All BBC articles – Page 505
-
NewsTom Archer slams commissioners for killing creativity
Tom Archer, the former BBC controller of factual production, has said the growing power of TV commissioners is threatening creativity in the industry.
-
NewsEscape to the Country heads abroad
BBC2 has commissioned an international spin-off of long-running daytime format Escape to the Country from FremantleMedia UK’s Boundless.
-
NewsBBC raises £170m in bond market
The BBC has turned to the bond market for the first time to raise money for its commercial arm BBC Worldwide.
-
NewsBBC Trust reveals World Service plan
The BBC Trust has outlined plans on how it will govern the BBC World Service when the news service falls under the licence fee funding for the first time next year.
-
NewsCharlotte Moore set to be named BBC1 boss
Charlotte Moore is poised to be unveiled as the new controller of BBC1, Broadcast understands.
-
NewsBBC global news audience hits 250m
A record 256m people worldwide tuned in each week to the BBC’s global news services over the past year, according to new figures.
-
NewsHolly Willoughby’s Voice dress draws complaints
Andrea Begley’s triumph over bookies’ favourite Leah McFall was not the only talking point of The Voice UK finale – host Holly Willoughby’s outfit also caused a stir.
-
NewsFormer S4C boss warns of "grave danger" over funding
Former S4C chief executive Arwel Ellis Owen has claimed that the government may cut all of its £6.7m funding for the Welsh language broadcaster.
-
CommentTaking on 12,000 sketches
There’s nothing else like this on radio, says Jane Berthoud on The Show What You Wrote
-
NewsPulp doc & Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell secure Screen Yorkshire funds
Screen Yorkshire is to invest in four local productions, including BBC1 drama Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell and a feature-length doc on Pulp.
-
NewsBBC: still no satisfaction on the Rolling Stones
The BBC’s talks with the Rolling Stones over the band’s refusal to allow its Glastonbury performance to be broadcast in full remain unresolved, despite Michael Eavis’ claim that the two parties have reached an agreement.
-
NewsBrand and Boris spur Question Time to Twitter high
Appearances from Boris Johnson and Russell Brand propelled last night’s Question Time to become the show’s most-tweeted about episode of the past year.
-
NewsHall offers reassurance over undercover trips
The BBC has reassured education groups that it does not use academic trips as a cloak for undercover journalism following the controversy over the Panorama North Korea documentary.
-
NewsBBC tackles ‘climate of fear’
Human rights barrister Dinah Rose has admitted that she was surprised by the climate of fear at the BBC, in her first public comments on the BBC Respect at Work Review, which was published in May.
-
NewsKay Mellor conceives BBC1 antenatal class drama
The Syndicate writer Kay Mellor is to pen a BBC1 drama following the lives of six different couples who attend the same antenatal class.
-
NewsBBC & Sky join FA Cup rights battle
BBC and Sky have joined BT and ITV in the battle to acquire the rights to the FA Cup.
-
NewsMichael Palin: TV production like selling toilet paper
Michael Palin, the travel documentary presenter and Monty Python comedian, has taken a swipe at some modern forms of documentary storytelling.
-
NewsBBC orders Christopher Hitchens doc
The BBC has commissioned a one-off documentary about the late author and journalist Christopher Hitchens.
-
NewsToday programme censured over ‘retard’ remarks
A Radio 4 Today programme interview with Prime Suspect scribe Lynda La Plante has been rapped by Ofcom over the writer’s use of the word “retard”.
-
NewsTV heavyweights recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours list
Dave Gordon, the former head of major events for sport at the BBC, was one of a number of industry figures to be decorated in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list.