All BBC articles – Page 464
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NewsBBC2 doubles Two Tribes order
BBC daytime has doubled its order of Remarkable Television quiz show Two Tribes for BBC2.
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NewsBBC re-hires sacked staff at a cost of £10m
The BBC has spent more than £10m on redundancy packages for staff it has gone on to re-employ.
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NewsRadio 1 to launch on iPlayer
BBC Radio 1 is to be handed a dedicated channel on iPlayer after the BBC Trust green-lit proposals made by the radio station 12 months ago.
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NewsCall The Midwife to return for fifth outing
BBC1 has re-commissioned Heidi Thomas’ Bafta winning drama Call the Midwife for a fifth series, as filming for the fourth run draws to a close.
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NewsBBC iPlayer orders sci-fi docs
The BBC has ordered its third batch of iPlayer-only content in the last four months: a 3 x 20-minute doc strand about science fiction.
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RatingsStrictly hits series high
SATURDAY: Strictly Come Dancing achieved another series high, peaking with 10.5m viewers, while The X Factor steadied its audience from last week.
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RatingsCitizen Khan returns with 2.9m
FRIDAY: BBC in-house comedy Citizen Khan returned on BBC1 with an audience in line with the second series opener last year despite moving to an earlier slot.
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NewsStrictly Come Dancing embraces Vine
Strictly Come Dancing has generated a record number of Vine video views and plans to adopt Twitter’s live content editing tool for the show’s final.
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NewsCohen backs Clarkson in Argentina row
Danny Cohen has thrown his full support behind Jeremy Clarkson in the on-going row over Top Gear’s trip to Argentina.
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NewsMost BBC staff based outside London
The majority of BBC staff are now based outside of London, as the broadcaster hit its target of becoming more geographically diverse one year early.
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NewsBBC rejects Green Party demands
The BBC has claimed that the Green Party lacks sufficient punch at the ballot box and in opinion polls to be included in next year’s televised leaders’ debates.
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NewsBBC2 looks to refresh 7pm slot
Alex Polizzi is to front a restaurant rescue series for BBC2 as the channel bids to refresh its 7pm slot.
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NewsNI looks to make its mark
Northern Ireland’s production community believe that BBC charter renewal offers an opportunity to build on successes such as Game Of Thrones and The Fall.
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NewsBBC3 format Hair heads to BBC2
BBC3’s Great British Bake Off-style hairdressing competition Hair is set to become the latest brand to move to BBC2.
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NewsBBC to revamp Final Score with live FA Cup action
The BBC is planning to revamp football results show Final Score with live FA Cup action and highlights as the corporation prepares to broadcast the competition for the first time in six years.
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NewsIndies air fears over BBC plan
Some of the UK’s leading indies have voiced concerns that the plans to transform BBC Production will result in the division walking off with major production contracts.
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NewsBBC2 weighs up personalised dieting
BBC2 has ordered a three-part series from BBC Scotland investigating the science behind personalised diets and whether they are the best way to lose weight.
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RatingsStrong starts for The Missing & Storage Hunters
TUESDAY: BBC1 drama The Missing got underway with 5.8m to comfortably win the 9pm slot, as Dave’s UK version of Storage Hunters locked up more than 1m viewers.
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NewsRDF serves up two BBC shows
Masterchef host Gregg Wallace is to front one of two major orders picked up by RDF Television for the BBC.
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