Radio & Television

BBC Two’s legendary satirical music series Never Mind The Buzzcocks is back with a brand new series next month.

The BBC Electric Proms today announced the line up for this year’s festival taking place in London and Liverpool from Wednesday 22 to Sunday 26 October 2008.

A tribute to the timeless repertoire of the masters of song and swing, Jazz Voice, with Guy Barker as Musical Director; award-winning Nigerian musician Femi Kuti; Puerto Rican saxophonist David Sánchez; pianist Danilo Peréz; and the drummer composer Bobby Previte are among the broadcast highlights of BBC Radio 3’s extensive coverage of the London Jazz Festival.

Stars of BBC Local Radio and regional tv will put their dancing shoes on and participate in a Dancer in Need competition this weekend at the Royal Berkshire County Show to raise awareness for charity BBC Children in Need.

The BBC will tell the story of a cultural revolution in British music and explore one of Europe’s most successful and wide ranging art movements in two major new television series planned for early next year.

Following the transmission of Pedigree Dogs Exposed on BBC One on 19 August 2008, the BBC is seeking reassurance, on behalf of its viewers, that the objectives, practices and organisation of the breed competitions at Crufts have as a first priority the health and welfare of all dogs taking part in the competition.

The BBC is to launch a new “magical” interactive campaign using “augmented reality” technology in cinemas across the UK to promote Merlin, a new 13-part drama for BBC One.

A Panorama investigation into monitoring by the UK electronic intelligence agency – the Government Communications Head Quarters (GCHQ) – of the Omagh bombers has uncovered details of a Home Office meeting in 1999 chaired by the head of MI5, Sir Stephen Lander.

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