All BBC articles – Page 420
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NewsAnalysis: why Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour will fight for the BBC
In June, Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell strode into a Parliament committee room midway through a debate on the future of BBC.
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NewsChildren's producers urge BBC to double spend
The creator of Teletubbies and Aardman Animations’ co-founder are among nearly 80 executives to have signed a letter urging the BBC to double its spend on children’s programming and establish a £55m contestable funding pot.
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CommentDrama Village's decade proves doubters wrong
Birmingham base’s output has put drama at heart of daytime and nurtured many careers, says Will Trotter
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NewsBBC orders Aneurin Bevan bipoic
The BBC is developing a 90-minute film with screenwriter Andrew Davies about post-war health minister and founder of the National Health Service Aneurin Bevan.
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NewsChris Bryant replaced as shadow culture secretary
Chris Bryant has been replaced as shadow culture secretary by Michael Dugher after Jeremy Corbyn was elected Labour leader on Saturday.
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PodcastTalking TV: Tony Hall’s BBC vision & Black Mirror
Talking TV returns to London for its latest episode, featuring in-depth conversation on the BBC’s future and Netflix’s bid to land Charlie Brooker’s Black Mirror.
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CommentBBC Studios - it’s time for details
After more than a year without any answers, Jake Kanter says it is time the BBC coughed up the details of plans to commercialise its in-house production division.
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NewsCBBC’s Roy gets two spin-off series
The BBC has commissioned two spin-off series of CBBC’s Bafta award-winning animation and live action series Roy.
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NewsRobert Lindsay moots Citizen Smith reboot
Robert Lindsay has revealed that 1970s sitcom Citizen Smith could to return to television – although it is yet to be formally pitched to a broadcaster.
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NewsDavid Walliams piloting BBC1 sketch show
David Walliams is developing a BBC1 sketch show with Big School co-writers The Dawson Brothers.
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NewsAnne Robinson working on ‘major’ BBC1 series
The Garden Productions is working on a “major” factual series with Anne Robinson prompting the presenter to stand down from Watchdog after 15 years.
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NewsGovernment receives 25,000 responses on BBC’s future
The government has received 25,000 responses to its consultation on the future of the BBC, according to intellectual property minister Baroness Neville-Rolfe.
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NewsDawn Airey leaves Yahoo!
Dawn Airey has stepped down as Yahoo!’s European boss after just over two years.
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NewsBBC Trust launches consultation on BBC proposals
The BBC Trust has today launched a consultation on BBC director general Tony Hall’s vision for the corporation over the next charter period.
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NewsBBC invites viewers to 'remix' shows
The BBC is offering fans of EastEnders, Doctor Who and Strictly Come Dancing the ability to create their own versions of the shows.
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NewsRDF lands second dog doc for BBC2
Springwatch presenter Kate Humble is to host a two-part BBC2 series aimed at people considering getting a dog.
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NewsA brief history of broadcast innovation
In the latest of a series of articles looking at how Britain’s broadcasting technologies grew up alongside its IT development, Fujitsu has been investigating its common ancestry of innovation with the BBC
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RatingsDoctor Foster examined by 6m
WEDNESDAY: BBC1’s latest drama Doctor Foster comfortably won the 9pm slot helped by a generous inheritance from The Great British Bake Off.
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NewsCulture secretary backs household levy
Culture secretary John Whittingdale has backed the idea of replacing the licence fee with a household levy, describing it as the “simplest” of several options.
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CommentHow do we move beyond the box in the corner?
Broadcasters need to find new ways to reach modern audiences, says Cassian Harrison