All articles by Katherine Rushton – Page 70
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NewsBBC2 gets cooking
BBC2 has lined up two new primetime cookery shows focused on seasonal cooking and healthy Chinese cuisine.
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NewsPolice investigate Basil Brush racism claims
Police are investigating allegations of racism against the BBC after Basil Brush joked about a fortune teller stealing his wallet.
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BBC1 to recall war diaries of the ‘Polish Anne Frank'
BBC1 is to tell the story of a Polish war victim dubbed 'the forgotten Anne Frank'.
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NewsBBC Switch to take on teen problems
The BBC is to tackle controversial issues facing young people in a current affairs show that will form part of its teen strand Switch.
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NewsSalmon: commission with profit in mind
BBC Vision Productions boss Peter Salmon has urged the corporation's commissioners to consider the extra revenue the BBC can generate from in-house content as opposed to indie shows when making commissioning decisions.
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NewsBBCW takes Top Gear on the road
BBC Worldwide is to launch Top Gear as an international live event as part of plans to beef up its roster of touring shows.
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NewsBBC popularity among indies dives
The BBC handed indies almost£100m more in commissioning cash last year than it did in 2006, but its popularity with the sector still nosedived over the period.
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NewsSalmon: commission with profit in mind
BBC Vision Productions boss Peter Salmon has urged the corporation's commissioners to consider the extra revenue the BBC can generate from in-house content as opposed to indie shows when making commissioning decisions.
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News'Trunkcam' films rare tiger footage for BBC1
The BBC has enlisted the help of some unlikely cameramen to shoot its latest nature doc - a herd of Indian elephants.
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NewsBBC to train producers of the future
The BBC is to launch a new entry-level training scheme in production, replacing the graduate scheme that was axed in 2002.
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FeaturesBehind the news: The Window of Creative Competition
BBC Vision performed poorly in the first year of the WoCC as fiercely competitive indies took£100m more business. Now it is promising to fight back - but can it?
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NewsPM backs BBC news project
The prime minister has invited school children to 10 Downing Street as part of a BBC initiative to get children interested in news.
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NewsBBC3 to domesticate virgin cooks
BBC3 will put teens who cannot even boil an egg in charge of the family cooking, in a bid to transform them into “domestic gods and goddesses”.
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NewsC4 orders music/reality series
Whizz Kid Entertainment has been commissioned to make a new music/reality show for Channel 4, to be co-funded by the broadcaster and mobile phone company Nokia.
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NewsBBC sponsorship packages under fire
The BBC has come under fire for selling commercial companies “verbal credits” on charity programmes like Children in Need and live events on Radio 2.
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NewsIndies winning battle for BBC WoCC commissions
The indie sector is winning the battle with BBC in-house production for WoCC (Window of Creative Competition) commissions.
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Original to film psychic hit squads for Living
Original Productions UK will send a Swat team of psychics to restore order in Britain's most haunted homes in a new 8 x 60-minute series for Living.
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NewsQuestion Time signs new editor
ITV political producer Gill Penlington is to return to the BBC as editor of BBC1's Question Time with effect from May.
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NewsBBC2 hails British style
BBC2 will turn the spotlight on the UK fashion industry this autumn, with a 5 x 60-minute documentary series on the evolution of British style.