All BBC articles – Page 466
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NewsBBC Sport boss hails Match of the Day's diversity
BBC head of TV sport Philip Bernie has hailed the progress Match of the Day has made on diversity as the football highlights show prepares for its 50th anniversary.
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RatingsBrian Blessed steadies Who Do You Think You Are?
THURSDAY: BBC1’s Who Do You Think You Are? dominated the 9pm slot as ITV’s Kids With Cameras continued with 1.5m.
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NewsFour Rooms producer Claudia Lewis joins the BBC
Four Rooms and Young Apprentice executive producer Claudia Lewis has left Fremantle Media UK label Boundless to return to the BBC.
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NewsBBC and Starz tie up for The Kills
The BBC is teaming up with US network Starz on a political conspiracy thriller produced by former HBO chief Colin Callender.
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NewsBBC2 to air Scottish Referendum live
The second Scottish debate is to air live on BBC2 after ITV opted not to show the first clash between politicians Alistair Darling and Alex Salmond.
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RatingsGreat British Bake Off settles with 7m
WEDNESDAY: The Great British Bake Off held on to the majority of its audience after last week’s opener, pulling in 6.9m for its second week on BBC1.
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NewsDamian Kavanagh tackles C4 gripes
BBC daytime controller Damian Kavanagh has hit back at criticism from Channel 4 while setting out his vision for the coming year.
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NewsITV2 poaches Mobos from BBC3
ITV2 has poached the Music of Black Origin (Mobo) annual awards show from BBC3.
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RatingsKate Adie WW1 doc draws 1.6m
MONDAY: BBC2’s Kate Adie-fronted World War One doc informed a steady audience in a competitive 9pm slot in what proved to be a good night for the digital channels.
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NewsBroadcasters prepare Robin Williams celebrations
UK broadcasters have begun changing their schedules to celebrate the work of Robin Williams, the US actor and comedian who has died at the age of 63.
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NewsFormer BBC News exec dies
Tributes have been paid to Paul Gibbs, the former BBC News executive who has died of cancer.
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NewsBBC heist drama set for US remake
Inside Men, the BBC1 mini-series about a £15m heist, is to be remade in the US by Homeland and 24 showrunner Howard Gordon.
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CommentLearning from the BBC’s mistakes
The treatment of former tech boss John Linwood offers valuable lessons, says Alexandra Mizzi
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RatingsThe Village returns with 4.6m
SUNDAY: Company Pictures drama The Village got underway with a respectable 4.6m as ITV’s Great War documentary was beaten by BBC2’s James May motoring show.
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RatingsBBC1’s Tumble debuts with 3.2m
SATURDAY: BBC1’s new celebrity gymnastics format Tumble failed to reach a high bar, but still beat the competition.
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NewsNetflix nabs Happy Valley in US
Red Production Company’s Happy Valley is to be made available in the US after being picked up by online streaming service Netflix.
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RatingsCHARTS: BBC4 docs storm ahead
BBC4’s Timeshift: Killer Storms And Cruel Winters was the channel’s best, with 690,000/3% at 9pm on Monday
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RatingsCHARTS: Games boost for BBC
Closing ceremony tops the table as coverage of the final weekend inflicts a heavy defeat on rivals
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NewsSacked BBC technology chief was unfairly dismissed
Former BBC chief technology officer John Linwood has succeeded in his claim that he was unfairly dismissed by the broadcaster.
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NewsBBC music stations reviewed by Trust
The BBC Trust has kicked off its first collective study of the BBC’s portfolio of six music stations.