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My five top Sky at Night moments - by presenter Chris Lintott
Our Solar System contains more secrets than we could ever imagine - but what are the most spectacular parts we've managed to uncover so far?
10 awe-inspiring quotes and pictures that will make you fall in love with Alaska
Spending three months filming Alaska: Earth’s Frozen Kingdom through the summer left a lasting impression on episode two producer Alex Lanchester. He explains the impact the stunning North American state had on him in words and pictures
Spiral: Showrunner Anne Landois answers your questions
Showrunner and writer Anne Landois took part in a live Q&A after the final episode of series five.
Our Food: Exploring Britain's colourful history
Our Food is a celebration of the nation's food - its origins, its tastes and the story it can tell us about our island's history. I'm passionate about food and where it comes from. At home I try and grow as many fruits and vegetables as the garden and greenhouse will allow and firmly bel...
BBC Two Mixed Race Season: Shirley
In February, I had a phone call to say Prospect Cymru was developing a factual drama about Dame Shirley Bassey for BBC Two, to be included in the channel's Mixed Race Season. Would I be interested in meeting the Executive Producer Charles Thompson to discuss? How could I refuse? It sound...
Dancing On Wheels: 'I never thought I'd dance again'
Hello. I'm the commissioning editor for factual programmes on BBC Three. A key part of my job is to find and help manage programme ideas that feel distinctive and original. Disability is a subject that can easily be forgotten or pushed aside by the mainstream. But at BBC Three we've aimed to ...
The history of Rude Britannia - from Chaucer to Little Britain
People might ask why we made Rude Britannia - well you might! As is sometimes the case with television projects, Rude Britannia had a long gestation period. Nearly three years ago we made a series called Comics Britannia in which we celebrated, among other things, the rude genius that was...
My nerve-wracking night on The Culture Show's Samuel Johnson Prize special
If you're growing weary of the World Cup and tiring of tennis, then you could try the Culture Show Special on the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize (SJP) as an antidote to this summer of sport. As far as I know there's no wall chart available detailing the group stages of the SJP so the programme, pr...
The Lady Vanishes: Cramming a film crew into a train
Creating the necessary illusions for the BBC One version of the 1938 Hitchcock film: the director on shooting inside a train carriage.
Naked scenes, travel mishaps and a tattoo ban. Joe Layton's Tatau lowdown
Why did Joe say he'd always choose Budgie as a travel companion over his own character, Kyle?
Stewart Lee: Who Is Kevin Eldon?
Stewart Lee introduces Kevin Eldon and the wild-eyed intensity he brings to his characters on his comedy sketch show, It's Kevin, for BBC Two.
Boxing At The Movies: Kings Of The Ring
"I still remember the jolt... the charge of emotion and adrenalin every boxing movie has" - presenter Danny Leigh on his inspiration for the BBC Four documentary.
Making Rita Simons: My Daughter, Deafness and Me
When we approached Rita about making Rita Simons: My Daughter, Deafness and Me, she was initially unsure about the amount of exposure it would bring her then five-year-old daughter Maiya. Rita Simons: My Daughter, Deafness and Me Maiya was diagnosed with hearing loss at six months old...
Dragons' Den: What's on Red Button?
I often describe myself as a storyteller. It's the reason I work as a TV exec producer - to find extraordinary people, and tell their extraordinary stories. As a Dad, I regularly read stories to my three kids (not regularly enough they would say!). But if I'm honest, I think I'm better ...
Watchdog's Big Money Test
Last year, the BBC Lab UK team left MoneySaving Towers (my offices) with their hands bitten off. They'd come to me saying they wanted to conduct another of their mammoth experiments, this time working with Watchdog on finance, did I want to get involved? Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes - was my u...
Ice Age Giants: Filming animated creatures in the wild
Discover the filming and special effects techniques used to bring extinct animals to life for BBC Two's natural history series.
Sex scenes, fibs and stand-up comedy: Sally Lindsay on Ordinary Lies
As the office manager in Ordinary Lies, Sally Lindsay's character Kathy knows everything that's going on at the car showroom she works in. But what can the actress tell us about filming the drama?
Inside Over The Rainbow's first show
On Wednesday night I went to the recording for this Saturday's studio show of our new BBC One series Over The Rainbow, hosted by Graham Norton and starring Andrew Lloyd Webber. We're searching for a Dorothy to appear on the West End stage next year. As the BBC's controller of entertainment c...
The Last Days Of Anne Boleyn: The evidence keeps us guessing
Why the story of Anne's downfall still inspires extraordinarily passionate and opinionated debate amongst historians.
Doctors: The joy (and pain) of creating characters
Damn - we've lost Simon Bond. Or more correctly, the wonderful David Sturzaker has decided not to stay with us for the next series of Doctors. This has happened before and it will happen again, but as series producer, one can't help feeling frustrated at creating a successful character, on...
