All BBC articles – Page 507
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NewsDoctor Who accountant jailed for £80,000 theft
An accountant on Doctor Who has been jailed for embezzling £80,000 from the BBC.
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NewsDoctor Who helps iPlayer to record-breaking start to 2014
BBC iPlayer enjoyed a record-breaking start to 2014 - as Doctor Who came out on top in the online Christmas viewing battle.
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NewsBBC to push ahead with Savile review
The BBC intends to push ahead with the publication of its wide-ranging Jimmy Savile review amid calls for a single inquiry on the dead presenter’s history of abuse.
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NewsBBC Trust director to retire
BBC Trust director Nicholas Kroll is to retire at the end of June after a decade at the corporation.
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VideoVIDEO: The Voice UK launch trailer
Click to see the show’s judges, including new entrant Kylie Minogue, prepare to take to the stage ahead of the third series launch on 11 January.
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NewsBroadcasters cleared over coverage of Woolwich killing
Ofcom has rejected close to 700 complaints that various TV and radio reports of the Woolwich killing of Fusilier Lee Rigby were too graphic and distressing.
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VideoVIDEO: Sherlock episode 3 trailer
A case of stolen letters leads Sherlock Holmes into conflict with Charles Augustus Magnussen in the final episode of the third series.
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NewsSeann Walsh to play a monk in BBC1 comedy pilot
Comedian Seann Walsh will star as a reformed benefits cheat in a BBC1 sitcom pilot set in a monastery.
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NewsNick Robinson: BBC made 'terrible mistake' on immigration
BBC political editor Nick Robinson has admitted the corporation made a “terrible mistake” in the way it has previously reported on immigration.
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NewsBBC to spend £500k boosting links
The BBC is to spend as much as £500,000 bringing in help to boost the number of links to external websites across its online platforms.
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NewsBBC America poised for record 2013
BBC America, the BBC Worldwide-operated US cable network, is expecting to achieve its best-ever year on the back of hit dramas including Doctor Who.
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NewsWall to Wall to supercharge The Voice game
Fans of The Voice will be able to compete against each other via a mobile app that will award them points for correctly guessing the opinion of its on-screen judges.
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NewsBBC hints at commissioning quota overhaul
The BBC has hinted at a shake-up of its commissioning quotas as it bids to keep pace with changes in the UK production industry.
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NewsFive stories you may have missed at Christmas
Broadcast’s round-up of some of the television stories you may have missed over the Christmas period.
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NewsCBBC debuts first show on iPlayer
BBC iPlayer requests in November were up by over a quarter year-on-year - as CBBC revealed plans to debut comedy drama series 4 O’Clock Club via the VoD service.
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NewsThe Office opens in the Czech Republic
Ricky Gervais comedy The Office is poised for its latest remake - this time in the Czech Republic.
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NewsBBC DMI bosses collected £18,000 in bonuses
The BBC paid senior managers overseeing the failed Digital Media Initiative (DMI) £18,000 in bonuses, it has emerged.
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NewsDynamo heads to BBC1
BBC1 has snapped up the rights to air some of the first series of Watch’s hit magic show Dynamo: Magician Impossible.
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NewsR4 political chief slams BBC portrayals of disability
BBC Radio 4’s chief political correspondent Gary O’Donoghue has criticised the corporation’s drama output for allowing actors to effectively “black up” to play people with disabilities.
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NewsBBC lifts lid on DMI failings
A PwC report has revealed the BBC’s most senior executives did not have “sufficient” grasp of the Digital Media Initiative (DMI) to challenge its faltering progress, before it was axed at a cost of £98.4m.