Television features

As part of BAFTA’s commitment to supporting the global cross-pollination of talent, BAFTA invited two promising British talents, producer Dionne Walker and writer/actor Sarah Quintrell, to join us in Shanghai for the International Film Festival. Walker and Quintrell, who were identified through BAFTA’s talent discovery programme, attended various festival events, including the Asian New Talent Awards, and were paired with local peer mentors as part of their trip. Here, Quintrell offers her thoughts on this wonderful opportunity...

The true crime genre has never been more popular with British television audiences, who have sat on their sofas gripped by events portrayed in both dramas based on real events and investigative documentaries. BAFTA steps up to the thin blue line to find out why good, honest citizens are so obsessed with crime. Words by Rachel Ward.

You may have noticed that Doctor Who has changed. A lot. But it’s not just the gender of the time-travelling alien that has seen a marked transformation, with much of the behind-the-scenes crew also new to the long-running British science fiction show. We look at how the sweeping changes have regenerated the series. Words by Paul Simpson.