All BBC articles – Page 498
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NewsPiper Alpha disaster marked by BBC2
The 25th anniversary of the world’s worst off-shore oil explosion, the Piper Alpha disaster, will be commemorated with a BBC2 documentary.
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NewsBBC opts not to replace in-house drama bosses
Kate Harwood has been promoted to head up all of the BBC’s drama output in England as part of a move that means Nick Brown and John Yorke will not be replaced.
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NewsBBC staff braced for Pollard Review
BBC staff are bracing themselves for the publication of the Pollard Review early next week as the inquiry is finalised.
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NewsBBC to broadcast England women’s Euro 2013 campaign
The BBC has committed to broadcasting all of England’s games in the UEFA European Women’s Championship next year.
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NewsBBC bags World Athletics rights from C4
The BBC has bought the rights to air 2013 IAAF World Athletics Championships from Channel 4.
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NewsReal Hustle star cons his way across US for C5
The star of BBC3’s The Real Hustle is attempting to scam his way across the US in a new series for Channel 5.
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NewsBBC kicks off mentoring plan with a dozen indies
The BBC is to help 12 small indies improve their relationships with its commissioners and win more work under a new business development scheme.
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NewsBBC2 explores care of the elderly in ‘Protecting’ follow-up doc
Care of the elderly in Birmingham will be explored in the follow-up to BBC2’s award-winning documentary series Protecting Our Children.
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NewsGiving Savile victims a voice
ITV Studios’ Alex Gardiner reveals the painstaking investigative work behind Exposure doc
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NewsBBC crowdsourcing ideas from own staff
The BBC’s in-house production arm is aiming to harness the creativity of its 2,500 staff after launching a crowdsourcing system for programming ideas.
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NewsBBC hires Shine’s Wilde to bolster entertainment
Shine TV executive producer Leon Wilde has been hired as the editor of format entertainment for BBC Productions.
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Features2012: the year of living digitally
Andy Stout reviews the top five most significant events of the year in the increasingly digital UK broadcasting space
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NewsSimon Albury slams BBC
Former RTS chief executive Simon Albury has lambasted BBC news and current affairs for its “unwillingness to address things that are manifestly wrong”.
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NewsRuby's Trijbits leaves to exec JK Rowling's Casual Vacancy
Ruby Films managing director Paul Trijbits has left the company and been appointed as executive producer of the BBC1 adaptation of JK Rowling novel The Casual Vacancy.
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NewsNuclear experts debunk Bang Goes the Theory
BBC1 science magazine show Bang Goes the Theory has been found to have breached accuracy guidelines by the BBC Trust after it attracted over 50 complaints from MPs and nuclear experts.
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NewsLast Tango in Halifax secures second series
Last Tango in Halifax is to take to the floor for a second series after BBC1 moved swiftly to recommission the drama.
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NewsBBC2 developing biopic on Dylan Thomas
Andrew Davies is developing a biopic on Welsh poet Dylan Thomas for BBC2 and BBC Wales.
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NewsMe & Mrs Jones axed
BBC1 has cancelled Me & Mrs Jones - its sitcom about the complex life of a single mother from the makers of Sherlock - after a single series.
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NewsBBC2 to profile astronaut Neil Armstrong
Darlow Smithson Productions is making a comprehensive profile of Neil Armstrong to air on BBC2 at the end of the year.
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NewsBBC sport boss to step down after 40 years
Dave Gordon, one of the main architects of the BBC’s lauded London Olympics coverage, is to leave the corporation after 40 years.