All Features articles – Page 43
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Behind The ScenesRogue Tiger Shark – The Hunt for Lagertha
Covid-19 forced us to totally rethink how we made our Discovery+ doc about a tiger shark attack in the Pacific, says Martin Cass
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Behind The ScenesWelcoming Michael Ball to Wonderful Wales
Singer’s exploration of his mother’s homeland was also his first time presenting an ob-doc, says Carrie Smith
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CommentWhat VoD buyers want: the truth about local players
Distributors should not pass up oppportunity to work with emerging services without consideration, says Riaz Mehta
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FeaturesEmmys spotlight: Steve McQueen on Small Axe
Writer and director on how the films – about the experience of West Indian immigrants in London – achieved unexpected global resonance
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CommentPSBs are ignoring their remits in the Midlands
Some regions are more equal than others and broadcasters’ programme spends prove it, says Mike Bradley
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FeaturesEmmys spotlight: Making series four of The Crown
Interview with exec producer Suzanne Mackie, actress Emma Corrin, costume designer Amy Roberts and hair and make-up designer Cate Hall
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Behind The ScenesSophie: A Murder in West Cork, Netflix
Producer Sarah Lambert on taking a different approach to a crime story
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Behind The ScenesTogether: Love in the time of Covid
Shot in just 10 days, with a cast of three and a single location, BBC2’s lockdown drama aired just four months after being greenlit
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FeaturesWriting the script for indie success
Jane Featherstone, Jane Tranter and Nicola Shindler on inflating budgets, rights and crewing shortages, talent deals and being a woman in TV
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FeaturesHugh Grant talks The Undoing
Leading actor on shedding his nice‑guy image and why he enjoys these darker character roles
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CommentSelling C4 is an affront to free speech
C4’s unique remit to commission programmes others cannot and will not order is threatened by privatisation, says Callum Macrae
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FeaturesPaapa Essiedu: honouring Michaela Coel
I May Destroy You actor on the huge responsibility he felt to honour the writing of his friend
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Behind The ScenesThe A List, Netflix
Navigating lockdown and the wild Welsh weather made for a stressful shoot
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FeaturesHow It’s A Sin became C4’s most-binged show ever
Russell T Davies & Nicola Shindler on how the drama offered a fresh take on the 1980s HIV and Aids crisis
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CommentI’m Jewish – why don’t I ‘count’ as BAME?
Being told Jews aren’t included in PSBs’ diversity counts is hurtful and unhelpful, says Michelle Singer
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CommentDon’t do a disservice to production managers
TV has ignored PMs for too long but the Covid crunch has proven how vital – and scarce – they are, says talent manager Kimberly Godbolt
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FeaturesGallery - Together
Selection of images of the single Shoebox Films and Sonia Friedman Productions drama for BBC2
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FeaturesNavigating the talent crunch
Securing leading actors for high-end projects is harder than ever according to producers, agents and showrunners
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CommentGB News review: one-sided TV and proud of it
The much-debated news channel has hit our screens with a few scores to settle, but does it offer something new, asks Stewart Purvis