Earlier this week, the BBC pulled its podcasts from Google’s Podcast app and Assistant platform after determining that it wasn’t getting enough out of the relationship, specifically noting that Google wasn’t providing it with enough audience data and search links to its own sites and services. Today, we get some more context and development on that decision. […]
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Phoebe Waller-Bridge reveals the one word she had to cut from ‘Fleabag’ Season 2
Anyone who’s seen Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s dark comedy show Fleabag knows that the titular character will say pretty much anything.
But Waller-Bridge just revealed in an interview with Digital Spy that when working out the script for Season 2 of …
BBC and ITV to launch new streaming service BritBox in the UK
We might be seeing a lot less British content on Netflix in the future.
BBC and ITV have confirmed that they are launching the paid streaming service BritBox later this year in the UK, to rival the dominant streaming service Netflix. BritBox wi…
Hot mic picks up someone saying ‘we’re actually f**cked’ during live BBC broadcast
The thought of getting caught on a hot mic and broadcast nationwide without your knowledge is a pretty terrifying one.
Especially if what you get caught saying is a pretty blatant — and accurate — statement about national politics, and you also happen to drop the f-bomb.
That’s exactly what happened to one unlucky individual who got caught making some rather blunt remarks during a live BBC broadcast. During a televised press conference – where seven members of the UK political party Labour resigned in protest over the leadership of party Leader Jeremy Corbyn – a BBC microphone picked up a voice saying, among other things, “we’re actually fucked.” Read more…
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A virtual reality ‘Doctor Who’ film is coming to a headset near you
If you’ve always wanted know what it’s like to travel through space and time, then this is for you. Soon, you can space/time travel with The Doctor inside the TARDIS for a full 12 minutes.
The BBC announced it is releasing an animated virtual reality Doctor Who film in 2019, that will allow viewers to tag along with The Doctor as she travels around in the TARDIS on a mission to save someone from something.
The movie is entitled Doctor Who: The Runaway, and is a new original Doctor Who story — but those are all the details we have so far. Read more…
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BBC cameraman gets attacked by Trump supporter at rally
A BBC journalist has shared footage from Monday night’s Trump rally which appears to show a cameraman being attacked.
BBC Washington News Editor Eleanor Montague was at the president’s rally in El Paso, Texas, on Monday with cameraman Ron Skeans. (Mo…
What’s What in Doctor Who: How the Twelfth Doctor Leads to the Future
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The TARDIS returns!
We’re celebrating the return of Doctor Who (Sundays on BBC AMERICA) with a rundown of what makes Doctor Who the world’s longest-running sci-fi series and a unique, ever-evolving franchise with generations of fans. You can explore the universe with the Ninth and Tenth Doctors in our first article here and travel through space and time with the Eleventh Doctor here. Whether you’re a passionate fan or a total beginner, BBC’s new DVD collections, featuring some of the most popular Doctors, will inspire you to join this epic adventure through space and time.
One of the little bits of Doctor Who magic that has kept the show alive for more than half a century is regeneration: the Doctor’s transformation into a new look and personality while still retaining the same essential characteristics. Thanks to this Time Lord ability, audiences meet the Doctor anew every few years, bringing new actors into the role and fresh outlooks to the series. Read more…
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The TARDIS returns!
We’re celebrating the return of Doctor Who (Sundays on BBC AMERICA) with a rundown of what makes Doctor Who the world’s longest-running sci-fi series and a unique, ever-evolving franchise with generations of fans. Whether you’re a passionate fan or a total beginner, BBC’s new DVD collections, featuring some of the most popular Doctors, will inspire you to join this epic adventure through time and space.
Doctor Who first hit television screens in 1963, captivating audiences with its sci-fi story of a powerful “Time Lord”—that’s the Doctor, to us humans—who travels space and time, fighting the forces of evil. The original series ran for a whopping 27 seasons, ending in 1989. In 2005, the modern series picked up where the original had left off, exciting long-term fans and a new generation alike. This month, Jodie Whittaker appeared as the Thirteenth Doctor in the show’s newest season. Passionate, hopeful, and full of energy, the Thirteenth Doctor has just started exploring galaxies and sorting out fair play throughout the universe. Read more…
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David Attenborough’s latest nature show has a brilliantly original twist
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An iguana desperately fleeing a horde of snakes. A bird struggling to find love. A giraffe fending off a lion in a heroic bid for freedom.
When it comes to nature documentaries, it tends to be the individual stories that we remember best. It happened again and again in Planet Earth II and Blue Planet II — an event in the life of one specific creature, combined with the sweetly soothing sound of David Attenborough’s narration, took the internet by storm.
Well, it looks like there’s going to be more where that came from. In the latest BBC David Attenborough documentary series Dynasties, there will be an even greater focus placed on individual stories. Read more…
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British royal weddings are usually posh affairs, steeped in tradition, and not really the place to make mention of, uuuh, people’s private parts.
That is nonetheless what happened when BBC News subtitled its coverage of Princess Eugenie’s wedding to Jack Brooksbank.
A commentary on the Princess’s dress ended up being subtitled as a remark on… not her dress. The mistake was most likely not due to human error, but rather an automated subtitle malfunction.
Either the subtitles machine is broken or BBC News are getting rather personal about Princess Eugenie.😮😳#RoyalWedding pic.twitter.com/oFrlK2cMuX
— Ollie Bayliss (@Ollie_Bayliss) October 12, 2018 Read more…
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It’s Villain Week here at Mashable. In honour of the release of Venom, we’re celebrating all our favourite evildoers from film and TV all week long. Spooky, scary!
Warning: Contains blood-splattered spoilers for Killing Eve.
Creating a character that’s genuinely terrifying is probably just as hard as creating one that’s genuinely funny. But creating one that ticks both of those boxes is truly impressive.
Enter Villanelle, the highly eccentric — and highly unnerving — assassin from the BBC’s recent thriller Killing Eve.
Played expertly by Jodie Comer, Villanelle manages to switch from funny to frightening in the blink of an eye — and she’s all the more scary for it. Read more…
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The most popular radio show in the UK is getting its first ever female host
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It’s 2018 and women are *still* having firsts. And, Wednesday marks yet another major first for women.
For the first time in the 51 year history of BBC Radio 2 — the most listened to radio station in the UK — its breakfast show will be hosted by a woman — veteran radio presenter Zoe Ball. The Radio 2 Breakfast Show is also the most listened-to breakfast show in the UK.
In a Twitter statement, Ball she was “absolutely cock a hoop” to be joining the show.
“To be the first woman to present this very special show is both an honour and privilege,” Ball said. Read more…
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