All BBC articles – Page 508
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FeaturesHas BBC3 fulfilled its remit?
As the youth channel awaits approval for its move online, Stephen Price looks its performance over the past eight years
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NewsJamaica Inn sound issues: BBC drama boss apologises
BBC drama controller Ben Stephenson has apologised for the sound issues on Jamaica Inn after the corporation received nearly 800 viewer complaints about the Origin Pictures drama.
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NewsHBO boards BBC's The Casual Vacancy
HBO has come on board BBC’s television adaptation of JK Rowling’s bestseller The Casual Vacancy.
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NewsRichard Osman fronts Remarkable quiz
BBC Daytime has commissioned Pointless-indie Remarkable Television to produce a quick-fire quiz show for BBC2.
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RatingsJamaica Inn loses 1.7m visitors
Jamaica Inn lost 1.7m viewers for its second episode on Tuesday as MTV pulled in one of its best-ever launch crowds for holiday format Ex On The Beach.
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NewsTop Gear ‘regrets’ offensive remark
Top Gear showrunner Andy Wilman has expressed regret over a joke made by Jeremy Clarkson that was considered racist by some viewers.
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RatingsEastEnders murder plot fails to thrill
The death of Lucy Beale failed to boost EastEnders’ ratings on Friday, as Gogglebox recorded a series high.
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NewsBBC probes Jamaica Inn audio issues
The BBC is investigating audio issues affecting the first episode of Jamaica Inn after fielding complaints about muffled sound from the production team and viewers.
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NewsBBC considers revival of The Generation Game
The BBC is in early talks to revive classic 1970s entertainment show The Generation Game with Miranda Hart as host.
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Behind The ScenesJamaica Inn, BBC1
The Cornish moors of Daphne du Maurier’s story were even more breathtaking than director Philippa Lowthorpe could have believed
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NewsShetland to return to BBC1
BBC1 has commissioned a second series of crime drama Shetland from ITV Studios.
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NewsKim Shillinglaw set to woo indies
Incoming BBC2 controller Kim Shillinglaw is set to launch an indie charm offensive as she bids to get to grips with unfamiliar genres and make her mark on the channel’s schedule.
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NewsBBC appoints HR director
The BBC has appointed Valerie Hughes-D’Aeth as its director of human resources.
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NewsBBC3’s Zai Bennett to lead Sky Atlantic
Zai Bennett will become director of Sky Atlantic just weeks after it was announced that BBC3 is to move online next year.
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NewsBBC launches local radio training scheme
The BBC has begun a hunt for 45 aspiring local radio journalists to join its biggest ever apprenticeship scheme.
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NewsMichael McIntyre Chat Show to return
The Michael McIntyre Chat Show is set to return for a second series on BBC1.
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NewsKim Shillinglaw: what you need to know
Rarely is the race to become a channel controller so clear cut. Kim Shillinglaw was the only name on BBC insiders’ lips while BBC2 was hunting for a new boss, and, sure enough, the science and natural history commissioner has landed the role.
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NewsKim Shillinglaw lands BBC2 role
BBC science and natural history commissioner Kim Shillinglaw has been confirmed as the new controller of BBC2 and BBC4.
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NewsCBBC revs up Mario Kart-style racer
CBBC is launching a Mario Kart-style racing game featuring characters including Hacker and Dodge and Wolfblood’s Rydian.
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FeaturesAfrica's Giant Killers, BBC2
Filming lions and elephants over two years in Botswana, Brad Bestelink witnessed some extraordinary scenes