A House Through Time recommissioned for a third series for BBC Two
Twenty Twenty’s award-winning history format A House Through Time is returning to BBC Two for a third series in 2020, this time in Bristol.
BBC bringing Virtual Reality to more than 40 local libraries across the UK
The BBC is taking its best virtual reality experiences out on tour this summer, bringing them to people in a wide range of libraries up and down the country.
Radio
BBC Radio 3 has announced the seven musicians from around the world who have been selected to join its prestigious New Generation Artists scheme from 2019-2021.
Drama
BBC One and FX are partnering on a new adaptation of the timeless classic, A Christmas Carol. The three-part special is a unique and original take on the Charles Dickens’ iconic ghost story by Steven Knight and a haunting, hallucinatory, spine-tingling immersion into Scrooge’s dark night of the soul.
Factual
30 years ago, David Harewood had a psychotic breakdown. At 23 years old he was sectioned and taken into hospital. David retraces his steps to key locations from his breakdown in new show, David Harewood: Psychosis And Me.
Since Nadiya Hussain won Bake Off in 2015, she’s rarely been off our screens. Despite her incredible success, Nadiya has been living with debilitating anxiety and panic attacks since childhood. In Nadiya: Anxiety And Me, she shares her journey through her first course of therapy.
In an intensely personal and often surprising film for BBC Two, Alastair Campbell: Depression And Me, Alastair Campbell candidly talks about his experience living with depression and explores if radical new treatments can make a difference.
Arts
According to ground breaking research commissioned by BBC Arts, even the briefest time spent on a creative pastime such as painting, pottery or playing the piano, has an impact on our wellbeing and emotions.
Corporate
BBC Creative, the BBC’s in-house creative agency, is launching a new young photographer initiative to help fresh talent from diverse backgrounds get a step-up into the industry.
Broadcast highlights
- Line Of Duty, Sunday 5 May, BBC One and BBC iPlayer
- Your Home Made Perfect, Tuesday 7 May, BBC Two and BBC iPlayer
- Gemma: My Murder, Wednesday 8 May, BBC Three and BBC iPlayer
- The Customer Is Always Right, Friday 10 May, BBC One and BBC iPlayer
- Live And Let Die, Saturday 4 May, BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds
- Paperback Writers, Sunday 5 May, BBC Radio 6 Music and BBC Sounds
- Kevin Pietersen: Beast Of Man, Monday 6 May, BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds
- In The Studio: Tarik O’Regan, Tuesday 7 May, BBC World Service and BBC Sounds
