BBC Music announces plans for Glastonbury 2019
As the world‘s most iconic music festival makes a much anticipated comeback after a fallow year, the BBC will once again be the destination to catch the biggest sets and best moments from Glastonbury.
BBC launches scheme to get women into tech careers
A new scheme from the BBC will enable women looking to move into a career in software engineering to gain the skills they need to do so, as applications open today for this year’s Step Into Tech scheme.
Radio
Radio 2 presenter Ken Bruce announced that listeners will have the chance for his show to be broadcast live from their workplace as he takes the UK’s best loved pop quiz PopMaster around the UK for the first time this summer.
BBC Radio 2, the UK’s most listened to radio station, proudly announced the line-up for one of the summer’s most-anticipated music festivals - BBC Radio 2 Live In Hyde Park - which takes place on Sunday 15 September in London.
BBC Radio 1Xtra will be returning to Ibiza following the success of last years event, taking some of the biggest names in black music to the white isle for a night of DJ sets and performances at Ibiza Rocks on Saturday 3 August.
Comedy
A dazzling, modern adaptation of Worzel Gummidge comes to BBC One in two hour long films, inspired by the classic books of Barbara Euphan Todd.
Factual
Ahead of the Sheffield Doc/Fest, the BBC announced new documentary commissions and reinforces its commitment to supporting new talent, with the return of the Documentary Directors’ Initiative.
News
The BBC’s presence in Uzbekistan has been boosted with the accreditation of Avaz Takhirov as the BBC’s correspondent based in Tashkent.
Emily Maitlis will put the future UK Prime Minister to the test as she asks the British public to question the leadership hopefuls, live on air.
Northern Ireland
BBC Sport NI will stream live Ireland women’s matches at FIH series finals. The Ireland Women’s Hockey team captured the public’s imagination with their exploits last summer, as they upset the form book and confounded all predictions by reaching the World Cup final in London.
There will be live coverage of Tyrone and Donegal in the GAA Ulster Senior Football Championship semi-final this Saturday (June 8) on BBC Northern Ireland.
Scotland
BBC Scotland announced that after a competitive process Multiplatform Productions has secured the tender to produce Hogmanay Live.
BBC Scotland has commissioned a new Arts series to celebrate literature.
Broadcast highlights
- Women's Football: England v New Zealand, Saturday 1 June, BBC One and BBC iPlayer
- The Planets, Tuesday 4 June, BBC Two and BBC iPlayer
- Ambulance, Thursday 6 June, BBC One and BBC iPlayer
- The Looming Tower, Friday 7 June, BBC One and BBC iPlayer
- Pete Tong’s House Nation, Saturday 1 June, BBC Radio 2 and BBC Sounds
- Laura Whitmore’s Sunday Session, Sunday 2 June, BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds
- Comedy Club: A Book At Bathtime, Friday 7 June, BBC Radio 4 Extra and BBC Sounds
- CrowdScience: Can Singing Improve Our Health?, Friday 7 June, BBC World Service and BBC Sounds
