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Round up week 48 (23-29 November 2019)

Matt Seel

Digital Content Producer, About the BBC

People Just Do Nothing: Big In Japan starts shooting

Production is underway on the highly anticipated feature film adaptation of two-time Bafta winning BBC comedy series, People Just Do Nothing.

BBC Sports Personality of the Year Greatest Sporting Moments and World Sport Star nominees announced

The nominees for BBC Sports Personality of the Year’s Greatest Sporting Moments of the Year and World Sport Star of the Year awards have been announced.

Christmas

Once again, the BBC brings viewers a bumper box of yuletide treats featuring a whole host of much-loved performers and presenters which will delight and enchant audiences this Christmas.

BBC Radio and BBC Sounds announced their on-air and on-demand highlights for the festive period.

BBC television and radio offers audiences a wonderful selection of festive treats this Christmas, with programmes featuring live worship, traditional carols and musical celebration.

Radio

Ariana Grande, Stormzy, Little Mix and Lewis Capaldi were among the winners at BBC Radio 1’s Teen Awards, which took place in London today.

Comedy

BBC Three has acquired the UK rights from Warner Bros. Television for the highly-successful comedy series Shrill.

Entertainment

Craig David will be brightening up New Year’s Eve on BBC One in a very special live concert as the multiple award-winning and critically acclaimed singer songwriter performs a selection of his smash hits and much more besides to welcome in 2020.

Factual

Leaked documents reveal for the first time how China is running a network of high-security prisons designed to brainwash hundreds of thousands of people. China has consistently claimed the camps in the Xinjiang region offer voluntary education and training. But official documents leaked to the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists and seen by BBC Panorama show how inmates are locked up, indoctrinated and punished.

BBC Two has commissioned a four-part documentary series, The Tech Transformers, which will give viewers an insight into how the last, transformative, decade has unfolded in Silicon Valley.

From the makers of The Repair Shop, comes a new BBC One daytime series, The Bidding Room.

Sport

Caroline Dubois has been crowned BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year this evening at the BBC Radio 1 Teen Awards.

Across the day the six contenders for this year's Sports Personality of the Year were announced exclusively by six different BBC outlets starting on the BBC Radio 1 Greg James Breakfast show and ending this evening on The One Show.

Scotland

The Scotts, Group and the Daly Grind make up a trio of new comedies from BBC Scotland, showcasing new and established comic talent, working in partnership with Screen Scotland to develop and deliver new comedy for Scottish audiences.

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