All Factual articles – Page 277
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NewsVoltage explores world's most bizarre properties
Channel 4 is to investigate the most bizarre properties on the planet in a 90-minute special from Voltage TV.
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NewsMarks & Spencer opens doors to C4
Marks & Spencer is to throw open its doors to Channel 4 as part of a slate of shows which includes a drama from the producers of Line of Duty and the return of SAS: Who Dares Wins.
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NewsZDF develops science show with Impossible co-founder
German distributor ZDF Enterprises has struck a development deal with Impossible Pictures’ co-founder for a two-part science series.
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NewsTVF cooks up Lat Am deals
Discovery Latin America has acquired a slew of series from UK distributor TVF International ahead of Mip Cancun.
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NewsBBC1 seeks Who Do You Think You Are? style formats
BBC1 is hunting Who Do You Think You Are? style formats while BBC2 is looking for social experiments following the broadcaster’s factual restructure earlier this year.
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CommentMeeting the ethical challenge
Documentary-makers need to debate moral dilemmas, says James Quinn
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NewsBlurring the lines in factual
C4 and BBC commissioners highlight merging of genres and seek ideas that push boundaries
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NewsC5 signs off benefits programming
Ben Frow appeared to signal the end of new benefits programming on Channel 5 at the Broadcast Commissioning Forum, as it evolves to keep pace with its viewers.
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RatingsLoch Lomond doc helps C5 match ITV
TUESDAY: Channel 5’s wildlife series about Loch Lomond made a strong start, matching the final of ITV’s gameshow Eternal Glory at 8pm.
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NewsC4 doc explores Rich Kids of Instagram
Channel 4 Education has commissioned a one-off documentary inspired by the Tumblr blog Rich Kids of Instagram.
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RatingsAldi film helps Dispatches to six-year high
MONDAY: A Nine Lives investigation into Aldi helped Channel 4’s Dispatches ring up its biggest audience in six years.
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NewsVoltage TV lands Undateables producer
Voltage TV has hired the executive producers behind The Undateables and Millenium Children to take responsibility for its factual output.
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NewsC5 orders fixed-rig family format
Channel 5 has ordered an innovative fixed-rig format from Plimsoll Productions focusing on the lives of six British families.
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RatingsChris Tarrant steams off with 1.5m for Channel 5
THURSDAY: Chris Tarrant’s Extreme Railway Journeys gathered viewers across its six-parts to disembark with a series high performance.
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NewsRenegade explores tax avoidance for BBC Black Economy season
Renegade Pictures is to produce a one-off social experiment for BBC2 in which businesses in a small town attempt to adopt the tax avoidance techniques of major corporations.
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RatingsDominic Sandbrook entertains 800k
WEDNESDAY: Dominic Sandbrook entertained a slightly larger audience than watched his previous BBC2 film, as the Mobo Awards’ crowd halved on ITV2.
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NewsPanorama trials digital-only documentary
Panorama is to tell the story of the closure of Redcar’s steelworks via a 50-day digital experiment across Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat.
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NewsDocFest boss sets out vision
Elizabeth McIntyre wants to inspire factual producers and help them learn from one another
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NewsBBC axes Modern Times strand
BBC head of documentaries Patrick Holland has revealed that Modern Times is to be dropped after the factual strand was briefly revived last year.
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Behind The ScenesPrison: First & Last 24 Hours, Sky 1
Weeks immersed in prison life then long filming days paid off for our hard-working crew, says producer Louise Say