All BBC articles – Page 594
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NewsMatchlight wins trio of factual orders from BBC
Glasgow indie Matchlight has secured three specialist factual commissions across two BBC channels, including a new show fronted by Professor Amanda Vickery.
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CommentPanorama’s lasting damage
Primark row goes against cautious view of BBC expressed in our survey
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NewsBelfast-made Panorama films ‘over budget’
Panorama films made out of the BBC’s Northern Ireland base are regularly coming in over budget, and in some cases by as much as double the tariff, it has emerged.
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NewsS4C cuts a fifth of staff
Nearly a fifth of S4C’s staff are to leave the Welsh broadcaster in light of the government-imposed 24% cut to its budget last year.
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NewsWorld Service wins extra £2m from Foreign Office
The BBC World Service’s Hindi short wave service has been saved after the Foreign Office found an extra £2.2m of funding per year for the service.
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NewsBrian Cox hosts live BBC2 lecture
Brian Cox is returning to BBC2 with a live ‘audience with…’ format that sees him give a lecture and take questions from celebrities, scholars and amateur enthusiasts.
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NewsLocal news will not go, BBC confirms
The BBC has confirmed local news services will not be axed as part of its wide-reaching initiative Delivering Quality First, which seeks to save 20% from the broadcaster’s annual budget.
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NewsArmstrong to front BBC1 Saturday night show
Alexander Armstrong is to host a new Saturday night series for BBC1 in which contestants are challenged to perform to win a prize.
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NewsBBC orders Life of Brian drama
A new BBC drama is to explore the controversy surrounding the Life of Brian following its release and use it to discuss the subject of free speech.
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NewsBBC to show film on Muhammad's life
The BBC is to trace the journey of the Islamic prophet Muhammad for a new series which is claimed to be a first for British television.
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NewsFormula 1 boss makes free-to-air vow
Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone has vowed that the sport will stay free-to-air after it emerged that the BBC could halt coverage to save money.
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NewsBBCW reveals slate of US projects
A New York-based version of Criminal Justice and a remake of I, Claudius are among a raft of series being developed by BBC Worldwide Productions.
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NewsBBC1 unveils Borrowers remake
A remake of children’s classic The Borrowers is to air on BBC1 over Christmas with an all-star cast including Stephen Fry, Victoria Wood, Christopher Eccleston and Misfits star Robert Sheehan.
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NewsLadies Paradise to air in 2013
BBC1’s adaptation of the Emile Zola novel The Ladies’ Paradise has taken a step closer to broadcast, with filming set to begin next summer.
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NewsShed to bring The Voice to BBC1
BBC1 has confirmed it will be the UK home of The Voice, ending weeks of speculation about where the talent show would land.
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BBC1’s Good Cook to use QR codes to offer extras
The BBC is launching its first TV series using Quick Response (QR) codes, enabling viewers to link directly to additional content via their mobile phones.
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NewsBBC4 follows up the Killing with new Danish drama
BBC4 is to build on the success of acquired drama The Killing with a new political thriller from the same production company.
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NewsBBC launches connected TV news app
The BBC is launching its first product for connected TVs – a BBC News app that will supplement the broadcaster’s 24-hour news channel.
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NewsBBC1 orders 1950s midwife drama
BBC1 has revealed details of an adaptation of the memoirs of a 1950s East London midwife from Neal Street Productions.
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NewsBBC to apologise for Primark Panorama
Panorama’s 2008 film Primark: On the Rack contained footage that was probably not genuine, the BBC Trust has ruled.