Round-up week 43 (22-28 October)

A round-up of BBC announcements, press releases and blogs, plus some highlights from our TV, radio and online output last week.

BBC Music Awards

The BBC Music Awards will return for its third year to BBC One and will take place on Monday 12 December at the ExCel London.

Dance

This week a whole season of Winter dance programming was announced for BBC One, BBC Two and BBC Four.

Corporate

A libel claim brought against the BBC by Chief Imam, Shakeel Begg, has been dismissed.

Announcements and blogs

Drama

Details were revealed of a gripping, feature-length drama that tells the true story of the family of Damilola Taylor, going beyond the headlines to reveal a surprising and affecting portrait of family, fatherhood, loss and love, in Damilola, Our Loved Boy on BBC One.

The Break is set to return to BBC Three with five new original short film monologues by up-and-coming writers.

Comedy

It was announced that special guest stars will join Citizen Khan as Adil Ray's series returns for series five on BBC Two.

BBC Three confirmed the commission of Sexy Murder - a six-part satirical parody of reality crime series.

Entertainment

Broadcaster and cook Andi Oliver has been revealed as a new judge on BBC Two’s Great British Menu.

Factual

BBC Three announced it has commissioned a three-part investigative documentary series with filmmaker Livvy Haydock, Breaking into Prison.

Sport

BBC Sport will be home to the Four Nations from October 28 as one of the biggest international rugby league tournaments takes centre stage across BBC TV, radio and online.

Children's

‘Let the sights see you’ - the Blue Peter competition winner’s poster that encourages visitors to travel on London Underground was revealed.

Radio

The BBC Radio 1 Teen Awards winners were announced this week. The winners of Radio 2 Young Choristers of the Year 2016 were also announced and BBC Radio 3 confirmed it would broadcast 12 hours of music without any speech for the first time ever, as part of its 70th anniversary celebrations.

The RAJARS revealed that BBC Radio 6 Music continues to thrive as the digital-only station breaks its audience record for the fifth time in a row.

Elsewhere, the full schedule and presenting line-up has been revealed for 2016 BBC Music pop-up jazz station. 

Meanwhile, radio presenter Georgey Spanswick is to become the fulltime host of BBC Local Radio’s week night evening show.

Digital

This week teenagers were challenged to get creative online with the Gold Rush Game Maker, inspired by the upcoming three-part series Operation Gold Rushwith Dan Snow.

Children in Need

In a week filled with Children in Need news, the content for this year’s Appeal Show was confirmed, from a special sketch featuring Eddie Redmayne, to the EastEnders extravangaza and a children’s edition of Would I Lie To You?

It was also revealed that Team GB Olympic medallists Helen Glover MBE, Hollie Webb, Joe Clarke and Lutalo Muhammad will join the stars of Strictly Come Dancing for the annual Appeal Night.

Meanwhile, BBC One announced Let’s Sing and Dance for Comic Relief will be hosted by Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins are confirmed as hosts for the brand new Saturday night prime time show.

Regional

In Northern Ireland, it was confirmed that the BBC Radio Ulster School Choir Of The Year will return to the airwaves next year. In addition, the RAJARs revealed that BBC Radio UIster/Foyle remains the most listened to station in Northern Ireland. BBC Northern Ireland also shared details of prgramming for Book Week in partnership with Libraries NI.

The very best of established and blossoming Scottish musical talent will be celebrated in a new station from BBC Radio Scotland in the run up to St Andrew’s Day.

While a 28-year-old Job Centre administrator Kofi Smiles was named the BBC’s Face of Hull 2017.

International

As Europe grapples with the big issues of migration, the economy and security, BBC World Questions is to be held in Dublin on Wednesday 9 November.

Meanwhile, details of the launch of this year's BBC African Footballer of the Year award were revealed.

Blogs

Darragh MacIntyre, reporter for Panorama blogged about The Refugees Who Make Our Clothes; BBC Radio Bristol's Pete Simson shared The making of 'Beautiful People: The Bamboo Club Story'; and Jay Davidson introduced the Black and British season on the BBC. 

Executive Producer John Yorke blogged about the journey from page to screen as a five-part drama series based on the detective novel by Wilkie Collins, The Moonstone, comes to BBC One as part of the #LovetoRead season. Producer Marion Nancarrow wrote about The 25th BBC World Service International Radio Playwriting Competition and our own Editor, Jon Jacob, previewed BAFTA-winning Operation Ouch.

Broadcast Highlights

• The School That Got Teens Reading, Saturday 22 October, BBC TWO
• Class - For Tonight We Might Die, From Saturday 22 October, BBC THREE
• Aberfan: The Green Hollow, Sunday 23 October, BBC FOUR
• CBBC @ Radio 1’s Teen Awards, Sunday 23 October, CBBC
• Countryfile Autumn Diaries, Monday 24 October to Friday 28 October, BBC ONE
• Blood, Sex And Money By Emile Zola Season 3 – Money, Saturday 22 October, BBC RADIO 4
• BBC Radio 1’s Teen Awards 2016, Sunday 23 October, BBC RADIO 1