All Oxford Films articles – Page 3

  • Richard III
    News

    In brief: This Morning; Richard III

    2015-03-02T13:19:00Z

    This Morning is to be investigated by Ofcom after airing Fifty Shades of Grey-inspired bondage tips. Click for more in today’s round-up.

  • VE Day
    News

    BBC unveils VE Day season

    2015-02-24T13:04:00Z

    Testimony Films, Fresh One Productions and Oxford Film and Television are among the indies to have picked up commissions as the BBC unveils a season of programming to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the end of the Second World War.

  • Magna Carta
    News

    Kayvan Novak creates Julian Assange-inspired BBC4 comedy

    2014-11-17T13:10:00Z

    Facejacker star Kayvan Novak has created a Julian Assange-inspired BBC4 comedy as part of a raft of BBC programming marking the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta.

  • My Brother The Islamist
    News

    BBC3 vows to keep Fresh strand if it moves online

    2014-10-09T07:45:00Z

    BBC3 has pledged to safeguard its fledgling film-maker documentaries scheme Fresh if the channel moves online next year.

  • Gogglebox
    News

    Grierson Award shortlist revealed

    2014-09-16T12:11:00Z

    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.

  • Murdered By My Boyfriend
    News

    BBC3 eyes factual dramas

    2014-08-21T07:05:00Z

    Acting BBC3 controller Sam Bickley wants to build on recent factual drama successes and still has gaps to fill in the youth channel’s 2015 schedule.

  • The-Fucking-Fulfords
    News

    BBC3 brings back C4’s Fulfords for doc series

    2014-07-17T10:40:00Z

    Aristocratic family the Fulfords are to allow television cameras back into their lives 10 years after Channel 4’s Bafta-nominated Cutting Edge doc The F***ing Fulfords.

  • China's Got Talent
    News

    Pact to return to China in 2015

    2014-04-30T11:43:00Z

    The Pact-organised trade mission to China is set to become an annual event after the trade body agreed a deal to return to the country in 2015.

  • David Abraham
    News

    UK indies head to China

    2014-04-23T13:30:00Z

    A trade mission comprising 22 UK TV indies and Channel 4 chief executive David Abraham is heading to China for the first ever China-UK TV summit.

  • The IT Crowd
    News

    C4 secures record number of Bafta nominations

    2014-04-07T08:37:00Z

    Channel 4 has scooped up a record number of Bafta Television Award nominations, with Southcliffe and The IT Crowd leading the field.

  • Duchess of Malfi (credit: Alamy)
    News

    Drama set for return to BBC4

    2014-03-27T07:14:00Z

    BBC4 is to return to drama with a series of theatrical two-handers produced by Mammoth Screen, as part of the corporation’s ambitious arts push.

  • Luther
    News

    BBC dominates RTS nominations

    2014-03-04T12:56:00Z

    The BBC was nominated for 29 awards in 20 categories at the Royal Television Society Programme awards.

  • James Rhodes
    News

    C4 orders raft of arts commissions

    2013-06-07T12:55:00Z

    Channel 4 has ordered a raft of new arts series including a Swan Lake-themed ballet series from Rare Day.

  • Pandas 3D
    News

    OSF to film pandas in 3D for Sky

    2013-03-07T08:01:00Z

    Sky has ordered a 3D documentary from Oxford Scientific Films (OSF) about China’s endangered giant pandas, which will be shot in 4K.

  • Dr Joann Fletcher
    News

    BBC delves into ancient Egypt

    2013-02-07T08:02:00Z

    Dr Joann Fletcher is set to follow Mary Beard as the BBC’s latest female history expert, with a series on ancient Egypt.

  • David Starkey
    News

    BBC2 lines up David Starkey series

    2013-02-01T10:06:00Z

    Historian David Starkey is to present a major BBC2 series on the monarchy and music – his first for the corporation since his controversial race remarks on Newsnight in 2011.

  • Mary Beard
    News

    Expert Women Day makes its debut

    2013-01-18T09:57:00Z

    The first Expert Women Day has launched this morning featuring sessions from a diverse range of industry speakers which can be viewed live online.

  • Nations Best AM dram
    Behind The Scenes

    Nation’s Best Am Dram, Sky Arts

    2012-11-15T07:30:00Z

    Finding the country’s best amateur dramatic group and putting them on stage in the West End was high drama all the way, says Nicholas Kent

  • Terry_Pratchett_Choosing_to_Die.jpg
    News

    BBC dominates Griersons

    2012-11-06T21:00:00Z

    Documentaries first shown on the BBC swept the board at the Grierson Awards 2012 scooping half of the awards.

  • Julian Assange
    News

    Julian Assange complaint dropped by Ofcom

    2012-09-10T11:55:00Z

    A complaint by Wikileaks founder Julian Assange over a Channel 4 documentary has been dropped by Ofcom.