Blog posts by year and monthJuly 2013
Posts (9)
Badults: Working hard to be silly
The irony of having to be grown up in making a daft comedy like Badults on BBC Three - by co-writer and Pappy's co-star, Matthew Crosby.
Caligula With Mary Beard: The man behind the infamy
Perverted sadist or slandered by enemies? Classics professor Mary Beard investigates the notorious Roman emperor Caligula for BBC Two's history documentary.
Family Tree: Characters that aren't so everyday
Spinal Tap’s Christopher Guest on how he created a fictional family tree for actors Chris O'Dowd and Nina Conti to improvise with in BBC Two’s new comedy.
Burton And Taylor: The script had me hooked
Discover what was so special about the dysfunctional love story between Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor for Lachlan MacKinnon, producer of the BBC Four film.
Long Live Britain: Good health rests with us
Dr Phil Hammond believes our health is in our own hands, not our doctors', and gives some tips for adding years to our lives in BBC One's Long Live Britain.
Only Connect: How I became a champion of champions
The captain of Only Connect's most successful team describes his experiences on the BBC Four quiz show, hosted by Victoria Coren Mitchell.
Alive: Rankin Faces Death
Rankin reveals how different approaches gave an extended meaning to the stories behind his photography and documentary project, made in collaboration with The Culture show on BBC Two.
Top Of The Lake: Jane Campion on her crime mystery
Jane Campion, award-winning writer and director of The Piano, on her mysterious and visually stunning new drama for BBC Two, starring Holly Hunter and Elisabeth Moss.
Supermarket Secrets: Feeding a nation
Do we ever stop to ask how food gets to our supermarket shelves? Or how much the weather affects what and how we buy? Masterchef presenter Gregg Wallace explores this modern shopping phenomenon.
