Formats Unpacked

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How a format became the 'loveliest show on TV'

Feb 24

How a book format inspired a groundbreaking Netflix experiment

Feb 17

How a storytelling format became so popular it became a verb

Feb 10

How an online video format built an audience of 18 million viewers

Feb 3

How to make a reality show for people who don't like reality shows?

Jan 28

How two Polish barmen cooked up a storm in an Irish Forest

Jan 21

Are you sitting comfortably?

Jan 13

Who said 'how to' videos couldn't be fun?

Dec 10, 2020

How a big budget approach to documenting our obsessions makes for essential viewing

Nov 25, 2020

How a limited format exposes our deepest desires

Nov 18, 2020

How a reality show took fly-on-the-wall to a whole new level

Nov 4, 2020

How knowing the end of the story can make formats better

Oct 28, 2020

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