Gunpowder Siege: the untold story of the gunpowder plotters

Guy Fawkes takes a back seat in Lightbox’s first docudrama, which delivers a fresh take on history with a modest budget

Trump: The Criminal Conspiracy Case, BBC2

Director Marian Mohamed on the inside story of how the former president allegedly tried to overturn the election result in 2020

The Man Who Definitely Didn’t Steal Hollywood, BBC2

Writer, producer and director John Dower on how he took his cue from Hollywood to make a doc about a scandal that could be a movie itself

Family trust central to ‘raw’ and personal Nicola Bulley doc

James Rogan and Rachel Lob-Levyt talk through capturing individual experiences in BBC1’s The Search for Nicola Bulley

Navigating the ‘most complex’ duty of care for Al Fayed exposé

Director Erica Gornall unveils the expensive therapy process behind BBC2’s headline-grabbing doc

Elizabeth Taylor: Rebel Superstar, BBC2

Series director James House and series producer Jemma Chisnall on how Kim Kardashian helped make an infamous story feel new and fresh

My Mum Your Dad series 2, ITV1

Executive producers Ami Jackson and Ros Coward on the challenges of moving the dating series forward from its debut run

Israel & Gaza: Into the Abyss, ITV1

Director Robin Barnwell explains the challenges of recording footage and getting it out of Gaza for a major ITV1 doc

The making of In My Own Words: Alison Lapper

Director Poppy Goodheart on the sensitive interviews at the heart of a doc about grief and love

The Seal Whisperer, BBC1

Nathalie Grace, first time shooting producer/director, on capturing seals beneath the waves - and one man’s extraordinary passion for studying them

Giving Love is Blind a ‘British flavour’

Exec producer Nazleen Karim and series editor David Cheesman on bringing the hit Netflix dating show to the UK

Shark Attack 360, Nat Geo

VFX Producer Amber Woodcock on bringing VFX sharks to life

Ibiza Narcos, Sky Documentaries

Series director Luke Korzun Martin talks breaking the fourth wall, trying to capture what it’s like being on drugs and trippy visuals

The Fall: Skydive Murder Plot, Channel 4

Series director Guy King on blending drama and documentary to tell the story of a chilling relationship which culminated in an attempted murder

On Thin Ice: Putin Vs Greenpeace, BBC2

Producer Clare Beavis on telling the story of a 2013 Greenpeace protest against a Russian oil rig that went terrifyingly wrong

Erased, National Geograhic

Executive producers Johanna Woolford Gibbon and Jamilla Dumbuya on a docudrama telling the stories of the people whitewashed out of history

The kids are alright: The Gathering

Broadcast speaks to the creators of Channel 4’s new series on making a drama for adults and teens alike

I Kissed a Girl, BBC3

Executive producer Dan Gray on assembling the perfect team to turn a groundbreaking format into the UK’s first dating show for gay women

Danny Dyer: How to Be a Man, Channel 4

Executive producer Hugh Whitworth on how he tackled finding contributors to talk about the thorny issue of masculinity

The Secrets of the Hells Angels, A&E

Executive producer Stuart Pender on the challenges of gaining the trust of the notoriously secretive biker group

Big Mood, Channel 4

Executive producer Lotte Beasley Mestriner on visually depicting the experience of bipolar disorder, while keeping things funny and on budget

Solving the mystery of the lost IRA film

The 90-minute film for the BBC delves into the mystery surrounding an American documentary on IRA activity in 1972, and why it was never aired

My Wife, My Abuser: The Secret Footage, Channel 5

Director David Ward explains the sensitivity need to help Richard Spencer open up about 20 years of abuse at the hands of his wife

The Titan Sub Disaster: Minute by Minute, C5

Series PD Daniel Smith on the challenges of shedding new light on the well-covered search for the Titan submarine

Josh Must Win: The Primal Media format turning the dial on reality TV

In this new E4 series, celebrities secretly influence the competition by trying to help an ‘ordinary Joe’ contestant triumph over their ‘alpha’ rivals

Inseparable Sisters, BBC1

Producer and narrator Lucy Owen on making an intimate documentary exploring the story of conjoined twin sisters

Into the Congo with Ben Fogle, Channel 5

Series producer Frederick Martin on why careful planning and optimism are vital when filming extreme adventures

Wilderness with Simon Reeve, BBC2

Chris Mitchell, series producer and director, on filming in remote areas where nature still has the upper hand

Silverback, BBC2

Executive producer Andrew Zikking on a wildlife documentary that went in an unexpected direction

Truelove, Channel 4

Executive producer Emily Harrison on keeping a high-octane premise grounded yet stylish

The Castaways, Paramount+

Exec producer Mike Benson on finding the perfect spot to crash a plane

Mog’s Christmas: Festive feline fun from Lupus Films

How 63 artists worked to produce 170,000 animated frames in a distinctive hand-drawn style

The Famous Five, CBBC

Producer Sophie MacClancy on breaking showbiz rules and bringing classic stories to a modern audience

Connections, Curiosity Stream

Executive producer Iain Riddick on bringing back an iconic series with a modern twist

Banged Up, Channel 4

Shine producers on recreating a realistic prison experience while ensuring a duty of care to reformed criminals

One Life: The story of a remarkable hero

How Nicholas Winton’s wartime efforts and heroism inspired a SeeSaw Films/BBC Film feature starring Anthony Hopkins

Trauma Room One, 5Star

Series producer Andrew Nicholson explains the delicate, tricky process of lifting the lid on brain surgery

Endurance - Race to the Pole with Ben Fogle, Channel 5

Series PD and cameraman Alexis Girardet on how October Films’ Channel 5 series was imbued with authenticity and adventure

The Long Shadow, ITV1

Executive producer Willow Grylls on telling the story of the often overlooked victims at the heart of an infamous string of murders

Supporting care-experienced children, BBC Teach

Exec producer Andy Glynne on how his team sensitively animated real-life testimony to help teachers support children who’ve been in the care system

Murder Trial: The Disappearance of Renee and Andrew Macrae, BBC2

Taking cameras in to courtrooms is challengeing but an important step for open justice, says the creative director of Firecrest Films, Iain Scollay

Tops Guns: Inside the RAF, Channel 4

Exec producer Mark Tattersall reveals how unprecedented access to RAF Lossiemouth allowed him to take the audience into the cockpits of active fighter jets

Alone, Channel 4

How do you make a contestant feel alone in the wilderness, while ensuring they can capture great footage? Rachel Bloomfield explains

The Sixth Commandment, BBC1

Writer and creator Sarah Phelps explains how she told the story of a real life murder without putting the perpetrator at the centre of the narrative

Fred and Pete’s Treasure Tales, CBeebies

Executive producer Jasper James on the joys of unearthing local talent in Cornwall for a fast paced kids factual show

Evacuation, Channel 4

How Wonderhood gained access to the human story of the soldiers who helped evacuate Kabul

Puzzling, Channel 5

12 Yard Productions’ head of entertainment Paul McGettigan on the speedy turnaround of a new quiz format

Look See Wow!, Sky Kids

Executive producer Eline van der Velden explains how her team got hands on to make an ASMR-inspired immersive show for toddlers

Our Planet II, Netflix

How the landmark Silverback sequel reinvents itself, getting notes and harnessing the latest tech

Forced Out, Sky Documentaries

Producer Sophie Perrins explains how she and her LGBT+ crew told the story of those who were ejected from the Armed Forces because of their sexuality

