All BBC articles – Page 657
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NewsTrust gives hope to 6 Music
Under-fire BBC radio station 6 Music has received a vote of confidence from the BBC Trust – despite revelations that just 20% of adults even know it exists.
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NewsBBC confirms Reggie Perrin 2
BBC1 will air a second series of Reggie Perrin this autumn, after reviving the 1970s sitcom last year.
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NewsBBC has 382 staff on £100k or more
Some 382 BBC staff - including 35 producers - are on six-figure salaries, according to new figures published over the weekend.
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NewsWogan guarded over replacing Ross
Sir Terry Wogan revealed he has received “various offers” when asked whether he would make a TV return after Jonathan Ross’s exit.
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NewsSambrook to join PR firm
The BBC former director of global news, Richard Sambrook, is to join PR giant Edelman.
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NewsCerys Matthews gets 6 Music show
Former Catatonia singer Cerys Matthews has been given her own radio show, replacing Jon Richardson on BBC 6 Music.
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NewsCreeping doubts over Six Nations SpiderCam
Six Nations fans were left in a spin when the BBC used a pioneering new camera to cover the action during the England v Wales game.
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NewsNew antiques show gets BBC go-ahead
A new television programme showing how antiques can be accessed by all and provide an alternative to high street goods has been commissioned by the BBC.
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NewsDermot O'Leary to host youth Question Time
Dermot O’Leary is to front a youth-oriented Question Time for the BBC in a bid to engage a younger generation with politics.
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NewsMSPs 'should pressure BBC on Alba'
Politicians in Scotland should join forces and encourage the BBC to make a Gaelic TV channel available on Freeview, according to the culture minister.
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Rise Films scores coup with rights to Semenya story
Factual indie Rise Films has beaten ITN and Oprah Winfrey to secure world exclusive documentary access to Caster Semenya, the South African world champion athlete at the centre of a gender controversy.
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NewsBBC Trust orders review of sports rights spending
The BBC Trust is to launch a major review into the BBC’s spending on sports rights.
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NewsDon’t cave in on star salaries, BBC urged
Execs, in-house producers and indies have urged the BBC to stand firm on its refusal to reveal talent deals in the face of mounting media and political pressure.
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The Broadcast InterviewClive Edwards, BBC current affairs
As executive and commissioning editor, Clive Edwards is doing his bit to make BBC current affairs more accessible, but not at the expense of its journalism.
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NewsLove bridges The Generation Gap for BBC2 series
BBC2 is to send a group of young people into an old people’s home in a bid to persuade them the elderly should not be “consigned to the dustbin”.
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NewsBBC TV religious coverage debated
Members of the Church of England’s national assembly are to debate a motion attacking the BBC over television coverage of religious and ethical issues.
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NewsBBC execs cut back on presents
BBC executives have dramatically tightened purse strings since their expenses started getting published – cutting back on claims for presents and extravagant schmoozing.
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NewsBBC spent £229m on talent last year
The BBC paid on-air talent more than £229m last year, including £54m for presenters paid over £150,000.
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NewsBBC4 doc vies with Avatar at green awards
A BBC4 documentary is to vie with James Cameron’s record-breaking movie Avatar for an environmental prize at the Cinema for Peace Awards next week.