Latest BBC News – Page 455
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NewsBBC trial puts Daleks in the living room
Toy Daleks that move in time with their on-screen counterparts in an episode of Doctor Who have been demonstrated by researchers at BBC R&D North.
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NewsBBC Scotland axes four news editors under DQF process
BBC Scotland’s news and current affairs division is having its number of editors reduced from 10 to six as part of Delivering Quality First.
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NewsBBC Birmingham could get relocation sweetener
The BBC is considering sweetening the deal for staff relocating from Birmingham to Bristol, as it looks to entice the entire workforce to make the move.
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NewsCBBC plans Blue Peter Olympic spin-off
CBBC is planning a Blue Peter spin-off series that would follow the London 2012 Olympics torch around the country and is hunting for a physical comedy star.
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NewsBBC names in-house genre bosses
The BBC has appointed four pan-UK genre controllers to work across its in-house departments – its first step towards creating a unified network production team.
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NewsSorry I've Got No Head axed
BBC children’s sketch show Sorry I’ve Got No Head has been axed after three series.
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NewsBBC4 orders Charlie Brooker review of the year
Charlie Brooker will take a satirical look at the events of 2011 for a one-off BBC4 special.
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NewsMrs Brown's Boys wins third run
BBC1 comedy Mrs Brown’s Boys has been commissioned for a third series – before the second has even aired.
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NewsBBC bosses: local radio DQF cuts not set in stone
The BBC’s Mark Thompson and Caroline Thomson have both indicated the corporation could rethink DQF plans to cut local radio services.
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NewsBBC and HBO developing Wolf Hall drama
A miniseries based on Hilary Mantel novel Wolf Hall is being developed by Shameless indie Company Pictures for the BBC and HBO.
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NewsBBC1's Turn Back Time set for return
BBC1 is poised to commission a second series of historical retail show Turn Back Time - The High Street.
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NewsBBC FM creates £1m fund for tech innovations
BBC Future Media has established a £1m Innovation Fund to give creative thinking at the broadcaster a shot in the arm.
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NewsBBC4 orders drama about Dispatches kidnap
BBC4 has ordered a single drama telling the story of the Taliban’s kidnap of award-winning journalist Sean Langan while he was making a Channel 4 Dispatches in Pakistan.
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NewsBBC's Wonderland strand stalls
Commissioning for BBC2 documentary strand Wonderland is being paused to deal with a backlog of films being delivered late.
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NewsCampaign to save BBC Birmingham gathers momentum
The campaign to save BBC Birmingham has gathered pace, with 11 MPs signing up to an early-day motion to try to fend off the cuts.
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NewsGarden doc to follow family mediator team
The Garden is developing a BBC3 documentary series that will follow a team of mediators as they attempt to prevent children from running away from home.
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NewsLack of knowledge led to breaches, says BBC exec
A senior executive at BBC Global News has admitted “a lack of knowledge, or genuine confusion” over editorial guidelines could have contributed to a series of breaches of code.
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NewsBBC orders Stephen Lawrence Panorama
BBC current affairs strand Panorama is to consider the Stephen Lawrence murder case.
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NewsSalmon: BBC North must spread beyond Manchester
MEDIA FESTIVAL: The BBC’s move to Salford must extend further than Greater Manchester throughout the wider English regions, the head of BBC North has said.
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NewsBBC axes Shooting Stars
The BBC has cancelled Bob Mortimer and Vic Reeves comedy panel show Shooting Stars.