Monster In The Morgue: David Fuller, Sky Documentaries

Series director Andrew Parkin on the challenge of making a documentary about one of the biggest taboos

Gender Wars, Channel 4

Director Pamela Gordon explains how the much-contested documentary gained the trust of trans contributors

Matt Willis: Fighting Addiction, BBC1

Grace Reynolds, executive producer, on telling a story which is both personal and wide-ranging

Therapy: Tough Talking, BBC3

Northern Child creative director Andrew Eastel on balancing duty of care with opening up the world of therapy

Kidnapped – The Angel Lynn Story: The ethics of filming a story of abuse

Wonderhood Studios navigated a complex consent issue to bring the tragic story of a victim of coercive control to screen

Dr Xand’s Con Or Cure, BBC1

Executive producer Brendan Hughes explains the challenge of shooting 10 shows in four days

Deborah James: Bowelbabe In Her Own Words, BBC2

Director Sara Hardy explains the challenges of creating an archive documentary using very 21st Century material

Made Up In Belfast, BBC3

Emma-Rosa Dias, managing director for Afro-Mic Productions, explains how BBC NI’s new glossy reality show came to be

Highland Cops, BBC Scotland/BBC2

Series producer Andrew Abbott explains how his team captured the realities of policing across vast swathes of northern Scotland

Arctic From Above, Sky Nature

Director Olly Bootle explains why the Arctic is best explored from the air

Anorexic, Channel 5

Rachel Harvie, executive producer explains why allowing contributors to take the lead can create a more intimate and illuminating film

Ama’s Story, Sky Kids

Creative director Jesse Cleverly explains how Wildseed Studios helped new talent find their voice on screen

Dinosaur with Stephen Fry, Channel 5

Tayte Simpson, executive producer on how the team had just six months to send the presenter back in time

Bringing TV soap royalty to life

Nolly director Peter Hoar on harnessing nostalgia and finding inspiration from Netflix’s The Crown

Putin vs the West, BBC2

Tim Stirzaker explains how a planned documentary about Russia foreign policy suddenly became more timely - and more challenging

The Warship: Tour of Duty, BBC2

Director and producer Chris Terrill on the unique experience of filming on HMS Queen Elizabeth, the Navy’s biggest warship

Top 10 behind the scenes of 2022

Including Tom Daley: Illegal To Be Me, Lovestruck High, Tell Me Everything and The Responder

Vardy v Rooney: A Courtroom Drama, Channel 4

Executive producer Tom Popay on distilling the court case that gripped the nation into two episodes of TV

The Snowman: the film that changed Christmas, C4

Producer/director Robert Neill on exploring the legacy of a short but magical film

My Dead Body, Channel 4

Director Sophie Robinson on the challenges of honouring life and dignity in a film about dissection

Kanaval, BBC4

Producer Natasha Dack Ojumu on the long journey to the Jacmel carnival

Three Mothers, Two Babies and a Scandal, Amazon Prime

Series director Alice McMahon-Major on telling a complicated, emotional story while evoking the early days of the internet

Limitless with Chris Hemsworth, Disney+

Arif Nurmohamed on how to make internal battles and healthy living advice visually gripping

Gods of the Game: A Football Opera, Sky Arts

Executive producer Lisa Fairbank on bringing together the international worlds of football and opera on stage and screen

Mariupol: The People’s Story (Panorama), BBC1

Producer Hilary Andersson on the challenges of getting footage and eyewitness testimony out of a besieged city

ITVX bids for youth audience with Tell Me Everything

Behind the scenes on Noho Film & Television’s coming-of-age drama, which balances comedy with mental health and social media

The Hunt for the World’s End Killers, BBC1 Scotland

Executive producerMick McAvoy on making a true-crime doc two-parter about a gruesome doube murder

Secret Superpowers with Tom Daley, Snapchat

Tom Hemsley, executive creative director at Little Dot Studios, explains the challenges and opportunities of creating a show for mobile

Dal y Mellt, S4C

Producer Llyr Morus on why filming a Welsh language drama about a diamond heist wasn’t all plain sailing

Hollyoaks’ Big Autumn Stunt, Channel 4

Series producer Phil Dodds on creating ever more spectacular stunts while maintaing an emotional heart

WWII: Secrets From Above, National Geographic

Series director Johnny Shipley explains the painstaking research and VFX work that went into this Second World War doc series

Escape From Kabul Airport, BBC2

Director and producer Jamie Roberts on the inside story of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan

Michael Palin: Into Iraq, Channel 5

Directer Neil Ferguson on filming Michael Palin on a 1,000 mile journey across Iraq, one of the most dangerous countries in the world

Dead Canny, Dave

TriForce’s Fraser Ayres explains how the initiative which created its comedy pilot sought to platform new and underrepresented talent

The Rings of Power: The making of Middle Earth

Lord Of The Rings precursor is taking episodic television into a whole new dimension – with scale and ambition to match the world of cinema

Gary Numan: Resurrection, Sky Arts

Producer and director Randall Wright on how to tell a story of success, failure, rebirth and different ways of thinking

Shark Women: Ghosted by Great Whites, Discovery+

Executive producer Janine Waddell on finding missing sharks with an all-female crew

America The Beautiful, Disney+ & National Geographic

Co-executive producer Mark Linfield reveals how Top Gun inspired the production team to use a fighter jet to film landscapes and weather systems

Behind the Scenes: PRU, BBC3

Executive producer Nicky Bedu on making a comedy series with young talent in front and behind the camera

Behind the scenes on Sunday Morning Live, BBC1

Executive producer Brendan Hughes on why there is no barrier to Green Inc & Tern TV’s thinking on developing the popular BBC format

Behind the Scenes: Zelensky’s hologram, Founders Forum

Talesmith founder Martin Williams visits Kyiv to produce a Star Wars-style speech

Getting Fantastic Friends on the road and on the screen

Executive producer Daniel Sharp on producing a series he hopes will inspire people to travel again

The Crown Jewels, BBC1

Atlantic’s Anthony Geffen on the 14 year wait to use macro-technology to discover the secrets of the planet’s most valuable jewels

Ralph & Katie: How the A Word spin-off put inclusivity first

The first British drama to feature two lead actors with Down’s has raised the bar for accessibility on set

Cornwall’s Wildest Wave, BBC1

Director Mike Cunliffe on the patient wait for the perfect surf

Behind the scenes: Y Golau / The Light in the Hall, S4C

Director Andy Newbery on the complexities of producing a back-to-back production in different languages

The Dry, BritBox

Executive producer Emma Norton on the long hunt to find a broadcast partner for Nancy Harris’ comedy drama

Commando: Britain’s Ocean Warriors, BBC2

Series producer/director Greg Lander Williams highlights the challenges of keeping up with the Royal Marine Commandos

Wild Babies, Netflix

Humble Bee’’s showrunner Beth Brooks on eliciting an emotional response to animal families

Lovestruck High: Creating an American high school in Devon

Studio Lambert pays homage to classic US high-school movies in its new reality dating format for Amazon Prime Video

Primark – How Do They Really Do it?, Channel 5

Firecrest’s executive producer Nicole Kleeman on gaining access to the secretive retailer

Idris Elba’s Fight School, BBC2

Executive producer Michelle Chappell on getting this special programme on air despite a series of setbacks

SAS: Who Dares Wins, C4

A new location and line-up takes our popular format into a new direction says executive producer Benjamin Leigh

