The secrets of making a successful sports documentary

SportsPro Podcast

Series five of Drive to Survive was watched for 90.2m hours in the first half of last year - one of Netflix's biggest hits. Box to Box, the creator of the show, is now applying the popular format across a number of different sports. Warren Smith, the production company's head of sport and factual, joins the podcast to give us the inside track on Box To Box's approach to making a hit sports documentary. Talking points:

• Smith's background and working at Box to Box (2:10)
• Why did Box to Box's style cut through so well? (9:05)
• Are the stars more open to the cameras now? (15:44)
• How the producers work on storylines and put the shows together (19:49)
• Waiting for the call to commission the next season and keeping the series fresh (29:47)
• Upcoming projects (33:51)