Blog posts by year and monthMarch 2013
Posts (9)
The Road, A Story Of Life And Death
A Q&A with documentary director Marc Isaacs and contributor Iqbal Ahmed reveals what it was like filming an intimate portrait of life as it unfolds along London's Edgware Road.
Motor Racing At The BBC: That Petrol Emotion
How I discovered the glamorous, and at times shocking, footage of Formula 1's early days in the BBC's archives.
WPC 56: Women in policing in the 1950s
Doing justice to the brave female officers that inspired the daytime BBC One drama, by show creator Dominique Moloney.
The Challenger: Researching the space shuttle disaster
How getting to know the real-life people involved in the investigation of the Challenger disaster shaped the BBC Two drama.
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.
In The Flesh: My Diary
Kieren Walker is not a zombie who went on a killing spree. He is a Partially Deceased Syndrome sufferer and what he did in his untreated state was not his fault.
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.
Prisoners' Wives: Building HMP Highcross
With exclusive shots from location, the set designer reveals how a modern prison was built from surprisingly everyday locations for series two of the BBC One drama.
America's Poor Kids: Having a voice
Filming a documentary through the eyes of American children living with poverty and homelessness.
