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All new Buzzcocks as Bill Bailey bows out

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

BBC Electric Proms 2008: More acts announced

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.

Stars of local radio and TV get their dancing shoes on for Children in Need

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.

BBC announces major new programmes about history of the Baroque and birth of British music

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.

BBC statement on Crufts

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.

BBC launches new “magical” Merlin campaign in UK cinemas

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.

BBC Four Puts Science At The Heart Of Its Autumn/Winter Schedule - Documentaries

Paul Merton On Hitchcock, Picture Book, Just Read, Why Reading Matters, How Reading Made Us Modern, The Lost Libraries Of Timbuktu, The Golden Age Of Steam Season, Ian Hislop Goes Off The Rails, Time Shift, In Between The Lines: Railways In Fiction And Film, British Transport Films – A Nation On Film Special, Railway Walks, Storyville, Roman Polanski: Wanted And Desired, Blast!, Armistice, The Joy Of Motoring, The Department Store

BBC Four Puts Science At The Heart Of Its Autumn/Winter Schedule - Music

Prog Rock Britannia, The Story Of The American Folk Revival, The Swing Thing, Gergiev Conducts Mahler, Classical Legends, Neil Young – Don’t Be Denied

BBC Four Puts Science At The Heart Of Its Autumn/Winter Schedule - Art

The Art Of Italy Season shines a light on some of the powerful individuals who funded, crafted and inspired the masterpieces behind arguably the most influential period in the history of art, changing its course forever.

BBC Four Puts Science At The Heart Of Its Autumn/Winter Schedule - Drama

One of the most recognisable and compelling brands in our literary canon, Mills & Boon is synonymous with bodices being ripped and heaving bosoms.
A fun but emotionally heartfelt look at the life and loves of the pink Queen of Romance, Barbara Cartland.
What happens when a literary novelist tries to write popular romantic fiction? To mark the 100 years of romance publishers Mills & Boon, author Stella Duffy takes on the challenge of writing for them.