All articles by Alexandra Chapman – Page 11
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Miranda Hart's Generation Game revival in the balance
Miranda Hart’s involvement in BBC1’s revival of The Generation Game has been thrown into doubt, as the channel unveiled a swathe of commissions, including a Karl Warner-produced entertainment format.
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Nigel Farage slams Panorama Ukip special
Ukip leader Nigel Farage has angrily refused to cooperate with an upcoming BBC Panorama special about the controversial political party.
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BBC Sport boss hails Match of the Day's diversity
BBC head of TV sport Philip Bernie has hailed the progress Match of the Day has made on diversity as the football highlights show prepares for its 50th anniversary.
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Four Rooms producer Claudia Lewis joins the BBC
Four Rooms and Young Apprentice executive producer Claudia Lewis has left Fremantle Media UK label Boundless to return to the BBC.
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BBC2 to air Scottish Referendum live
The second Scottish debate is to air live on BBC2 after ITV opted not to show the first clash between politicians Alistair Darling and Alex Salmond.
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Damian Kavanagh tackles C4 gripes
BBC daytime controller Damian Kavanagh has hit back at criticism from Channel 4 while setting out his vision for the coming year.
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ITV2 poaches Mobos from BBC3
ITV2 has poached the Music of Black Origin (Mobo) annual awards show from BBC3.
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Tellybug creates Edinburgh TV festival app
Social TV developer Tellybug has produced an interactive app for this year’s Edinburgh International TV Festival.
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Former BBC News exec dies
Tributes have been paid to Paul Gibbs, the former BBC News executive who has died of cancer.
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BBC2 pilots Comedy Unit’s Joke Thieves
Zodiak-owned Scottish indie The Comedy Unit is to produce a new comedy format, Joke Thieves, for BBC2.
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BBC music stations reviewed by Trust
The BBC Trust has kicked off its first collective study of the BBC’s portfolio of six music stations.
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Cohen: Top Gear is not racist
BBC director of television Danny Cohen has defended Jeremy Clarkson against racist allegations in a letter to The Guardian.
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Ratings
The Great British Bake Off cooks up 7.2m
WEDNESDAY: The Great British Bake Off dominated the 8pm slot by cooking up an audience of 7.2m for its BBC1 debut, over 1.5m viewers up on its previous series launch on BBC2.
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News bosses to appear before Lords committee
The House of Lords inquiry into women in news is set to call the heads of news from all the major broadcasters to give evidence, and will also consider the role of women in high-end factual programming.
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BBC seeks fresh WWI ideas
Commissioning opportunities remain up for grabs as part of the BBC’s plans to commemorate World War I, with Great War Centenary controller Adrian Van Klaveren pinpointing specific battles as areas of interest.
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BBC4 and R2 tune in to Nashville
BBC4 will head to Nashville for a Friday night country music season in partnership with BBC Radio 2.
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Live television viewing drops 4%
Live television viewing fell below four hours per person per day for the first time since 2009, according to Ofcom’s Communications Market Report.
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Cohen orders Top Gear review
The BBC has conducted an internal review of Top Gear programme following the accusations of racism which were levelled at the BBC2 programme earlier this year.
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BBC2 orders comedy from The Wrong Mans team
BBC2 has commissioned Stag, a three-part Cluedo-esque comedy, from the team behind James Corden action comedy The Wrong Mans.
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Ratings
Singer Takes It All opens with 1.2m
FRIDAY: Channel 4’s interactive singing format The Singer Takes It All opened with 1.2m, in line with Channel 5’s Big Brother Live Eviction.