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Want to know what makes formats work? Dive into our archive ⬇️

Formats Unpacked: Big Brother
Nov 04, 2020

Formats Unpacked: Big Brother

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

Formats Unpacked: The Langdon
Oct 28, 2020

Formats Unpacked: The Langdon

How knowing the end of the story can make formats better

Formats Unpacked: Reply All
Oct 22, 2020

Formats Unpacked: Reply All

How a podcast uses playfulness to unlock deep investigative stories

Formats Unpacked: Top Trumps
Oct 14, 2020

Formats Unpacked: Top Trumps

How a card game helped us fall down pre-internet rabbit holes

Formats Unpacked: The Graham Norton Show
Oct 07, 2020

Formats Unpacked: The Graham Norton Show

How a really small tweak to a format changed a show in a huge way

Formats Unpacked: 21/9 by Demi Adejuyigbe
Sep 30, 2020

Formats Unpacked: 21/9 by Demi Adejuyigbe

How a throwaway comedy idea became a habit its creator can't break

Formats Unpacked: Pass notes
Sep 23, 2020

Formats Unpacked: Pass notes

How a newspaper column became the de facto structure for formats like this

Formats Unpacked: Where Are You Going?
Sep 16, 2020

Formats Unpacked: Where Are You Going?

How a four word question can reveal so much about strangers around the world

ZomerGasten
Sep 09, 2020

ZomerGasten

How a 3 hour Dutch TV show gets people in front of the telly on summer evenings

Formats Unpacked: Your Home Made Perfect
Sep 02, 2020

Formats Unpacked: Your Home Made Perfect

How VR and TV came together to create a new home renovation format

Formats Unpacked: The News
Aug 26, 2020

Formats Unpacked: The News

How a format organised everything that happened in the world today...

Formats Unpacked: The Up Series
Aug 19, 2020

Formats Unpacked: The Up Series

How a slow, long, story about social class became 'The noblest project in cinema history'

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