All BBC articles – Page 521
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NewsBBC handling of harassment complaints ‘not good enough’
The BBC has admitted that its handling of harassment complaints made by one of its journalists, who is thought to have killed himself last year, was “not good enough”.
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RatingsTVC nostalgia propels BBC4 to record ratings
Nostalgic programming about the BBC’s exit from Television Centre helped BBC4 post its biggest ever weekly share of viewers.
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VideoVIDEO: Keeping Britain Alive: NHS In A Day, BBC2
BBC2’s Keeping Britain Alive: NHS In A Day kicks off tonight and will feature a raft of footage captured in a single day by over 100 camera crews in hospitals across the country.
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CommentDEBATE: Are online premieres the future?
Was Kay Mellor right to hit out at plans to debut Peter Kay’s sitcom on iPlayer?
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NewsThe Syndicate writer slams iPlayer premieres
Kay Mellor, the writer of BBC1’s The Syndicate, has claimed that she “wouldn’t be happy” if her work was made available online before airing on television.
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NewsDaniel Danker exits BBC for Shazam
BBC director of programmes and on-demand Daniel Danker has joined Shazam as the audio recognition service tightens its focus on TV.
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NewsPeter Kay heads to BBC via iPlayer
Comedian Peter Kay’s first BBC1 sitcom, Car Share, will debut on iPlayer ahead of a linear broadcast.
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CommentKeeping Britain Alive: The NHS in a Day
Broadcast’s industry review section You the Jury returns with a look at The Garden’s The NHS in a Day.
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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.