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BBC Apologizes For Shows Falling Off Air As 1,000 Staff Stage Biggest Strike In 13 Years
The BBC apologized Wednesday for scheduling disruptions as employees stage their biggest strike in 13 years in protest over job losses and changes to local content. Around 1,000 National Union of Journalists members are expected to down tools for 24 hours beginning at 11 a.m. local time, and the BBC has acknowledged that it will be a difficult day.
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Sheffield 'get well soon' message carved on snowy hospital roof
A giant "get well soon" message has been carved by a mystery artist into snow on a Sheffield hospital's roof. The words, accompanied by a huge smiley face, appeared on the top of of the Royal Hallamshire Hospital car park. Hospital visitor Joe Dawson posted the image on social media and said it had "really cheered everyone" and described the unknown snow-artist as a "legend".
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BBC will not broadcast Attenborough episode over fear of rightwing backlash
The BBC has decided not to broadcast an episode of David Attenborough’s flagship new series on British wildlife because of fears its themes of the destruction of nature would risk a backlash from Tory politicians and the rightwing press, the Guardian has been told.
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Grenfell Tower Fire: BBC Commissions Peter Kosminsky for Drama Series
The BBC has commissioned “Grenfell,” a three-part drama about the devastating 2017 fire at Grenfell Tower in West London that killed 72 people. The drama will draw on some five years of research, including public sources, the inquiry hearings, and extensive interviews conducted by BAFTA-winning writer-director Peter Kosminsky (“The Undeclared War”) and associate producer Ahmed Peerbux, to provide a comprehensive account of the events leading up to, during, and after the fire which took place on June 14, 2017.
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BBC preparing to go online-only over next decade, says director general
The BBC is preparing to shut down its traditional television and radio broadcasts as it becomes an online-only service over the next decade, according to the director general, Tim Davie. “Imagine a world that is internet-only, where broadcast TV and radio are being switched off and choice is infinite,” he said. “A switch-off of broadcast will and should happen over time, and we should be active in planning for it.”
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The Queen’s health: royal family gathers at Balmoral amid concern for monarch – live updates
Prince William, Earl and Countess of Wessex and Prince Andrew arrive at Balmoral to join Prince Charles, Camilla and Princess Anne at the Queen’s side
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Mock The Week axed after 17 years: Host Dara O'Briain says comedians 'couldn't be more silly than the news was already' as stars pay tribute
Launched in 2005, Mock The Week has been a comedy platform for regular panellists including Frankie Boyle, Chris Addison, Russell Howard, Ed Byrne, Zoe Lyons and Andy Parsons over the years, as well as Hugh Dennis, who has starred from the beginning.
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A Brief History Of Beef: E19 Posse Vs Stratford Soldiers
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Ncuti Gatwa: BBC names actor as next Doctor Who star
The star of Netflix's Sex Education will replace Jodie Whittaker in the BBC science fiction show.
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‘The Elon Musk Show’: BBC Greenlights Landmark Documentary Series On World’s Richest Man From ‘Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story’ Producer 72 Films
EXCLUSIVE: The BBC has greenlighted a landmark documentary series on Elon Musk from Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story producer 72 Films, Deadline can reveal.
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Omicron symptoms mild so far - South African doctor
Dr Angelique Coetzee, the South African doctor who first spotted the new Covid variant Omicron, says the patients seen so far have had "extremely mild symptoms" - but more time is needed before we know the seriousness of the disease for vulnerable people.
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Why The Wire is the greatest TV series of the 21st Century
David Simon and Ed Burns' Baltimore epic came top in BBC Culture's critics' poll to find the greatest shows of the century. Eric Deggans explains why.
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Russell T Davies to return as Doctor Who showrunner
Russell T Davies will make an explosive return to screens to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of Doctor Who in 2023, and series beyond. BBC Studios are partnering with Bad Wolf to produce.
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Exterminate! Exterminate! Why it’s time for Doctor Who to die
Three series is the usual tenure for an actor playing the Doctor, so rumours are rife that Jodie Whittaker is about to step down. Michaela Coel, Olly Alexander and Richard Ayoade are among those tipped for the role. But what if, instead of a new Doctor, the show actually needs something a doctor might prescribe to an exhausted patient – a rest.
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Missing Italian toddler found by reporter sent to cover disappearance
A child who went missing in Italy has been found by a reporter sent to cover his disappearance, several kilometres from the boy's home. The 21-month-old toddler was last seen in his bedroom on Monday night and was reported missing by his parents the next day.
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Amazon-dwellers lived sustainably for 5,000 years
A study that dug into the history of the Amazon Rainforest has found that indigenous people lived there for millennia with "causing no detectable species losses or disturbances". Scientists working in Peru searched layers of soil for microscopic fossil evidence of human impact.
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BBC sets up complaints line for 'too much TV coverage' of Prince Philip's death
The BBC has set up a dedicated complaints page for viewers fed up with its blanket coverage of the death of Prince Philip. "We're receiving complaints about too much TV coverage of the death of HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh," reads a statement on the BBC Complaints page, which invites disgruntled viewers to submit an email address to register a complaint.
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Abortion in Italy: 'I found a grave with my name on it'
Women in Italy who had an abortion or miscarriage discovered the fetus had been given a religious burial, in a grave marked with the mother's name, without their consent.
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Can BBC Compete With Netflix or Are People Paying for It Because Law Requires Them to Do So?
The BBC's Director-General Tim Davie has stated the corporation would cost viewers over £400 per year if it stopped depending on mandatory TV license fees and became a subscription service like Netflix. However, it's unclear whether the company would manage to keep its viewers in that case, observers say.
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