All BBC articles – Page 431
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Ratings
Our Girl bows out with 3.7m
SUNDAY: BBC1 war drama Our Girl bowed out with a series average of 3.8m - as Strictly regained its Sunday night ratings lead over The X Factor.
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Ceri Thomas confirmed as Panorama editor
Ceri Thomas, the BBC’s former head of news programmes, has been confirmed as the permanent editor of Panorama.
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Strictly widens gap on The X Factor
SATURDAY: Strictly Come Dancing waltzed off with a series high, beating The X Factor by 1.5m viewers.
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BBC1 bumps Citizen Khan into earlier slot
Citizen Khan is to move to a pre-watershed slot as BBC1 bids to attract a broader audience to the Asian sitcom.
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BBC1 plans Frank Sinatra tribute
Bands, choirs and solo artists are to perform a selection of Frank Sinatra songs for a BBC1 entertainment show celebrating the centenary of the singer’s birth.
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Sir David Attenborough to lead raft of BBC natural history docs
Sir David Attenborough is to front three natural history documentaries as part of a major factual push from the BBC.
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Waterloo Road registers 3.3m
WEDNESDAY: Waterloo Road began a new term with a slot-winning outing as ITV’s Celebrity Squares checked out on a high.
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Pact calls on BBC to ‘open up’ about terms of trade plans
The BBC has come under pressure to open up about its plans to overhaul the terms of trade amid concern that some true indies could lose out as a result of any changes.
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Features
Wildscreen Film Festival
Ahead of the festival, two leading natural history producers discuss their latest work
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Comment
It’s Marvellous to experiment
Some stories cry out to be told in an unorthodox way, says Peter Bowker
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News
BBC boost for indie relations
BBC director of television Danny Cohen has demanded that the corporation’s commissioners abide by a fresh set of guiding principles as he bids to improve indie relations.
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Emma Willis to join Twenty Twenty
The Great British Bake Off commissioner Emma Willis is to leave the BBC after nearly nine years to become creative director of Twenty Twenty Television.
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BBC News condemns China over website clampdown
BBC news boss Peter Horrocks has condemned the Chinese authorities for “deliberate censorship” after they blocked access to the BBC News website earlier today.
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The Apprentice hires 6.7m
TUESDAY: The tenth series of The Apprentice got underway on BBC1 with 6.7m - its best opening performance in three years.
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Comment
The smartphone revolution: why training matters
Filming on smartphones can deliver huge value for money, argues Mark Wray
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BBC orders Shaun The Sheep Christmas special
The BBC has ordered a Christmas special episode of Shaun the Sheep from Aardman Animations.
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BBC drama to cut back production team
BBC in-house drama is planning to cut seven executive producer and producer roles to remain “flexible, fleet-of-foot and on fire” in a changing marketplace.
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Ed Vaizey urges radio stations to engage young listeners
Culture minister Ed Vaizey has claimed that the decline in younger audiences for radio is “troubling” and urged the industry to engage with new listeners.
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BBC spends £220,000 on iPhone training
The BBC has spent over £220,000 training its journalists how to capture and edit video via iPhones over the past three years.
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BBCW & ZDF develop event gameshow
Mipcom: BBC Worldwide has teamed up with German public service broadcaster ZDF to develop an event gameshow in which 1,000 contestants compete in each episode.