Behind the scenes – Page 49
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Behind The ScenesFirst Dates, Channel 4
We’ll have earned our supper if we can turn around a show about the trials and tribulations of a first date in just four days, says Meredith Chambers
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Behind The ScenesThe Returned, C4
With Channel 4 about to air its first fully subtitled drama in 20 years, Olly Grant speaks to the show’s producers about forging links with British indies - and the state of French TV
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Behind The ScenesThe White Queen, BBC1
Combining three of Philippa Gregory’s Wars of the Roses novels into one 10-part television series was like a Mensa test, says Emma Frost
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Behind The ScenesStrange Hill High, CBBC
We combined rod puppetry with groundbreaking digital techniques to bring our characters and their mysterious world to life, says Phil Chalk.
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Behind The ScenesThe Fall, BBC2
Writer Allan Cubitt was involved in everything from casting to editing on his BBC2 series The Fall. Tim Adler speaks to the producers and star Gillian Anderson about the unusual set-up
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Behind The ScenesHunt For Britain's Sex Gangs, C4
Documenting the grooming and exploitation of girls in Bradford for 17 years has had many obstacles, not least officials in denial and fears of race-related violence, says Anna Hall
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Behind The ScenesMotor Morphers, C5
Piloting cement lorries across a lake and felling trees with converted fire engines were just some of the challenges on this show, says Emma Read
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Behind The ScenesFrontline to Finish Line
Gaucho Productions’ executive producer, Alistair Weaver, reflects on the challenge of shooting the Dakar Rally.
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Behind The ScenesThe Politician's Husband, BBC2
Paula Milne’s forthcoming follow-up to her classic 1995 drama turns the tables to explore the shifting balance of power between husbands and wives. Paul Whitelaw reports
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Behind The ScenesChasing Ice, National Geographic Channel
The harsh reality of filming in Arctic conditions took me by surprise, says Jeff Orlowski. But if we can raise awareness of climate change, it will have been worth it
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Behind The ScenesUnreported World: Cuba, Basketball And Betrayal, C4
I hadn’t planned to be a TV presenter, let alone a current affairs film-maker, says Ade Adepitan. Now I find myself interviewing people in Spanish.
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Behind The ScenesTrue Stories: Dogging Tales, C4
It wasn’t too difficult to find people who enjoyed going dogging, says Leo Maguire. But persuading them to appear on camera was another matter
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Behind The ScenesEdwardian Insects On Film, BBC4
A new BBC4 documentary from Mentorn revisits the work of amateur naturalist Percy Smith, recreating his century-old film of a performing housefly.
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Behind The ScenesThe Incredible Mr Goodwin, Watch
Whether burying our star alive or throwing him off a cliff, we only ever had one chance to get our Looney Tunes stunts right, says Matt Crook
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Behind The ScenesBroadchurch, ITV
I’d wanted to write a big ensemble piece for 10 years, but inspiration finally came on a walk along the cliffs near my home, says Chris Chibnall
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Behind The ScenesSyria: Across the Lines, C4
Entering a ‘vortex of horror’ where scores of journalists as well as Syrians had been killed, seriously injured or taken hostage was a nerve-shattering experience for Olly Lambert
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Behind The ScenesStrip The City, Discovery
With CGI effects like an action movie, it was the release of a Hollywood blockbuster that really helped the Windfall Films project take off, says Carlo Massarella
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Behind The ScenesHenry Hugglemonster, Disney
A show based on Niamh Sharkey’s book offered just what we were looking for: something unique that the family could watch together. But above all it was funny, says Beth Gardiner
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Behind The ScenesRichard III: The King in the Car Park, C4
We won’t know whether we have found the bones of Richard III until the day of TX, but getting to this point has been quite a journey, says Simon Young
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Behind The ScenesGT Academy, ITV4
Making six series at once was already a massive challenge - but then our lasers broke down and things got even tougher, says Dylan Wyn Davies