Behind the scenes: Inside the Superbrands, C4

Balancing access with editorial integrity was key to our factual series, says editor Anoushka Roberts

The Last Bus: scaling up Wildseed Studios’ high-concept drama idea for a Netflix budget

Creator Paul Neafcy and exec producers Jesse Cleverly and Miles Bullough on their killer robots series

Beyond Reasonable Doubt: Britain’s Rape Crisis, BBC1

Our Panorama special attempts to highlight the human cost behind rape conviction headlines, says producer/director Rebecca Coxon

Newark, Newark, Gold

It took five years for our regional comedy to be greenlit, but it was worth the wait, says executive producer Dave Evans

The Speedshop, BBC2

Former Top Gear producer Grant Wardrop on the engineering and adventure show

Our House, ITV

Red Planet Pictures’ stripped drama plays in the present and past, which provided us with multiple challenges, says producer Tom Mullens

Bad Love: Why Did Fri Kill Kyle?, BBC3

A multi-perspective approach helped bring balance to this emotive doc, says producer/director Danielle Spears

Devil’s Advocate, Sky Documentaries

Wonderhood producer Tom Garton on telling the story of one of Britain’s most notorious conmen

Magpie Murders, BritBox

Executive producer Jill Green on bringing a fresh spin to Anthony Horowitz’s adaptation

Dodger: a reworking of Oliver Twist

Creator Rhys Thomas on how his 80’s kids TV addiction inspired a reworking of Oliver Twist

The Responder: crime drama gets a dose of reality

Creator Tony Schumacher and star Martin Freeman talk about reflecting real life with a mix of dark moments and humour

Screw, Channel 4

We wanted our drama to show the full range of human life that exists behind bars, says STVS exec Sarah Brown

Top 10 Behind The Scenes of 2021

Including Caroline Flack: Her Life and Death, It’s a Sin and Paddy and Christine McGuinness: Our Family And Autism

48 hours to Victory, Channel 4

Time constraints and Covid restrictions couldn’t stop us bringing this historical series to life, says producer Nick Watts

New Forest, Smithsonian Channel

Patience was key to bringing our doc to the screen, says producer and director Sarah Cunliffe

Queens of Rap, Channel 4

Director Poppy Begum on why working with an all-female crew for this hip hop doc was ‘like being in the girls’ toilets at clubs’

Inside the Care Crisis with Ed Balls, BBC2

Gaining access to care homes meant more than sensitive filming - we had to earn respect by helping out, says Orlando Robinson

It Takes a Flood, ITV

With COP26 underway, the urgency of Docsville’s feature on flooding in Britain has never been clearer, says Dan Dewsbury

Charlene White: Empire’s Child, ITV

Our exploration of the presenter’s past for ITV took us everywhere from Devon to Jamaica, says Andy Mundy-Castle

COP26: In Your Hands

Filming our politically-charged climate change doc for Sky Kids and Sky News meant locating six young contributors on six continents

How Sally Lindsay uncovered The Madame Blanc Mysteries

Creating Channel 5’s mystery drama in Gozo during the pandemic was tough, but the cast and crew made it the time of my life, says Sally Lindsay

Domestic Violence and Me: Mia’s Story, MTV

Mia Boardman’s experience and struggles to find closure was crucial to doc, says True North’s Fiona O’Sullivan

Our mission to launch Among the Stars

We applied Fulwell 73’s sports doc expertise to bring Disney+’s space doc to life as the pandemic caused unforseen issues, says Ben Turner

Getting animated with Boomerang’s Moley

Creating voices for our leading mole and his friends was a team effort powered by amazing acting skills, says Leon Joosen

Vendetta: Behind the scenes on the showdown in Sicily

Ruggero Di Maggio, Davide Gambino and Nicola Moody lift the lid on the co-pro between Sicily’s Mon Amour Films and the UK’s Nutopia

Sarah Solemani: en route to Ridley Road

How Red’s BBC1 drama can change perceptions of Jewishness

Inviting all into Karaoke Club: Drag Edition

Using an Inside No. 9 episode aesthetic as a jump off point, ITV2’s wild karaoke format blends live music show elements with reality, says Will Macdonald

If I Could Tell You Just One Thing, YouTube

Producer Emma Taylor on overcoming Covid protocols to help Patricia Bright converse with inspirational women

The North Water: Going the extra mile for authenticity

With its key whaling scenes filmed on location in the Arctic, The North Water is probably the most northerly drama shoot ever attempted

The Wimbledon Kidnapping, Sky Documentaries

Producer Joanna Bartholomew on revisiting an intriguing case of mistaken identity and bungling ineptitude

Creating a Scandi/Scottish world for Alibi

Annika exec producer Arabella Page Croft spotted a tiny window of opportunity with lead Nicola Walker and grabbed it with both hands

Illuminating Yorkshire Firefighters for BBC2

Careful planning and creative storytelling ensured we could build the narrative for our blue-light factual series, says James Knight

Helping French and Saunders find Funny Women

We used every ounce of ingenuity to achieve Dawn and Jennifer’s vision, says Glen Middleham

The dangers of uncovering hidden truths in the Amazon

We literally found ourselves in the firing line filming our documentary series for Vice, says Adam Laister

Setting up Discovery+’s Shark Academy

Making a Shark Week competition series during Covid meant commandeering a private jet to fly a testing lab to The Bahamas, says Jo Locke

Sophie: A Murder in West Cork, Netflix

Producer Sarah Lambert on taking a different approach to a crime story

The A List, Netflix

Navigating lockdown and the wild Welsh weather made for a stressful shoot

Why BBC2 took the nuclear option with Windfall

Constructing the narrative for Building Britain’s Biggest Nuclear Power Station was a test of trust and patience, says Mat Stimpson

How Sky Documentaries met the Children of Shanghai

Richard Nash on telling the story of how a former British footballer’s intervention meant a million Chinese orphans were moved into foster families

How Sky Arts is leading The Live Revival

Music venues were closing a significant rate before Covid struck, but our doc series chronicles a fightback led by artists, says Justin Rees

Carefully planning for Extra Life

BBC drama Staged was an unexpected inspiration when pandemic problems hit our BBC4 and PBS science series, says Fiona Caldwell

My Lottery Dream Home International, Discovery+

Reformatting a US series on UK soil for an international audience during lockdown proved a winning experience, says Paula Campion

Leigh-Anne: Race, Pop & Power, BBC1/BBC3

My childhood friendship with the Little Mix star helped focus our exploration of race, says Tash Gaunt

Sitting down with the Queen’s cousins

Yorkshire Vet indie Daisybeck’s signature heartfelt style was applied to a sometimes-divisive subject, says development producer Claire Scollie

Finding our Money Maker in a pandemic

Casting a business guru willing to invest big sums during Covid took more than blue sky thinking, says Nick Parnes

Making Man Like Greta

Rockerdale Studios underwent ‘detailed exploration of a new world’ to forge C4 social media show , says exec Michelle Singer

Smart budgeting for British sci-fi

Creating Intergalactic for Sky 1 was a mix of big ambitious and clear boundaries, says Kieron Hawkes

Dreaming Whilst Black: from web to BBC1

Our Comedy Slice adaptation of Adjani Salmon’s online hit shows people of colour given senior positions create brilliant programmes, says Gina Lyons

How Hollywood helped Lucy the Human Chimp

Going into production during the global pandemic meant using a technique reserved for big-budget films on our Channel 4 doc, says Alex Parkinson

