All BBC articles – Page 421
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Keeley Hawes lifts Doctor Who
SATURDAY: Keeley Hawes helped lift Doctor Who from last week’s series low, as The X Factor lost viewers.
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Talking TV: Bake Off & Rising Star
The latest edition of Talking TV hears about The Great British Bake Off’s recipe for success and asks why ITV pulled the plug on Rising Star.
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Analysis: what the referendum result means for the BBC
As the No campaign celebrated victory a little after 6am this morning, the BBC carried images of celebrating activists clutching glasses of wine. It had been a long night.
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BBC1 looks for Animals in Love
The secret flirting techniques of capuchin monkeys will be highlighted in a two-part documentary series for BBC1.
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BBC condemns attack on journalists in Russia
The BBC has made a formal complaint to Russian authorities following an attack on a group of its Moscow-based journalists this week.
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Doctor Who bumped by Strictly Come Dancing
Doctor Who is to be moved to a later slot to make way for Strictly Come Dancing in a BBC scheduling move that will see the sci-fi series finish after 9pm.
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Controversy over BBC1 format
A well-known production company has lodged a formal complaint with the BBC following the commission of Electric Ray’s Saturday night gameshow Prized Apart.
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BBC3 pulls back from online-first strategy
BBC3 has rowed back from its strategy of premiering all scripted comedy online in favour of an ad hoc approach.
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Broadcasters finalise referendum coverage
BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Sky News have finalised plans for comprehensive news coverage of the final stages of the Scottish referendum as voting gets underway tomorrow.
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BBC2 motorway doc overtakes BBC1 referendum show
TUESDAY: The Garden Productions’ ob-doc The Motorway accelerated away from Scotland Decides after the BBC1 referendum special polled just half the slot average.
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In The Club returns for second series
BBC1 has ordered a second run of Rollem Productions’ pregnancy drama In The Club, one week after the conclusion of the first series.
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Grierson Award shortlist revealed
The final shortlist for the 2014 Grierson Awards have been revealed with Channel 4 and the BBC leading the way with 16 and 13 nominations apiece.
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BBC2 heads to world’s biggest food markets
BBC2 is to head to food markets in New York, Mexico City and Delhi as part of a new series produced by Twofour-owned producer Indus Films.
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Dame Janet Smith review nears completion
The much-delayed Dame Janet Smith review into the Jimmy Savile scandal at the BBC is “nearing the end of its work”.
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W1A set to return to BBC2
Hugh Bonneville-fronted BBC mockumentary W1A is heading back to BBC2 for a second series in 2015.
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Mixed reception for Sunday Night At The Palladium
SUNDAY: ITV’s revival of classic variety format Sunday Night At The Palladium opened with 4.5m viewers, as The X Factor gained viewers.
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Tumble crashes out on low
SATURDAY: BBC1’s entertainment show Tumble crashed out with a series low audience, as Doctor Who also stumbled to its lowest ratings of the series.
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Protests over BBC Scottish referendum coverage
Scottish nationalists have called on BBC political editor Nick Robinson to be sacked over his “biased” independence referendum coverage.
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BBC1 entertainment show’s unusual back story prompts special deal
The BBC has secured a greater slice of the rights to Electric Ray’s forthcoming Saturday night gameshow Prized Apart to reflect the unusual way the show came about, Broadcast has learned.
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Luke Johnson: scrap the licence fee
Former Channel 4 chairman Luke Johnson has called for the BBC licence fee to be scrapped, labelling public service broadcasting a “myth”.