All BBC articles – Page 530
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Behind The ScenesThe White Queen, BBC1
Combining three of Philippa Gregory’s Wars of the Roses novels into one 10-part television series was like a Mensa test, says Emma Frost
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NewsDate set for inquest into death of BBC journalist
An inquest into the death of BBC journalist Russell Joslin, who apparently committed suicide following a series of workplace harassment claims, is to take place on 5 July.
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NewsMinnow Films hires Our War exec producer
Minnow Films has hired Colin Barr, the Bafta-winning executive producer behind Our War, as creative director as it expands into drama.
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NewsBBCW reveals second Labs wave
A pilot login system for children which relies on visual recognition has helped developers Peekabu Studios become one of the next wave of start-ups to join the BBC Worldwide Labs scheme.
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NewsMargaret Thatcher funeral drives iPlayer viewing
Margaret Thatcher’s funeral has become one of BBC iPlayer’s most watched live TV broadcasts - only falling behind the corporation’s London 2012 Olympics coverage.
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NewsBBC turns on radio downloads
BBC plans to make radio content available to download on iPlayer have been given the greenlight.
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NewsBBC1 confirms return of The Voice
BBC1 has confirmed that The Voice UK will return after it signed a deal for a third series of the singing contest.
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NewsThe Fall secures second series
BBC2 has ordered a second series of Gillian Anderson thriller The Fall after it became the channel’s biggest drama series launch in eight years.
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NewsJames Stephenson made BBC World News boss
BBC News at Six and News at Ten editor James Stephenson has been made BBC World News head of news.
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NewsJim Gray linked to BBC TV current affairs role
Contenders for the newly created BBC current affairs role are emerging, with former Channel 4 News editor Jim Gray being strongly linked to the job.
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NewsThe Voice set to return to BBC1
BBC1 is close to commissioning a third series of The Voice UK after judging its existing two-year, £22m deal for the talent contest a success.
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NewsBBC suspends tech boss Linwood
The BBC’s chief technology officer John Linwood has been suspended over the broadcaster’s failed Digital Media Initiative.
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NewsBBC axes £100m DMI project
The BBC is to shut down its £100m Digital Media Initiative (DMI) project after director general Tony Hall said it had “wasted a huge amount of licence fee payers’ money”.
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NewsDCD secures Emeli Sandé sales
Distributor DCD Rights has secured sales of Emeli Sandé Live at the Royal Albert Hall to countries including Brazil, Hong Kong and Finland.
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NewsA failure for women and TV
With just one female correspondent out of 11, the BBC could learn from ITV, says Lis Howell.
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NewsLinsey takes lead in BBC1 race
BBC entertainment controller Mark Linsey has emerged as the frontrunner for the BBC1 controller job after the field of candidates narrowed significantly.
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NewsBBC news chief vows to hike female talent
James Harding pledged to increase the number of female broadcasters across BBC News’ output in one of his first addresses to staff.
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Behind The ScenesStrange Hill High, CBBC
We combined rod puppetry with groundbreaking digital techniques to bring our characters and their mysterious world to life, says Phil Chalk.
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NewsUnions reject second BBC pay offer
The broadcasting unions have rejected a second 2013-14 pay offer from the BBC as industrial tensions continue to simmer.
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NewsBBC restructures current affairs dept
The BBC is separating commissioning and production in its current affairs department, following director general Tony Hall’s commitment to put greater focus on the area.