All BBC articles – Page 313
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NewsBBC extends Wimbledon contract
Wimbledon will stay on the BBC until at least 2024 after the broadcaster and the All England Club extended their partnership by four years.
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NewsVirtual reality in ‘urgent need’ of more formats
Virtual reality is urgently in need of formats, according to the producers of the BBC’s Easter Rising: Voice Of A Rebel and 7/7 bombing documentary Witness 360.new
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NewsMoore on hunt for next big entertainment idea
BBC director of content Charlotte Moore is stepping up her search for the next generation of entertainment formats after the broadcaster lost The Voice and The Great British Bake Off.
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NewsBBC4 to show more emotion
BBC4 controller Cassian Harrison has revealed a corporation-wide drive to move away from the ‘Reithian mode’ of storytelling in favour of greater emotional engagement.
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News5 Live producer to edit Question Time
Mentorn Scotland has appointed Liam Hanley as Question Time editor following Nicolai Gentchev’s promotion.
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Behind The ScenesStacey Dooley: Guns, Girls and Isis, BBC3
Stacey Dooley has revealed her reasons for venturing into a war zone for the first time following the launch of her Isis-themed BBC3 documentary.
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NewsCBBC orders School of Rock doc
Three of the child stars of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s West End musical School of Rock are to feature in a CBBC documentary.
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VideoRillington Place, BBC1
Tim Roth and Samantha Morton star in a gripping three-part co-produced by the BBC and Bandit Television.
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RatingsNW grips over 1m
MONDAY: The BBC2 adaptation of Zadie Smith’s NW performed solidly as a Children In Need special was overrun by I’m A Celebrity.
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NewsClaudia Lewis returns to the BBC
Four Rooms producer Claudia Lewis has returned to the BBC to boost its in-house science division.
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RatingsBake Off saves best till last
On 17 August 2010, BBC2 launched a little show about baking. With 2.2 million/9%, it was a share point behind the 8pm slot average.
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RatingsStrictly, Planet Earth & I'm A Celebrity land 11m viewers
SUNDAY: Linear TV proved it remains a powerful force after three shows pulled in more than 11m viewers – Strictly Come Dancing, Planet Earth and the return of I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here!
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NewsBBC2 cooks up more Mary Berry recipes
The BBC has cemented its post-Great British Bake Off relationship with Mary Berry with a six-part cooking commission.
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NewsTwenty Twenty dances off with BBC2 format
Twenty Twenty is to apply The Choir format to dance after securing a five-part documentary from BBC2.
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NewsAaqil Ahmed to leave BBC Studios
BBC Studios head of religion and ethics Aaqil Ahmed is to leave the corporation after a 20-year career as his department becomes part of the newly-formed Factual Scotland division.
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NewsBBC launches Google VR experience
BBC has teamed up with production studio Vrtov to create an enhanced version of VR experience The Turning Forest for Google’s headset Daydream.
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RatingsPoliakoff drama grips 2m
THURSDAY: Stephen Poliakoff’s WW2 drama opened with almost 2m viewers, as Channel 4’s controversial jail doc got underway with fewer than 1m.
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NewsIdris Elba to exec BBC3 shorts
Idris Elba’s Green Door Pictures and BBC Studios are co-producing a BBC3 short-form scripted series showcasing new writing and acting talent.
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NewsOptomen formats boss joins BBC Studios
BBC Studios has appointed Optomen TV development director Jon Swain to lead its newly-formed popular factual unit.
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NewsBBC diversity lead highlights trust challenge
The BBC is striving hard to convince the BAME workforce that its latest round of initiatives will affect genuine change, according to head of diversity, inclusion and succession Tunde Ogungbesan.