The adventures of filming a tale of badly behaving journalists in an African civil war - a comedy about journalism & journalists and how creating a fictional civil war can involve more complicated logistics than covering a real one. 

Following Health & Safety rules in Africa is a lot more difficult for a large cast & crew than a small news team who have no expectations about catering or costume continuity. Which is why we had to abandon our location in Kenya after the first episode as the country was reeling from post-election violence. Ironically for a series about journalists in a conflict. Our news colleagues in real flak jackets (the ones the cast used had no Kevlar plates) were the only BBC teams working in Kenya.

Tags for this entry: Africa, Journalism, Satire

1 Comment

Microraptor | July 27, 2009 3:39 PM

I think it would have been better if they had paid more attention to making sure the jokes were funny.

Or even that there were jokes in it.

Call me old fashioned, but I've always felt that's an important part of comedy.