All BBC articles – Page 482
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NewsBBC2 to showcase Wonder of Dogs
BBC2 is looking to build on the success of The Secret Life of the Cat with a series examining the behaviour and intelligence of different breeds of dogs.
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NewsChelsea Flower Show rooted at BBC
The BBC has signed a new four-year deal with the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) to cover the Chelsea Flower Show and other related events.
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NewsHall promises ‘bonfire of the boards’
Tony Hall has promised a “bonfire” of the BBC’s management boards after learning lessons from the way the world’s biggest technology companies operate in Silicon Valley.
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NewsYentob predicts end of in-house quotas
BBC creative director Alan Yentob has suggested that the corporation may scrap its in-house commissioning quota in the next five years.
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NewsBen Stephenson defends The Fall
BBC drama controller Ben Stephenson has defended BBC2’s The Fall - arguing that its mix of crime, sex and sexuality touched a nerve in ways that many crime dramas tend to ignore.
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NewsBBC to reinvent 'conventional whodunit'
BBC drama chief Ben Stephenson is looking for ways to reinvent the “conventional whodunit” with some serialised elements.
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NewsChannel bosses answer indie critics
TV’s four most powerful controllers have joined the prickly debate about relations between indies and commissioners, and revealed how they believe the status quo can be improved.
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NewsBBC3 secures drama boost
BBC3 has been handed extra cash to commission a second drama in 2014 as controller Zai Bennett aims to build a “meaningful” strategy for the genre.
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NewsInbetweeners indie lands BBC3 comedy
The indie behind The Inbetweeners is to make a comedy for BBC3 about the world’s worst brother and sister, as the youth channel prepares to explore the justice system in a new season of programmes.
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NewsTony Hall admits to BBC 'officer class'
Director general Tony Hall has acknowledged an “appalling divide” between the people running the BBC and programme-makers on the ground and responded to criticism about a perceived “cosiness” with the likes of consultants KPMG.
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NewsHadlow reveals first BBC2 / BBC4 tie-ups
The music of the 18th century and the science of clouds will be the subject of the first major collaborations between BBC2 and BBC4 since Janice Hadlow became joint controller.
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NewsHairdressers go head to head for BBC3 challenge
BBC3 is planning a Great British Bake Off-style series to unearth some of the UK’s most talented unqualified hairstylists.
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NewsBBC’s The Lab to pilot fresh factual formats
The factual arm of BBC Production has put together a development unit designed to marry the corporation’s PSB values with format creation skills.
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NewsDG Hall improves BBC relations with unions
The National Union of Journalists’ (NUJ) has settled its pay dispute with the BBC, and general secretary Michelle Stanistreet has hailed Tony Hall’s “considerable shift in approach” to industrial relations.
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NewsCBeebies plans co-pro push
Studio AKA has been commissioned to make animated series Chop Chop! for CBeebies in the UK and across the globe, as the BBC children’s channel ramps up its international projects.
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NewsCommissioning flaws exposed
Indies’ lives are blighted by commissioners from the BBC and Channel 4 cancelling their meetings, and they claim the quality of input they receive from commissioners at C4, Channel 5 and Sky is very inconsistent.
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NewsCohen makes indie pledge
Danny Cohen has introduced a raft of indie relations guidelines after the production community voiced frustrations about the broadcaster’s commissioning processes.
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Behind The ScenesStephen Fry Out There, BBC2
Our exploration of gay rights around the world uncovered heartbreaking stories, says Fergus O’Brien
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Behind The ScenesInside No. 9, BBC2
Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton have pared things down for a twist on Tales Of The Unexpected.
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NewsThe White Queen axed by BBC1
BBC1 has cancelled lavish period drama The White Queen after it failed to pull in substantial audiences for the channel.