All BBC articles – Page 439
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NewsBBC services face axe without ‘riskier’ management savings
More BBC services will face the axe if the corporation is unable to make “riskier changes to organisational structures and ways of working” as part of its strategy to save £700m a year, according to a report.
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NewsGaelic drama Bannan to return
Gaelic broadcaster BBC Alba is to tap into the success of foreign-language series such as The Killing after commissioning another 10 episodes of local drama Bannan.
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CommentLicence fee needs to be part of PSB mix
Why is there so little discussion of the benefits the licence fee bestows upon commercial rivals?
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NewsDon't Tell The Bride travels to China
Don’t Tell The Bride is to be remade in China after distributor DRG sold the format to local broadcaster Shenzhen.
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NewsMP tells Rona Fairhead to resign
Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chair Margaret Hodge has called on BBC Trust chairman Rona Fairhead to resign over her handling of the HSBC tax evasion scandal.
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NewsOfcom diversity record 'shabby'
Former RTS boss Simon Albury has branded Ofcom’s diversity record “shabby” in evidence to the media regulator’s PSB review.
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NewsBBCW hires Twenty Twenty producer
BBC Worldwide has appointed Twenty Twenty executive producer Kirsty Hanson as commissioning executive for its recently-launched international channel BBC Earth.
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FeaturesPoldark, BBC1
BBC1’s adaption seeks to do justice to the books of Winston Graham and the elemental passion of the Cornish landscape
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RatingsPoldark makes strong start
SUNDAY: Poldark got underway with almost 7m viewers to become BBC1’s best performing Sunday drama launch since The Muskeeters.
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NewsBBC questions 25% indie quota
The BBC has raised concerns about its ability to continue commissioning 25% of its content from qualifying indies amid seismic market consolidation.
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NewsBroadcasters stand firm on leaders’ debates
The BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Sky have held firm on their original plans for the proposed election debates – raising the possibility of prime minister David Cameron being empty-chaired if he fails to participate.
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RatingsBanished locks up slot with 3.4m
THURSDAY: BBC2 period drama Banished won the 9pm slot but just fell short of Wolf Hall’s debut audience in January.
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PodcastTalking TV: BBC Trust future & Sky's Wild Things
Talking TV walks you through a busy fortnight of news, providing an analysis of Rona Fairhead’s speech on the future of the BBC Trust and unpicking ITV’s Talpa takeover bid.
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NewsBBC acquires female aviator film
BBC4 has acquired a film that will follow a female pilot’s mission to fly from Cape Town to London.
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NewsCharlie Hanson: BBC lags behind on diversity
The BBC’s diversity initiatives have left it “lagging behind” rival broadcasters according to The Real McCoy and Desmond’s producer Charlie Hanson.
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Behind The ScenesHorrible Histories: Revamping a classic
The past’s comic potential remains undimmed - it just needed a new twist, as Paul Whitelaw discovers
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Behind The ScenesNurse, BBC2
A four-part comedy drama for BBC2 based on a low-key Radio 4 series, Nurse is a character sketch show by proxy.
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Behind The ScenesThe Javone Prince Show, BBC2
Previously best known for his role in cult E4 sitcom PhoneShop, Javone Prince may well be the BBC’s latest breakout comedy star.
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CommentComedy execs on... Blaps, troupes & Psychobitches
Phil Clarke, Myfanwy Moore and Ben Cavey reveal the successful ingredients of a hit comedy.
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NewsBBC orders sketch show double
The BBC is hoping two female performers can deliver an eradefining sketch show - but Channel 4 is stepping back from the genre.