Working with the Wolf of Wall Street

Creating Discovery+’s GameStop: The Wall Street Hijack was a complicated and exciting challenge – and so was its presenter, says Mark Radice

Matt Baker’s diary: a debut commission in lockdown

Presenter reveals how a family accident led to More 4’s Our Farm in the Dales

The Syndicate: Eyes on the prize

Writer Kay Mellor on her determination to mix young working-class actors with more familiar faces as her Lottery-winner drama returns

Predator: Catching the Black Cab Rapist, C5

Honouring the brave accounts of the women attacked by John Worboys was essential to making this documentary, says Sheun Adelasoye

Why Tern TV trawled through sewage for BBC2

Directing The Secret Science of Sewage under Covid was smelly and hard, but led to real-life breakthroughs, says Craig Collinson

Dating through a Covid filter

Physical closeness, juggling contributors’ cold feet and patience all played a part in getting Sky’s Dating No Filter off the ground

Women on the Force: captured in lockdown

A previous career in the police helped Dan Clark-Neal gain the trust of contributors for a locked down run of the W series

Using innovation to tell colourful stories

Humble Bee Films’ Sharmila Choudhury on bringing Attenborough’s Life In Colour to the screen

Building Gordon Ramsay’s Bank Balance

The celebrity chef navigated time differences and quarantines to film our BBC1 game show, says Sue Allison

Recreating the Blitz Spirit for BBC1

Covid-19, budgets and a trio of lockdown beards were among the challenges we faced creating our latest Lucy Worsley programme, says Emma Hindley

Digging deep for More 4

We wrecked gardens, circumvented local councils and stunk out a Premier Inn hotel room to create The Great British Dig, says Steve Wynne

Reconstructing Shannon Matthews’ disappearance

Gaining the trust of a community dubbed ‘Broken Britain’ was tricky but rewarding, says director/producer Neil Rawles

It’s A Sin: out and proud in the 80s

Russell T Davies on why it was so important to cast gay actors in his 1980s-set AIDS drama

Bringing Tom Gates to life from our bedrooms

Covid forced us to make decisions on the fly to film and produce our Sky Kids series, says Sueann Rochester

A Discovery of Witches, Sky

Bad Wolf exec producer Lachlan MacKinnon on creating 16th century London in South Wales

London’s Greatest Bridges, C5

Lockdown restrictions have forced factual producers to think differently – but this can present creative opportunities, says Dominic Gallagher

Cuddling up in The Cabins

ITV2 dating format may lack the ‘rattling pace or ratcheted drama’ of similar behemoths but it gives viewers room to breathe, says exec Ben Stevens

The impact of Torvill & Dean’s Alaskan adventure

Assessing the environmental cost of our quest to film the famous skaters perform the Bolero in nature underpinned our production, says Helena Braun

Bringing Quentin Blake’s Clown to life

It was a race against time to realise our ambition for Channel 4’s animated special from day one, says Massimo Fenati

Finding festive cheer in KFC

Sifting through 960 stores to discover the ‘people behind the uniform’ was a daunting task, says C4 ob-doc director Jonny Ashton

Co-ordinating a Very Country Christmas

Tern TV had to grapple with PM’s Whack-a-Mole strategy and spiritual donkey-related conundrums for BBC1 three-parter, says exec Brendan Hughes

Locked In: Breaking the Silence, BBC4

Filmmaker Xavier Alford on the cathartic experience of sharing the story of his illness

Coronation Street: Sixty years on the Street

How ITV Studios pulled off a series of ambitious 60th anniversary specials under Covid restrictions

How The Liberator revolutionises animated drama

Our technology has transformed Netflix and A&E’s WWII drama into a unique live-action/comic book hybrid, says Greg Jonkajtys

How Romulus rolled back the clock

John Elmes discovers that Sky Italia’s epic series was as much history lesson as high-concept drama for producer Cattleya

The rollercoaster ride reopening Alton Towers

Our Channel 4 documentary reveals the quiet anxieties of staff at the famous theme park, says Kate Siney

Taking Ghost Bus Tours mid-pandemic

Our Lithuania-shot horror entertainment series for ITV2 could have been a nightmare but ended up a scarily strong success, says Ben Wilson

Small Axe: Lessons in black history

Tracing the stories of black West Indians over 16 years, director Steve McQueen’s new BBC1 series couldn’t be more relevant or timely

The collaboration game – C5’s ‘confederate’ commission

How the trio of regional indies and commissioning editor reveal how they collaborated on A Big History of…

Covid couldn’t stop us - try as it might

Sometimes it felt our BBC Wales drama The Pact would never get made, but we have made it into production, say Elwen Rowlands and Hayley Manning

Henry VIII: revealing the inner torment

Our quest to explore the mental health of the storied monarch for C5 through docu-drama took us to the Vatican and back, says Luke Korzun Martin

Strictly Amy: a private battle with Crohn’s during lockdown

Strictly star’s personal account of the terrible disease for BBC1 Wales transformed into a love letter to ballroom, says Laura Martin Robinson

Profiling Palin’s lifetime of travel

Firecrest had to navigate a sea of challenges to weave together the wanders of a TV great, says series producer and director Andrew Abbott

Bringing the Spitfire back into service

Our More 4 series Inside the Spitfore Factory wasn’t just about filming – we were recording history, says Ed Avern

Bringing the Magic of Disney’s Animal Kingdom to life

Gaining access to Walt Disney World Resort was an unforgettable experience - just don’t tell my kids, says Ash Potterton

BGT: back in the spotlight

A socially-distanced studio couldn’t stop Thames’ entertainment smash from sparkling

Family Fortunes: Reviving a popular gameshow

“It was important for us to produce a programme that didn’t feel like we were hindered by Covid-19 in any way”

Lost at Sea: our story of a father and forgotten hero

Louis Bird’s voyage of discovery about his ocean-crossing rower dad for Channel 4 had an emotional toll on us all, says Johnny Burke

Recreating Singapore from Malaysia

The climate was challenging but ITV’s The Singapore Grip was a joy to film, says Mammoth Screen’s Farah Abushwesha

Comedy Central at the Edinburgh Fringe: remote but live

Our plan to recreate the energy of the UK’s leading comedy festival was a technical challenge like no other, says Chris Jones

Opening up the Dino Toybox

Navigating a teething two-year-old was never going to be easy for our latest CBeebies dinosaur offering, says producer Paul Deane

Our journey into Fidel Castro’s Cuba

Co-producing the story of socialism in Cuba tested our journalistic skills to the limit, says Mick Gold

Finding the heart of The Real Eastenders

The Isle of Dogs has a magical aura and it was our challenge to represent that on screen, says Ashley Francis Roy

Covid and Cleopatra: the story of C5’s Egyptian dig

Organising filming of a tomb excavation felt at times like the impossible puzzle, says Lucie Ridout

How the Nolans stayed in cruise control for Quest Red

The coronavirus put paid to several European excursions we’d planned for the Nolan sisters but we adapted, says Dimitri Nicomanis

America: Our Defining Hours - the production where nobody met

Nutopia used pre-cleansed drop kits, negotiated civil unrest and addressed the problems of front doorsteps to complete History’s lockdown doc

Clearing the way for C5's mega-landfill doc

We needed a full arsenal of kit to capture the best footage of a giant, dusty California landfill site, says Rob Greig

Building a pyramid for C4

Constructing a real-life pyramid from scratch in Mexico was a unique TV challenge, says Bella Falk

