All BBC articles – Page 399
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Video
VIDEO: Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, BBC1
Catch a first glimpse of the upcoming Cuba Pictures produced drama
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News
David Tennant to host live BBC2 Shakespeare event
BBC2 will mark the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death next year by celebrating his work as part of a live event hosted by David Tennant.
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News
BBC scraps plan to combine docs and current affairs roles
The BBC has performed a U-turn on its decision to combine its head of documentaries and current affairs commissioning roles as part of its major factual overhaul.
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Behind The Scenes
Channel Patrol, BBC1
Drones and GoPros helped us capture the busy English channel on a daytime budget, says series producer Rebecca Nunn
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News
Jeremy Clarkson plots new car show
Jeremy Clarkson has promised to create another motoring show after losing his job as the presenter Top Gear for physically assaulting producer Oisin Tymon.
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Podcast
Talking TV: Vanessa Engle & Katie Hopkins
Talking TV invites award-winning filmmaker Vanessa Engle into the studio to discuss her BBC2 series Inside Harley Street, while Katie Hopkins’ potential new TLC chat show is on the news agenda.
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Video
VIDEO: The Game, BBC2
Watch the launch trailer for the in-house produced Cold War spy thriller.
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Ratings
BBC debate turnout falls short of ITV
THURSDAY: BBC1’s Election Debate struggled without the presence of the prime minister, falling short of the audience who turned out for ITV’s leaders’ debate.
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News
BBC3 future: 23,000 have their say
The BBC Trust received 23,000 responses to its consultation on moving BBC3 online and is expected to publish its provisional findings in June.
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Behind The Scenes
Hunters of the South Seas, BBC2
When we gave our researcher his dream assignment, a new star presenter was born, says series producer/director Jamie Balment
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News
Handsome scores with BBC3 FA Cup doc
BBC3 has commissioned a one-hour special to portray FA Cup Final day through the eyes of the football fans.
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News
BBC hires BAME execs for diverse leadership push
The BBC has hired six diverse professionals to its leadership development programme to encourage greater breadth of representation at a senior level across the industry.
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News
BBC Trust director departs after nine months
Jon Zeff has stepped down as director of the BBC Trust after just nine months.
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Ratings
BBC2 takes the ABC1 crown
Dramas such as Wolf Hall and Banished help the channel attract an upmarket audience.
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Behind The Scenes
Episodes, BBC2
When Wimbledon Studios went into receivership just before shooting began on Episodes’ fourth series, producer Debs Pisani had her work cut out keeping the production on track
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News
BBC3 loses quarter of viewers
BBC3 lost nearly a quarter of its audience in the first three months of 2015 amid ongoing uncertainty over its future as a linear TV channel.
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News
Martin Lewis to host BBC1 experiment
Financial journalist Martin Lewis will front BBC1 hour-long special The Day The Cash Came, in which a working family is given a £27,000 hand-out.
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News
BBCW sets Mipcom target for Chinese co-pro
BBC Worldwide could launch its first co-production with Chinese media giant Shanghai Media Group (SMG) at Mipcom in October.
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News
What the manifestos pledge
Broadcast unpicks the major political parties’ plans for broadcasting ahead of the election
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News
Lib Dems: licence fee will not rise faster than inflation
The Liberal Democrat party has promised that the BBC licence fee will not rise faster than inflation as part of its general election manifesto.