All BBC articles – Page 605
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NewsSherlock creators in final talks on series two
The BBC will confirm details of a second series of Sherlock this week, following strong ratings for the drama’s first run.
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NewsBBC to rethink pension plans
The BBC is to rethink its planned overhaul of its pension scheme in the face of a backlash from staff.
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NewsThompson to face BBC staff over pensions
Mark Thompson will face a grilling from BBC staff today over the controversial proposals to overhaul the corporation’s pension scheme.
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NewsBBC loses £240,000 worth of laptops and mobiles
BBC laptops and mobile devices worth more than £240,000 - the equivalent of 1,656 TV licences - were lost or stolen in the last two years, new figures show.
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NewsStrike threat to BBC Proms coverage
Viewers tuning in to The Last Night Of The Proms could be left watching “dark screens” if proposed strike action goes ahead, a union said today.
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NewsMiliband calls for BBC co-operative
BBC licence fee payers should have a “real say” in how the Corporation is run, Labour leadership contender David Miliband has said.
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NewsBreakfast move defended
BBC North director Peter Salmon has hit back at critics questioning BBC Breakfast’s move to Salford, describing it as “a defi ning moment in how the show develops”.
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NewsBBC online quiz to root out fraud
The BBC is asking staff to report their colleagues if they suspect them of fraud, as part of a new online questionnaire.
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NewsBectu: BBC strike is only option
Bectu will this week call on its BBC members to strike, claiming in an impassioned letter that there is “no alternative” but industrial action.
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NewsDrama heavyweights win BBC orders
Indies run by drama heavyweights Paul Abbott and Sita Williams and Roxy Spencer have won major new commissions from the BBC.
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NewsBiker Guy goes from TT rider to BBC1 presenter
North One Television has plucked an Isle of Man TT motorbike rider from obscurity to front a historical gadget show for BBC1.
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NewsElection boosts R4 and 5Live audiences
RAJARS: Coverage of the General Election helped BBC Radio 4 and 5Live attract nearly three quarters of a million more listeners.
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News6 Music doubles audience
RAJARS: The furore surrounding the proposed closure of BBC 6 Music has helped the digital radio station’s audience double in the past 12 months.
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NewsTrust rejects complaint over 'gay execution' web post
The BBC Trust has rejected a complaint against a BBC World Service online messageboard which asked readers to debate whether gay people should be executed.
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NewsBBC2 unearths archaeology series
BBC2 has ordered a four-part archaeology series that will uncover a horde of 52,000 Roman coins and a mass burial of 97 infants.
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NewsBBC boosts regional training with new role
As it prepares to move more than 2,000 staff to Salford in the next two years, the BBC has appointed Liz Molyneux to the new role of partner for BBC North and the nations at the BBC Academy training division.
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NewsBBC lines up Pope season
The BBC has lined up Ann Widdecombe and documentary-maker Mark Dowd for a season of programmes to coincide with the Pope’s visit to the UK next month.
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NewsBBC fills indie roles
The BBC has named the two executives that will help manage the corporation’s relationship with the independent production sector.
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NewsBBC Alba boss wants more public money
The BBC’s Gaelic language service has called for extra public funding to commission original content such as drama series, as regional public service channels face widespread cuts.
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NewsBBC in staff talks over pension plans
The BBC is holding talks with staff over concerns about new pension proposals, it has emerged.