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The 10-step Interceptor guide to being 'badass'
Father, husband and determined crime-stopper, The Interceptor's lead character, Ash, knows how to play it cool. Actor O-T Fagbenle explains everything you need to be just as awesome...
Bluestone 42: New challenges in our second series
'Although it actually does rain in Afghanistan, nobody really knows or believes that.' The production team faced unusual weather filming series two of the BBC Three comedy.
Fazer's Urban Takeover
Having a film crew around while you’re trying to write lyrics is proper uncomfortable: Fazer on bringing together young musicians with the BBC Symphony Orchestra for the Urban Prom.
Nigellissima: How we built the kitchen set
The essence of the new series Nigellissima is to show how easy it is to bring the spirit of Italy into the kitchen and onto the plate - using ingredients available in any English supermarket. As the series producer it's my job to pull all six programmes together and deliver them on time and ...
Tom Felton: I’ve struck a healthier balance with fans than Rupert Grint has!
Former Harry Potter actor Tom went on a global mission to meet the wizard's superfans, consulting with celebrity friends Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint along the way.
Volcano Live: Why I changed my day job for volcanology
So, what makes a middle-aged office worker up-sticks, give up seven years of her life to return to university as a mouldy-oldie student, travel half-way across the world to go and see volcanoes in the middle of nowhere and pursue a career trying to fathom out how the rocks of this planet formed?...
Stag: We wanted to skewer masculinity
Creator of Stag, Jim Field Smith on why a stag do in the highlands was the ultimate setting for his dark comedy thriller
The Great Hip Hop Hoax: Lies about the lies
"They did lie to me, both of them at times." Director Jeanie Finlay on navigating the truth between the lies when filming the documentary showing on BBC Four's Storyville.
My inspiration to write Single Father
I'm excited about Single Father going out on TV but also a bit nervous and a bit protective. I haven't felt like this with other things I've written. Maybe it's because I've spent five years on it but also because I never tire of watching David Tennant, Suranne Jones and all the actors zinging t...
The Sarah Jane Adventures: Writing for my childhood heroes
Set your sonic lipsticks to thrill - The Sarah Jane Adventures is back. And I don't care if I've already seen the scripts (even written some) - I'll be on the edge of my seat watching them all over again. Just as I adore Doctor Who, I love this show. When I was a kid Lis Sladen was my Doctor'...
Driving the A303: Highway To The Sun
"Why a road?" people asked when I told them I was presenting this documentary, then, "Why the A303?" Actually it took a while for the questions to occur to me. About 20 years in fact, which is how long I've been driving the road on a regular basis. Like most others I drove it and didn't ...
British Masters: My one big chance to get even
A few years ago I was at a conference on 20th Century painting. As I queued up for a coffee in the canteen I overheard a French historian describe Britain as "the land without modern art". His friends all laughed in agreement. I was livid. And ever since I've been determined to prove them wro...
White Heat: Playing Charlotte over 24 years
When I first saw the scripts for White Heat I was auditioning for the part of Lilly, but as soon I started reading it was the character of Charlotte that I identified with. Jack (Sam Claflin) and Charlotte (Claire Foy) I had worked with the writer Paula Milne before on The Night Watch...
The Bible's Buried Secrets
I was approached by the BBC's Religion and Ethics department back in 2009. They explained they were looking to work with a specialist on Bible's Buried Secrets, a documentary series about the Bible and archaeology, and that I'd been recommended to them. Now, I know I'm a bit of a geek, but I...
Bang Goes The Theory: The human-powered plane experiment
Bang Goes the Theory's resident engineer, inventor and presenter Jem Stansfield is a man who seems to have done pretty much everything: from building a pair of Spiderman-style gloves powered by vacuum cleaners that allows him to scale the sides of buildings to fulfilling that childhood dream of ...
A cheat's guide to who's who in Dickensian
From a gin-swilling nurse to a jilted bride. Consider yourself a Dickens expert with a little help from this character guide.
Abz on the Farm: 'You don’t know somebody until you’ve lived with them without wi-fi!'
Ex-5ive singer Abz Love and fiancée Vicky Fallon on upping sticks and moving to a farm...
