BBC Studios Acquires Unscripted Producer Mothership TV
It has taken full ownership of the producer founded by former Channel 4 deputy director of programs Kelly Webb-Lamb. Source: BBC Studios Acquires Unscripted Producer Mothership TV
Prince William ‘Guardians’ Docuseries on Rangers on BBC Earth Digital
The six-parter, showcasing how these “unsung heroes” protect nature and are “an inspiration to us all,” is the brainchild of the royal, who has voiced the trailer and episode introductions. Source: Prince William ‘Guardians’ Docuseries on Rangers on BBC Earth Digital
BBC licence fee ‘unenforceable’, says culture secretary Lisa Nandy
The culture secretary has said the BBC’s licence fee is “unenforceable” and insisted “no options are off the table” when the government begins a review into the corporation’s current funding model later this year. Source: BBC licence fee ‘unenforceable’, says … Continued
‘It didn’t express the real horror’: The true story of The Great Escape
On 24 March 1944, 76 allied officers broke out of a German prisoner-of-war camp, Stalag Luft III – a mission that was memorialised in a classic film, The Great Escape. In 1977, a key member of the escape team, Ley … Continued
BBC Gaza Doc Controversy: Ex-Chief Says Corp Was ‘Manipulated’
Ex-BBC1 controller Danny Cohen called on U.K. culture secretary Lisa Nandy to ensure “wider systemic issues of anti-Israel bias” are explored at the BBC. Source: BBC Gaza Doc Controversy: Ex-Chief Says Corp Was ‘Manipulated’
‘Miss Austen,’ Feminist Show on Jane Austen Letters: Love or Vandalism
It is often described as a “literary mystery” and has caused much debate. Why did Cassandra Austen burn the letters of her sister, famous author Jane Austen? Miss Austen, a new four-part drama launching on the BBC on Sunday and … Continued