All BBC articles – Page 514
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NewsCohen: Jubilee pageant 'not BBC’s finest hour’
Danny Cohen has admitted that the BBC let itself down with its coverage of the Diamond Jubilee pageant and confirmed that The Voice UK will be cutback next year.
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NewsWalliams to star in BBC1 school sitcom; more new commissions
Little Britain comedian David Walliams has created a new school-based sitcom for in which he will star as a chemistry teacher - one of several new comedy, drama, factual and entertainment commissions for BBC1.
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NewsThe Voice to feature "spinning chairs" in more episodes
BBC1’s The Voice will extend the ‘blind auditions’ of the early rounds to more episodes of the second series in a bid to stop viewers tailing off.
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NewsBBC3 to deliver season for young parents
A season on the challenges facing young parents will put the spotlight on dads behind bars and in the delivery room will be shown on BBC3 in the spring.
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NewsHeggessey and Harries call for BBC production re-think
Former BBC1 controller Lorainne Heggessey and Left Bank Pictures chief executive Andy Harries have called on the BBC to radically rethink its in-house production division.
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NewsBBC2 drama to combine Wolf Hall and sequel
BBC2 has ordered a six-part drama that will combine Hilary Mantel’s novels Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies in a single series.
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The Broadcast InterviewMark Thompson: ‘You need a thick skin in this job’
As the finishing line nears for the BBC’s outgoing DG, he tells Lisa Campbell about leaving “an organisation of mavericks” – and why the Olympics breathed new life into what it stands for.
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NewsSue Perkins gets personal in first sitcom outing
BBC2 has commissioned Great British Bake Off host Sue Perkins to create her first sitcom – a semi-autobiographical account of a character coming out.
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NewsThompson fires parting shot over future BBC cuts
Mark Thompson is leaving the BBC with a warning to the government: forcing the corporation to make more cuts could have disastrous effects.
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CommentDG passes on challenging baton
Mark Thompson leaves with warnings but confidence in George Entwistle.
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The Broadcast InterviewArmando Iannucci: ‘It’s amusing to annoy people’
On a roll with Veep and eyeing The Thick Of It’s endgame, Armando Iannucci tells Paul Whitelaw about HBO creative freedom, why the BBC needs Sky competition – and that OBE
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NewsAde and Rik together again for Bottom spin-off
Adrian Edmondson and Rik Mayall are poised to return to BBC2 as slobbish flatmates Richie and Eddie in a spin-off of slapstick comedy classic Bottom.
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NewsProf Cox and Hairy Bikers help BBC2 celebrate British inventors
Professor Brian Cox is to reveal his icons of British science as part a year-long BBC2 celebration of inventiveness and ingenuity.
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Behind The ScenesParade’s End, BBC2
I missed the preparation time on this WWI-era drama, but having Tom Stoppard writing on set for an A-list cast helped us negotiate the challenging conditions, says Susanna White.
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NewsTwofour wins orders from BBC1, ITV1 and Discovery
Twofour has won a range of orders including a hoarding follow-up series for BBC1, a James Nesbitt travelogue for ITV1 and a Discovery Networks International series about strange objects found inside people.
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NewsBBC1 to pilot MOTD spoof with Enfield and Whitehouse
Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse will front a Match of the Day-style pre-watershed comedy pilot for BBC1, in which they will commentate on home video sports clips.
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FeaturesWhy didn’t the BBC cut an entire service?
Neil Midgley says that until the Olympics the BBC’s public service credentials were increasingly in doubt.
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NewsC4's Shane Allen named BBC comedy boss
Channel 4 head of comedy Shane Allen has won the race to replace Cheryl Taylor as the BBC’s comedy controller.
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NewsOff the Fence wins first BBC commission
A film about troubled families in modern Britain is to be the first BBC commission for indie Off the Fence.
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NewsRoger Mosey joins BBCW board
Roger Mosey has been named as a non-executive director on the BBC Worldwide board.