Dramatising the reality of fast fame

Reggie Yates’s drama exploration of reality TV feels like an urgent story to tell, says Sue Horth

Race against time to save our queen doc from lockdown

We were trying to gain access to film in Iran. Then lockdown piled on the pressure to finish our doc, says director Paul Elston

Stitching together a lockdown special

How Double Act pivoted to adapt Animal Planet’s long-running series Dr Jeff: Rocky Mountain Vet as a pandemic special

Performing an Ocean Autopsy for BBC4

Our doc special for World Ocean Day contains shocking truths and entertaining reveals about the sea and its inhabitants, says Peter Collins

Two Sisters One Body, Channel 4

The story of conjoined twins demanded we focus on their cultural and political lives – not just their medical condition, says Jack Macinnes

We Hunt Together, Alibi

Director and costume designer of UKTV drama on creating two worlds in one show

An intimate look at life during (and after) China's lockdown

Editing Coronavirus: Our Lockdown in Shanghai was like staring into the future for the team at Wonderhood Studios

Znak & Co plays Ultimate Tag with Fox

Rooted in child’s play but starring high-octane adults, our US sports-entertainment show combines action with humour, says Glenn Coomber

Work on the Wild Side, Channel 4

Our daytime conservation series highlights the crisis in Africa’s natural world and nothing would stop us telling the story, says Jannine Waddell

The Fantastical Factory of Curious Craft, Channel 4

We tapped into the Instagram generation’s obsession with crafting to create a reality show for everybody, says Andrew Cartmell

Trying: the lowdown on Apple TV+’s first UK series

Balancing laughs and emotion in Apple TV+’s comedy series was key to revealing the truth about Britain’s adoption system, says Jim O’Hanlon

Gangs of London, Sky Atlantic

Film director Gareth Evans was adamant that this sprawling crime saga had to be a TV series - with stunts put front and centre, Gabriel Tate discovers

The Café, Sky 1

Shooting Ralf Little’s Sky 1 series on location in Weston-super-Mare was a pleasure compared with working in London, says Susie Liggat.

Too Hot To Handle: ‘we were inspired by Seinfeld’

Talkback’s debut Netflix commission offers a light-hearted take on abstinence at a time when most under-25s are suffering terrible ‘blue balls’

Rebuilding Notre-Dame: Inside the Great Cathedral Rescue, BBC4

Gaining access to the huge efforts to salvage the Paris landmark threw up challenges we could never have imagined, says Joby Lubman

How OT Fagbenle brought Maxxx to E4

OT and Luti Fagbenle refused to cut financial corners and made bold choices to bring their comedy to life, they tell Gabriel Tate

The Nest, BBC1

On the set of Nicole Taylor’s latest drama

The Station: Trouble on the Tracks, ITV

We couldn’t plan for everything but smart thinking kept our train doc on course, says Jon Cowen

How C4 got Five Guys a Week

By speeding up the dating process and handing women the power, Label1 offers a fresh, romantic take on the genre

Hey You! What If..., CBBC

Making clever compromises was key to creating our madcap scripted science series for CBBC, says Jasper James

How Nutopia made Babies for Netflix

Finding scientists who met our exacting criteria was our biggest challenge

Mind Yourself, Snap

Understanding both the needs of vulnerable contributors and the intricacies of the Snap platform was vital to our short-form doc series, says Alex Morris

Warship: Life At Sea, Channel 5 - a front-row seat to history

We didn’t expect to be sent to the Gulf to witness an international stand-off first hand, says Mark Tattersall

When Frankie goes to Scotland

With Tom Weir and Billy Connolly as inspiration, Frankie Boyle wanted to deliver his own unique take on the TV travelogue, says Mick McAvoy

Win The Wilderness: Alaska, BBC2

White-knuckle flights, roaming bears and constant daylight were just some of the challenges faced by the makers of this Twofour series

7.7 Billion People & Counting, BBC2

What we discovered filming our doc about humanity’s population boom changed the way we think and produce TV forever, says Charlie Russell

Inside The Masked Singer

How Bandicoot got on the front foot in snapping up the Korean format for the UK before it blew up in the US

First & Last, BBC1

We instinctively knew a blend of innovative games and silliness would define our gameshow, says Peter Holmes

Meat the Family, Channel 4

Our attempt to bring warmth and pathos to a potentially dry subject was a steep learning curve for all of us - man and beast, says Juliet Rice

Born Mucky: Life on the Farm, Quest

Patience and diligence were key to capturing agricultural life in our ob-doc, says Mark Beech

Ski A&E, W

Our medical ob doc crew needed the skills of pro skiers and the shooting abilities of Hollywood directors, say John Quinn and Sean Doherty

The Mallorca Files, BBC1

On set with the show that’s moving the goalposts for daytime drama

Vienna Blood, BBC2/ORF/ZDF

Capturing the spirit of a unique time and place

What Makes A Murderer, Channel 4

Having colleagues with a prison background helped built genuine trust with nervous contributors

Animating life and death decisions

Migration is a challenging subject to convey accessibly. Our approach cuts to the global chase, says Osbert Parker

Inside the Supermarket, BBC1

Open and honest conversations with Sainsbury’s allowed us to film serious and fun stories for our series, says Anoushka Roberts

Later… with Jools Holland: reinventing a BBC2 staple

Going through a tender process forced us to consider what worked and what needed updating on the famous music performance series, says Alison Howe

Undercover Girlfriends, C5

Hiding our contestants’ partners in a next-door villa was no easy feat, says Colin May

Killer Camp, ITV2

Enfusing comedy into our reality horror whodunnit in a wet forest in Lithuania was an unforgettable experience, says James Donkin

For Sama, Channel 4/PBS

Living on the frontline of the war in Syria

The Wall, BBC1

Scaling new gameshow heights

Catherine The Great, Sky Atlantic/HBO

Retelling history with scale and intimacy

BBC4: Tiananmen – The People v the Party

Co-producing our doc on the deadly 1989 Chinese student protests with French partners with challenging but rewarding, says Ed Stobart

Temple, Sky 1

Going underground in style on a Norwegian drama adaptation

MotoGP: Full throttle action

Covering the Silverstone MotoGP race meeting for BT Sport is a mammoth operation for North One, with 26 hours of live outside broadcast over three days

The Capture, BBC1

Putting video evidence on trial

Singletown, ITV2

Putting couples to the love test

Mobeen Azhar on the story behind the crime that shook America

Using old-fashioned British charm and guile allowed us to tell the story of A Black and White Killing for BBC2, says the writer and presenter

Dad’s Army: The Lost Episodes, Gold

Recreating a slice of TV history

Inside the Factory, BBC2

Executive producer Amanda Lyon on the military levels of organisation required to produce the popular Voltage series

The Best Little Prison in Britain?, ITV

Our series focused on inmates who we could all identify with and a jail where the key aim was rehabilitation, says Rebecca Mulraine

I Am, Channel 4

When going off script makes better drama

Stargazing: Moon Landing Special, BBC2

When Donald Trump shut down the US government, our tightly scheduled production almost got stuck on the launch pad

Filming with human guinea pigs

War in the Blood director Arthur Cary on the challenge of covering the human impact of a scientific breakthrough

Remarkable Places to Eat, BBC2

Filming in the world’s most exclusive restaurants, we had to be meticulously organised to avoid getting in the way of service, says Katy Fryer

