All BBC articles – Page 646
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Behind The ScenesCrash, BBC1
Executive producer Tony Jordan wanted a fresh approach to the medical genre, and nurtured local Welsh talent to help him realise his vision.
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BBC2 serves up Restaurant spin-offs
BBC2 has ordered two new spin-off shows from The Restaurant including a Raymond Blanc cookery series and a reality show about event catering.
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NewsBBC names Gompertz as "Peston for the arts"
BBC News has ended its hunt for a new arts editor, naming the Tate’s Will Gompertz as its “Robert Peston for the arts”.
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NewsEastEnders' titles get makeover
EastEnders’ iconic opening sequence and theme tune have been treated to a modern-day makeover - it’s first in a decade.
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NewsMoyles to break Radio 1 record
Chris Moyles will next week become BBC Radio 1’s longest-serving breakfast DJ.
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CommentTop-slicing: the slippery slope
A move to top-slice the BBC licence fee would set British broadcasting on a slippery slope into a crevasse, writes Storyville’s Greg Sanderson.
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NewsGraham Norton indie plays down C4 rumours
Graham Norton’s indie has poured cold water on reports he will leave the BBC and return to Channel 4 when his deal expires later this year.
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NewsFather's fury over BBC Ipswich murders drama
The father of one of the victims of Ipswich serial killer Steve Wright has lambasted the BBC over its plans for a drama based on the murders.
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NewsRadio chief defends R2 from attack
The head of one of UK’s major radio indies has come out in defence of BBC Radio 2 following last week’s scathing attack by the Radio Centre.
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NewsComedy emerges as iPlayer success
Michael MacIntyre’s Live at the Apollo is the fifth most watched show on BBC iPlayer over the last 12 months as comedy proves one of the best performing genres in on demand content.
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NewsRichards expects BBC to publish star salaries
EDINBURGH: Ofcom chief executive Ed Richards believes it is inevitable that the BBC will have to publish the salaries it pays its stars in the future.
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NewsPeston responds to Murdoch's BBC bashing
EDINBURGH: Robert Peston has admitted that the BBC’s offering – particularly its online news – may look like “unfair competition” in a news market where commercial players are moving to charge for online access.
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NewsMurdoch: top slicing BBC would be catastrophic
EDINBURGH: James Murdoch continued his attack on the BBC today (Saturday) but said he was against top-slicing the corporation as it would be “catastrophic” for commercial media companies to become dependent on public money.
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NewsWallace and Gromit to front science show
EDINBURGH: Animated characters Wallace and Gromit are to present a new BBC1 programme about inventions.
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NewsBBC1 orders Ipswich murders drama
The discovery of five young women murdered in Ipswich in 2006 is to form the basis of a new BBC1 drama.
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NewsJay Hunt speaks of distress over bad press
EDINBURGH: BBC1 controller Jay Hunt has spoken of her distress at negative press coverage about her – and fears that it will discourage other women from taking senior TV roles in the future.
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NewsComedian to host BBC3 news show
BBC3 has lined up comedian Russell Howard to host a younger-skewing take on Charlie Brooker’s Newswipe, in a bid to boost the channel’s coverage of current affairs.
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NewsClarkson: stars who do stunts may get hurt or die
EDINBURGH: Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson has scorned health and safety checks, saying presenters who do dangerous stunts will inevitably sometimes get hurt or die.
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NewsClock ticking on Lloyd Webber ITV deal
Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber is fighting to extricate himself from his BBC contract so he can move to ITV before his rights to stage the Wizard of Oz expire in 2010.
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NewsTory government will force BBC to publish star salaries
EDINBURGH: A new Conservative government would force the BBC to reveal the amount it pays stars like Jonathan Ross, Ed Vaizey, the Tory shadow minister for culture told the Edinburgh International TV Festival today (Friday).