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Africa: Getting the perfect wildlife shot
James Honeyborne
Series Producer
The hazards and the techniques behind the sumptuous photography of the new David Attenborough wildlife series for BBC One.
The Hour: I wrote the musical score
Kevin Sargent
Composer
I am the composer on the second series of The Hour, a drama set in a 1950s BBC newsroom. My job is to create original music to support sections of the programme, hopefully enhancing them. I was brought on board just as shooting had started, as pre-recorded tracks of some songs of the period ...
Babies In The Office: Taking my baby to work
Shellon Beckford
I was on maternity leave when I first heard about the Babies In The Office scheme.
The making of The Riots: In Their Own Words
Nicola Cutcher
Assistant Producer
The riots across England in August 2011 should need no introduction. Following the police shooting of Mark Duggan, a peaceful protest in Tottenham developed into explosive violent disorder. Over five days trouble spread across the country with people looting, setting fire to property and att...
Secrets Of Our Living Planet: Filming the white rhino
Jasper Montana
Researcher
It shouldn't have been this wet. The 4 x 4 slid across the muddy track like it was an oil slick and slammed into the bank on the edge of the road, almost knocking us all out. Water buffalo stood sodden and dripping with rain in the centre of the road, staring with a blank aggression as thoug...
Presenting Indian Ocean: From curried fruit bat to armoured underwear
Simon Reeve
Presenter
We covered a vast area and huge distances while filming Indian Ocean. Starting in South Africa we travelled up the east coast of the continent, then around India and back down through Indonesia to finish in south-west Australia. Simon Reeve in Indian Ocean We visited 16 countries ...
Meet The Romans - and not just the toffs
Mary Beard
Classicist
Making Meet The Romans has been one of the most fun things I've ever done. It's been extraordinarily hard work (don't think making a documentary series is very glam!) but it has let me share some of the things I do in my day job as a Cambridge classics professor with a much wider audience. ...
Lucian Freud: filming with the artist
Randall Wright
Director
At a meeting just before Christmas 2010 Lucian Freud, a small ancient figure at 88, sitting surrounded by fresh piles of newspapers, with their lurid headlines, suddenly stared, with characteristic bulging eyes, out of the window of Clarke's restaurant in Notting Hill, London. He had notice...
The Crusades: the thrill of a priceless manuscript
Thomas Asbridge
Presenter
I first fell in love with crusading history as a schoolboy and continue to be fascinated by these medieval holy wars. In many ways, they have become my life's work. For me, the Crusades, the wars fought between Christians and Muslims for possession of the Holy Land between 1095 and 1291, hav...
Stargazing LIVE: More secrets to be uncovered
Mark Thompson
Astronomer
I have been fascinated by the night sky ever since I was a child. I remember seeing Saturn through a telescope for the first time when I was about 10 years old, and the sight was nothing short of magical. Seeing Saturn, rings and all, hovering against the velvet black sky ignited a fire ...