Big In The Valleys, BBC3

Sizing up the obesity problem

George Clooney: Authority is to be made fun of

With their adaptation of Joseph Heller’s classic novel about to air on Channel 4 as a six-part series, George Clooney and Grant Heslov tell Gabriel Tate why the story is still relevant

Drain The Oceans, National Geographic

Making archaeology accessible and fun by taking a ‘cinematic and tabloid’ approach to reveal what lies beneath the waves

Galdem Sugar, BBC3

A small team and tight turnaround helped give our constructed reality grime series an authentic voice, says series producer Dinkesh Miesuria

Killer Ratings, Netflix

A real-life TV murder mystery

Mum, BBC2

The main characters have come to the end of their journey and – I hope – revealed a few truths about life along the way, says Stefan Golaszewski

Chernobyl, Sky Atlantic

Exploring the fallout from a nuclear disaster

Flinch, Netflix

Pain is the name of the game

Moominvalley, Sky 1

Kids’ classic for all the family

Chimerica, Channel 4

Putting Trump’s America in focus

Life After Lock-Up, Channel 4

Meeting former prison inmates on the day of their release was nothing like I had imagined, says Lee Phillips

World's Busiest Train Stations, Channel 5

Having insider knowledge of the railway industry helped keep our series on track, says Tim Pritchard

Unstoppable: Sean Scully and the Art of Everything, BBC2

Finding a way to show the complete picture of the Irish artist’s extraordinary life was crucial to our doc, says Nick Willing

If I Could Tell You Just One Thing, YouTube

Filming Priyanka Chopra Jonas interview famous faces in LA proved to be more challenging than it sounds, says Sally Freeman

Who's Getting Rich From Moroccan Hash?, BBC Arabic

Foreign journalists are not welcome in the cannabis farming communities of Morocco. It took weeks just to find a fixer, writes Emir Nader

Secrets of Egypt’s Valley of the Kings, Channel 4

Turning history on its head

Mums Make Porn, Channel 4

The mother of all porn shoots

The Choir: Our School By The Tower, BBC2

Giving school kids affected by the Grenfell Tower fire freedom to express themselves was key to our story, says Ben Rumney

Say Yes To The Dress Lancashire, TLC

A perfect fit for location, cast and talent

Critical Condition, Channel 5

Finding a fresh angle on the hospital format

Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle, BBC4

Exploring the past from the front room

Skint Britain: Friends Without Benefits, C4

Juxtaposing Westminster rhetoric with the reality of poverty unlocked uncomfortable truths about a pressing social issue, says David Hodgkinson

Tagged, BBC3

Gaining access to chaotic lives

Pure, Channel 4

Tackling mental health in a comedy show

Steph and Dom: Can Cannabis Save Our Son?, Channel 4

Over several months of embedded filming, executive producer Jon Lloyd and producer/director Erica Gornall saw a whole new side to the Gogglebox pair

Your Home Made Perfect, BBC2

Redesigning the property show

Flirty Dancing, Channel 4

Putting a spring in the step of dating shows

Brexit: The Uncivil War, C4

James Graham on how his political drama tries to make sense of the EU vote from all perspectives

Top 10 Behind The Scenes of 2018

Under the bonnet of shows including The Heist, Judge Romesh and We Are British Jews. Click for the pick of the year’s Behind the Scenes

The Long Song, BBC1

Taking the long road back to the days of slavery

Out Of Their Skin, ITV

Balancing celebration of achievement and scrutiny of progress was essential when exploring the history of black English football, says Gabriel Clarke

Enterprice, BBC3

Writer Kayode Ewumi on why he doesn’t want his long-form BBC3 debut to be defined as a ‘black show’

Origin, YouTube Premium

Left Bank Pictures takes a journey into deep space

Beat The Internet, Dave

It might surprise you that Vice Studios produced UKTV’s latest gameshow, says Dan Louw

Alone At Home, Channel 4

Meredith Chambers describes the challenge of filming children trying to cope without their parents

The time machine in your pocket

The intimacy and ubiquity of smartphones make them ideal for telling personal stories, argue Victoria Mapplebeck and Adam Gee

Blindboy Undestroys The World: Housing, BBC3

Merging current affairs and comedy requires good old-fashioned journalism, says Charlie Mole

The ingredients for a Great British success

The Love Productions megahit is now on its second series for Channel 4, but it remains a tricky recipe to pull off

The Bi Life, E!

Breaking the dating show mould

In My Skin, BBC3

Nerys Evans found herself working on home soil in Wales for the first time on Expectation’s debut scripted show

The Bisexual, Channel 4

Katie Carpenter on the many hurdles faced in producing an authentic take on London life

The Big Audition, ITV

Twenty Twenty puts the audition process in the spotlight

New Order: Decades, Sky Arts

Entering the world of New Order

The Cry, BBC1

Making drama by Aussie rules

DHL: Delivering the World, Channel 5

To capture the complex journeys of packages around the world, I needed a Tardis to carry all my equipment, says Paul Kittel

Vanity Fair, ITV

Contemporary take on a Victorian classic

Judge Romesh, Dave

Laying down the law for Dave

Yellowstone Live, Nat Geo

Finding the right location among the vast Rocky Mountains was the primary challenge, says Plimsoll’s James Smith

Behind the scenes: Lucky Man, Sky 1

Where ancient and modern worlds collide

Becca's Bunch, Nickelodeon

Hatching an idea for kids’ TV

Lost Kingdom of the Yeti, Animal Planet

Epic trek in search of an elusive beast

Before Grenfell - A Hidden History, BBC2

Revealing the roots of tragedy

Nothing Like a Dame, BBC2

When four doyennes of British stage and screen gather to talk about their life experiences, it’s best just to let the cameras roll, says Anthony Wall

Attenborough in 360 degrees

Before we captured the great man as a hologram, we first needed to test the technology on his trademark shirt, says John Cassy

“Filming in Syria would not be easy”

BBC4 takes a journey into the danger zone

Cocaine: Britain's Epidemic, Channel 5

Avoiding glamourisation, protecting anonymity and ensuring the team’s safety: William Fairman on the challenges of making drugs docs

Fatberg Autopsy: Secrets Of The Sewers, Channel 4

Flushing out the secrets of London’s sewers

The Queen's Green Planet, ITV

When the Queen met TV royalty

Conspiracy Files: Murder in Washington, BBC2

Cutting through the misinformation around an unsolved crime was a sharp lesson in how modern media works, says Charlie Mole

High & Dry, Channel 4

Feeling the heat on a paradise island

Lucy Worsley's Fireworks for a Tudor Queen, BBC4

Putting a rocket up factual TV

Save Me, Sky Atlantic

A mission to create a drama like no other

The Job Interview, Channel 4

Working with big brands provided new challenges and rewards, according to series producer Genna Gibson

Murder, Mystery and My Family, BBC1

Going back to the scene of the crime

Holocaust: The Revenge Plot

Battling Nazi overload for a thrilling tale

Yianni: Supercar Customiser, Dave

From UKTV’s underground car park to top of the schedule

Into The Fire, Really

Heat-resistant helmet cams helped our firefighters to take us into places far too dangerous for any TV crew, says Jon Peck

Top 10 behind the scenes of 2017

Under the bonnet of shows including Gunpowder, Little Boy Blue and Just Tattoo of Us

Prince: Last Year of a Legend, Channel 4

Behind the scenes on the documentary looking at the life and death of a superstar

