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NewsBBC2 takes Gogglebox format into the kitchen
BBC2 is to open up the kitchens of families across the country in a Gogglebox-style series from the creators of Channel 4’s hit format.
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NewsLabour hints at plans for BBC
Shadow culture minister Helen Goodman has said the BBC’s forthcoming charter renewal process must be open and transparent to secure the best outcome for the corporation and licence-fee payers.
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NewsBBCW to boost Lookout Point slate
Parade’s End co-producer Lookout Point will beef up its development slate and work more closely with BBC channels around the world after securing a multi-million pound investment from BBC Worldwide.
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NewsBBC NI seeks next Mrs Brown
BBC Northern Ireland hopes its first comedy pilot event can pave the way for the next Mrs Brown’s Boys, according to the event’s organisers.
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NewsTony Hall rallies BBC in-house staff
Tony Hall has urged in-house production staff to remain “strong” following plans to scrap the BBC quota system.
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NewsBBC Trust safeguards BBC1 current affairs
The BBC Trust has ring-fenced current affairs output on BBC1 for the first time, requiring the main channel to air at least 40 hours a year in peaktime.
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NewsBBC2 to celebrate Julie Walters’ career
Whizz Kid Entertainment is to celebrate Julie Walters’ career in a special BBC2 documentary.
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NewsBBC apologises for Jimmy Savile gaffe
The BBC has apologised for mistakenly airing footage of Jimmy Savile in a repeat of Top of the Pops 2.
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NewsAnalysis: what the referendum result means for the BBC
As the No campaign celebrated victory a little after 6am this morning, the BBC carried images of celebrating activists clutching glasses of wine. It had been a long night.
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NewsBBC1 looks for Animals in Love
The secret flirting techniques of capuchin monkeys will be highlighted in a two-part documentary series for BBC1.
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NewsBBC condemns attack on journalists in Russia
The BBC has made a formal complaint to Russian authorities following an attack on a group of its Moscow-based journalists this week.
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NewsDoctor Who bumped by Strictly Come Dancing
Doctor Who is to be moved to a later slot to make way for Strictly Come Dancing in a BBC scheduling move that will see the sci-fi series finish after 9pm.
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NewsControversy over BBC1 format
A well-known production company has lodged a formal complaint with the BBC following the commission of Electric Ray’s Saturday night gameshow Prized Apart.
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NewsBBC3 pulls back from online-first strategy
BBC3 has rowed back from its strategy of premiering all scripted comedy online in favour of an ad hoc approach.
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NewsBroadcasters finalise referendum coverage
BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Sky News have finalised plans for comprehensive news coverage of the final stages of the Scottish referendum as voting gets underway tomorrow.
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NewsIn The Club returns for second series
BBC1 has ordered a second run of Rollem Productions’ pregnancy drama In The Club, one week after the conclusion of the first series.
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NewsGrierson Award shortlist revealed
The final shortlist for the 2014 Grierson Awards have been revealed with Channel 4 and the BBC leading the way with 16 and 13 nominations apiece.
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NewsBBC2 heads to world’s biggest food markets
BBC2 is to head to food markets in New York, Mexico City and Delhi as part of a new series produced by Twofour-owned producer Indus Films.
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NewsDame Janet Smith review nears completion
The much-delayed Dame Janet Smith review into the Jimmy Savile scandal at the BBC is “nearing the end of its work”.
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NewsW1A set to return to BBC2
Hugh Bonneville-fronted BBC mockumentary W1A is heading back to BBC2 for a second series in 2015.