All BBC articles – Page 553
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NewsCitizen Khan sparks 185 complaints
The BBC has received 185 complaints about the portrayal of the Muslim community in its new post-watershed sitcom Citizen Khan.
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NewsBBC Scotland puts 35 jobs at risk
BBC Scotland has placed 35 jobs at risk of redundancy as it bids to make cutbacks under the Delivering Quality First initiative.
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NewsBBC DG may revitalise in-house production
The size and shape of BBC in-house production is believed to be one of the most pressing issues facing incoming director general George Entwistle, with a source close to the BBC suggesting that “he staked his DG-ship on revitalising in-house.”
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NewsBBC4 cuts will hurt indies and ratings
BBC4 controller Richard Klein has openly bemoaned the budget cuts his channel faces under the Delivering Quality First scheme - warning it is likely to impact ratings and indies.
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NewsSalmond reveals plans to break up BBC
Alex Salmond has set out plans to break up the BBC and create a Scottish public service broadcaster if the nation wins independence.
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NewsMoffat teases Sherlock 3
The team behind Sherlock have revealed filming details of its third series – including three clues about the forthcoming episodes.
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NewsCohen: Jubilee pageant 'not BBC’s finest hour’
Danny Cohen has admitted that the BBC let itself down with its coverage of the Diamond Jubilee pageant and confirmed that The Voice UK will be cutback next year.
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NewsWalliams to star in BBC1 school sitcom; more new commissions
Little Britain comedian David Walliams has created a new school-based sitcom for in which he will star as a chemistry teacher - one of several new comedy, drama, factual and entertainment commissions for BBC1.
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NewsThe Voice to feature "spinning chairs" in more episodes
BBC1’s The Voice will extend the ‘blind auditions’ of the early rounds to more episodes of the second series in a bid to stop viewers tailing off.
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NewsBBC3 to deliver season for young parents
A season on the challenges facing young parents will put the spotlight on dads behind bars and in the delivery room will be shown on BBC3 in the spring.
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NewsHeggessey and Harries call for BBC production re-think
Former BBC1 controller Lorainne Heggessey and Left Bank Pictures chief executive Andy Harries have called on the BBC to radically rethink its in-house production division.
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NewsBBC2 drama to combine Wolf Hall and sequel
BBC2 has ordered a six-part drama that will combine Hilary Mantel’s novels Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies in a single series.
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NewsTwofour wins orders from BBC1, ITV1 and Discovery
Twofour has won a range of orders including a hoarding follow-up series for BBC1, a James Nesbitt travelogue for ITV1 and a Discovery Networks International series about strange objects found inside people.
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NewsBBC1 to pilot MOTD spoof with Enfield and Whitehouse
Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse will front a Match of the Day-style pre-watershed comedy pilot for BBC1, in which they will commentate on home video sports clips.
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NewsProf Cox and Hairy Bikers help BBC2 celebrate British inventors
Professor Brian Cox is to reveal his icons of British science as part a year-long BBC2 celebration of inventiveness and ingenuity.
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Behind The ScenesParade’s End, BBC2
I missed the preparation time on this WWI-era drama, but having Tom Stoppard writing on set for an A-list cast helped us negotiate the challenging conditions, says Susanna White.
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NewsAde and Rik together again for Bottom spin-off
Adrian Edmondson and Rik Mayall are poised to return to BBC2 as slobbish flatmates Richie and Eddie in a spin-off of slapstick comedy classic Bottom.
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The Broadcast InterviewArmando Iannucci: ‘It’s amusing to annoy people’
On a roll with Veep and eyeing The Thick Of It’s endgame, Armando Iannucci tells Paul Whitelaw about HBO creative freedom, why the BBC needs Sky competition – and that OBE
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CommentDG passes on challenging baton
Mark Thompson leaves with warnings but confidence in George Entwistle.
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NewsThompson fires parting shot over future BBC cuts
Mark Thompson is leaving the BBC with a warning to the government: forcing the corporation to make more cuts could have disastrous effects.