Chinese Burn, BBC3

Breaking down stereotypes on a budget

Broadcast TECH - December 2017

How Jellyfish created a Neanderthal

Lifers Behind Bars; Violent Men: Behind Bars, Channel 4

No amount of training can prepare you for the strangeness of prison life, says director Matt Pinder

Angry, White and American, Channel 4

Assistant producer Paddy Duff on shining a light on modern-day America

Murder On The Blackpool Express, Gold

Northern twist on a classic whodunnit

Voice of a Serial Killer, CBS Reality

Giving a human face to evil

Bad Habits, Holy Orders, C5

Crackit convinces five social media-obsessed girls to put down their smartphones and move into a convent for a month

Escape, Channel 4

Taking engineering to extremes

Broadcast TECH Sept/Oct

Milk VFX unveils the huge range of VFX shots it created for Dinosaurs In The Wild

Porters, Dave

If at first you don’t succeed, keep the faith

Cannonball, ITV

Making a splash in the world of TV gameshows

Diana – The Day Britain Cried, ITV

Exec Sue Summers on turning a lack of royal access to her advantage

No More Boys and Girls; BBC2

Can gender-neutral education improve equality?

Out of Thin Air: Murder In Iceland, BBC4

A 40 year-old unsolved mystery

The State, Channel 4

Confronting the horrors of ISIS

Accidental Anarchist: Life Without Government, BBC4

On the frontline with an unlikely revolutionary

Earth Live, National Geographic

‘Like Springwatch on steroids’

Casualty, BBC1

Dial 999 for non-stop drama

The Crystal Maze, Channel 4

A new twist on a cult classic

24 Hours In Police Custody

Capturing the drama of real police work

The Beatles, Hippies and Hells Angels, Sky Atlantic

The Beatles, Hippies and Hells Angels

Where in the World?, CBeebies

A unique portrait of childhood

Inside the Gang, Channel 5

Showing the true diversity of gang culture

A Time To Live, BBC2

Celebrating life in the face of terminal illness

Inside the Freemasons, Sky

What 21st century men get out of being a Mason

Passions: Damien Hirst by Harry Hill, Sky Arts

Bringing anarchy to the arts

The Repair Shop, BBC2

Building a studio from scratch in the middle of a field

Harlots, ITV Encore

Putting women at the heart of the story

Mutiny, Channel 4

High drama on the high seas

Ross Kemp: Libya’s Migrant Hell, Sky 1

A matter of life and death in the Middle East

SS-GB, BBC1

When the Nazis won the war

Gap Year, E4

As we filmed in crowded Vietnamese markets and Thai temples, we had to be ready to switch locations at short notice if permission to film in China finally came through, says Joel Wilson

The Cult Next Door, BBC2

Sleight of hand in the edit helped illustrate this extraordinary story

Idris Elba: Fighter, Discovery

Hell and back in 4K with a Hollywood star

The Week We Went Wild, C5

Sending warring families to extreme locations

Top 10 behind the scenes of 2016

Broadcast took a peek under the bonnet of shows including First Dates, Marcella and Dogs Might Fly. Click for the pick of the year’s Behind the Scenes.

The World's Most Wanted Leopard, Nat Geo Wild

What started out as a bid to photograph a rare leopard in Azerbaijan turned into a mission to preserve a unique species, says Adrian Steirn

VFX and post-production of The Crown

With big budgets comes big responsibility

The Last Miners, BBC1

By rejecting the use of mini cams, gimbals and drones, we strove for visual honesty of life in the pits, says Wesley Pollitt

Stacey Dooley: Guns, Girls and Isis, BBC3

Stacey Dooley has revealed her reasons for venturing into a war zone for the first time following the launch of her Isis-themed BBC3 documentary.

Before the Flood, Nat Geo

The ‘power of Leo’ compelled film-maker Fisher Stevens to return to the theme of climate change. The actor opened doors and made the topic sexy too, he tells Manori Ravindran

Teen Mom UK, MTV

Zero fakery, an inspiring cast and gripping storylines with genuine emotion were key to replicating the appeal of the US format, says Fiona O’Sullivan

SAS: Who Dares Wins, Channel 4

We were warned that shooting in the jungle would be brutal, but with 40°C heat and 95% humidity, the reality was even worse, says Sophie Leonard

Reggie Yates: Life and Death in Chicago, BBC3

Online shorts perfectly supported a Reggie Yates doc on gun crime in Chicago, writes Dov Freedman

The Level, ITV

Having finally won the commission after seven years of trying, dive-bombing seagulls and disruptive jet-skiers were just some of the challenges we faced, say Polly Leys and Kate Norrish

Inside British Vogue, BBC2

The opportunity to make a series about a major British institution doesn’t usually just fall into your lap, says Katie Buchanan

Dara O Briain’s Go 8 Bit, Dave

Our comedy gameshow featuring celebrities taking part in lifesize versions of classic video games had to appeal to two different groups: hardcore gamers and the general audience, says Donald Taffner Jr.

The Watchman, Channel 4

After winning a Bafta for The Murder Detectives, director Dave Nath had his pick of documentary subjects. So why did he turn to drama?

Borderline, C5

From location and choice of director through to the show itself, Borderline was all about getting the best out of improvisation, says Zoe Rocha

Robot Wars, BBC2

As Sir Killalot, Matilda and the rest of the Robot Wars gang prepare for their TV comeback, Olly Grant visits the giant set where the souped-up veterans will take on the next generation

Ross Kemp: The Fight Against Isis, Sky 1

We found many inspiring people in our journey to reveal the society the Kurds are trying to build in Syria, says Marta Shaw

Undressed, TLC

It’s 9am on day one of our auditions. The casting team are briefing a room of diverse women aged between 19 and 62 in preparation for their interviews, to be filmed in their bra and pants.

Life Inside Jail: Hell on Earth, ITV

To gain access to a tough US prison, we gambled with telling some stark truths about our intentions, says Lee Phillips.

Battle of Jutland: the Navy's Bloodiest Day, BBC2

What started as a personal story for executive producer Liz McLeod became a technical jigsaw puzzle for director Alicia Aarce

Last Whites of the East End, BBC1

We warmed up many of our contributors over a pint - but we had to out ourselves as lightweights, says Kelly Close

Hetty Feather, CBBC

Convincing children that ‘old stuff ’ is worth watching is one thing; curbing contemporary slang on set is quite another, discovered David Collier

Lord Montagu

How did a Texan come to make a feature-length doc about an aristocrat he had never heard of? Luke Korem explains

Flowers, C4

We found the perfect dilapidated old building to match the ‘otherness’ of our characters’ world - but filming upstairs carried a risk that the floors might collapse, says Will Sharpe

Dispatches: Britain’s Pensioner Care Scandal, Channel 4

Listening in to secret recordings of care home visits, just metres away in a car outside, was a distressing experience for Alison Ramsay

Life In The Air, BBC1

Capturing animals in flight in some of the world’s toughest locations required some unorthodox kit, says Simon Bell

Eddie Izzard: Marathon Man, BBC3

Eddie Izzard’s Sport Relief challenge was an endurance test for the production team too, says executive producer Nick Catliff

Britain's Whales and Sharks, ITV

We had to wait 18 months for a whale to wash up on our shores, says Sarah Cunliffe. Then the sharks turned up…

Can't Touch This, BBC1

Getting a commission turned out to be the easy bit - the real test was losing our location and having to build three new sets in a building with a leaky roof, says Stellify’s joint managing director Matthew Worthy

Two Doors Down, BBC2

When you have naturally funny performers like Doon Mackichan, Elaine C Smith and Sharon Rooney in your cast, you’d be crazy not to take their opinions on board, says Simon Carlyle

Beats international: live streaming music

The ability to stream live music events from far-flung and tricky locations has brought niche and underground music to the masses, writes George Bevir

Stag, BBC2

We went full ‘method’ in recreating the stag do from hell in the Scottish Highlands, says Jim Field Smith

Dogs Might Fly, Sky 1

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

The Prosecutors, BBC4

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

Thirteen, BBC3

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.

