All BBC2 articles – Page 49
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NewsBBC2 acquires Serena Williams doc
BBC2 has acquired a feature-length documentary exploring the life of tennis icon Serena Williams.
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NewsPatrick Holland set to become BBC2 boss
BBC head of documentaries Patrick Holland is expected to be appointed editor of BBC2, less than a year after taking up his current commissioning position.
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NewsMum to return to BBC2
BBC2 has commissioned a second series of Big Talk Productions’ comedy Mum.
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NewsBBC2 commissions canine competition format
Wall to Wall is to produce an ambitious canine competition format inspired by Canicross – a man and dog cross country sport - for BBC2 after being brought an idea by Hastings-based indie Ten66.
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NewsUpstart Crow to return to BBC2
Ben Elton’s Shakespearian comedy Upstart Crow will return for a second series on BBC2.
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NewsCharlotte Moore steps up efforts to hire drama and BBC2 boss
BBC content supremo Charlotte Moore has stepped up her efforts to find a new drama boss and BBC2 channel editor - but there remains no clear frontrunner for either role.
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NewsImagine… to bolster BBC2 arts push
Alan Yentob’s Imagine… is to air on BBC2 for what is thought to be the first time as part of plans to make Saturday nights a home for arts on the channel.
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NewsMinnow to access US justice system for BBC2
Minnow Films will unlock the American justice system in a BBC2 series announced as part of raft of fresh documentaries from Patrick Holland.
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NewsBBC2 to broadcast live from Arctic
The BBC is continuing its live natural history programming theme with a three-part factual series from the Canadian Arctic to air over three consecutive nights this winter.
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NewsDragonfly wins BBC2 flower market doc
Dragonfly will take audiences inside the biggest flower market in the world in a one-off documentary for BBC2.
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NewsBBC2 budget cut by £20m
BBC2’s budget has been cut by almost £20m for the next financial year, while BBC1 is in line for a £60m windfall.
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NewsLucky Giant scores BBC2 period comedy
Health charity the Wellcome Trust is co-producing a BBC2 comedy about Victorian medicine, written by Rev co-creator James Wood.
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NewsTheroux explores alcoholism and brain injury for BBC2
Louis Theroux will return to BBC2 this year with two hour-long films dealing with alcohol addiction and brain injury.
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NewsCharlotte Moore gets to grips with BBC2
Charlotte Moore has made reinvigorating factual on BBC2 her top priority after spending six weeks getting to grips with the channel in her new role.
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NewsAnthony Hopkins plays Lear for BBC2
Sir Anthony Hopkins is returning to BBC2 as King Lear and the channel is planning a drama based on Olivier Award-winning play King Charles III.
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NewsBBC2 checks back in to Marigold Hotel
Twofour’s social experiment The Real Marigold Hotel is to return to BBC2 for a second series.
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NewsMary Berry prepares BBC2 Easter special
Mary Berry will return to BBC2 with an Easter seasonal special.
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NewsBBC2's The Trip heads to Sky
Sky Atlantic has swooped on Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon’s comedy travelogue The Trip after BBC2 opted not to commission a third series.
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NewsBBC2 prepares teatime show
BBC2 will delve into TV news and gossip in a live teatime format presented by Emma Bunton, Sara Cox, Rufus Hound, Aled Jones.
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NewsBBC2 explores East End poverty
Wall to Wall will transform a corner of London’s East End into a Victorian slum for a living history experiment to air on BBC2 towards the end of the year.