Blog posts by year and monthMay 2015
Posts (35)
Clangers: made from wool and love
Executive Producer Jackie Edwards reports on a special preview event in London of the new series of The Clangers.
Football fans unite for Songs of Praise
The FA Cup returned to BBC TV this season and BBC Sport has been working with a host of other programmes to bring FA Cup related content to audiences. Read Lindsey Hammond’s blog about how the unique Songs of Praise FA Cup Fans Choir came about.
Bush House Newsroom - The Great Dictators
BBC Alumni member Sally-Anne Thomas reminisces about the clattering of typewriters in the smoke filled rooms of Bush House in the seventies.
What’s on BBC Red Button: 30 May – 5 June
Find out what’s on BBC Red Button this week, 23 - 29 May
Marking 1 billion downloads of BBC World Service podcasts
Mary Hockaday reveals the latest download figures for BBC World Service programmes.
Putting BBC iPlayer performance in context
Head of BBC iPlayer, Dan Taylor-Watt sheds light on the recent performance figures for the platform.
Setting the record straight on our disability training course
Joe Godwin, Director of the BBC Academy responds to press reports about a training course we are running for disabled people.
What’s on BBC Red Button: 23 - 29 May
Find out what’s on BBC Red Button this week, 23 - 29 May
Footy Pups
England footballer Rachel Yankey introduces the new CBeebies programme and explains why football was so important for her when she was growing up.
Remembering Lime Grove Studios
On this day in 1950, 21 May, the BBC moved into Lime Grove Studios in Shepherd's Bush. The studios are long gone, the BBC sold them in 1991, but not forgotten.
