Poldark - the final series
The fifth and final series of Poldark will air on BBC One this summer, and writer Debbie Horsfield has delved into history - as well as taking inspiration from Winston Graham's novels - to write an action-packed eight-part series.
BBC Radio 1 announces The Lewis Capaldi Symphony
BBC Radio 1’s Clara Amfo announced that Lewis Capaldi is set to perform alongside the Manchester Camerata Orchestra as part of Radio 1 Presents: The Lewis Capaldi Symphony on Monday 5 August in Croxteth, Liverpool.
Radio
Mohit Bakaya has been named as the next Controller of Radio 4, Lorna Clarke will be the first Controller of Pop Music and Jonathan Wall has been appointed as the first Controller of BBC Sounds.
Acclaimed Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson is the subject of a new BBC Radio 4 documentary, the first in a three-part series highlighting artistic responses to the Arctic environment.
Drama
A Windrush story written by Stephen S. Thompson and based on a true story, Sitting In Limbo will be coming to BBC One.
Eve Myles returns as Faith Howells, the much-loved lawyer, wife and mother whose life was turned upside down by the unexplained disappearance of her husband, Evan (Bradley Freegard) in series 2 of Keeping Faith.
Entertainment
Following the success of series one earlier this year, BBC Three has announced a second series of Glow Up: Britain’s Next Make-Up Star - with Stacey Dooley returning to host the competition alongside industry icons and series judges Val Garland and Dominic Skinner.
Andrew Garfield and Michaela Coel are the latest names to be Ru-vealed as celebrity guest judges on RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, due on BBC Three this autumn.
BBC One’s Celebrity MasterChef is firing up for some hot kitchen action this summer.
Rylan Clark-Neal, Steph McGovern and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall present new series for BBC One and BBC Two with hit, Race Across The World, returning for two bumper-length new series.
BBC Children in Need announced its fundraising total for the 2018 Appeal, £58m. The charity says that the incredible total would not have been possible without the public once again coming together to help raise money to change the lives of disadvantaged children and young people.
Factual
In one picturesque village in Sussex, life is very different. There’s no crime, debt or homelessness. Everyone has a job, but no one earns a salary, and none of the children watch television, use social media, play video games or even have a mobile phone.
The Holocaust is one of the most documented, witnessed and written about events in history, so why is Holocaust denial back on the political agenda? In this timely and important film, Holocaust Denial: A History With David Baddiel, David will investigates the history and modern face of Holocaust denial.
News
Richard Frediani - 'Fredi' as he is known - has been named as the new Editor of BBC Breakfast.
Broadcast highlights
- Dark Money, Monday 8 July, BBC One and BBC iPlayer
- Mad Cow Disease: The Great British Beef Scandal, Wednesday 10 July, BBC Two and BBC iPlayer
- Too Gay For God?, Thursday 11 July, BBC One and BBC iPlayer
- Supercar, Superfam, Thursday 11 July, BBC Three and BBC iPlayer
- Rob Delaney, Sunday 7 July, BBC Radio 6 Music and BBC Sounds
- Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine, Monday 8 July, BBC Radio 4 Extra and BBC Sounds
- Telling Tales: Salena Godden, Tuesday 9 July, BBC Radio 4 Extra and BBC Sounds
- 13 Minutes To The Moon, Wednesday 10 July, BBC World Service and BBC Sounds
