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   Helena Bonham Carter, Christopher Walken Cast in BBC TV Movies

   4:11 pm 5/6/2013

   • by Georg Szalai

   Winona Ryder also joins David Hare’s "The Worricker Trilogy," the first installment of which aired in the U.S. on PBS.Read more

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   Simon Cowell's 'Britain's Got Talent,' 'The Voice UK' Ratings Rise

   1:26 am 5/6/2013

   • by Georg Szalai

   The ITV talent show once again drew a bigger Saturday audience than the BBC singing competition as one judge calls their ratings battle "silly."Read more

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   BBC Veteran Stuart Hall Admits to Sexually Abusing Girls

   5:05 am 5/2/2013

   • by Stuart Kemp

   The U.K. public broadcaster fired the radio host, saying it was "appalled" by his "disgraceful actions."Read more

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   BBC to Overhaul Bullying, Harassment Policy in Wake of Jimmy Savile Scandal

   3:13 am 5/2/2013

   • by George Szalai

   UPDATED: Director general Tony Hall said parts of the report make for "uncomfortable reading," but the changes show a "commitment to change." Read more

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5. BBC Names Charlotte Moore Acting Controller of Flagship Channel

   3:46 am 4/29/2013

   • by George Szalai

   She will oversee BBC One after the recent promotion of Danny Cohen to the post of director of television at the U.K. public broadcaster.Read more

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6. BBC3 Drama 'In The Flesh' Headed to Canada's Space Channel

   7:22 am 4/26/2013

   • by Etan Vlessing

   The post-zombie uprising three-parter that stars Luke Newberry is getting its North American broadcast premiere. Read more

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   BBC Worldwide CEO Targets 'Plenty of Growth'

   4:35 am 4/26/2013

   • by Georg Szalai

   Tim Davie, head of the U.K. public broadcaster's commercial arm, says BBC content is still "massively underexploited" around the world.Read more

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   BBC Boss Proposes New Severance Pay Cap

   3:04 am 4/25/2013

   • by Georg Szalai

   "These are difficult economic times for people across the country, and the BBC is not immune from them," Tony Hall says.Read more

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   U.K. Regulator Probing Rowan Atkinson Sketch on BBC

   2:02 am 4/23/2013

   • by Georg Szalai

   Portraying an archbishop, the "Mr. Bean" star compared boy band One Direction to Jesus' disciples and said praying "doesn't work."Read more

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    BBC Appoints Head of Flagship Channel as Director of Television

    1:43 am 4/23/2013

    • by Georg Szalai

    UPDATED: Danny Cohen, who brought such shows as "The Voice UK" to BBC One, also oversees BBC Films and fills out director general Tony Hall's team of executives.Read more

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