BBC archive director to move to British Library
Roly Keating, the BBC's director of archive content and a former controller of BBC2 and BBC4, to become chief executive of the British LibraryThe BBC's director of archive content, Roly Keating, is to leave the corporation after 29 years to become chie...
BBC and Arts Council launch joint digital Space for culture
Partnership set to offer hundreds of hours of new and archived arts programming online, on mobile and on digital TVJohn Peel's record collection, the first film by Ridley Scott and all 37 of Shakespeare's plays – each in a different language – are ...
BBC Radio 4 to record and broadcast thousands of conversations across UK
The Listening Project, to be fronted by Fi Glover, is a joint venture with the British Library and BBC local radioBBC Radio 4 will attempt to take an aural snapshot of the nation by recording thousands of people's conversations from across the UK.But t...
David Walliams’ Mr Stink to be made into BBC1 comedy drama
Walliams to play prime minister in adaptation of his story about schoolgirl who hides homeless man in her family's garden shedDavid Walliams is to star in a BBC1 adaptation of his children's novel Mr Stink.The story of a schoolgirl who befriends a home...
FT owner Pearson reports revenue rise of 6%
FT Group profits rise on strong growth in the digital marketPearson has reported a 7% year-on-year revenue increase at the FT Group, the division that publishes the Financial Times, as overall sales at the Penguin publisher rose 6% to £2.4bn in the fi...
Radio 4 in partial U-turn over cut in short stories
Move follows protest from listeners including Stephen Fry and Joanna LumleyBBC Radio 4 prompted an outcry from listeners including Stephen Fry and Joanna Lumley after it announced it was going to axe the number of short stories it broadcasts from three...
Alexander Mamut in £43m bid for Waterstone’s
Russian billionaire reported to have put in a cash bid for HMV's book chainHMV has received a reported £43m cash bid for its Waterstone's book chain from Russian billionaire Alexander Mamut.The troubled entertainment retail group which put Waterstone'...
