Behind the scenes – Page 40

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    Dogs Might Fly, Sky 1

    2016-02-26T11:39:00Z

    We had experts from Spectre and Top Gear on hand to train up our dogs - and 40,000 sausages, says Caroline Hawkins

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    Churchill's Secret, ITV

    2016-02-25T07:22:00Z

    ITV’s one-off drama reveals a hidden, vulnerable side to Britain’s WWII leader as he copes with family tragedy and encroaching old age.

  • 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

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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

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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