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NewsFrankie Boyle to dissect Scottish referendum for BBC
Frankie Boyle is to dissect the Scottish referendum result for the BBC in a one-off comedy event hosted on iPlayer.
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RatingsGreat British Bake Off hits record peak
WEDNESDAY: The Great British Bake Off hit a record peak of over 9m viewers after its audience was stoked by the fall-out from last week’s controversy.
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NewsBBC2 eyes Family Guy as BBC3 plans shape up
The BBC wants to establish a dedicated home on iPlayer for BBC3 under plans to take the channel online, while Family Guy is likely to move to BBC2.
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NewsIndies to help shape BBC future
The BBC will call on indies large and small to help shape the future of its programme supply model and assess how BBC Productions can best be transformed into a commercial entity.
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FeaturesReinventing the 8pm slot
Have the traditional features that lured viewers in their millions had their day?
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CommentWhat to expect from Rona Fairhead
If resilience were the sole criterion, the incoming BBC Trust chair would certainly succeed
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NewsRona Fairhead prepares for office
Rona Fairhead, the government’s preferred candidate to lead the BBC Trust, will be introduced to the industry next week when she faces MPs in the final hurdle of her appointment process.
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NewsTessa Jowell: Fairhead must be a 'firewall'
Tessa Jowell has urged incoming BBC Trust chair Rona Fairhead to act as a “firewall” between the BBC and the government.
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RatingsIn The Club hits high
TUESDAY: In The Club hit a series high of 4.7m as The £100k House laid its foundations on BBC2 with 1.9m.
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NewsDavid Hockney grants BBC access
David Hockney has opened up his personal archives for the first time for a BBC2 documentary produced by Blakeway and Fly Film.
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NewsVaz: BBC acted 'perfectly properly' over Sir Cliff story
Home affairs committee chairman Keith Vaz has said that BBC News acted “perfectly properly” in its handling of the coverage of the police raid on Sir Cliff Richard’s home.
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NewsShennan: BBC Music Awards will complement Brits
BBC Music director Bob Shennan has defended the inaugural BBC Music Awards, claiming that the show will “not compete” with the Brit Awards.
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NewsBBC may reveal details of Sir Cliff Richard coverage
The exchanges between BBC journalists and South Yorkshire police which led to coverage of the raid on Sir Cliff Richard’s home could be revealed by news chief James Harding today.
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NewsBBC Children's boots up coding initiative
The BBC initiative to teach the nation how to write computer code has booted up with an ambitious partnership between its Children’s and Learning divisions.
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NewsUnions vote for strike action over BBC News cuts
BBC News faces a renewed strike threat after Bectu and the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) voted in favour of taking industrial action over 415 planned job cuts.
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NewsLondon Fashion Week to feature on iPlayer
BBC iPlayer is preparing to launch three fast-turnaround films from London Fashion Week.
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NewsFive challenges facing Rona Fairhead
Broadcast examines the seismic issues Rona Fairhead will face when she replaces Lord Patten as the BBC Trust chair - from the role of BBC Productions to the future of BBC3.
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RatingsBig School starts second term with 3m
FRIDAY: David Walliams’ sitcom Big School returned for a second term with 1.2m fewer viewers than the opening series launch.
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NewsPeter Horrocks to leave the BBC
Peter Horrocks, the director of the BBC World Service group, is to leave the corporation next year.
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NewsWho is Rona Fairhead?
Rona Fairhead was the surprise choice to replace Lord Patten as the BBC Trust chair this weekend. A largely unknown quantity to the broadcasting industry, Broadcast runs the rule over the government’s preferred candidate.