All Behind The Scenes articles – Page 53

  • Fort Boyard Ultimate Challenge
    Behind The Scenes

    Fort Boyard Ultimate Challenge, CiTV

    2012-01-12T09:29:00Z

    CITV and Disney’s new take on the Fort Boyard format lets kids join in the fun for the first time. Alex Farber visits the 150-year-old fort to see how the first young contestants get on.

  • The Exit List
    Behind The Scenes

    The Exit List, ITV1

    2012-01-10T13:08:00Z

    Endless testing of our ambitious new format ensured everything would run smoothly when the cameras finally came in, says Tamara Gilder.

  • Bear’s Wild Weekend...
    Behind The Scenes

    Bear’s Wild Weekend..., C4

    2011-12-22T12:48:00Z

    Dale Templar, series producer of the new Bear Grylls series, talks about life on location with Miranda Hart and Jonathan Ross who embarked on ‘Bear’s Wild Weekend…’ for Channel 4 this festive season.

  • The Long Road to Tripoli
    Behind The Scenes

    The Long Road to Tripoli, Al Jazeera English

    2011-12-08T09:00:00Z

    Having secured a commission from Al Jazeera to film rebel fighters in war-torn Libya, Anne Reevell did what any mother would do: took her son along.

  • After Life
    Behind The Scenes

    After Life, BBC4

    2011-12-01T11:00:00Z

    We were prepared for the overpowering stench of rotting meat and fish, but not for the amount of fly ‘speck’ we’d have to deal with, says Fred Hepburn.

  • Black Mirror
    Behind The Scenes

    Black Mirror, Channel 4

    2011-11-24T08:29:00Z

    Producing three Twilight Zone-esque dramas in Charlie Brooker’s mini-series at the same time was daunting but exhilarating, writes Barney Reisz.

  • Shaun Ryder
    Behind The Scenes

    Shaun Ryder on UFOs, History

    2011-11-17T08:29:00Z

    Having won a legion of new fans on I’m A Celebrity, the Happy Mondays frontman is off to explore his passion for all things UFO. Is he twisting our melons? Paul Whitelaw finds out.

  • Postcode
    Behind The Scenes

    Postcode, CBBC

    2011-11-10T08:29:00Z

    Our drama about South London teens took on a new significance when the riots kicked off a week after we’d finished filming, says Elaine Sperber.

  • PhoneShop
    Behind The Scenes

    PhoneShop, E4

    2011-11-10T08:29:00Z

    While BBC1’s Danny Cohen calls for more ‘blue-collar’ sitcoms, E4’s PhoneShop is an authentic look at high-street life, says Phil Bowker.

  • The Food Hospital
    Behind The Scenes

    The Food Hospital, C4

    2011-11-03T08:29:00Z

    Treating our contributors’ illnesses through their diet rather than drugs will break new ground in medical research - and TV, writes Neil Smith.

  • Frozen Planet
    Behind The Scenes

    Frozen Planet, BBC1

    2011-10-26T11:54:00Z

    We wanted to create the ultimate portrait of the polar regions before the warming global climate changes them forever, says Vanessa Berlowitz.

  • Death in Paradise
    Behind The Scenes

    Death in Paradise, BBC1

    2011-10-20T08:29:00Z

    Seeing my first TV script come to life sent shivers down my spine after four years of knock-backs and chasing money, says Robert Thorogood.

  • The British Woman on Death Row
    Behind The Scenes

    The British Woman on Death Row, Channel 4

    2011-10-13T08:29:00Z

    The X Factor proved an unlikely catalyst in unlocking the emotional core of the plight of a woman on Death Row, writes Steve Humphries.

  • Spooks
    Behind The Scenes

    Spooks, BBC1

    2011-10-13T08:29:00Z

    Spooks writer and producer Chris Fry borrowed techniques from feature films to stage a thrilling action sequence for the final series of the BBC spy show. His secret? The ‘Russian Arm’.

  • World War II: The Last War Heroes
    Behind The Scenes

    World War II: The Last War Heroes

    2011-10-06T09:30:00Z

    For this follow-up to Blitz Street, we added to the high-explosives with live bullets, mortars, mines and flamethrowers, says Paul Wooding.

  • Driving Wars
    Behind The Scenes

    Driving Wars, Dave

    2011-10-06T09:30:00Z

    Alex Farber takes on the ‘Bear Pit’ challenge from Dave’s new driving gameshow and finds that navigating an obstacle course in a full-size remote-controlled car is tougher than it sounds.

  • Alone in the Wild
    Behind The Scenes

    Alone in the Wild, Discovery

    2011-09-29T08:29:00Z

    Parachuting celebrities into the wild to survive on their own for a week was considered by many to be too great a risk, says Dick Colthurst.

  • Holy Flying Circus
    Behind The Scenes

    Holy Flying Circus, BBC4

    2011-09-22T08:29:00Z

    A drama exploring the furore surrounding Monty Python’s Life of Brian seemed apt in the current comedy climate, say Kate Norrish and Polly Leys.

  • World Sheep Dog Trials
    Behind The Scenes

    World Sheep Dog Trials, More4

    2011-09-15T08:29:00Z

    What do Formula 1 and the World Sheep Dog Trials have in common? Much more than you might think, says Neil Duncanson.

  • This is Jinsy
    Behind The Scenes

    This is Jinsy, Sky Atlantic

    2011-09-08T07:59:00Z

    We had 192 characters and a whole world to create on a sitcom budget, but with Sky’s backing and a dream cast, we made it, says Matt Lipsey.