All Factual articles – Page 255
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NewsRemarkable wins C4 beauty pilot
The nation’s attitudes towards people with visible facial conditions will be put under the spotlight in a Channel 4 pilot.
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NewsC4 commissions Born Free 50th anniversary doc
Virginia McKenna will revisit Africa for a Channel 4 documentary marking the 50th anniversary of the lion cub film Born Free.
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NewsBBC2 unwraps sweet history
Wall to Wall is going back in time again to discover the history of confectionary for a three-part BBC2 series.
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NewsMcDonald unveils upcoming NHU slate
The BBC has unveiled six major natural history commissions across BBC1 and BBC including a follow up of Attenborough and the Giant Dinosaur.
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Behind The ScenesReggie Yates: Life and Death in Chicago, BBC3
Online shorts perfectly supported a Reggie Yates doc on gun crime in Chicago, writes Dov Freedman
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NewsC4 to name the best place to live in the UK
Channel 4 has tasked Outline Productions with identifying the best places to live and work in the UK in a one-off doc that will air next spring.
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NewsPlimsoll lands major Nat Geo co-pro
Plimsoll Productions has promoted Andrew Jackson and will co-produce a major wildlife series for Nat Geo as part of its international expansion plans.
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CommentKit evolves, but the art of storytelling remains key
Natural history film-making is about more than drones and UHD, says Paul Reddish
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RatingsGreat British Bake Off rises to series high of 11m
WEDNESDAY: The Great British Bake Off hit a series high last night, while ITV’s DCI Banks closed 1m behind slot average
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NewsC4 returns to US election debates
Channel 4 is heading back to the US presidential race and airing the next two debates between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.
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FeaturesSavage Kingdom, Nat Geo Wild
Our brief was to achieve the feel and tone of scripted drama, without sacrificing authenticity - luckily, the natural world gave us some incredible original storylines, says Harry Marshall
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Behind The ScenesPlanet Earth, BBC1
A decade after its groundbreaking series, BBC Studios’ NHU is again using cutting-edge techniques and technology to take the viewer right into the world of animals.
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FeaturesUnderwater innovators
Deep-sea filming is one of the toughest challenges in natural history. George Bevir hears how some of the genre’s leading producers have charted this hidden world
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FeaturesMaking a splash online
With younger viewers hard to reach via traditional linear TV, Ann-Marie Corvin explores how natural history producers are embracing new platforms, technology and content
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NewsSmithsonian seeks fresh ideas
US cable network Smithsonian Channel has urged British indies to help it find new ways to approach history and wildlife documentaries.Executive vice-president of programming and production David Royle told Broadcast he is looking for producers to update black-and-white archive documentaries and use video-game techniques to help ...
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NewsYaddo taps into thirst for docs
Yaddo, the SVoD documentary venture co-founded by Nick Fraser, plans to finance or coproduce up to 20 films a year and expects to work with the BBC.
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NewsTorode visits Korea for Good Food
Celebrity chef John Torode is heading back to UKTV for a Korean culinary adventure.
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NewsAlaska TV hires head of development
Fishing Impossible indie Alaska TV has hired former Blakeway North and Blast Films exec Georgina Madley as head of development.
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NewsLion goes all-inclusive for C4
Lion TV is to document the great all-inclusive British summer holiday for Channel 4.
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NewsBBC1 explores 'generation rent'
Boundless will turn the tables on landlords in a three-part commission for BBC1 in which they will be forced to live in the properties they rent out