All BBC articles – Page 652
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NewsBolton calls for BBC religion overhaul
Veteran presenter and producer Roger Bolton has called on the BBC to appoint a religion editor for news as part of measures to address the corporation’s “secular and sceptical” attitude towards faith issues.
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NewsBBC to boost filming in the North
The BBC has ordered more on-location shoots in the North, in a bid to “showcase” the region to the rest of the world and drive up local satisfaction with the corporation.
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NewsIndies slam 'flawed' BBC in-house guarantee
Pact has called for an urgent review of the BBC’s commissioning system – with a view to reducing the in-house guarantee or scrapping it altogether.
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NewsBBC hires Talkback's Brereton
BBC in-house entertainment has hired TalkbackThames development exec Andy Brereton to inject more comedy into its slate.
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NewsLamb to leave 6 Music
Presenter George Lamb has announced he is to leave digital radio station BBC 6 Music
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NewsDavid Jason criticises BBC spending
Sir David Jason has criticised the BBC for spending too much on wages for administrative roles and said the money could be put to better use on programming.
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NewsFans protest 6 Music closure
A 1,000-strong crowd of BBC 6 Music supporters gathered over the weekend to voice their protest at the closure of the station under a strategic review by the corporation.
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NewsBBC broadcasts radio stations to mobile
The BBC has begun streaming its radio stations including digital-only channels such as 6Music and 1Xtra to mobiles - but not iPhone’s.
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NewsBBC's Jo Ball bounces back to Ricochet
BBC commissioner Jo Ball is to leave the corporation and return to indie Ricochet as managing director.
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NewsHairy Bikers win new BBC commission
The BBC has commissioned a new daytime series featuring TV chefs the Hairy Bikers, which will be screened near the end of autumn this year.
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NewsBonham Carter to star in Toast adaptation
Helena Bonham Carter is to star in a BBC film bringing to life food writer Nigel Slater’s celebrated memoir Toast.
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NewsNeil Morrissey to make care home doc
Actor Neil Morrissey is to finally uncover the reasons why he was taken into care as a child for a new BBC documentary.
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NewsGovernment to give NAO access to BBC books
The BBC is to be forced to open its books to the National Audit Office under the new coalition government.
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NewsPrince Charles to present doc on composer Parry
Prince Charles is to front a BBC4 documentary about Hubert Parry, the little-known composer behind a slew of imperial anthems including the music for Jerusalem.
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NewsBBC may run Archers early to push DAB
The Archers may be the oldest soap in the world - but it could also be the BBC’s secret weapon in converting radio listening to digital.
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NewsProducers accuse BBC of failing interactive media
Multiplatform producers have joined forces to call for the BBC to scrap plans to cut its £177m web spend by 25%
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NewsVirgin: Canvas is competition killer
Virgin Media has hit out at the Office of Fair Trading’s decision to give the go-ahead to Project Canvas.
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NewsBBC1 gets £60m sports budget boost
The BBC has inflated the BBC1 budget by £60m this year to account for coverage of major sporting events like the World Cup in South Africa.
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NewsIPTV provider attempts to block Canvas
IPTV service 3View has launched a last-ditch attempt to block rival service Project Canvas ahead of today’s decision about the future of the joint venture from the Office of Fair Trading.