All BBC articles – Page 423
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Podcast
Talking TV: BBC Trust & UKTV upfronts
The latest edition of Talking TV heads to UKTV Live to catch-up with Sir David Attenborough and Dave Gorman, while the new BBC Trust chair is also on the agenda.
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News
Blueprint wins first TV order with Sadie Jones adaptation
In Bruges producer Blueprint Pictures is to make its debut TV project – an adaptation of Sadie Jones novel The Outcast for BBC1.
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News
BBC removes Doctor Who beheading scene
The BBC has edited this Saturday’s episode of Dr Who to remove a beheading scene following the murder of two American journalists by Islamic militants.
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News
Frankie Boyle to dissect Scottish referendum for BBC
Frankie Boyle is to dissect the Scottish referendum result for the BBC in a one-off comedy event hosted on iPlayer.
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Ratings
Great British Bake Off hits record peak
WEDNESDAY: The Great British Bake Off hit a record peak of over 9m viewers after its audience was stoked by the fall-out from last week’s controversy.
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News
BBC2 eyes Family Guy as BBC3 plans shape up
The BBC wants to establish a dedicated home on iPlayer for BBC3 under plans to take the channel online, while Family Guy is likely to move to BBC2.
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News
Indies to help shape BBC future
The BBC will call on indies large and small to help shape the future of its programme supply model and assess how BBC Productions can best be transformed into a commercial entity.
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Features
Reinventing the 8pm slot
Have the traditional features that lured viewers in their millions had their day?
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Comment
What to expect from Rona Fairhead
If resilience were the sole criterion, the incoming BBC Trust chair would certainly succeed
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News
Rona Fairhead prepares for office
Rona Fairhead, the government’s preferred candidate to lead the BBC Trust, will be introduced to the industry next week when she faces MPs in the final hurdle of her appointment process.
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News
Tessa Jowell: Fairhead must be a 'firewall'
Tessa Jowell has urged incoming BBC Trust chair Rona Fairhead to act as a “firewall” between the BBC and the government.
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Ratings
In The Club hits high
TUESDAY: In The Club hit a series high of 4.7m as The £100k House laid its foundations on BBC2 with 1.9m.
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News
David Hockney grants BBC access
David Hockney has opened up his personal archives for the first time for a BBC2 documentary produced by Blakeway and Fly Film.
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News
Vaz: BBC acted 'perfectly properly' over Sir Cliff story
Home affairs committee chairman Keith Vaz has said that BBC News acted “perfectly properly” in its handling of the coverage of the police raid on Sir Cliff Richard’s home.
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News
Shennan: BBC Music Awards will complement Brits
BBC Music director Bob Shennan has defended the inaugural BBC Music Awards, claiming that the show will “not compete” with the Brit Awards.
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News
BBC may reveal details of Sir Cliff Richard coverage
The exchanges between BBC journalists and South Yorkshire police which led to coverage of the raid on Sir Cliff Richard’s home could be revealed by news chief James Harding today.
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News
BBC Children's boots up coding initiative
The BBC initiative to teach the nation how to write computer code has booted up with an ambitious partnership between its Children’s and Learning divisions.
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News
Unions vote for strike action over BBC News cuts
BBC News faces a renewed strike threat after Bectu and the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) voted in favour of taking industrial action over 415 planned job cuts.
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News
London Fashion Week to feature on iPlayer
BBC iPlayer is preparing to launch three fast-turnaround films from London Fashion Week.
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News
Five challenges facing Rona Fairhead
Broadcast examines the seismic issues Rona Fairhead will face when she replaces Lord Patten as the BBC Trust chair - from the role of BBC Productions to the future of BBC3.