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Podcast: Witness History
Episode: Friends: The making of a smash hit
Description: When a new show called Friends hit American TV screens in September 1994, it made household names of its cast.Over 10 series, it charted the lives of six young New Yorkers, through marriages, divorces, births and deaths. The final episode was broadcast on 6 May 2004.In 2014, executive producer Kevin Bright told Farhana Haider how the show was born - and how it became one of the biggest comedies of all time.Eye-witness accounts brought to life by archive. Witness History is for those fascinated by the past. We take you to the events...