All BBC articles – Page 647
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NewsBBC in new Queengate row
The BBC has become embroiled in another Queen-related gaffe after a local DJ told listeners that the monarch had died.
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NewsRuth Jones to play Hattie Jacques for BBC4
Gavin & Stacey star Ruth Jones is to play Carry On legend Hattie Jacques in one of two new projects for BBC4.
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NewsChurch makes appeal on BBC religious coverage
The BBC is in danger of “losing sight of its essence” if it axes any more religious programmes, the Church of England has warned.
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NewsSpence sets up with Tiger Aspect
Patrick Spence, the former head of drama for BBC Northern Ireland, is to launch his own indie under the umbrella of Tiger Aspect Productions.
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NewsNorton to replace Ross on Radio 2
Graham Norton will take over Jonathan Ross’s BBC Radio 2 Saturday show from October, the BBC has confirmed.
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News"Media vicar" to counsel Salford movers
The Church of England is to appoint a full time “media vicar” to help BBC staff handle the trauma of moving to Salford Quays.
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NewsBBC mulls meaning of distinctiveness
The BBC and the BBC Trust are working together to define “distinctiveness” – the buzzword which lies at the heart of its strategy overhaul.
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NewsSpooks' Norris heads up BBC sci-fi epic
A new sci-fi epic from the makers of Spooks and Ashes to Ashes that explores “what it is to be human” has been commissioned by the BBC.
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NewsRIG calls on BBC to up indie radio commissions
The Radio Independents Group (RIG) has called on the BBC to up its level of commissioning from the indie sector to mirror the system in place for TV.
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NewsBBC2 axes Bellamy's People
BBC2 has axed Bellamy’s People, the TV version of Radio 4 comedy Down the Line, after just one series.
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The Broadcast InterviewPat Younge, BBC Vision Productions
The head of BBC Vision Productions aims to boost morale and make in-house production truly multimedia, he tells Katherine Rushton.
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NewsBBC ditches Sherlock footage for re-shoot
The BBC dumped all the footage from the original 60-minute version of Sherlock after making the decision to turn the drama into a 3 x 90-minute series, Broadcast has learned.
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NewsProducers claim BBC allows in-house spending excesses
BBC in-house production is facing accusations of a lax attitude to budgetary overspends, with producers who work for both the indie community and in-house calling for a level playing field.
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NewsEndangered 6 Music surges 50%
Rajars: BBC 6 Music has benefited hugely from the blaze of publicity surrounding its proposed closure, growing its reach by over 50% year-on-year to break the 1m listener barrier in the first quarter of the year.
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NewsMiranda exec upped in BBC comedy rejig
BBC Vision Productions executive producer Jo Sargent has been promoted to creative head of comedy.
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NewsBBC3 reveals World Cup line-up
Being Human actress Leonora Crichlow is to chart the life of Nelson Mandela as part of a season of BBC3 programmes to mark the World Cup in South Africa.
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NewsFuture election debates should be "relaxed"
Current affairs broadcasters have called for the rules that governed the historic election debates to be relaxed.
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NewsSugar blasts Apprentice move
Labour enterprise tsar Lord Sugar has criticised the BBC after his show The Apprentice was delayed to avoid a General Election clash while Lord Lloyd-Webber was allowed to appear on talent show Over The Rainbow.
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NewsBBC4 gets Sectioned
BBC4 is to air a new mental health documentary produced by Embarrassing Bodies indie Maverick Television.
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NewsElection breaks BBC News records
BBC News has smashed its online traffic record during the final stages of the election on Friday.