloyd

  • The Jump
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    Behind the Scenes: risk and reward at The Jump

    2016-02-01T12:54:00Z

    It may be known as the most dangerous show on the television, but there are some risks even The Jump won’t take.

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    The Day Hitler Died, ITV

    2016-01-22T17:56:00Z

    A treasure trove of archive interviews was the key to unlocking our Hitler doc. The next step was to rebuild his bunker, says Sue Summers

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    The Rack Pack, BBC iPlayer

    2016-01-14T08:24:00Z

    Our BBC iPlayer film presented two huge challenges: combining comedy and tragedy, and making non-professionals look like geniuses with a snooker cue, says Barney Reisz

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    Lip Sync Battle UK, Channel 5

    2016-01-07T11:57:00Z

    Could we launch a talent-led show to rival the cult US version? asks Lisa Chapman. With top presenters, brilliant contestants and a bit of pig-spanking, we think we’ve pulled it off

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    Ten Pieces II, BBC2 / CBBC

    2015-12-23T09:04:00Z

    For our cinematic take on orchestra performance, we shot ten music videos in two days, reveals Serena Cross

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    All Aboard! The Sleigh Ride, BBC4

    2015-12-22T11:11:00Z

    As if filming at -20°C wasn’t challenging enough, we had to grapple with reindeer and hand-held filming on a bumpy sleigh, says Luke Korzun Martin

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    Beowulf, ITV

    2015-12-17T08:27:00Z

    The producers of ITV’s take on the Anglo-Saxon epic tell Olly Grant how they created a fantasy universe from scratch and made an ancient saga work for a modern audience

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    Dickensian, BBC1

    2015-12-17T07:28:00Z

    On a vast Victorian street set in a warehouse in west London, James Rampton hears how Red Planet took a light-footed approach to its rummage through Charles Dickens’ brain

  • War and Peace, BBC1
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    War and Peace, BBC1

    2015-12-17T07:20:00Z

    At more than 1,400 pages, adapting War And Peace as a six-part drama was not for the fainthearted. Olly Grant meets the director, producer and crew charged with bringing the epic story to life

  • The Sound of Music Live, ITV
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    The Sound of Music Live, ITV

    2015-12-15T12:22:00Z

    ITV’s live broadcast of the classic musical won’t shy away from drawing political parallels with today’s global crises, discovers Emily Norval

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    We’re Doomed! The Dad’s Army Story, BBC2

    2015-12-10T08:40:00Z

    A drama about the birth of Dad’s Army reveals the behind-the-scenes conflict over the classic sitcom - and how it almost didn’t happen. Olly Grant meets the team telling the tale

  • Shaun The Sheep
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    Shaun The Sheep: The Farmer's Llama, BBC1

    2015-12-03T07:20:00Z

    The challenge on our 30-minute Shaun The Sheep special was to broaden his world without alienating his fans - and meticulous planning of every last detail, says Jay Grace

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    Capital, BBC1

    2015-12-01T17:47:00Z

    To create an authentic soundscape for BBC drama Capital, dubbing mixer Howard Bargroff took a trip to the part of south London in which it is set, writes George Bevir

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    The Murder Detectives, C4

    2015-11-26T10:45:00Z

    We aimed to make our documentary more like a box-set to hook in younger viewers who rarely watch programmes on TV, says Dave Nath

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    The Age of Loneliness, BBC1

    2015-11-19T09:38:00Z

    Finding 14 contributors prepared to bare their souls on camera wasn’t easy but we wanted to show how loneliness can affect people of all ages and from all walks of life

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    JFK & LBJ: A Time For Greatness, PBS America

    2015-11-12T11:27:00Z

    With rare footage, secret recordings and a Morgan Freeman voiceover, we had everything - except our most important location, writes Alastair Layzell