Behind the Scenes: risk and reward at The Jump

It may be known as the most dangerous show on the television, but there are some risks even The Jump won’t take.

The Rack Pack, BBC iPlayer

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

Ten Pieces II, BBC2 / CBBC

For our cinematic take on orchestra performance, we shot ten music videos in two days, reveals Serena Cross

Beowulf, ITV

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

War and Peace, BBC1

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

We’re Doomed! The Dad’s Army Story, BBC2

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

Capital, BBC1

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

The Age of Loneliness, BBC1

Finding 14 contributors prepared to bare their souls on camera wasn’t easy but we wanted to show how loneliness can affect people of all ages and from all walks of life

Teletubbies, CBeebies

The Teletubbies are back, but with their original outdoor set long gone, new producer Darrall Macqueen used models and CGI to recreate the magic, they tell Robin Parker

Ultimate Airport Dubai, National Geographic

Nights in a jail cell and takeaway cast-offs in a windowless bunker are a price worth paying for access to Dubai’s amazing airport, says Nick Metcalfe

The Money Pit, Dave

A live crowd-funding format turned out to be a legal minefield, but we found a way to make it work - and stay out of jail, says series producer Pat Doyle

Kitchen Impossible with Michel Roux Jnr, C4

With the help of Michelin-starred chef Michel Roux Jr, we wanted to show that people with disabilities have the talent, ambition and will to succeed in the workplace, says series producer Sam Grace

Asian Provocateur, BBC3

The unpredictability of Romesh Ranganathan’s extended family was the making of our series, says series producer Ben Green

You, Me & the Apocalypse, Sky 1

Sky 1’s new comedy-drama about the final days of life on Earth is filmed close to its Slough setting, but this location also doubles as Tennessee and Washington, discovers Olly Hunt

Rooney - The Man Behind The Goals, BBC1

What kicked off as a sporting achievement documentary soon turned into an unexpectedly unguarded glimpse into the life of the man behind the tabloid headlines, says Tony Pastor

Singing in the Rainforest, Watch

Taking western pop stars to remote places to make music with the locals seemed like a brilliant idea - the problem was finding anyone prepared to go, says Helen Nightingale

The Catch, C4

Filming and living aboard a fishing boat for this fixed-rig doc threw up many challenges, but it also made for a very personal experience, says Jim Incledon

If Katie Hopkins Ruled The World, TLC

After our first big hit with the outspoken columnist, it was time to step out of our comfort zones, says Sarah Thornton

The Boy Who Wanted His Leg Cut Off, BBC3

BBC3 took a risk with our doc, but it was a human story worth telling, says Jazz Gowans

Supershoppers, C4

Firecrest’s Nicole Kleeman on combining satire with stunts to create a new kind of consumer programme

Dispatches: Escape From Isis, C4

We were prepared for harrowing tales of life under Isis, but never expected positive stories to emerge from the horror, says Edward Watts

CBBC Official Chart Show

Our young production team had no previous experience of working in television, but stacks of ability and the confi dence to take on anything we threw at them, says Steve Wynne

Humans, Channel 4

Getting the look and movement right for our ‘synths’ was no small task, says producer Chris Fry

The logistics of filming with Stephen Hawking

We had to rip up our schedules when filming with the scientist, but we gained huge insight into the challenges of his daily life, says Mark Wells

Britain's Busiest Airport, ITV

Ensuring our ob-doc series would avoid becoming a puff piece for the UK’s biggest airport demanded buy-in from every corner of this ‘mini city’, writes executive producer Tim Wardle

T. Rex Autopsy, Nat Geo

Building a full-size, anatomically correct model of a T. rex that could be dissected on TV was a labour of love that took months of painstaking work. Olly Grant finds out how it was done

Suntrap, BBC1

A six-part sitcom set on a sun-drenched island was the perfect start for our newly launched indie– until we had to go to sea, says Neil Webster

Ballot Monkeys, C4

C4’s Ballot Monkeys had to be filmed close to the wire to keep it topical. The solution? An unusual OB with four crews crammed into four coaches, writes Jimmy Mulville

UK Election Debate, CNN

CNN has ambitions for McLaren’s ‘Thought Leadership’ hub beyond its election debates. Alex Farber paid a visit

Hunters of the South Seas, BBC2

When we gave our researcher his dream assignment, a new star presenter was born, says series producer/director Jamie Balment

Episodes, BBC2

When Wimbledon Studios went into receivership just before shooting began on Episodes’ fourth series, producer Debs Pisani had her work cut out keeping the production on track

Ninja Warrior UK, ITV

ITV has turned to a high-octane Japanese format for its latest Saturday night entertainment offering.

Londongrad, CTC Media

Behind the scenes on Londongrad, the first Russian television series to be filmed in the capital

Richard E Grant's 7 Deadly Sins, Discovery

A genre-bending exploration of the animal instincts inside us all proved an eye-opening experience for Benedetta Pinelli

The Kids Who Can't Stay Awake, C4

First-time producer/director Nicola Comber reflects on tacking the sensitive subject of childhood narcolepsy

The Javone Prince Show, BBC2

Previously best known for his role in cult E4 sitcom PhoneShop, Javone Prince may well be the BBC’s latest breakout comedy star.

This World: Surviving Sandy Hook, BBC2

Revisiting a tragedy that befell a community increasingly sceptical of media intrusion made gaining access tough, reveals Jezza Neumann

Africa's Fishing Leopards, BBC2

It took two years to gain the trust of the leopards we were filming. It was worth it, says Brad Bestelink

Bear Grylls: Mission Survive, ITV

Twelve days moving through the Costa Rican jungle with eight celebrities, a crew of 60 and Bear Grylls.

Twirlywoos, CBeebies

We used a mix of animation and live-action to teach kids about the world around them, says Chris Wood

The Secret Life of Four Year Olds, C4

When we started filming a group of four year-olds, we had no idea what it would teach us, says Teresa Watkins.

The Eichmann Show, BBC2

The trial of the Nazi war criminal was also the birth of mass media, discovered producer Laurence Bowen

Eve, CBBC

Six years on from our original idea, the timing is finally right for our kids’ robot drama, says Jez Swimer

Roman Britain From The Air, ITV

Our helicopter filming hinged on two things: the weather - and England going out of the World Cup, says Brendan Hughes

Wild Weather, BBC1

When the complex weather phenomena we wanted to study couldn’t be found, we had to make our own, says Graham Booth

Cyber Sex, Love and Marriage, Sky Living

Making a doc about people falling in love via gaming avatars meant keeping a very open mind

Puppy Love, BBC4

An improvised comedy with a first-time TV dog wrangler and up to 40 dogs? Director Susan Tully likes a challenge

Micky Flanagan’s Detour De France, Sky 1

A star prepared to leave his vanity at the door and try anything on camera was a real boon

The Missing, BBC1