All BBC articles – Page 435
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FeaturesFurchester Hotel
A show with a cast of 170 puppets and a giant set that completely filled the studio was a huge logistical challenge
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NewsBBC NI seeks next Mrs Brown
BBC Northern Ireland hopes its first comedy pilot event can pave the way for the next Mrs Brown’s Boys, according to the event’s organisers.
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FeaturesThe Motorway: Life in the Fast Lane
Complete picture and audio post for the BBC2 series about the workforce that maintains the M6 and the motorway’s impact on the lives of local residents.
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NewsTony Hall rallies BBC in-house staff
Tony Hall has urged in-house production staff to remain “strong” following plans to scrap the BBC quota system.
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RatingsThe Driver underway with 4.4m
TUESDAY: David Morrissey-fronted crime drama The Driver got underway with an audience of 4.4m.
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NewsBBC Trust safeguards BBC1 current affairs
The BBC Trust has ring-fenced current affairs output on BBC1 for the first time, requiring the main channel to air at least 40 hours a year in peaktime.
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NewsBBC2 to celebrate Julie Walters’ career
Whizz Kid Entertainment is to celebrate Julie Walters’ career in a special BBC2 documentary.
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NewsBBC apologises for Jimmy Savile gaffe
The BBC has apologised for mistakenly airing footage of Jimmy Savile in a repeat of Top of the Pops 2.
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RatingsBoomers bows out with 2.9m
FRIDAY: BBC1 sitcom Boomers bowed out with its second lowest audience of the series, but still edged the competition in the 9pm slot.
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RatingsKeeley Hawes lifts Doctor Who
SATURDAY: Keeley Hawes helped lift Doctor Who from last week’s series low, as The X Factor lost viewers.
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PodcastTalking TV: Bake Off & Rising Star
The latest edition of Talking TV hears about The Great British Bake Off’s recipe for success and asks why ITV pulled the plug on Rising Star.
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NewsAnalysis: what the referendum result means for the BBC
As the No campaign celebrated victory a little after 6am this morning, the BBC carried images of celebrating activists clutching glasses of wine. It had been a long night.
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NewsBBC1 looks for Animals in Love
The secret flirting techniques of capuchin monkeys will be highlighted in a two-part documentary series for BBC1.
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NewsBBC condemns attack on journalists in Russia
The BBC has made a formal complaint to Russian authorities following an attack on a group of its Moscow-based journalists this week.
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NewsDoctor Who bumped by Strictly Come Dancing
Doctor Who is to be moved to a later slot to make way for Strictly Come Dancing in a BBC scheduling move that will see the sci-fi series finish after 9pm.
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NewsControversy over BBC1 format
A well-known production company has lodged a formal complaint with the BBC following the commission of Electric Ray’s Saturday night gameshow Prized Apart.
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NewsBBC3 pulls back from online-first strategy
BBC3 has rowed back from its strategy of premiering all scripted comedy online in favour of an ad hoc approach.
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NewsBroadcasters finalise referendum coverage
BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Sky News have finalised plans for comprehensive news coverage of the final stages of the Scottish referendum as voting gets underway tomorrow.
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RatingsBBC2 motorway doc overtakes BBC1 referendum show
TUESDAY: The Garden Productions’ ob-doc The Motorway accelerated away from Scotland Decides after the BBC1 referendum special polled just half the slot average.
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NewsIn The Club returns for second series
BBC1 has ordered a second run of Rollem Productions’ pregnancy drama In The Club, one week after the conclusion of the first series.