All BBC articles – Page 649
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NewsBBC drama boss hunting shows for 2011
The BBC has £200m to spend on drama in 2011 and “literally nothing commissioned”, controller of drama commission Ben Stephenson has revealed - alongside his aspirations for a new 9pm police show and more younger-skewing drama.
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NewsYouTube leads 37% online video growth
Online video views across sites including the BBC, YouTube and Facebook have leapt 37% year on year to reach 5.5 billion during February.
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NewsDavid Cameron claims to be pro-BBC
David Cameron has claimed he is the “most pro-BBC” Conservative leader after celebrities signed a letter of protest against the party’s plans for the broadcaster.
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NewsTV return for Yes Minister's Sir Humphrey
Yes Minister’s Sir Humphrey Appleby returned to TV last night after more than 20 years.
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NewsEastEnders rapped for showing real phone number
EastEnders “unwarrantably infringed” a woman’s privacy after displaying her business mobile phone number on a prop phone, leading to almost 3,000 unwanted and abusive texts, Ofcom has ruled.
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NewsOver 5,500 Doctor Who fans complain to BBC
The BBC has received more than 5,500 complaints from Doctor Who fans concerning a trailer for Over the Rainbow that appeared in the climactic moments of Saturday night’s episode.
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NewsBBC boss defends events spending
The BBC’s chief operating officer Caroline Thomson has hit back at criticism of its spending on major events, claiming it would be a “false economy to cover them half-heartedly” and that viewers don’t want them to broadcast from “windowless” rooms.
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NewsPerformers warn about Tory BBC plans
Some of Britain’s leading comedians and actors joined forces to oppose Conservative plans for the BBC.
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NewsBBC facing anti-BNP protest
Protesters are to gather outside BBC headquarters today as the British National Party’s election broadcast is aired.
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NewsBBC to axe Working Lunch
BBC business series Working Lunch has been axed after more than 15 years on air.
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NewsRoss interviews grounded stars via satellite
Jonathan Ross has secured an appearance from three Hollywood stars on his BBC1 chat show despite the flight ban caused by the Icelandic volcano – with interviews via satellite.
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NewsThe Family honoured at diversity awards
Channel 4 factual series The Family and BBC1 drama Small Island were among the winners at a new awards ceremony recognising diversity in TV production last night.
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NewsAnger at BBC decision on TV debate
A complaint about nationalists in Wales and Scotland being left out of a televised leadership debate has been rejected by the BBC Trust.
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Behind The ScenesFive Daughters, BBC1
Piecing together the stories of the five women murdered in Ipswich in the winter of 2006 was a long and painful process, says Simon Lewis.
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The Broadcast InterviewJoe Godwin, CBBC
Joe Godwin may be looking for an issues-led drama for CBBC - but the new BBC Children’s director believes it can be gritty without being miserable.
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NewsFox rejects Torchwood US
US network Fox has passed on a planned remake of Doctor Who spin-off Torchwood.
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NewsColin Murray to host MOTD2
BBC Radio 5 Live DJ Colin Murray is to take over from Adrian Chiles as host of Match of the Day 2.
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NewsHumphrys to lead Matchlight’s BBC triple doc order
John Humphrys is to examine the inequalities of the UK’s education system in Mind The Gap, one of three Matchlight productions commissioned by the BBC.
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NewsO’Reilly wins right to employment tribunal
Former Countryfile presenter Miriam O’Reilly has won the right for her claim of age and sex discrimination against the BBC to be heard at an employment tribunal in November.
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Coming soon: Luther
The first trailer for new BBC1 crime drama Luther, starring The Wire’s Idris Elba.