Latest BBC News – Page 400
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NewsTwofour lands BBC1 travel show
BBC1 has ordered a four part series which will see a team of hotel inspectors including Angela Rippon visit hotspots around the world.
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NewsBBC worth over £8bn to UK economy
The BBC’s value to the UK economy grew by 4% to more than £8.3bn in 2011/12 on the back of programming spend and activity from BBC Worldwide.
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NewsStephen Poliakoff’s Dancing On The Edge handed bonus episode
The lead characters from Stephen Poliakoff’s 1930s-era BBC2 drama Dancing On The Edge will feature in a bonus episode of two-hander interviews that will air after the series ends.
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NewsR4 plots 'fireworks' for arts push
BBC Radio 4 controller Gwyneth Williams will “throw some fireworks” into the station’s output as part of a strategy to increase the airtime for arts and culture.
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NewsBBC hires The Voice executive from Talpa
BBC in-house is drafting in the Dutch executive behind The Voice to boost its entertainment output.
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NewsBBC cuts non-executive pay
The BBC has permanently cut the base fees paid to non-executive directors by up to 8.5%.
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NewsJimmy Savile abused children at the BBC up to 2006
Jimmy Savile has been accused of abusing young people on BBC premises all the way up to 2006 – at the final recording of Top of the Pops.
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NewsMrs Brown’s Boys tops BBC's Christmas chart
Mrs Brown’s Boys was the BBC’s biggest show over the festive period, according to Live +7 figures released by the broadcaster.
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NewsThe Year Ahead
Click through to discover what the next 12 months holds for the UK’s key players.
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NewsChurch group blasts BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2 has been accused of disrespecting its older listeners by moving Sunday Half Hour to an early morning slot.
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NewsBBC cues up snooker rights
The BBC will continue to broadcast the UK’s three biggest snooker tournaments until at least 2017.
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NewsFree Speech returns with Rick Edwards as host
BBC3 has commissioned a second series of Mentorn Media’s live current affairs debate programme, Free Speech - with Rick Edwards replacing original host Jake Humphrey.
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NewsAdrian van Klaveren parachuted into BBC's WW1 plans
Adrian van Klaveren, the former BBC Radio 5 Live boss who lost his job in the wake of Jimmy Savile scandal, is to oversee the corporation’s programming plans for the centenary of World War I.
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NewsHacker group Anonymous plans BBC protest
The protest group that claimed responsibility for bringing down the Home Office website last year is planning to target the BBC in the wake of the Jimmy Savile scandal.
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NewsTrue North investigates hand transplant for BBC1
BBC1 has commissioned a one-off documentary from True North Productions about Britain’s first hand transplant, which was performed on Boxing Day.
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NewsBT Sport snares BBC London 2012 website editor
Mark Coyle, the editor of the BBC London 2012 website, has joined BT Sport to head up its digital output.
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NewsDavid Cameron backs TV election debates
David Cameron has come out in support of the party leaders’ TV election debates after speculation that they would not take place in 2015 - but stopped short of confirming if he would participate.