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BBC to axe long-running interview show HARDtalk amid plans to cut 130 news roles
Stephen Sackur, one of the hosts of HARDtalk, said the decision was "depressing news for the BBC and all who believe in the importance of independent, rigorous, deeply-researched journalism".
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Britain’s Evil War Against Pirate Radio
Today we explore the criminal world of pirate radio, how the UK establishment and the BBC suppressed and criminalised these stations for over 40 years.
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Abused By My Girlfriend
Abused By My Girlfriend tells the remarkable story of Alex Skeel, a 23-year-old man from Bedford who survived an abusive relationship with his girlfriend Jordan Worth.
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Lost Doctor Who episodes found – but owner is reluctant to hand them to BBC
As sci-fi show’s 60th anniversary nears, a collector pleads for BBC to offer amnesty to those with recordings discarded by corporation
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Doctor Who missing episodes are "out there", says TV archive boss
Lost episodes of the BBC sci-fi series exist in the collections of private owners, says archivist.
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George Alagiah, BBC News presenter and journalist, dies aged 67
BBC News presenter and journalist George Alagiah has died at the age of 67, the BBC has confirmed. He had been diagnosed with stage four bowel cancer in 2014, but continued his work for the broadcaster between receiving rounds of treatment.
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BBC Studios Posts $2.7 Billion Turnover and Boosted Profits, Major Dip in Channels and Streaming Business
BBC Studios, the commercial arm of the BBC, has passed £2 billion ($2.7 billion) in sales and nudged up profits to £240 million, but an advertising downturn is hitting its channels and streaming business. The corporation unveiled its annual report for 2022/2023 on Tuesday amid an ongoing presenter scandal that’s kept the BBC in national headlines since July 6.
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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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