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Tim Davie, the BBC's Director-General, has said the broadcaster needs "a really serious dialogue with government" in the context of Nadine Dorries replacing Oliver Dowden as the UK's new Culture Secretary. Dorries has been an outspoken critic of the BBC in the past. In 2018 she tweeted that the broadcaster was "a…

Cast has been set on The Gallows Pole, Shane Meadows' first period TV drama. Starring are: Michael Socha (This is England), Thomas Turgoose (This is England), George MacKay (1917), Tom Burke (Mank), Sophie McShera (Cinderella), Cara Theobold (Downton Abbey), Yusra Warsama (Castle Rock), Eve Burley (Secret State)…

Fran Unsworth, the lifelong BBC employee who currently occupies one of 12 board seats, is departing the broadcaster next year. The exec has been at the organization for 40 years and has been running the BBC’s news and current affairs division since 2018. Her recent remits include steering Covid-19 and Brexit coverage…

BBC Orders Comedy-Thriller ‘Black Ops’  BBC Comedy has commissioned new comedy-thriller series Black Ops created by Famalam actors Gbemisola Ikumelo and Akemnji Ndifornyen and writing duo Joe Tucker and Lloyd Woof (Click and Collect). The six-part (6×30) series, which will air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer in 2022…

BBC exec Charlotte Moore has defended the recent U-turn to make BBC Three a linear channel once more, following its move to streaming five years ago. For Moore, who became the BBC's Chief Content Officer in late 2020, expanding her remit to include radio, education and children's content as well as TV, it's all about…

EXCLUSIVE: The BBC is developing a small screen adaptation of Michael Ondaatje's novel The English Patient. The British public broadcaster is in the early stages of development of the drama project, which comes from Run and Taboo writer Emily Ballou. It is a co-production between Miramax Television and Paramount…

Call The Midwife has given viewers a glimpse of the joy, love and hardships of Nonnatus House for nearly a decade – much longer than creator and executive producer Heidi Thomas said she ever expected. “Certainly, from my point of view I was focused on doing one series and there was never an expectation of doing a…

The BBC has appointed Philippa Kowarsky to the role of Commissioning Editor of Storyville, the org's international documentary strand. Kowarsky joins from Cinephil, the international sales and advisory firm which she founded in 1997. During her time at the company she worked on films including the BAFTA winning The Act…

Anti-vaccine protesters have tried to storm a building at the Television Centre complex in west London. Videos shared online show a mob, believed to be protesting against vaccine passports, vaccines for children and media bias, trying to enter the complex in White City and scuffling with police, some of whom use…

The BBC has ordered a raft of factual and arts programming, including three-part BBC Two docu-series Frida & Diego, an exploration of the personal and political life of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo and her relationship with Diego Rivera. The Rogan Films production will be directed by Louise Lockwood. Executive producers…

The BBC has finally confirmed one of the worst kept secrets in television: Jodie Whittaker and showrunner Chris Chibnall are quitting Doctor Who. The duo have been in charge of the Tardis since 2017 and will be leaving BBC Studios’ iconic sci-fi franchise next year. Before they exit, they will bring fans Season 13…

BBC Three’s return to television screens in the UK could be delayed after media regulator Ofcom launched a competition review of the proposals. The BBC’s ambition is to bring back the youth channel behind global hits like Fleabag and Normal People in January 2022, but Ofcom’s assessment will take up to six months to…