All BBC articles – Page 574
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NewsDave Pearce to front R2 show
Former Radio 1 DJ Dave Pearce is to present a Saturday night dance music show on BBC Radio 2.
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NewsThe Voice beaten by BGT on Twitter
Britain’s Got Talent beat The Voice in the social media battle on Saturday night, drawing 50,000 more tweets than its rival..
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NewsGeorge Gently inspects new series
BBC1 detective drama Inspector George Gently is to return for a fifth series - comprising four feature length films.
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NewsNews Corp warns papers over potentially "defamatory" Panorama
Lawyers acting on behalf of News Corp have written to national newspapers urging them not to report on a forthcoming BBC documentary that is billed as revealing “fresh hacking allegations at the heart of News Corporation’s pay-TV empire”.
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NewsBBC2 takes Stewart Lee to 2015
The BBC has ordered a further two series of Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle, taking the series up to 2015.
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NewsNorton added to Global iPlayer
The Graham Norton Show will be made available to viewers of the new Global BBC iPlayer - the first global acquisition deal from a third party distributor.
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NewsCowell locks horns with BBC1 boss
Britain’s Got Talent v The Voice has been billed as one of the biggest TV entertainment battles in years - and Simon Cowell and Danny Cohen have landed their final verbal blows as they brace for launch.
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NewsBBC execs look to future as Thompson departs
When Mark Thompson gathered the BBC’s most senior execs on Monday to confirm his autumn departure he received a standing ovation – but reaction within the corporation has been more mixed.
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NewsBBC iPlayer launches on Xbox
BBC iPlayer users can find and play programmes using hand gestures and voice recognition for the first time following a distribution deal with Microsoft Xbox.
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NewsThe hunt for a 21st century DG begins
The BBC Trust is updating the director general role to attract candidates who can tackle 21st century challenges.
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NewsThompson's tenure: highs and lows
Scandals and resignations, scraps with government and competitors. Just what has kept Mark Thompson busy in the last eight years?
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NewsThompson out... so who will be the next BBC DG?
The worst kept secret in TV is out – now the question on everybody’s lips is who will replace Mark Thompson at the top of the BBC.
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NewsBBC DG Mark Thompson confirms departure
BBC director general Mark Thompson has confirmed he is to step down this autumn.
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NewsMandrake explores legal system for BBC2
The Learning Zone on BBC2 has commissioned Mandrake Films to produce Young Legal Eagles, a series of short films aimed at teens about the British legal system.
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NewsBBC's Doorstep Crime to return
A second series of BBC1 daytime series Doorstep Crime 999 has been ordered from Objective Productions and Crook Productions.
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NewsBBC loses horseracing crown jewels to C4
Channel 4 has secured the horseracing crown jewels in a four year deal after snatching the rights from the BBC.
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NewsBroadcasters get Dale Farm judicial review
Broadcasters have been granted a judicial review to challenge a court order demanding footage from the Dale Farm eviction.
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NewsBBC2 orders Volcano Live
Kate Humble will report live from one of the most active volcanoes on the planet for a new BBC2 series.
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NewsBBC4 to profile Chas and Dave
Musical duo Chas and Dave will be profiled in a North One TV doc for BBC4, the indie’s first commission for the channel.