All BBC articles – Page 536
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NewsChurch group blasts BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2 has been accused of disrespecting its older listeners by moving Sunday Half Hour to an early morning slot.
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NewsBBC cues up snooker rights
The BBC will continue to broadcast the UK’s three biggest snooker tournaments until at least 2017.
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NewsFree Speech returns with Rick Edwards as host
BBC3 has commissioned a second series of Mentorn Media’s live current affairs debate programme, Free Speech - with Rick Edwards replacing original host Jake Humphrey.
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NewsAdrian van Klaveren parachuted into BBC's WW1 plans
Adrian van Klaveren, the former BBC Radio 5 Live boss who lost his job in the wake of Jimmy Savile scandal, is to oversee the corporation’s programming plans for the centenary of World War I.
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NewsHacker group Anonymous plans BBC protest
The protest group that claimed responsibility for bringing down the Home Office website last year is planning to target the BBC in the wake of the Jimmy Savile scandal.
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NewsTrue North investigates hand transplant for BBC1
BBC1 has commissioned a one-off documentary from True North Productions about Britain’s first hand transplant, which was performed on Boxing Day.
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NewsBT Sport snares BBC London 2012 website editor
Mark Coyle, the editor of the BBC London 2012 website, has joined BT Sport to head up its digital output.
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NewsDavid Cameron backs TV election debates
David Cameron has come out in support of the party leaders’ TV election debates after speculation that they would not take place in 2015 - but stopped short of confirming if he would participate.
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NewsTeletubbies co-creator blasts BBC for “ghettoising” kids TV
Teletubbies co-creator Anne Wood has accused the BBC of “ghettoising” children’s television by axing it from BBC1 and BBC2.
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NewsAfrica attracts twice the tweets of One Born Every Minute
Footage of giraffes fighting boosted BBC1’s lavish new documentary series Africa to become the most-tweeted about show of the day.
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NewsRipper Street draws nearly 90 complaints
Nearly 90 viewers have complained about the violent and sexual scenes in BBC1’s new period crime thriller Ripper Street.
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NewsAntiques Roadshow gets playalong game; Disney reorders Doc McStuffins
The BBC has launched its first playalong mobile game; plus click through for a news round-up.
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NewsDoctor Who tops iPlayer over Xmas
Doctor Who was again the most watched show on BBC iPlayer over Christmas after racking up nearly 1.5m views.
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VideoVIDEO: BBC1 trails raft of shows for 2013
A raft of new shows for 2013 including dramas The White Queen and The Syndicate and anthropological series Meet The Izzards feature in the latest BBC1 trailer.
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NewsITV buys US indie Gurney; Christmas news round-up
ITV has spent almost £25m to take a controlling stake in US fact ent indie Gurney Productions, plus click through for a round-up of the news from the Christmas period.
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RatingsEastEnders takes Christmas crown
EastEnders retained its Christmas crown – trouncing Downton Abbey and helping BBC1 clinch seven of the top ten shows of the day.
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NewsBroadcast Top 20 of 2012
2012 ended with the BBC in crisis and the glow of the Olympics starting to fade. But what were Broadcast’s most popular stories of 2012?
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NewsHelen Boaden demands better collaboration at BBC News
BBC director of news Helen Boaden has written to staff to emphasise the need for “sharing better” following her return to work today.
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NewsMobile iPlayer usage up to 30m requests
BBC iPlayer usage from mobile devices grew by 7% in November – to a record 30m requests.
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NewsBBC & Sky to air Queen's Xmas message in 3D
The BBC and Sky are to air The Queen’s annual Christmas message in 3D for the first time.