All BBC articles – Page 593
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NewsHistory of musicals takes centre stage for BBC4
BBC4 has commissioned Twofour to make a 3 x 60-minute series on the history of the musical in London’s West End.
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News360 to commemorate Titanic sinking for BBC1
360 Productions has won a BBC1 commission marking the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, as parent company Impossible Pictures opens a Republic of Ireland office.
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The Broadcast InterviewMark Bell, arts, BBC
Despite the threat of cuts, it’s business as usual for the BBC’s arts commissioner - with ideas for BBC3 and more partnerships high on his wishlist.
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Behind The ScenesRestoration Home, BBC2
The Restoration strand has itself been renovated, says Annette Clarke, with no public money or viewer vote, and more focus on the human stories.
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NewsByford 'received £950,000 BBC payoff'
Mark Byford, the BBC’s former deputy director-general, received a redundancy payment of almost £950,000, it has emerged.
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NewsBBC breached guidelines with pedigree dog claims
The BBC breached its own guidelines on accuracy after it re-edited a controversial programme that had already been criticised by watchdog Ofcom.
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NewsBBC complaints too complicated - Lords
The system for complaining about BBC programmes is “convoluted and overly complicated”, a committee of peers said today.
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NewsNew Tricks stars slam 'censorship'
The stars of BBC police drama New Tricks have criticised television “censorship” - saying that the broadcaster is “terrified” of causing offence.
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NewsTV writers festival returns for second year
Writers Paula Milne and Jimmy McGovern are among the leading names appearing at the BBC writersroom festival which takes place in Leeds next week.
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NewsSwain confirmed as BBC Knowledge controller
Emma Swain has been confirmed as George Entwistle’s sucessor as controller of BBC Knowledge commissioning and the corporation will close her previous role.
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NewsBBC to hand back Panorama RTS award
The BBC is to return the Royal Televsion Society award it won for Panorama’s Primark - On the Rack, which the BBC Trust ruled contained footage that was probably not genuine.
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NewsThe Lingo Show crosses to TV
CBeebies’ online language game, The Lingo Show, is being made into a TV series.
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NewsBBC1 to air Milly Dowler Crimewatch special
BBC1 is to air a Crimewatch special on Milly Dowler on Thurdsday after Levi Bellfield was found guilty of murdering the schoolgirl.
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RatingsU2 watched by 1m on BBC4
U2’s performance on BBC4 saw the BBC’s multichannel coverage of Glastonbury peak early on Friday with 1m viewers.
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VIDEO: Broadcast Digital Awards 2011
More than 500 people partied into the early hours at this month’s Broadcast Digital Awards.
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NewsCBeebies Justin's House becomes Salford first
New commission Justin’s House will become the first CBeebies show to be recorded in Salford at MediaCity.
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RatingsBBC4 weeds doc grows audience
WEDNESDAY: A BBC4 documentary looking at the reputation of some of the UK’s most hated plants saw its audience creep up on the slot average.
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FeaturesDoes red tape have a stranglehold on TV?
Broadcast’s online survey on compliance revealed fears over the impact on creativity, and a trend towards self-censorship. Will Strauss reports.
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Williams and Snow dig up history live on BBC1
BBC1 has ordered a live history series in which news anchor Sian Williams and academic Dan Snow uncover stories behind the UK’s most exciting historical locations.
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NewsBBC to put nation's art collection online
The BBC is launching a website to host high-resolution pictures of the national collection of art, which will eventually total 200,000 pieces.