All BBC articles – Page 508
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NewsTrue North investigates hand transplant for BBC1
BBC1 has commissioned a one-off documentary from True North Productions about Britain’s first hand transplant, which was performed on Boxing Day.
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NewsBT Sport snares BBC London 2012 website editor
Mark Coyle, the editor of the BBC London 2012 website, has joined BT Sport to head up its digital output.
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NewsDavid Cameron backs TV election debates
David Cameron has come out in support of the party leaders’ TV election debates after speculation that they would not take place in 2015 - but stopped short of confirming if he would participate.
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NewsTeletubbies co-creator blasts BBC for “ghettoising” kids TV
Teletubbies co-creator Anne Wood has accused the BBC of “ghettoising” children’s television by axing it from BBC1 and BBC2.
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NewsAfrica attracts twice the tweets of One Born Every Minute
Footage of giraffes fighting boosted BBC1’s lavish new documentary series Africa to become the most-tweeted about show of the day.
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NewsRipper Street draws nearly 90 complaints
Nearly 90 viewers have complained about the violent and sexual scenes in BBC1’s new period crime thriller Ripper Street.
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NewsAntiques Roadshow gets playalong game; Disney reorders Doc McStuffins
The BBC has launched its first playalong mobile game; plus click through for a news round-up.
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NewsDoctor Who tops iPlayer over Xmas
Doctor Who was again the most watched show on BBC iPlayer over Christmas after racking up nearly 1.5m views.
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VideoVIDEO: BBC1 trails raft of shows for 2013
A raft of new shows for 2013 including dramas The White Queen and The Syndicate and anthropological series Meet The Izzards feature in the latest BBC1 trailer.
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NewsITV buys US indie Gurney; Christmas news round-up
ITV has spent almost £25m to take a controlling stake in US fact ent indie Gurney Productions, plus click through for a round-up of the news from the Christmas period.
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RatingsEastEnders takes Christmas crown
EastEnders retained its Christmas crown – trouncing Downton Abbey and helping BBC1 clinch seven of the top ten shows of the day.
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NewsBroadcast Top 20 of 2012
2012 ended with the BBC in crisis and the glow of the Olympics starting to fade. But what were Broadcast’s most popular stories of 2012?
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NewsHelen Boaden demands better collaboration at BBC News
BBC director of news Helen Boaden has written to staff to emphasise the need for “sharing better” following her return to work today.
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NewsMobile iPlayer usage up to 30m requests
BBC iPlayer usage from mobile devices grew by 7% in November – to a record 30m requests.
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NewsBBC & Sky to air Queen's Xmas message in 3D
The BBC and Sky are to air The Queen’s annual Christmas message in 3D for the first time.
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NewsMercury Media sells Mormon film to BBC3
BBC3 will air a re-cut version of Duck Beach to Eternity after it picked up the single film from Mercury Media.
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NewsPollard frustrated by Mitchell's failing memory
Stephen Mitchell’s failing memory about key meetings with Peter Rippon was a continuing source of frustration for Nick Pollard, when he was trying to understand why Newsnight failed to broadcast an investigation into Jimmy Savile.
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NewsLiz MacKean: BBC should trust its journalists
The decision not to run Newsnight’s Jimmy Savile investigation breached the trust of the women who chose to share their stories, reporter Liz MacKean has said.
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NewsPollard questions role of DG as editor in chief
Nick Pollard has questioned whether the BBC’s director-general should continue to have the status of ‘editor in chief’, in his damning review of BBC news management.
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NewsSavile scandal exposed lack of trust within BBC News
The Pollard Review has revealed that “personal animosity” and a lack of trust with BBC News played a key role in the Savile scandal tumbling out of control.