Live: BBC TV coverage of total solar eclipse
Live coverage of the solar eclipse seen across northern Europe, from the BBCs astronomy series Stargazing Live. Dara OBriain and Professor Brian Cox are joined by a team of reporters and experts as they host live coverage of the biggest astronomical .
BBC Leader Admits ‘Horror’ as a Sexual Abuse Inquiry Opens
The director general of the British Broadcasting Corporation said the organization’s response to a burgeoning sex abuse scandal was “the opposite of an attempt to hide things.”. George Entwistle, director general of BBC, takes witness stand as inquiries into pedophilia allegations against former television host Jimmy Savile open before parliamentary panel; Entwistle, accused of willful blindness in matter, acknowledges the damage revelations have done to BBC but claims he was ignorant of suspicions against Savile.
A Show Written for the Young by the Young
In BBC America’s “Skins,” teenagers drink, get high and hook up. But what reflects the soap opera are the casually stinging asides, the betrayals and insecurities that the kids experience.
Bloomberg Names New Head of Live TV Unit
The new head, Claudia Milne, is a veteran BBC news producer.
Crises at BBC Brought Rules, Then a Failure
The corporation established elaborate procedures that placed more formal responsibility for delicate decisions in the hands not of individual managers, but of rigid hierarchies.. British Broadcasting Corporation established elaborate procedures in 2004 to address crisis over journalistic standards, but bureaucracy made organization even more unwieldy; these very structures seem to have failed in latest BBC scandal, in which its news division first canceled child abuse segment it should have broadcast, and later broadcast one it should have canceled.
Relive how Australia beat Pakistan
So, we now know the identity of three of the four semi-finalists. Australia join India and South Africa in the last four - they were made to work hard by Pakistan but ultimately their superior batting and fielding won the day. We still havent had a.
Man City knocked out - reaction
Will there be big changes at the Etihad this summer? Is there anyone out there who could do a better job? We will have to wait and see. Thats a wrap for us for the night. See you tomorrow for Evertons European foray.
With Live Streaming and New Technology, BBC Tries to Be Everywhere at the Olympics
Unlike its counterpart in the United States, the BBC is providing marathon live coverage during the Games, with 24 live feeds from different events.. BBC, unlike its American counterpart NBC, is providing marathon live coverage during the London Olympic Games, with 24 live feeds from different events and 2,500 hours of programming.
Hibs v Falkirk semi-final to be shown live on BBC
The FA announced yesterday that the first semi-final at Wembley between the Gunners and Steve Clarkes men will take place at 5.20pm on Saturday 18 April and be broadcast live on BBC 1. That sees it go head-to-head with Sky Sports evening kick-off .
Early Beatles on the BBC, Bantering and Bluesy
A new collection of recordings on British radio, “On Air — Live at the BBC Volume 2,” filled with chat and covers of American songs, shows what made the band tick.. New collection of Beatles recordings on British radio, On Air — Live at the BBC Volume 2, filled with chat and covers of American songs, shows what made the band tick.
BBC - Travel - The best places to live this year
Living in: 2015s hottest cities. These five destinations will be in travellers sights this year, but what is it like to live there? We asked locals for the inside scoop. facebook �� Twitter �� Google + �� Email. By Lindsey Galloway.
Sportsday - rolling football news
As if you didnt know, theres loads of sport in the pipeline this weekend - football, Six Nations rugby, golf, World Cup cricket, Indian Wells tennis, you name it - and you can keep up with it all across the BBC. Thanks for your company today. Bye for.
For Musical Appreciation, Sexes Go Their Own Ways
Look around most concert halls during any evening or matinee performance, and you might notice more women than men listening for the strains of Mozart or Rachmaninoff. But after the curtain falls and the lights go up, saunter over to the classical section of the nearest record store to see the flip side of this gender-tuned natural selection. There you will more likely find men thumbing through the current batch of music magazines or buying yet another version of the Bach B-minor Mass. While the appeal of classical music is hardly limited to one sex, an unofficial roundup of research by record companies, poll-takers, concert halls and academics suggests that men and women seem to enjoy their music in very different ways. Among those who call themselves lovers of classical music, women are more likely to attend live performances, while men outnumber women when it comes to buying music.
Solar Eclipse 2015: Updates from Newsround as it happened
Maximum eclipse in the UK This is maximum eclipse at Stonehenge, Wiltshire. Now the Sun will slowly start to reappear from behind the Moon. Eclipse LIVE BBC Moments later maximum eclipse was reached at Jodrell Bank in north west England Newsround .
Long live the King: Graceland in your basement - BBC.com
Not all Elvis mementos are gold. Some items are priceless, while others can be had for just a few dollars.
TV Networks Resort to the ‘Crawl’ Instead of Real News Coverage
It’s official: the networks no longer cover news, they slap it onto the bottom edge of their regular programming like Post-it notes.
