Blog posts by year and monthMay 2017
Posts (18)
John Noakes (1934-2017)
Earlier today news was announced of the death of former Blue Peter presenter John Noakes. He was 83.
Radio 3's May Bank Holiday Walk
Radio 3 Controller Alan Davey introduces a ten-hour walk recorded especially for Radio 3 by Horatio Clare.
Round up week 21 (20-26 May)
A round-up of BBC announcements, press releases and blogs, plus some highlights from our TV, radio and online output last week.
BBC Radio 2 Feel Good Gardens at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2017
To celebrate BBC Radio 2’s 50th anniversary five special gardens at the RHS Chelsa Flower show were named after different BBC Radio 2 Presenters as part of BBC Radio 2 Feel Good Gardens.
BBC Comedy and BBC Writersroom launch the Felix Dexter Bursary for Comedy Writers
BBC Comedy and BBC Writersroom launch the Felix Dexter Bursary for Comedy Writers from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds (BAME)
Round Up Week 20 (13-19 May)
A round-up of BBC announcements, press releases and blogs, plus some highlights from our TV, radio and online output last week.
Telling the story of Three Girls on BBC One
Hilary Salmon - Head of Drama, England at BBC Studios - explains how the story of the three girls at the centre of the Rochdale was researched for television.
Record number of BBC wins at this year's BAFTAs
At the BAFTA Television awards ceremony held last night (Sunday 14 May), BBC programmes won 19 out of the 25 awards, the highest number of wins for the corporation in the last 10 years.
Absolutely fabulous: Joanna Lumley receives BAFTA Fellowship
At the British Academy Television Awards on Sunday 14 May, actress Joanna Lumley received the academy's Fellowship, we took the opportunity to look through the archives at some of her appearances on the BBC.
Over 120,000 tickets sold for BBC Proms 2017 concerts
120,000 tickets have already been sold for the 2017 Proms: a tribute both to the range of work that we present at the Proms, and to the diversity and adventurousness of our audiences.
