All BBC articles – Page 350
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NewsPensioners body criticises ‘privatisation’ of TV licence subsidy
The National Pensioners Convention (NPC) has criticised the BBC for mooting plans to reduce the number of over-75s claiming free licence fees.
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NewsBBC3 partners with Idris Elba as it braces for online move
BBC3 has struck a partnership with Idris Elba’s production company Green Door Pictures to produce short films showcasing new talent, as the channel gears up for its digital switch.
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RatingsThe Getaway Car slides
SATURDAY: Over half a million viewers avoided BBC1’s The Getaway Car as it returned for a second outing.
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NewsMagician Ben Hart to front BBC3 Objective series
BBC3 Killer Magic star Ben Hart is returning to the channel with a short-form series featuring a range of ‘life hacks’.
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RatingsAttenborough helps BBC1 to monster ratings
SUNDAY: BBC1 enjoyed a barnstorming evening, as a special from David Attenborough and the Still Open All Hours finale helped lift its primetime average to 6.6m viewers.
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NewsBBC explores plans to convince over-75s to pay licence fee
BBC director general Tony Hall could call on older celebrities such as Dame Helen Mirren and Sir Terry Wogan to back a campaign to convince over-75s to pay their licence fees voluntarily.
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NewsSteven Moffat to leave Doctor Who
Steven Moffat is to step down as Doctor Who’s showrunner in 2017 and will be replaced by Broadchurch creator Chris Chibnall.
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NewsBBC3 comedy trails prepare viewers for online move
BBC3 is to flag up its move online to viewers for the first time via a marketing campaign featuring the likes of People Just Do Nothing’s Chabuddy G and Steves.
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NewsBattle of the bongs: how news ratings are shaping up
With the relaunch of ITV News at Ten and the BBC’s extension of its flagship bulletin, there has rarely been so much scrutiny on the performance of TV news. Broadcast attempts to separate fact from fiction in a rundown of the way in which the changes are shaping up.
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NewsJanice Hadlow to exit BBC after 30 years
Former BBC2 controller Janice Hadlow will become the latest high-profile executive to step down, as she prepares to leave after a near 30-year career at the BBC.
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NewsBBC2 explores East End poverty
Wall to Wall will transform a corner of London’s East End into a Victorian slum for a living history experiment to air on BBC2 towards the end of the year.
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NewsShakespeare to get Philomena Cunk treatment
Weekly Wipe’s Philomena Cunk will provide a ‘comprehensive’ guide to the life and work of William Shakespeare in a 30-minute show for BBC2.
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RatingsBBC2's China season off to a slow start
THURSDAY: BBC2’s China season did not bring particularly good fortune to the channel, as Jericho continued to suffer on ITV.
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NewsBBC comedy hit by second exit
The BBC’s in-house comedy unit has suffered its second departure of the week – after it emerged executive producer Ben Farrell is returning to Objective Productions.
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NewsTony Hall reflects on ‘dark chapter’ after Savile report leak
Tony Hall has described Jimmy Savile’s BBC tenure as a “a dark chapter” in the corporation’s history after a draft copy of the Dame Janet Smith Review was leaked to investigative journalism website Exaro.
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NewsBBC overhaul a ‘taste of future’
The BBC’s dramatic TV leadership changes will be a taste of things to come as the corporation bids to make £550m of savings under its new funding agreement.
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NewsMark Linsey unpicks BBC reshuffle
Mark Linsey has revealed how the BBC’s radical TV restructure will work in practice and clarified the division of responsibilities between himself and new content supremo Charlotte Moore.
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NewsDame Janet Smith report due in six weeks
Dame Janet Smith’s review into the culture and practices of the BBC at the time of the Jimmy Savile and Stuart Hall scandals is to be published within the next six weeks – after launching more than three years ago.
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NewsComedy chief Myfanwy Moore exits BBC
BBC controller of comedy production Myfanwy Moore is to leave the corporation after two years “to pursue new challenges” from next month.
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NewsEvans vetoes new Top Gear producer
The reboot of Top Gear has run into more trouble after the BBC’s preferred replacement for executive producer Lisa Clark was vetoed by presenter Chris Evans.