FT: Dynamo Kiev 5-2 Everton (agg 6-4)
Who are you throwing your weight behind for the remainder of the Europa League and why? The Micah Richards factor at Fiorentina? Sentimental for Sevilla? Down with the kids of Dnipro? Let us know. Send us your views via #bbcfootball, on the BBC Sport .
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Borussia Dortmund 0-3 Juventus - Carlos Tevez
Remenber this man celebrating with a cheeky protest towards Manchester United decision makers as to why they didnt sign him. I think any Premier League side would love him now. Again he capitalises as Dortmunds defensive line is not on the same .
Paris Attack Updates, Day 3: Two Hostage Situations
. Times reporters and editors are providing live updates following two hostage standoffs in France on Friday.
Netanyahu to form coalition in weeks - DailyNews Live
BBC News ��� 18 March 2015 6:19PM ��� 0 comments. Share this article: Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on pinterest_share Share on google_plusone_share Share on email More Sharing Services ? JERUSALEM��.
Does the BBC need to go on a food television diet?
A glance at this weeks schedules might leave viewers wondering whether BBC targets on diversity should be amended to guarantee greater generic range in programming. The Truth About. Sugar (Thursday, 9pm, BBC1) and Eat to Live Forever with Giles .
Recent live reporting posts
BBC Radio 5 lives Pat Murphy: Colin Graves has confirmed he recently called Kevin Pietersen who then requested a meeting when he returned from the World Cup. Graves hasnt yet agreed to the meeting but says hell try to accommodate Pietersen .
BBC - Travel - The worlds greenest cities
Almost all of the residents live within 350m of public transportation and more than 50% regularly use a bicycle to commute. As a result, Copenhagen has extremely low C02 emissions for a city its size. While the entire city is��.
The Breakfast Meeting: The Nook as iPad Lite, and Lessons From the Olympics
. Also, a trial date is set for Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson and a royal slip-up by the BBC.
As it happened: Tunisia attack
This is all from BBC News live page on the events in Tunis. Before we go, let us remind you of the main facts: At least 19 people, including 17 tourists, have been killed in an attack on the Bardo Museum in Tunis. A number of people were trapped.
BBC Radio 1 to dramatically decrease coverage of live music events
The number of live music sessions broadcast on BBC Radio 1 is to dramatically reduce as part of the BBC Trust Music Radio Service review. Released today, the BBCs governing body has issued a host of recommendations for changes to the output of Radio .
Sierra Leone VP sacked - DailyNews Live
BBC News ��� 18 March 2015 3:02PM ��� 0 comments. Share this article: FREETOWN - Sierra Leones Vice-President Samuel Sam-Sumana has been sacked for seeking political asylum in a foreign embassy, the presidents office has said.
BBC News staff dance around Christmas tree live on TV.
Media Monkey: Viewers of the BBC News channel could be forgiven for thinking they had enjoyed a little bit too much of the festive spirit on Christmas Day.
Burberry Names Ex-BBC Executive as Chief Operating Officer
The British fashion brand said John Smith, who was chief executive of BBC Worldwide, would help the company make more use of digital media to win customers.
BBC Staff Strikes Over Changes to Pension Plan
About 4,100 union members began a 48-hour strike Friday morning, disrupting global programming, because of dispute over retirement funds.
BOLDFACE NAMES
A 48 Hours Touch-Up LESLEY STAHL, a longtime correspondent on 60 Minutes, will replace DAN RATHER as the anchor on another CBS News magazine, which is also getting a new name, a new set and something of a new focus.. Boldface Names column; Lesley Stahl will replace Dan Rather as anchor on 48 Hours, which will be renamed 48 Hours Investigates; Rather is leaving to spend more time on his other television commitments; Brian Florence and Loretta Lynn Harper, who are accused of having sex at St Patricks Cathedral in radio program stunt, appear in court in Manhattan; busload of Baltimoreans attends performance of play Hairspray, which is set in Baltimore; BBC World Services book club recommends Garrison Keillors Lake Wobegon Days; photos (M)
Hodge tells BBC chief Rona Fairhead to resign in HSBC.
science �� media �� crosswords �� video �� Politics �� Politics live with Andrew Sparrow. I dont think that the record that you have shown in your performance here as a guardian of HSBC gives me the confidence that you should be the guardian of the BBC licence fee payers money. I reallly do think that you should consider your.. Heres Grant Shapps, the Conservative chairman, responding to Ed Balls speech on BBC News. He accused Balls of talking ���nonsense���.
BBC - Travel - Watch: Car tows skier in Detroit
Incredibly, Detroit news station WXYZ-TV was interviewing the mayor of Warren, Michigan, about hazardous driving conditions and showing live footage of the road when the skier cruised past. Told of the incident, mayor Jim��.
Jeremy Clarkson suspension leaves BBC facing multimillion.
Top Gear is one of the BBCs biggest moneyspinners, broadcast in more than 200 countries worldwide and spawning merchandise, magazines, DVDs, live events and locally produced versions in the US and China. As a contingency measure, BBC Worldwide is to offer foreign broadcasters Top Gear programming that has not been aired before in their respective markets. ���We are working on supplying international broadcast partners with alternative. More news��.
