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Published 24 December 2017
A look at what was on television on Christmas Day 2007
Published 28 October 2015
A look at what was on the BBC on Saturday 28 October 1967
Published 1 January 2014
BLOG: How the anniversary of Top of the Pops went little marked
Published 24 April 2013
BLOG: This week has seen Danny Cohen appointed as new BBC Director General Tony Hall’s Director of Television, following on from the appointment of James Harding as Head of BBC News. With Cohen’s rise to a place in the senior management team of the BBC almost as meteoric as his rise to prominence among senior television executives already.
Published 7 June 2012
BLOG: It’s certainly not unusual for the BBC to be the subject of criticism when it comes to the coverage of any royal event apart from the most straightforward occasions. Getting the tone exactly right is an absolute nightmare and you are never going to satisfy everyone all of the time, especially when dealing with something that’s the least bit contentious.
Published 27 March 2012
BLOG: A discussion on Twitter about the BBC’s incomprehensible scheduling policies of late
Published 14 November 2011
BLOG: The BBC’s Delivering Quality First initiative has certainly caused a few headlines for its treatment of local radio, however much less discussed has been its impact on the BBC’s regional TV output. However its changes there have been no less controversial.
Published 4 March 2011
Yesterday may have been seen by some as a day to bury news. Maybe that’s why the BBC Press Office snook out a press release about QI.
Published 11 January 2011
Just like other long-established media sectors such as the music industry, television seems to have its own set of unwritten rules in terms of how people are handled within its…
Published 10 November 2010
As well as a certain dispute involving a group of disgruntled journalists, there’s another ongoing BBC-related row in the form of employment tribunal action taken by ex-Countryfile presenter Miriam O’Reilly…
Published 5 July 2010
The announcement that BBC Radio 6 Music has been saved from closure may have dominated today’s media news, but that’s not the only thing that the BBC Trust has been…
Published 28 May 2010
Given the recent growth in HDTV broadcasting, it was perhaps inevitable that the BBC would plan to have more than one high definition TV channel in order to avoid an…
Published 30 April 2010
Last Saturday, viewers of Doctor Who on BBC One in England were abruptly treated to a caption promoting “Over the Rainbow” which appeared shortly before the end credits during the…
Published 17 October 2008
Another one from the “Eh, what? Why?” file is the news that the remake of The Rise and Fall of Reginald Perrin won’t actually be a remake at all because most of the concepts and storylines will be got rid off.
Published 11 August 2008
“On BBC One now, Britain from Above, whilst on BBC Two in sixty minutes, it’s Britain from Above”.
Published 11 February 2008
BBC1 Christmas Idents, 2002 – Present
Published 11 February 2008
BBC TV Christmas Idents, 2002 – Present
Published 15 December 2002
The Transdiffusion team take a look at the past year in broadcasting. Five alive October saw Channel 5 join the club of stations rebranding. The station, now renamed ‘five’, took…
Published 1 January 2002
Changes predicted for when a crisis comes to a head
Published 15 December 2001
That was the year that was, it’s over, let it go
Published 1 September 2001
Russ J Graham on a design revolution during a social revolution