All BBC articles – Page 445
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NewsBBCW & 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.
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NewsDavid Attenborough questions BBC2 role
Sir David Attenborough has questioned the editorial policy of BBC2 and criticised the short runs of current factual series.
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NewsRadio 5 Live orders Buzzfeed-style show
The most-trending news stories from across the internet are to form the backbone of a Buzzfeed-inspired BBC Radio 5 Live programme set to launch next month.
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NewsPolitical parties scrutinise debate plans
The broadcaster proposals for leaders’ debates in the run-up to the general election have received a sceptical response from the main political parties.
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NewsNigel Farage invited to participate in 2015 leaders’ debate
The BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Sky have invited Ukip leader Nigel Farage to take part in a leaders’ debate ahead of next year’s general election.
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NewsAndy Wilman defends Top Gear
Top Gear executive producer Andy Wilman has denied claims that his team intentionally used a license plate which referenced the Falklands War during the filming of the Argentina Christmas special.
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NewsBBC ups safety measures after attacks on reporters
The BBC has intensified its risk assessment processes for international correspondents following threats to journalists covering conflicts in Ukraine, Syria and Iraq.
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CommentRadio needs a united front
Broadcasters must collaborate more in face of new competition, says BBC Radio boss Helen Boaden
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NewsBBC slammed for casting white actor in London Spy
Actor and diversity champion Danny Lee Wynter has criticised the BBC for casting a white actor in a role originally advertised for a “non-Caucasian” on an upcoming BBC2 drama.
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NewsRona Fairhead begins work at BBC Trust
Rona Fairhead has formally begun work as the chairman of the BBC Trust, pledging to ensure that the corporation meets the “changing needs of its audiences”.
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NewsBBC3 vows to keep Fresh strand if it moves online
BBC3 has pledged to safeguard its fledgling film-maker documentaries scheme Fresh if the channel moves online next year.
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NewsFuture BBC kids’ boss must fight for funding
Joe Godwin’s successor as director of BBC Children’s must “stand up and shout” for the division during next year’s charter renewal negotiations, according to kids’ TV producers.
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NewsBBC1 orders final series of Wallander
BBC1 has green-lit the fourth and final series of the multi-Bafta winning crime drama Wallander, starring Kenneth Branagh.
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NewsDad's Army film cast revealed
Toby Jones and Blake Harrison are among the cast of a long-rumoured film based on classic BBC comedy series Dad’s Army. Toby Jones, best known for roles in The Hunger Games and Harry Potter franchises, will take the leading role of Captain Mainwaring, a stiff-upper-lipped ...
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NewsOpen newsroom day hosted by CDN
Broadcasters will open up their newsrooms to 500 budding journalists and news producers from under-represented backgrounds in an event organised by the Creative Diversity Network (CDN).
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NewsBBC defends EastEnders rape storyline
The BBC has defended a rape storyline in an episode of this week’s EastEnders after it received over 300 complaints from viewers.
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VideoVIDEO: God Only Knows, BBC Music
Click to watch the BBC’s remake of The Beach Boys’ 1966 track God Only Knows, launched to celebrate the launch of the BBC Music initiaitive.
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NewsMiranda Hart commits to BBC1 entertainment format
Miranda Hart has committed to hosting a BBC1 entertainment show – but there are doubts over whether it will be a direct revival of The Generation Game.
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NewsBBC to walk the Pennine Way
BBC2 and BBC Yorkshire are joining forces for a documentary series marking the 50th anniversary of the opening of Britain’s toughest walk – the Pennine Way.
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NewsTeletubbies creator brings Twirlywoos to CBeebies
Teletubbies creator Anne Wood has developed Twirlywoos - a stop-motion pre-school series for CBeebies.