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NewsBBC2 to debunk E-number myths
Food travelogue presenter Stefan Gates has scored his highest profile show to date with a BBC2 series bursting the myths around E-numbers.
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NewsBBC criticised for religious content
The BBC is to come under attack over its coverage of religious and ethical issues in a debate at the General Synod of the Church of England, it has been announced.
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NewsKudos wins apocalypse drama order from BBC1
Life On Mars producer Kudos Film and Television has landed a BBC1 commission for a post-apocalyptic drama set on another planet.
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NewsBBC confirms plans for Welsh drama hub
The BBC has confirmed plans for a multi-million pound drama hub in Wales, that will house production of Doctor Who and Casualty.
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NewsBBC considers dropping Met Office
The BBC is considering dropping The Met Office as its weather provider after putting the contract up for tender for the first time in nearly 90 years.
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NewsEastEnders spin-off delivers 600,000
EastEnders: E20 has been viewed nearly 600,000 times since it launched a week ago, Broadcast can reveal.
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NewsRadio 1 signs comedian
BBC Radio 1 has added comedian Tom Deacon to its line-up with a new Sunday night show, it has been revealed.
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NewsTitchmarsh and Don back on BBC2
Alan Titchmarsh and Monty Don are to return to their roots for two new BBC2 gardening series.
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NewsBBC Trust to review iPlayer
The BBC Trust has fired the starting gun on a major review of the iPlayer and all of the BBC’s on-demand television services.
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NewsU2 promotion 'broke BBC guidelines'
A BBC promotion of U2’s latest album and a Coldplay tour broke the corporation’s own broadcasting rules, according to its editorial complaints unit.
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NewsiPlayer hits 114m in December
The BBC iPlayer received more than 114 million requests in December, led by Top Gear and David Tennant’s exit from Doctor Who.
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NewsHeat on drama indies as film producers court BBC
Drama indies are facing increasing competition from feature film producers who are turning to the BBC with projects that never made it as cinema releases.
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NewsHoop Dreams director to make Storyville film
Steve James, the director of Oscar-nominated documentary Hoop Dreams, is to meet former gang members who break up fights on the streets of Chicago in a film for BBC’s Storyville strand.
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NewsThink tank takes aim at BBC3
A political think tank with close links to the Tory party is proposing a massive PSB shake-up that would see the BBC overhauled and BBC3 radically reworked or axed.
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NewsBBC launches drive to find female ent faces
The BBC has made hunting for new female entertainment talent a key priority and could use Jonathan Ross’ departure to give women presenters a higher profile.
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Axe hangs over BBC dramas
BBC drama controller Ben Stephenson has spoken to Broadcast about his plans to axe at least one long-running drama in order to make space for new shows.
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NewsBBC unveils drama line-up
VIDEO: Crime drama, an Eighties season and a new John Lennon biopic make up the highlights of the BBC’s winter/spring drama line-up.
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NewsColin Jarvis to leave BBCW
BBC Worldwide exec Colin Jarvis is to step down and take a break from a career than started more than 30 years ago at the corporation.
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NewsDennis to replace May on BBC wine show
BBC2 is lining up Hugh Dennis to permanently replace James May on Oz and James’ Big Wine Adventure.
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NewsGardeners World returns to roots
Programme bosses at Gardeners World are to return to the roots of the show after a new-look version saw a drop in audience figures.