Fleet Street Is Dead. Long Live Fleet Street!
. Newspapers may be irredeemably old tech, but so far they have managed to adapt to survive in a communications era dominated by the Internet and broadcasting. Still, as the experience of Britain’s press industry shows, things are not quite what they used to be.
Hold the Phone: Theres Breaking News!
News apps like Flipboard, Circa News and BBC News help keep users updated on breaking events.. Kit Eaton App Smart column compares mobile news applications.
BBC - Autos - What is it like to go through life without driving?
They cite the expense, or if they live in a major city, the presence (if not quality) of public transport, which obviates them from needing a personal vehicle. Jon Groubert and his wife live in Manhattan and havent owned a car in��.
BBC Science and Comedy Live Show to Feature SETI.
On Friday, March 13, these two will face off against Cassini team leader Carolyn Porco and SETI Institute astronomer Seth Shostak for a live show at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco. The subject will be intelligent beings. News and Announcements. BBC Science and Comedy Live Show to Feature SETI Scientist �� New Efforts to Look for Life on Europa? SETI Institute scientists call for transmissions to ET at major science convention �� If E.T. Comes Calling.
BBC - Travel - Five surreal places to live
To find the most dramatic natural locations where people actually live, we turned to question and answer site Quora, asking: ���What are the worlds most geographically and topographically interesting cities and towns?���.
Top Gear: live shows in doubt after Jeremy Clarksons.
BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC, runs an annual global tour called Top Gear Live with the next event scheduled for Stavanger, Norway with four shows on 27-28 March. The event is understood to. More news��.
World Briefing | Europe: Britain: Dying Surname
A 73-year-old Briton who fears that his family name will die with him took to the airwaves to appeal for anyone else with the same moniker to get in touch. Mike Pimbury told the BBC that he had never married or had children and that genealogical research in Canada, New Zealand and Australia had failed to turn up a single living Pimbury. The name could, though, live on through Laurie Lees 1959 memoir, Cider With Rosie, which alludes to a character called Pimbury, Mr. Pimbury said. Alan Cowell (NYT). Seventy-three-year-old Briton Mike Pimbury, appearing on BBC, appeals for anyone with same surname to contact him; has no children and wants surname to live on (S)
Netanyahu in surprise election win - DailyNews Live
BBC News ��� 18 March 2015 6:55PM ��� 0 comments. Share this article: JERUSALEM - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus right-wing Likud Party has won a surprise victory in Israels election. Exit polls had forecast a dead heat but with almost��.
Jacklin Backs R&A Move to Switch From BBC to Sky
Former British Open champion Tony Jacklin has backed the Royal and Ancients (RandA) move to take live coverage of golfs oldest championship away from the BBC and hand it to Sky Sports.
John Inverdale uses C-word live on BBC Radio 5 Live.
JOHN Inverdale made a huge gaffe today after he used the C-word live on air during a BBC Radio broadcast from the Cheltenham Festival 2015.
Russell Crowe on Leeds United: Im getting a little impatient
Russell Crowe says he wants nothing but success for Leeds United, amid rumours he wants to buy the club. Crowe, speaking to Simon Mayo ahead of the release of The Water Diviner, would not be drawn as to whether he was officially interested in buying .
BBC - Capital - Lives (and loves) of Indias wealthiest
Though many Indian citizens still live in poverty, the number of ultra-high net worth individuals (those with $30m or more in investable assets) is rapidly climbing. India ranked 16th on a list of nations with the most ultra-high-net��.
Clarkson Tells Live Audience Hes Been Sacked
The BBC has not commented but said on Thursday afternoon that director general Tony Hall is to be given a dossier on the matter next week and will subsequently make a decision. Earlier, a BBC executive suggested Clarksons co-hosts James May and .
WATCH: Benedict Cumberbatch Set for Live Letter Reading Event
At the first Letters Live event, Benedict read the Alan Turing letter, and at that time I knew he was going to play him in the film, so it was a nice in-joke.��� Canongate has teamed up with a television company to record the readings, making them.
Scandal-Scarred BBC Names Opera Chief as Leader
Tony Hall, a former BBC news executive who went on to head the Royal Opera House, has been selected to steer the broadcaster through its worst crisis in years.. Tony Hall, former British Broadcasting Company news executive who went on to head Royal Opera House, has been selected as director general replacing George Entwistle, who resigned after less than eight weeks on the job; company, which is embroiled in sex abuse scandal, is counting on Hall to restore faith, confidence and integrity in brand.
Espionage in the Government and Shenanigans at Work
“The Hour,” a BBC America series starting on Wednesday, is a thriller that blends the Suez crisis in Britain with a more intimate look at sex, ambition and espionage in the workplace, around 1956.
Emmys Watch: Abi Morgan on The Hour and How West Wing Saved Her
. The writer Abi Morgan, nominated for the BBC America mini-series The Hour, talks about her love of American television and how The West Wing got her through two pregnancies.