All BBC articles – Page 555

  • Rhod Gilbert
    News

    Gilbert returns to BBC1

    2011-08-17T11:15:00Z

    BBC1 has recommissioned comedy entertainment show Ask Rhod Gilbert for a second series, which will again see the Welsh stand-up grapple with a range of tricky questions.

  • Wilfred
    Ratings

    BBC3's Wilfred befriends 640,000

    2011-08-17T11:05:00Z

    TUESDAY: BBC3 series Wilfred, with Lord of the Rings star Elijah Wood, kicked off with a strong audience on its first outing.

  • Only Connect
    Ratings

    Only Connect unites 600,000

    2011-08-16T10:46:00Z

    MONDAY: BBC4’s audience almost doubled with over 600,000 viewers tuning in for the return of hit gameshow Only Connect.

  • Olympics
    News

    BBC3 to broadcast in daytime for Olympics

    2011-08-15T12:07:00Z

    The BBC is extending BBC3’s broadcast hours and launching a temporary digital radio stream during next summer’s Olympic Games, as part of a number of measures to optimise the broadcaster’s coverage.

  • Exit Through The Gift Shop
    Ratings

    C4 Banksy premiere fails to draw a crowd

    2011-08-15T10:47:00Z

    SATURDAY: Channel 4’s premiere of Banksy documentary, Exit through the Gift Shop, attracted a below average audience to the Saturday night slot.

  • F1
    News

    C4's failed F1 bid uncovered

    2011-08-12T12:46:00Z

    Channel 4 planned primetime coverage and a raft of new programming as part of an estimated £45m bid for Formula 1 rights, it has emerged.

  • Manchester riots
    News

    How TV tackled the riots

    2011-08-11T08:00:00Z

    News teams faced safety issues, lack of resource and competition from Twitter in covering the riots that swept the UK.

  • War
    News

    BBC Daytime orders WWII docs

    2011-08-11T08:00:00Z

    BBC Daytime has ordered two factual formats commemorating Britain’s war efforts, for BBC1 and BBC2.

  • Harry's Arctic Heroes
    Behind The Scenes

    Harry's Arctic Heroes, BBC1

    2011-08-11T07:59:00Z

    A 160-mile trek, -36°C and just dried rations to survive on? What these four amputee ex-soldiers achieved was inspirational, says Alexis Girardet.

  • David Dimbleby
    News

    Question Time returns to debate riots

    2011-08-10T11:19:00Z

    Question Time is to break from its summer hiatus for the first time to debate the riots that have flared up across the country, while BBC3 will hear from young people in a discussion presented by Richard Bacon.

  • Krishan Guru-Murthy
    News

    C4 plans live riots debate; Panorama special for BBC1

    2011-08-09T17:26:00Z

    Channel 4 is to host a live debate on the riots that have rocked London and spread throughout the country, while the BBC has ordered a fast-turnaround Panorama special.

  • Torchwood
    News

    BBCW signs production deal with Starz

    2011-08-08T11:48:00Z

    BBC Worldwide has secured a multi-year production and distribution partnership with US broadcaster Starz.

  • BBC iPlayer
    News

    BBC unveils iPlayer TV revamp

    2011-08-08T10:28:00Z

    A new version of iPlayer that will appear on Youview has been unveiled by the BBC as it overhauls its VoD app for connected TVs.   

  • Avebury Manor
    News

    BBC1 teams with NT for restoration project

    2011-08-05T12:16:00Z

    BBC1 is teaming up with the National Trust to create a series in which a team of experts renovate a 500-year-old manor house to reflect four classic periods of its history.

  • Ideal
    News

    Ideal latest to go in Bennett's BBC3 comedy clear-out

    2011-08-05T11:14:00Z

    BBC3’s comedy clear-out has continued with the cancellation of Johnny Vegas-fronted sitcom Ideal.

  • radio digital
    News

    Radio listening hits record high

    2011-08-04T11:19:00Z

    RAJAR: Overall radio listening is at an all-time high with 91.7% of the population tuning into a station every week, according to the latest Rajar figures.

  • Chris Moyles
    News

    Moyles loses 100,000 listeners

    2011-08-04T11:14:00Z

    RAJAR: Radio 1 breakfast show host Chris Moyles, who recently signed a two-year contract with the broadcaster, saw a 100,000 drop-off in his audience over the quarter.

  • Louis Theroux: Miami Mega Jail
    News

    BBC producers join C4 commissioning team

    2011-08-04T08:00:00Z

    Channel 4 has poached two senior BBC producers for fresh factual commissioning roles and has bolstered its fact-ent team with a new development executive.

  • Pedigree Dogs Exposed
    News

    Harrison revisits world of pedigree dogs for BBC4

    2011-08-04T08:00:00Z

    BBC4 has ordered the filmmaker behind 2008’s controversial Pedigree Dogs Exposed to make a follow-up documentary three years later.

  • Doctor Who
    News

    Doctor Who tops iPlayer chart

    2011-08-03T13:00:00Z

    The last episode of Doctor Who before its summer hiatus proved the most-watched programme on iPlayer in June.