All BBC articles – Page 291
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NewsBBC Sport chief: crown jewels events under threat
Director of BBC Sport Barbara Slater has warned that crown jewels events such as the Olympic Games and Wimbledon could be “abolished by the back door” if the government fails to update legislation.
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RatingsMoorside dominates for BBC1
TUESDAY: ITV Studios’ Shannon Matthews-inspired drama The Moorside maintained its strong performance to dominate the 9pm slot.
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NewsTeletubbies creator wins CBeebies show
The indie established by Teletubbies and In the Night Garden co-creator Andrew Davenport has secured its first commission – a CBeebies series set in a picture-book world.
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Behind The ScenesAndrew Marr: My Brain and Me, BBC2
The presenter agreed to our doc on one condition: he wouldn’t cry for the camera
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NewsBBC2 closes in on SNL-style show
BBC2 is preparing the last of its late-night variety pilots in the next few weeks – paving the way to launch a show this summer.
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NewsBBC docu-drama explores gay laws
BBC2 is to dramatise the real-life testimony of gay men who suffered under the draconian legal system of the 1950s.
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RatingsNo recovery for Let It Shine
SATURDAY: Let It Shine dipped to a series low as it entered its live stage as The Voice UK matched its best performance to date.
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NewsTaskmaster creators pilot BBC gameshow
The team behind Dave comedy format Taskmaster are piloting a BBC1 gameshow.
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NewsNazi drama SS-GB sold to Germany
German broadcaster RTL has picked up BBC1 drama SS-GB, set in a Nazi-occupied Britain post-WWII.
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NewsBBC4 snaps up Canadian crime series
BBC4 has made its latest foreign-drama acquisition – picking up Canadian series Cardinal from eOne.
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NewsBBC3 strand backs emerging talent
Five up-and-coming writers and two directors will showcase their work as part of a returning strand of shorts for BBC3.
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RatingsRoots grabs 1m for BBC4
WEDNESDAY: Roots, the remake of Alex Haley’s classic novel about the slave trade, launched with BBC4’s biggest audience for an original drama in three years.
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NewsBBC ups pay for senior team
BBC director of content Charlotte Moore and deputy director general Anne Bulford have received 10% pay rises after their remits were expanded in July.
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NewsTaboo and Apple Tree Yard get extended iPlayer window
BBC dramas Taboo and Apple Tree Yard will be available to watch as boxsets on iPlayer for an extended window.
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NewsRadio 1 commissions Valentine's Day doc
Radio 1 has ordered a Valentine’s Day-themed series hosted by DJ Alice Levine for its iPlayer channel.
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RatingsMoorside is BBC's biggest drama launch since 2014
TUESDAY: BBC1’s The Moorside, which explores the real-life disappearance of Shannon Matthews, was the channel’s best-performing new drama launch in three years.
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NewsRTS unveils TV Journalism nominations
Channel 4 has secured more nominations than any other channel in the RTS Television Journalism Awards for the second year in a row.
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NewsRio Ferdinand fronts BBC1 film
Only The Best Productions, the indie established by former BT Sport executive Grant Best, has scored a BBC1 documentary in which Rio Ferdinand will explore grief.
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NewsLive Fleabag lined up by BBC
The live stage show of Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s dysfunctional comedy Fleabag is being lined up to air on the BBC.
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NewsThree Arrows scores first CBeebies order
Manchester-based children’s indie Three Arrows Media has won its first commission – a CBeebies show about faith and values.