All BBC articles – Page 411
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NewsPointless approaches 1000 episodes with latest order
The biggest-ever run of Pointless Celebrities forms part of a new multi-series deal for the long-running BBC format.
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RatingsMichael Palin and Lewis Hamilton boost BBC1
SUNDAY: A rare lead role from Michael Palin helped BBC1 ghost story Remember Me spook 5.3m viewers as Lewis Hamilton clinched the Formula One championship in front of a season high crowd.
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NewsWall to Wall to make Woman in Red for BBC2
The scandal surrounding 18th century aristocrat Lady Seymour Worsley is to be turned into a one-off factual drama produced by Wall to Wall for BBC2.
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NewsAll3Media boss urges BBC to tender flagship shows
The BBC must put some of its biggest shows, including EastEnders, out to tender once it drops its in-house quota system, according to All3Media boss Jane Turton.
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NewsSteve Morrison: give industry control of licence fee
All3Media chairman Steve Morrison has made an impassioned plea to safeguard the licence fee and set out a plan for it to be overseen by industry professionals and the public rather than politicians.
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RatingsThe Apprentice and I'm A Celebrity hit by clash
WEDNESDAY: The Apprentice and I’m a Celebrity both shed a million viewers as they clashed for the first time at 9pm, and Channel 5’s Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away finished its ten-part run by beating Channel 4.
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NewsBBC2 plans super-rich season
Plum Pictures has secured access to Richard Branson’s Necker Island as part of a BBC2 season that will provide a window onto the lives of the super-rich.
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NewsMishal Husain hails women on the frontline
BBC Radio 4 Today programme presenter Mishal Husain has hailed the role that women can play in reporting from the frontline of conflict zones.
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NewsBBC Pitch opens for business
The BBC has formally relaunched its e-commissioning system as part of Danny Cohen’s mission to improve indie relations.
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NewsBBC reveals bold drama slate
Waterloo Road’s potential successor, a two-part Luther special and an Israeli autism series are among 40-plus hours of drama unveiled by the BBC as it bids to make a case for the licence fee.
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NewsAnthony Hopkins and Ian McKellen to star in BBC2 drama
Sir Anthony Hopkins and Sir Ian McKellen are to star in a BBC2 adaptation of Sir Ronald Harwood’s The Dresser and BBC1 is planning a drama from a duo of James Bond writers.
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NewsOfcom mulls investigation into BBC Norfolk DJ rape comments
Ofcom is considering opening an investigation into BBC Radio Norfolk after receiving complaints about comments made by presenter Nick Conrad about rape this week.
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RatingsThe Missing stumbles as football scores
TUESDAY: BBC1 drama The Missing stumbled for the first time as the international football clash between England and Scotland netted a high of 7.7m.
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NewsEight jaw-dropping Life Story moments
BBC1 documentary Life Story was the first series shot in ultra-high definition by the Natural History Unit. Ahead of next Thursday’s final episode, Broadcast compiles some of the moments which bring viewers closest to the animal’s world.
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NewsFox prepares Luther remake for US
BBC1 detective drama Luther is set to be remade in the US after Fox revealed plans to develop an adaptation produced by Idris Elba.
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NewsPeter Salmon urges TV firms to head north
BBC nations and regions chief Peter Salmon has urged media businesses to open offices outside of London to keep in step with audiences.
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NewsYouGov profiles TV audiences
Audience research business YouGov has launched an app that allows users to view data collected from its 190,000 members. Broadcast runs its eye over the quintessential audience of each of the main broadcasters.
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NewsSpy in the Huddle indie prepares second penguin doc
The production company behind Penguins: Spy in the Huddle is turning its attention to emperor penguins for a one-off film for BBC1.
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RatingsBBC4 waltzes off with 1m
MONDAY: Len Goodman’s An Intimate History of Dance helped BBC4 record its second biggest show of the year and smash competition from BBC2.
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CommentPanorama's clear-cut victory
‘Fake Sheikh’ ruling was a morale booster for the BBC’s investigative journalism, writes Dominic Crossley