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NewsBBC defends assisted death footage
The BBC has defended its decision to film a man’s last moments at the Dignitas clinic in a documentary fronted by Sir Terry Pratchett.
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NewsChancellor stands by BBC bias claim
The chancellor is standing by his allegation that the BBC is biased in its reporting of the economy.
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NewsComedian to front BBC3 pilot
BBC3 controller Zai Bennett has greenlit a comedy pilot fronted by upcoming stand-up Imran Yusuf.
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NewsBBC orders 7/7 film
Bafta-winning director Morgan Matthews is to make a documentary about the 7/7 terrorist attacks in London, in which 52 people were killed.
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NewsBBC1's Candy Cabs canned
The BBC has put the brakes on BBC1 comedy-drama Candy Cabs after it failed to take off with viewers.
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NewsEvans reveals post-Sachs Radio 2 delay
Jonathan Ross put back the career of DJ pal Chris Evans by a year when he made his prank phone call with Russell Brand.
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NewsNew Imagine docs unveiled
Iraqi artists in Venice, the power of the mind and how the Arab Spring has affected attitudes to art are to explored in the new line-up of BBC1 arts strand Imagine.
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NewsReal Hustle told to reveal insiders
BBC series The Real Hustle must make clearer to audiences which participants are in on scams after the show was found to have breached programme guidelines.
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NewsBBC eyes arts content deal with Culture 24
The BBC is in talks over a deal to share arts content with the Culture 24 web aggregator.
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NewsBBC4 charts the rise of American culture
BBC4 controller Richard Klein is pinning his hopes for autumn and winter 2011 on a new season of programmes about 20th century America.
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NewsBectu calls on BBC to roll out freelance rate card
Bectu is seeking to introduce a rate card for freelancers working on BBC drama series and serials to ensure standard terms are agreed.
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NewsAlan Partridge set for BBC return
Alan Partridge could be returning to the BBC, with the corporation in talks to acquire a TV reworking of online comedy Mid Morning Matters.
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NewsBBC3 to Kill It, Cut It, Use It
Julia Bradbury is to front a Kill It, Cook It, Eat It spin-off for BBC3 that uncovers the surprising animal origins of many everyday household items.
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NewsRadioplayer tunes in 5.7m
Radioplayer, the online radio venture backed by the BBC and commercial stations, has recorded 5.7 million listeners in its first four weeks of operation.
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NewsBBC has Great Expectations for Christmas schedule
Ray Winstone is to star in a BBC adaptation of Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations.
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NewsBBC staff offered 2% pay rise
The BBC is offering staff a 2% pay rise in response to a claim made by the joint unions in February.
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BBC4 and TVF back festival doc strand
BBC4 and TVF International are backing the first documentary strand at philosophy and music festival How the Light Gets In.
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NewsBennett axes BBC3 comedies
BBC3 controller Zai Bennett has canned a trio of the channel’s comedies as one of his first moves in the job.
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NewsBBC scraps multiplatform commissioners
The BBC is scrapping the role of multiplatform commissioners and cutting ten more jobs from BBC Vision as part of its restructure of BBC online.
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NewsBBC caught in six-day week row
Bectu and Directors UK are fighting an “unmistakable” increase in “exploitative” six-day-week freelance contracts being issued by BBC Vision Productions.