All BBC4 articles – Page 17
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NewsBBC4 buys two Scandi dramas
MIPCOM: BBC4 hopes to pick up on the success of The Killing with another Scandinavian crime drama centred on the discovery of a dead woman’s abandoned body.
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NewsBBC4 leads Grierson nods
BBC4 has scooped nine out of 40 nominations at the annual Grierson Documentary Awards.
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NewsBBC4 gears up for motoring doc
Manchester indie Bigger Picture is producing a documentary about motorsports in the mid-1980s, when a relaxation of rules led to exciting and dangerous consequences.
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NewsClement and La Frenais pen BBC4 wartime drama
A wartime novel described as “Casablanca meets John le Carre” has been adapted for BBC4 by acclaimed writing partners Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais.
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NewsBBC4 series to explore lives of medieval royalty
BBC4 has commissioned a series looking at medieval monarchy, as captured in the period’s intricately illuminated manuscripts.
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NewsBBC4 buys Oz drama The Slap
BBC4 has acquired Australian drama The Slap, an adaptation of the bestselling novel by Christos Tsiolkas.
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NewsSaveBBC4 campaign 'fundamental misunderstanding'
A growing online campaign to save BBC4 from closure comes from “a fundamental misunderstanding” of reports around potential changes to the channel, insiders have indicated.
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NewsHarrison revisits world of pedigree dogs for BBC4
BBC4 has ordered the filmmaker behind 2008’s controversial Pedigree Dogs Exposed to make a follow-up documentary three years later.
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NewsThick of It star to front BBC4 mockumentary
Peter Capaldi, who plays vicious Malcolm Tucker in political satire The Thick of It, is writing, directing and presenting a BBC4 mockumentary about Cricklewood Film Studios.
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NewsHistory of musicals takes centre stage for BBC4
BBC4 has commissioned Twofour to make a 3 x 60-minute series on the history of the musical in London’s West End.
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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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NewsITV2 and BBC4 share Digital Awards spoils
The Only Way Is Essex has helped ITV2 to a bumper performance at the Broadcast Digital Awards, while BBC4’s mix of drama and factual saw it land four of the 17 awards.
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NewsMore 4 and BBC4 set for gypsy docs clash
More 4’s True Stories will go toe-to-toe with BBC4’s Storyville after commissioning a documentary about bare-knuckle fighting in the traveller community.
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NewsGreenlight round-up: BBC2 and BBC4 line up new seasons
This week Greenlight is all about the arts with a raft new programmes unveiled by both BBC2 and BBC4 .
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NewsBBC4 charts the rise of American culture
BBC4 controller Richard Klein is pinning his hopes for autumn and winter 2011 on a new season of programmes about 20th century America.
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BBC4 and TVF back festival doc strand
BBC4 and TVF International are backing the first documentary strand at philosophy and music festival How the Light Gets In.
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NewsBBC4 budget at risk as DQF reaches next stage
BBC4’s £55m commissioning budget faces a major squeeze, with the channel running more repeats and less original content, as part of the latest proposals to emerge from the BBC’s Delivering Quality First initiative.
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NewsGreenlight round-up: Spring arrives on BBC4
This week’s round-up of the latest commissions includes the latest new drama and documentaries revealed at BBC4’s spring/summer schedule launch, including a new film starring Doctor Who’s Karen Gillan.
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NewsBBC4 orders more Dirk Gently
BBC4 has commissioned a mini-series of the Douglas Adams adaptation Dirk Gently after a successful TX pilot last December.
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NewsPrince Charles to front BBC4 doc
BBC4 has revealed a raft of cultural commissions that will play out over its spring and summer schedule, including a documentary fronted by Prince Charles and a drama starring Doctor Who actress Karen Gillan.