All BBC articles – Page 503
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CommentAmbitious drama on a low budget
On the set of BBC4’s Wodehouse in Exile with Great Meadows exec Robert Cooper in a grass skirt
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VideoVIDEO: Life's Too Short special
Ricky Gervais introduces the cast of the BBC2 Life’s Too Short special which features Warwick Davis, Shaun Williamson, Keith Chegwin and Les Dennis, “and some famous people too.”
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NewsBBC3 to order iPlayer exclusives
BBC3 is to commission six drama shorts exclusively for the BBC iPlayer over the next two years.
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NewsGreg Dyke named FA chairman
Former BBC director general Greg Dyke is to become the chairman of the Football Association (FA).
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NewsBBC1 buries Richard Hammond’s Secret Service
BBC1 has buried Saturday night prank show Richard Hammond’s Secret Service after a run of poor ratings.
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NewsThe Voice launches playalong game
The BBC and Wall To Wall have launched a playalong game ahead of the second series of The Voice.
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FeaturesOur Girl, BBC1
A real-life army camp lent authenticity to Tony Grounds’ new BBC1 drama, Our Girl, while a few tricks transformed a Bedfordshire quarry into Afghanistan.
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NewsBBC1 accepts Wall to Wall’s Gift
Wall to Wall is aiming to repeat the success of Who Do You Think You Are? and Long Lost Family with a BBC1 series reuniting people following significant events in their lives.
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NewsBBC TV role a two-horse race
BBC1 controller Danny Cohen and BBC North director Peter Salmon are going head to head for the corporation’s director of television role, in what insiders are describing as a “two-horse race”.
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NewsBectu and NUJ vote for BBC strikes
The BBC faces its second staff walkout of the year after Bectu and the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) voted to strike over job cuts and working conditions.
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NewsToday editor candidates emerge
A number of senior journalists and editors across BBC news have emerged as potential candidates to become editor of flagship Radio 4 breakfast show the Today programme.
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NewsMiranda Hart to interview Sir Bruce Forsyth for BBC1
Miranda Hart is to interview Sir Bruce Forsyth about his 70 years in showbusiness as part of a special programme for BBC1.
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NewsBBC wins big at RTS Programme Awards
The BBC dominated the RTS Programme Awards 2012, claiming 18 of the 28 awards available on a night which saw the Olympics and the BBC Sport head of major events honoured.
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NewsBBCW offloads Lonely Planet for £50m
BBC Worldwide has finalised the sale of Lonely Planet to US billionaire Brad Kelley’s NC2 Media for £51m - nearly £80m less than it originally paid for the brand.
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NewsComic Relief receives almost 3,000 complaints
Rowan Atkinson’s Comic Relief skit as the Archbishop of Canterbury drew almost 3,000 complaints as the charity event failed to strike the right tone with some viewers.
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NewsSelect committee to call new director general in April
New BBC director general Tony Hall is being lined up to appear in front of the Commons Media, Culture and Sport Select Committee in April, Broadcast has learned.
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NewsBBC News hires Robin Pembrooke
ITV’s former managing director of online and on-demand Robin Pembrooke has been hired by BBC News.
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NewsBBC tells digital agencies to collaborate with indies
The BBC has urged digital agencies to partner with traditional indies in order to secure multiplatform commissions.
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NewsHearing reignites BBC and Sky fees debate
A select committee hearing has reignited the debate over Sky retransmission fees, with BBC strategy director John Tate claiming it is “insulting” to compare content with a commodity.
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NewsMosey: ‘Change with times’
Acting BBC director of Television Roger Mosey has drawn comparisons between the trend of falling national newspaper circulations and the dangers facing linear TV.