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Mar 2025
37m 23s

The Secrets Of Channel 4’s Hunted

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About this episode

Richard and Marina go inside Hunted, one of Channel 4’s recent success stories. What’s real? Is there producer interference? What techniques can help you avoid the hunters?


The move to streaming has not only meant a loss to of buying DVDs, but the loss of the directors commentary. Will we ever get to enjoy the art of it again?


Plus the journalists standing by their sources, Saturday Night Live and how actors battle through illness.


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