All BBC articles – Page 524
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NewsGreen Inc’s Many Faces Of… back for second run
Northern Irish indie Green Inc has won a second series commission for its entertainment archive show The Many Faces Of….
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NewsThompson: Jubilee email to BBC staff
BBC Director General Mark Thompson’s email to staff above the weekend’s coverage of the Diamond Jubilee.
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NewsBBC lines up second run of Matt Lucas Awards
BBC1 has ordered a second series of comedy chat show The Matt Lucas Awards.
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NewsJubilee coverage "won't win any Baftas" says former BBC exec
Former Radio 4 boss Mark Damazer has said the BBC’s Jubilee coverage “won’t win any Baftas”.
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FeaturesSam Bickley, features and formats, BBC
Features and formats commissioning executive, BBC1, BBC2 and BBC3.
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NewsBBC apologises after single mother Newsnight claims
The BBC has apologised to a single mother after she complained that a recent appearance on Newsnight left her humiliated.
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NewsLast minute delay for The Hour
The second outing of BBC2 series The Hour has been pushed back several months in the schedule to avoid clashing with the Olympics.
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NewsBritain's Hidden Heritage to return
BBC1 has ordered a second series of Reef Television’s Britain’s Hidden Heritage, which will again travel the UK hunting for items that have shaped the nation.
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RatingsApprentice semi-final hires 6.15m
WEDNESDAY: The Apprentice semi-final won the 9pm slot but was 2m viewers down on last year with 6.1m (25.7%).
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CommentA rare dose of common sense
Latest restructure looks a good move for BBC in-house and indies.
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NewsCohen hails Voice UK a success despite ‘teething problems’
Controller Danny Cohen has hailed The Voice UK as a Saturday night “game-changer” for BBC1 and expects to make progress with its live show “teething problems” in series two.
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NewsBBC changes business model
The BBC is “radically redesigning” its business model, promising to cut red tape within BBC Vision and put more money on screen.
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Behind The ScenesThe Secret History Of Our Streets, BBC2
Our look at local history uncovered a shocking tale of communities forced out and beautiful houses replaced with tower blocks, says Joseph Bullman.
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NewsBBCW plans global broadcast of Diamond Jubilee
BBC Worldwide will air coverage of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations across five continents this weekend.
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RatingsJimmy Doherty and Royals fail to perform
TUESDAY: The launch of Jimmy Doherty’s first Channel 4 series attracted an audience of 1.4m failing to meet the slot average, while ITV1’s royal-themed programmes also struggled.
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NewsThompson: politicians must decide over Scottish BBC
Mark Thompson has said the politicians must establish whether the BBC could be carved up to create a separate Scottish entity, rather than the broadcaster itself.
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NewsFood Inspectors to return to BBC1
BBC1 has ordered a second series of The Food Inspectors and is moving it to the 8pm slot.
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RatingsPanorama scores 3.5m with football racism doc
MONDAY: A Panorama documentary featuring evidence of racism in Poland and Ukrainian football clubs ahead of the Euro 2012 drew the strand’s third biggest audience of the year, while the first episode of Springwatch broadly maintained last year’s viewing figures.
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NewsThe Voice tops iPlayer charts
BBC1 talent show The Voice was the most viewed show on the iPlayer in March and April, with around 1.5m requests for its biggest episodes.
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NewsDirk Gently falls victim to DQF
The holistic detective Dirk Gently has become the latest victim of the BBC’s cost-cutting initiative DQF.