All Behind The Scenes articles – Page 54
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Behind The ScenesEducating Essex, Channel 4
For C4’s latest fixed-rig series, indie Twofour follows the pupils at a Harlow comprehensive school through the triumphs and traumas of their final year. Ben Dowell meets the crew.
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Behind The ScenesJohn Yorke: my big break as a director
Some 15 years after training as a director, BBC drama production controller John Yorke finally got his first on-screen credit, on Holby City. Going back to the floor, he was in for a shock
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Behind The ScenesAppropriate Adult, ITV1
Making drama based on real-life events takes sensitivity and painstaking research, especially when murder is involved, says Lisa Gilchrist.
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Behind The ScenesHarry's Arctic Heroes, BBC1
A 160-mile trek, -36°C and just dried rations to survive on? What these four amputee ex-soldiers achieved was inspirational, says Alexis Girardet.
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Behind The ScenesSeven Dwarves, Channel 4
We set out to challenge preconceptions, but we weren’t prepared for how much our cast liked to burn the candle at both ends, says Nick Curwin.
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Behind The ScenesThe TA And The Taliban, Watch
Following the TA in Helmand was always a risk, but the realities of war really hit home when one of our team got shot, says Charlotte Man.
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Behind The ScenesFish Town, Sky Atlantic
We had stunning locations and a great cast of characters, but our docusoap needed something else to work on Sky Atlantic, says Neil Grant.
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Behind The ScenesThe Hour, BBC2
Writer Abi Morgan talks to Lisa Campbell about The Hour, a newsroom drama and political thriller that charts the demise of the British Empire and the evolution of television news
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Behind The ScenesSingle-Handed, ITV1
Despite a great response to Single-Handed, plans for a second series were going nowhere until ITV came on board, says Rob Pursey and Clare Alan.
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Behind The ScenesThe Night Watch, BBC2
Our budget didn’t reflect the demands of the script, but we hit on a brilliant idea: we could recycle the Candleford sets, says Richard Laxton.
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Behind The ScenesRestoration Home, BBC2
The Restoration strand has itself been renovated, says Annette Clarke, with no public money or viewer vote, and more focus on the human stories.
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Behind The ScenesMagician Impossible, Watch
When filming a TV magic show, prepare for the unexpected - and shoot again and again until you get the right reaction, says Debbie Young.
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Behind The ScenesSirens, Channel 4
This comedy drama for Channel 4 took its inspiration from real-life tales from the frontline of the NHS, says director Victor Buhler.
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Behind The ScenesTerry Pratchett: Choosing to Die, BBC2
If you want to end your life, should you be allowed to? It was a difficult subject, but a very personal one for Sir Terry Pratchett, says Charlie Russell.
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Behind The ScenesPoor Kids, BBC1
Returning to the subject of child poverty 12 years on, film-maker Brian Woods witnesses how risk-averse society - and TV - have become.
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Behind The ScenesOur War, BBC3
The soldiers who had fought in Afghanistan gave us thousands of hours of footage. Watching it all left everyone involved shaken, says Colin Barr.
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Behind The ScenesFixers, ITV
Helping our Fixers tackle the issues that matter to them meant giving them the microphone, but not editorial control, writes Nigel Swettenham.
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Behind The Scenes
BBC Radio 1: Our Big Weekend with Lady Gaga
We wanted more live coverage than ever before, says Neil Wyatt. But what do you do when your headline act won’t stop playing?
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Behind The ScenesFour Rooms, Channel 4
No old brown furniture and teapots for this C4 antiques series, says Claudia Lewis. We wanted mummified mermaids and stuffed polar bears.