Latest BBC News – Page 480
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NewsMr T to search for World’s Craziest Fools for BBC3
Legendary hardman Mr T will front a new comedy-entertainment clipshow series made by Roughcut for BBC3.
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NewsBBC to keep senior newsreaders tied to the desk to cut costs
Flagship BBC news bulletins will no longer be produced at the location of a big story, unless an exceptional case can be made for doing so.
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NewsBBC plans to turn Hasidic Jews doc into full series
The BBC is keen to turn a one-off doc on the Hasidic Jewish community in Stamford Hill into a full series.
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NewsRadioplayer goes live
Online radio station aggregator Radioplayer has launched with around 3m existing online listeners expected to instantly start using the service.
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NewsSilk wins second series
controller Danny Cohen has commissioned a second series of popular legal drama Silk.
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NewsGrade calls for BBC ombudsman
The BBC needs an independent ombudsman to deal with complaints, the corporation’s former chairman Michael Grade has said.
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NewsBBC apologises for web blackout
BBC bosses have apologised after the corporation’s website went offline for almost an hour.
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NewsCarluccio and Contaldo to front BBC2 cookery show
Two “godfathers of Italian cooking” are fronting a new series for BBC2, made by Jamie Oliver’s indie.
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NewsWise Buddah to produce Nemone on 6 Music
Radio indie Wise Buddah Manchester has won a pitch to produce BBC 6Music’s Weekend Breakfast Show with Nemone.
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NewsBBC1 reorders two Saturday night shows
BBC1 has recommissioned two Saturday night formats, both of which will be recorded at the broadcaster’s Glasgow Pacific Quay studios later this year.
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NewsBBC Hindi closures an "own goal", claims Seth
Author Vikram Seth has blasted the BBC’s decision to cut the World Service’s Hindi output, saying it has created a “great loss of goodwill” for Britain and an “increase of mistrust”.
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NewsHuw Edwards to anchor BBC royal wedding coverage
The BBC has confirmed Huw Edwards will anchor its coverage of the royal wedding.
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NewsTwofour films Prince Harry trek to North Pole
BBC1 has commissioned a documentary following Prince Harry and a band of wounded soldiers as they trek to the North Pole for charity.
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NewsGlenister to star in BBC legal drama
Ashes to Ashes star Philip Glenister is to explore another side of the law - by playing a solicitor in a new BBC drama.
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NewsBBC defends Comic Relief EastEnders
The BBC has defended a special edition of EastEnders for Comic Relief after viewers complained it was “inappropriate” for a family audience.
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NewsHistory Girls win BBC online series
Sketch troupe The History Girls will star in a new comedy series for BBC online, made by the indie behind Peep Show.
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NewsBBC1's Indian Doctor to return
Daytime controller Liam Keelan has recommissioned popular period dramas The Indian Doctor and Land Girls.
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NewsUnions demand above inflation pay rises at BBC
The joint unions are demanding pay increases “substantially” above inflation for the vast majority of BBC staff as it enters initial discussions around the annual rise.
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NewsMoyles marathon breaks red button records
Chris Moyles’ marathon Comic Relief broadcast attracted an audience of 2.84m via the red button, tuning in for an average of 144 minutes.
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NewsDownton Abbey edges out Sherlock at BPGs
Downton Abbey edged out Sherlock at the Broadcasting Press Guild Awards, with the ITV1 period drama landing two prizes to the BBC1 series’ one.