All BBC articles – Page 648
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BBC unveils HD autumn schedule
Hole in the Wall, The Thick of It, Shaun the Sheep and new comedy Home Time are all set to join the BBC’s HD channel this autumn – but Top Gear is still absent.
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Tories plan BBC pay clampdown
The Tories are planning to cap pay for all BBC executives at £192,250 – the same level as the Prime Minister – if they come into power.
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BNP's Question Time invitation "quite straightforward"
The BBC’s chief political adviser has justified the corporation’s forthcoming invitation to the BNP to appear on Question Time as a “quite straightforward” decision.
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BNP leader may appear on Question Time
The BBC has indicated that the British National Party (BNP) leader Nick Giffin may be invited to appear on Question Time.
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BBC Switch to launch "YouTube X Factor"
BBC Switch is to launch a talent hunt billed as a “YouTube X Factor”, made by Hat Trick Productions.
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Moyles takes pay cut to "help out" BBC
BBC Radio 1 breakfast show host Chris Moyles has signed a one-year contract extension and taken a pay cut to “help the BBC out a little bit”.
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Radio 2 DJ criticises TV influx
Radio 2 favourite Ken Bruce has blasted broadcasting bosses for giving radio shows to TV stars who are not good enough to do the job.
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Terry Wogan hands R2 breakfast slot to Chris Evans
Veteran DJ Sir Terry Wogan this morning confirmed he is to quit his BBC Radio 2 breakfast show after 27 years, with Chris Evans taking over the slot.
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Food focus for new BBC schedule
Farm-fresh flavours on BBC2’s record-breaking Ready Steady Cook will be tested by cast members from the Archers in a new series of what is now the corporation’s longest-running cookery show.
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BBC1 casts Wire star in Luther
Actor Idris Elba, who played Stringer Bell in acclaimed US crime drama The Wire, is to star in BBC1 thriller Luther.
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BBC radio boss pledges to move away from commercial rivals
BBC director of audio and music Tim Davie has set out his ambition to steer the corporation’s radio output away from commercial rivals.
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Duncan: why limit indies to half BBC output?
The BBC should open up its output so it could potentially be made entirely by the indie sector and not limit it to a maximum of 50%, according to Channel 4 boss Andy Duncan.
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Murdoch speech signals the start of a perfect BBC storm
James Murdoch’s furious MacTaggart attack on the BBC has sparked accusations from other industry chiefs that the corporation is ignoring the “perfect storm” brewing around it.
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Testimony to look at history of being a father for BBC4
BBC4 is to examine how fatherhood has evolved over the past 100 years, in a 3 x 60-minute series made by Testimony Films.
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So TV lands CBBC 360 order
So Television has landed a CBBC order for almost 20 hours of scripted comedy, including a third run of sketch show Sorry I’ve Got No Head and a new sitcom spin-off.
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Behind The Scenes
Crash, 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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BBC 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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EastEnders' 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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Moyles to break Radio 1 record
Chris Moyles will next week become BBC Radio 1’s longest-serving breakfast DJ.