BBC stamps out £100m bid from Avalon and Hat Trick to save BBC Three January 20, 2015 Public service broadcaster the BBC yesterday quashed a £100m rescue bid from two independent TV production groups to take over BBC Three, which is set to become an online-only channel due to funding cuts. Avalon, the maker of Harry Hill’s TV Burp, and Hat Trick, producer of the BBC satirical show Have I Got News [...]
BBC Three says it’s not for sale after bid from independent production companies Avalon and Hat Trick January 20, 2015 The BBC has said its youth channel BBC Three is not for sale after being made an unprecedented offer by the independent production companies behind Have I Got News For You and Harry Hill. Avalon, the maker of Harry Hill’s TV Burp, and Hat Trick, producer of the BBC satirical show fronted by Ian Hislop, have [...]
Margaret Thatcher secret documents: Six revelations including the BBC, nuclear bunkers and the poll tax December 30, 2014 Files released today by the national archives in Kew, West London have given us an insight into Thatcher era policy during the height of the Cold War. From plans to build nuclear bunkers, to crackdowns on football hooligans and eerie predictions for the future global financial crisis here are some of the best bits. Britons [...]
Nigel Farage has made more BBC Question Time appearances than anyone else this decade following clash with Russell Brand December 12, 2014 No one has appeared on Question Time more than Nigel Farage this decade. Following his hotly anticipated clash with Russell Brand on Thursday, Farage has made 12 appearances as a guest on Question Time since 2010. In fact, since the Ukip leader first sat on David Dimbleby’s panel in November 2000, only three [...]
Russell Brand Vs Nigel Farage: Play BBC Question Time bingo as political upstarts go head-to-head December 11, 2014 TV viewers of all persuasions will be treated to a political showdown between revolutionary jabberer Russell Brand and immigration delayed Nigel Farage on Question Time tonight. The must-see event (or must-avoid, depending on how strong your political gag reflex is), kicks of at 10.35pm. Be prepared for a war of words. But what choice words [...]
There’s going to be a BBC theme park: Six things visitors could expect from a Sherlock, Doctor Who and Top Gear inspired attraction December 10, 2014 A BBC inspired theme park is set to launch after the corporation agreed a deal for its intellectual property to be used at a new £2bn entertainment resort in Kent. The BBC is letting Paramount Resort take inspiration from Auntie’s popular TV shows which could include Doctor Who, Top Gear and Sherlock. BBC Worldwide director [...]
George Osborne slams BBC over “hyperbolic” coverage of Autumn Statement spending cuts December 4, 2014 Chancellor George Osborne is less than impressed with some of the broadcast coverge given to his last major set piece event yesterday in the form of the Autumn Statement. Osborne denounced coverage of spending cuts to be delivered in the next parliament as "totally hyperbolic". The comments came after he was challenged with figures from [...]
Rory McIlroy, Lewis Hamilton, Gareth Bale and Jo Pavey: Who is on the BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2014 shortlist? November 24, 2014 The BBC has unveiled which of the UK’s best athletes are up for Sports Personality of the Year 2014. Last year it was Andy Murray who picked up the coveted award. The books are now open on who will pick up SPOTY 2014 – and initially at least it looks like a close run between [...]
BBC’s Nick Robinson brings political gags to WPA lunch to the Grosvenor Hotel on Park Lane November 20, 2014 It was a tight squeeze in the Grosvenor Hotel on Park Lane yesterday as the Westminster Property Association (WPA) held its annual lunch, with more than 1,000 attendees from the likes of Land Securities, Grosvenor Estate and the Crown Estate. “We’re really selective about our membership, as you can see from the room today,” laughed [...]
Twitter chatter about BBC One’s Sherlock nets London £11m in free advertising November 13, 2014 Twitter chatter about the BBC One drama Sherlock has generated millions in free advertising spend for London's tourism industry, according to new research by Film London. The study crunched nearly 35 million likes, mentions and tweets from a range of websites such as Twitter, Facebook, Reddit and Pinterest to establish the "screen tourism" effect. Adrian Wootton, [...]