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BBC Reporter Apologizes For Controversial Muslim Comment

Posted 05.23.2013 | Media

BBC political editor Nick Robinson apologized on Thursday for quoting a source who said the perpetrators in the Woolwich attack were of "Muslim appear...

BBC Director Says Network Has Women Problem

The Independent | Ian Burrell | Posted 05.22.2013 | Media

James Harding, the incoming Director of News at the BBC, has admitted his discomfort at the lack of women broadcasters on the BBC's bulletins and has ...

LISTEN: Is This Radio Host Drunk?

Posted 05.13.2013 | Media

It's unclear whether BBC radio host Paula White was having an awesome or terrible day on Friday, but she was definitely having a "P-A-R-T-Y." Whit...

Roula Ayoubi R.I.P., A Valiant Lebanese Journalist

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 05.10.2013 | Media
Magda Abu-Fadil

I met her once, but I already knew her. Roula Ayoubi was that distinctive voice I heard countless times on the BBC's Arabic Service newscasts reporti...

Cloning

Paul Ratner | Posted 05.06.2013 | Weird News
Paul Ratner

In no small measure inspired by BBC America's Canadian-produced tricky and fun new series Orphan Black, which centers heavily on cloning what-ifs, I came back to this simmering question (thanks, TV!) -- why not cloning?

HBO's Family Tree First of Four Genealogy Series to Air in U.S.

Megan Smolenyak | Posted 05.02.2013 | TV
Megan Smolenyak

Though there's been a bit of a vacuum in genealogical programming in the U.S. over the last year or so, that's happily about to change. First up is Christopher Guest and Jim Piddock's mockumentary series, Family Tree.

Home

Andrew Sussman | Posted 05.01.2013 | Media
Andrew Sussman

In the newsroom, we always emphasize the importance of making human connections in every piece -- that's how we bring faraway stories home. But with the Marathon bombings we all became a part of the story.

Secrets Don't Make Friends

Hilda Benard | Posted 04.29.2013 | TV
Hilda Benard

Well Doctor, I can assure you that we're as frustrated as you are with this Clara mystery, and since no one warned us about getting on a spaceship with a madman, we're stuck on this journey with you.

'Doctor Who' Fans, Begin Shaking & Crying

Posted 04.18.2013 | TV

"Doctor Who" fans, Ten and Eleven are together! "Doctor Who" is currently filming its (what's sure to be epic) 50th anniversary special that will see ...

Controversy Simmers Over BBC's Undercover North Korea Trip

Reuters | Posted 04.15.2013 | Media

* BBC film crew posed as students and staff to film in secret * University says its students were put at "grave risk" *...

Prestigious College Outraged At Major News Company

AP | GREGORY KATZ | Posted 04.15.2013 | Media

LONDON -- One of Britain's leading academic institutions, the London School of Economics, is accusing the BBC of putting students at risk by using the...

How Duran Duran Saved The World

Hilda Benard | Posted 04.15.2013 | TV
Hilda Benard

In this episode we just get to know Clara better: She's definitely headstrong and brave, but also a tad naive, since she needed to actually see dead bodies before she realized how dangerous traveling with the Doctor can be. I'm sure this experience isn't one she's going to shake off quickly.

Undercover BBC Reporters Join Student Trip To North Korea

Reuters | Posted 04.15.2013 | Media

* BBC reporter posed as a PhD student to make film * London university says it put students at risk (Adds comment from journalist, ...

BBC Faces Controversy Over Anti-Thatcher Hit

AP | RAPHAEL SATTER | Posted 04.12.2013 | Media

LONDON — Opponents of the late Margaret Thatcher are taking a kind of musical revenge on the former prime minister, pushing the song "Ding Dong!...

How I Won't Joke About Muslims

Matt Kirshen | Posted 04.11.2013 | Comedy
Matt Kirshen

Recently, Ann Widdecombe argued that Christianity and Jesus have come in for an unfair amount of abuse in recent years from comedians and comedy shows. Which is nonsense. Absolute nonsense.

It's A Bird! It's A Plane! It's ... The 'Doctor'?

Posted 04.09.2013 | TV

Watch out for the flying TARDIS! "Doctor Who" is filming on location in London for the 50th anniversary special. Matt Smith and Jenna-Louise Colema...

Why You Should Have the 'Sex Talk' With Your Parents

Alexis Abramson, Ph.D. | Posted 04.04.2013 | Fifty
Alexis Abramson, Ph.D.

Rest assured, I would certainly never advise anyone to talk down to his or her parents. Why I chose to address the issue is simple: Sex is different today than it was in the past and it will continue to change with the times.

'Doctor Who' Bringing Back Classic Villains

Posted 04.02.2013 | TV

"Doctor Who" is bringing back the Zygons. The shape-shifters will appear in the 50th anniversary special. According to BBC, aside from flashbacks, ...

New BBC Chief Has A Lot On His Plate

www.guardian.co.uk | Posted 04.02.2013 | Media

Tony Hall has attempted to shore up staff morale on his first morning as the new BBC director general, telling journalists and programme-makers that t...

Ten & Eleven Unite!

Posted 04.01.2013 | TV

"Doctor Who" is bringing together David Tennant and Matt Smith together. The Tenth and Eleventh Doctors will star alongside Billie Piper and Jenna...

BBC Staff Strikes

The Independent | Alan Jones | Posted 03.28.2013 | Media

BBC journalists and technical staff went on strike today in a row over jobs, workload and claims of bullying, threatening disruption to TV and radio p...

'Doctor Who' Is In For A Huge Loss

Posted 03.22.2013 | TV

Is Matt Smith leaving The Doctor behind? According to The Sun, "Doctor Who's" current leading man is planning to exit the beloved BBC series when h...

BBC Twitter Account Hacked

AP | CASSANDRA VINOGRAD | Posted 05.21.2013 | Media

LONDON — The BBC came under attack from hackers sympathetic to Syrian President Bashar Assad on Thursday and warned its staff about attempts to ...

Family Tree Mockumentary Series Coming to HBO & BBC

Megan Smolenyak | Posted 05.19.2013 | Entertainment
Megan Smolenyak

You know you've arrived when you've been mocked by Christopher Guest. Guest, who has a gift for putting peculiar subcultures under a microscope, has set his sights on genealogy with Family Tree, a series coming to HBO and BBC2 shortly.

Lonely Planets Brand New Orbit

Skift | Posted 05.19.2013 | Travel
Skift

BBC Worldwide has been exploring strategic options for Lonely Planet over the last year and was keen to find a new owner that could bring greater focus and capital to the business.