The Bold and the Beautiful: Returning to our screens
Find out how mannequins and actors鈥� real-life partners are playing a role in getting this popular daytime soap safely back on-air amid the Coronavirus pandemic.
Daily television soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful has been on-air for over 30 years, won 99 Daytime Emmy Awards and broadcasts to over 100 countries across five continents, making it the 鈥榳orld鈥檚 most-watched U.S-produced daily soap.鈥�
When coronavirus hit, filming stopped as the industry went into lockdown, but the makers are pioneering new creative ground as they go back into production in Los Angeles, and onto our television screens, at a time when Coronavirus is still rife.
Laura Hubber follows the producers, directors and actors of the daily soap, which includes a lot of intimate scenes, as they use their Hollywood creativity to get the series safely back on air.
How can they show an on-screen kiss in a world of masks and social distancing? We hear about a 鈥榥ew normal鈥� where actors鈥� real-life partners鈥� now work as 鈥榢issing doubles鈥�, joined by a cast of mannequins, dedicated Coronavirus Coordinators, and strict new acting rules.
Presenter: Laura Hubber
Producers: Laura Hubber, Emma Wallace and Ella-mai Robey
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- Tue 18 Aug 2020 10:32GMT主播大秀 World Service
- Tue 18 Aug 2020 15:32GMT主播大秀 World Service except East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa
- Tue 18 Aug 2020 21:32GMT主播大秀 World Service except Europe and the Middle East
- Tue 18 Aug 2020 22:32GMT主播大秀 World Service Europe and the Middle East