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A season of BBC2 programmes about mixed-race Britain
When my parents Bianca (Sicilian/Maltese) and Ade (Sierra Leonean/Gambian) got married there was still a lot of disapproval towards mixed-race marriages. White woman who partnered black men in the late 50s and 60s were often seen as 'loose' or 'immoral.' Certainly my brothers and I grew up in the...
Happy 50th birthday BBC Radio Sheffield
Producer Helen Bailey reveals how a special 50th anniversary music video was made by the listeners of BBC Radio Sheffield
Selecting the audience for the Question Time Election Leaders Special
David Dimbleby presents an Election Leaders' Special Question Time, with David Cameron, Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg. Ric Bailey explains how the audience was selected for the programme.
The Biggest of Big Weekends
On 23rd and 24th June, Radio 1 will be presenting its biggest ever live music event: Radio 1's Hackney Weekend 2012. It's an extension of the station's annual Big Weekend festival, which lands in a different town every year, bringing the world's biggest music stars with it. As we all realise by...
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From in the room to on the air: new theatre, arts and museums programmes as part of Culture in Quarantine
Controller of BBC Radio 4 Mohit Bakaya talks us through all everything BBC radio has planned for Culture In Quarantine.
BBC Broadcasting House all wrapped up
Andy Baker, W1 manager, remembers a busy year at New Broadcasting House and looks forward to an eventful 2015.
Re-designed BBC College of Journalism website launches
No other media organisation has anything quite like the BBC College of Journalism website. Online training aids are common, of course. But for its sheer ambition, scope and authority, the College site is in a league of its own. That's why newsrooms and journalism schools around the world pay a...
Radio 4's Book at Bedtime format proving popular in Afghanistan: BBC reaches record audience of nearly 12 million
The BBC’s Global Audience Measure figures for 2018 have been reassuring to say the least. The audience of BBC News Pashto TV has grown more than threefold over the past four years, to 5.3m. The radio audience of BBC News Dari has grown by 1.4m since 2014, now reaching 4.3m every week – up by 20%...
The Other Glastonbury
James Ballardie throws light on the first and lesser-known Glastonbury Festival established by composer Rutland Boughton.
Filling a void: how BBC News Turkish is covering Turkey’s 24 June elections
The media landscape is shifting in Turkey, with 90% of news media tilting towards being pro-government. Audiences are searching for different views, and for trusted sources and outlets. With this election there is a void in the mainstream media, and BBC News Turkish seems to be filling that void.
Sir Terry Wogan Remembered
Paul Balmer was a sound engineer on Come Dancing in the 1970s and reflects on his experiences working with Sir Terry Wogan.
Three women on motorbikes across Pakistan: BBC News Urdu On Wheels
Ahead of Pakistan’s recent general election, we saw a rising need to address issues such as human rights, religious minorities and controlling extremism.
Revisiting Srebrenica
Producer/director Gillian Bancroft talks about the challenges of making a documentary about the genocide at Srebrenica in 1995.
Outlook Inspirations
Outlook features extra ordinary true life stories on the BBC World Service.The programme is celebrating its 50th birthday with a special awards ceremony.
The Best Bottoms in the Land
Regional BBC One's across the UK will broadcast a special programme documenting the RSC's current tour of Midsummer Night's Dream featuring local amateur actors in the role of Bottom. Producer Ed Barlow explains how the programme came about.
Bringing John Lennon At 80 to BBC Radio 2
Liz Barnes, producer of John Lennon At 80, tells us what it was like to work with Lennon's sons and the likes of Paul McCartney and Elton John talking about John the man, not John the legend.
BBC Films at London Film Festival
BBC Films are putting a good showing in at this year's BFI London Film Festival, and with stars like Alan Rickman, Maxine Peake, Michael Winterbottom, Kristin Scott Thomas and Kevin Kline featuring, it promises to be an exciting couple of weeks.
