All BBC articles – Page 405

  • Frozen Planet
    News

    BBC Earth and BBC Brit set for Nordics launch

    2015-03-19T13:08:00Z

    BBC Worldwide international pay-TV channels BBC Brit and BBC Earth are to launch across the Nordics next month as part of a phased roll-out into 12 territories.

  • SSE
    News

    BBC4 goes inside big six energy firm

    2015-03-19T12:59:00Z

    BBC4 is to reveal the inner workings of SSE, one of the UK’s big six energy companies, in an access documentary from The Tube indie Blast! Films.

  • Super Powered Owls
    News

    BBC Earth unveils commissioning wishlist

    2015-03-19T12:52:00Z

    BBC Earth commissioning executive Kirsty Hanson has outlined her shopping list for the factual channel ahead of its launch across the Nordics.

  • Stargazing Live
    Ratings

    Stargazing transports 1.9m

    2015-03-19T12:06:00Z

    WEDNESDAY:  Brian Cox and Dara O’Briain’s countdown to tomorrow’s solar eclipse performed solidly as BBC1’s visit to KFC plucked almost 3.5m viewers.  

  • Ordinary Lies
    Ratings

    Ordinary Lies sets off with 4.7m

    2015-03-18T13:08:00Z

    TUESDAY: Ordinary Lies got underway with an audience of 4.7m on BBC1, outperforming Red Production Company’s The Driver but failing to surpass Happy Valley.

  • Jimmy Savile
    News

    BBC film to examine legacy of Savile abuse

    2015-03-18T13:06:00Z

    Olly Lambert is to direct a 90-minute film for BBC1 which will highlight the impact on the lives of those affected by child sexual abuse, including the victims of Jimmy Savile and the crimes exposed by the Operation Yewtree investigation.

  • Ben Stephenson
    News

    Ben Stephenson issues rallying call as BBC wins 18 RTS Awards

    2015-03-18T08:20:00Z

    The BBC walked away with 18 of 28 gongs at the RTS Awards, as well as a special recognition prize for Ben Stephenson, who called on the industry to get behind the corporation during charter renewal.

  • Dame Janet Smith
    News

    Dame Janet Smith review due in May

    2015-03-17T18:09:00Z

    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 due to report in May after more than two years of gathering evidence.

  • Bluestone 42
    News

    Trust to meet Thoday & Mulville over BBC3

    2015-03-17T13:42:00Z

    Avalon and Hat Trick bosses Jon Thoday and Jimmy Mulville are preparing to canvas support from the indie community for their proposal to keep BBC3 as a linear channel ahead of a meeting with the BBC Trust.

  • Top Gear
    News

    Top Gear cleared over use of word ‘pikey’

    2015-03-17T11:05:00Z

    The BBC Trust has rejected a complaint about the use of the word “pikey” in an episode of Top Gear in February last year.

  • The Clare Balding Show
    News

    BBC2 to share The Clare Balding Show

    2015-03-17T10:32:00Z

    BBC2 has agreed a deal with BT Sport to share the latest series of The Clare Balding Show.

  • Helen Boaden
    News

    BBC develops 'smart' radio service

    2015-03-16T17:26:00Z

    Director of radio Helen Boaden has warned the BBC risks damaging “our family silver” if it fails to innovate around its audio content and outlined plans to develop a “smart” digital radio service.

  • Top Gear
    Ratings

    BBC2 stalls over lack of Top Gear

    2015-03-16T12:55:00Z

    SUNDAY: Top Gear’s absence put a dent in BBC2’s ratings - with Dave, The Voice UK and All Star Family Fortunes all benefiting from the channel’s loss.

  • The Ark, BBC1
    Video

    VIDEO: The Ark, BBC1

    2015-03-16T12:51:00Z

    Click to view the trailer for the Red Planet Pictures one-off drama retelling the biblical story of Noah.

  • David Attenborough’s Great Barrier Reef
    News

    ABC picks up Attenborough’s Great Barrier Reef

    2015-03-16T12:24:00Z

    ABC Australia has acquired the rights to Atlantic Productions’ forthcoming BBC1 natural history series David Attenborough’s Great Barrier Reef.

  • Comic Relief
    Ratings

    Comic Relief ratings hit low

    2015-03-16T10:15:00Z

    FRIDAY: Comic Relief pulled in its lowest audience since at least 1999 despite breaking the £1bn fundraising mark.

  • Jeremy Clarkson
    News

    Jeremy Clarkson: weekend catch-up

    2015-03-16T08:26:00Z

    Jeremy Clarkson’s “fracas” with a Top Gear producer continued to dominate the headlines over the weekend. Broadcast rounds up the biggest stories.

  • Cherry-Healey
    News

    Science season examined by BBC

    2015-03-13T11:09:00Z

    Masterchef star Gregg Wallace and Cherry Healey will investigate the way in which Britain’s favourite food is made in a three-part BBC2 science documentary from Voltage TV.

  • Tony Hall
    News

    BBC ties with tech giants for digital initiative

    2015-03-12T17:56:00Z

    The BBC has partnered with Google, Microsoft and Samsung to deliver its Make It Digital education initiative.

  • GTA
    News

    BBC2 plans Grand Theft Auto drama

    2015-03-12T15:32:00Z

    BBC2 has commissioned a 90-minute drama focusing on the British coders behind controversial computer game Grand Theft Auto (GTA).