A.J. Odudu and Will Best present Big Brother on ITV.
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Once huge ratings draws, reality TV shows are facing dwindling audiences in the UK and elsewhere. Is this the end of the genre, or can it adapt to survive?
The Six Nations Championship is classified as a ‘category B’ tournament by the UK government.
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When Six Nations’ broadcasting deal with the BBC and ITV ends in 2025, there are fears the tournament could move to a subscription service.
Former Post Office workers celebrate after their convictions were overturned by the Court of Appeal in 2021.
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The Post Office inquiry has just moved into its final and most consequential stage.
Hundreds of thousands of hours of broadcasting history are available for the first time.
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The Wales Broadcast Archive in Aberystwyth brings together the archives of the BBC, ITV and S4C under one roof.
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When a person expresses racial bias, then that bias, conscious or not, is racism.
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There are hopes the controversial MP will create a lot of drama and increase viewing figures.
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Reality shows now have a duty of care to their contestants
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It’s not just the drama that gets people to tune in every night
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Funding cuts will force the national broadcaster to implement a root and branch reorganisation.
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Instead of feeling ashamed about our guilty pleasures, it is time to understand how they really work
Dance troupe Diversity’s Black Lives Matter performance has received a lot of complaints.
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Complaints stated that family shows like Britain’s Got Talent shouldn’t be political. However, the problem is much more complex and sinister than simple politics
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JG Farell’s novel mocks the delusions and vanity of imperial attitudes that persisted even as the empire collapsed.
Ralph Little stars as DI Neville Parker in Death in Paradise.
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Decades of bad government policies have come to a head for TV workers unable to earn during the pandemic.
The UK’s chief medical officer Chris Whitty and prime minister Boris Johnson taking questions from BBC journalist Laura Kuenssberg at the end of March.
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Calls for journalists to rally round the UK government’s efforts to fight the pandemic are out of touch with public opinion, an in-depth study of news audiences has found.
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Broadcasters have a duty to inform the public and hold politicians to account. This mission is more important now than ever before.
Boris Johnson recording a television interview before a leadership hustings event in July 2019.
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Research suggests that people still depend on the mainstream media for their news. It’s more important than ever that journalists earn that trust.
The UK’s prime minster, Boris Johnson, with BBC political correspondent Laura Kuenssberg.
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Political journalists must use anonymous sources with more care and not just parrot their briefings.
Some of the boys and girls in 1964, aged seven.
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What started as an experiment in 1964 has become the UK’s most successful documentary franchise.
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Its first new channel since 2003, does this Scottish offering reflect a genuine BBC commitment to 21st century ‘nations and regions’?
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Half a century of British classic television available online? Sounds good, but will it be enough to take on the Netflix juggernaut?