Latest BBC News – Page 438
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NewsBBC2 follows Tube hit with spotlight on Planners
BBC2 is looking to follow the success of ob doc series The Tube with an eight-parter lifting the lid on life as a council planning officer.
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NewsSteve Hewlett sets up indie Genie Pictures
Former Panorama editor and media commentator Steve Hewlett has set up an independent production company with director James Cohen.
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NewsPeretti probes obesity for BBC2
BBC2 has greenlit a 3 x 60-minute Jacques Peretti documentary series for Fresh One investigating the history of obesity.
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NewsBBC 999 Awards to challenge ITV’s Pride of Britain
BBC1 is poised to celebrate the heroics of the UK’s emergency services in a special awards ceremony that will rival ITV1’s Pride of Britain Awards.
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NewsHigh court ruling raises questions over BBC pension changes
Changes to the BBC’s pension scheme are to be reviewed again, opening up the possibility that the corporation could be forced into a u-turn.
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NewsAnneka Rice to lead Flowerpot Men on BBC1
Anneka Rice is teaming up with Phil Tufnell and Joe Swift to front a BBC1 series to regenerate outdoor spaces to create community legacies.
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NewsDiamond Jubilee strike ruled out
The strike threatening to derail the BBC’s coverage of the Diamond Jubilee has been called off after the corporation and joint unions managed to agree a deal over pay.
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NewsSimon Curtis project leads BBC Films slate
BBC Films has unveiled a slate of films at Cannes this week including a new project with Simon Curtis titled The Golden Lady.
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NewsOlympic Relay coverage set for strike action
The BBC is facing what could be the first in a series of strikes designed to disrupt coverage of high profile events this year.
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NewsBBC's Football League Show to continue
BBC1 has breathed new life into The Football League Show after its future hung in the balance.
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NewsVictory for news alliance in Dale Farm footage case
The UK’s biggest TV news organisations have won a landmark High Court decision that means they will not have to hand over unbroadcast footage of the Dale Farm evictions to police
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NewsNUJ seeks to quiz Hunt on licence fee at Leveson
Jeremy Hunt could face questions around his handling of the BBC licence fee settlement when he appears at the Leveson Inquiry later this month.
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NewsBBC docs to follow Olympians
Big-name Olympians Usain Bolt and Tom Daley and a host of up-and-coming British athletes will feature in a range of documentaries across the BBC this summer.
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NewsMentorn renews Question Time contract
Mentorn Scotland has won the contract to produce BBC1’s flagship political panel show Question Time for another three years, fending off competition from Lion TV.
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NewsBBC probes insect world in Science US co-pro
The BBC is making a documentary investigating the miniature world of insects, uncovering the biological blueprint that enables them to survive and flourish a wide range of environments.
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NewsLord Patten's DQF email to staff
BBC Trust chairman Lord Patten’s email to BBC staff regarding the corporation’s Delivering Quality First plans.
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NewsBBC local radio cuts reduced; kids shows removed from BBC1/BBC2
The BBC Trust has given the green light to the corporation’s cost-cutting plans, which include revised plans to better protect local radio and the Asian Network - and the removal of children’s programming from BBC1 and BBC2.
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NewsEdwards and Lineker land key Olympics roles
10 0’Clock News anchor Huw Edwards is to lead the BBC’s line-up of Olympics presenters, commentating on the opening and closing ceremonies, while Gary Lineker will front the early evening flagship coverage.
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NewsR1 and Somethin’ Else producers launch indie
Former BBC Radio 1 and Somethin’ Else producers have launched their own multiplatform radio indie and have already won a slate of commissions.
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News6 Music wins best station at Sony's
BBC Radio 6 Music has become the first digital station to win the Sony Awards UK station of the year in a dramatic turnaround for the once-threatened service.