A round-up of 主播大秀 announcements, press releases and blogs, plus some highlights from our TV, radio and online output last week.
General Election Coverage
On Monday 主播大秀 News announced plans for in a series of broadcasts from across the country including London, Edinburgh, York, Cambridge, Bristol, Swansea, Belfast and Manchester. also revealed their plans for #GE2017 programmes.
主播大秀 Music Day 2017
On Thursday 主播大秀 Music today announces details of events and activity for this year’s 主播大秀 Music Day on Thursday 15 June.
Peter Kay's Car Share
The full series of the 主播大秀 One comedy was released in full on主播大秀 iPlayer on April 11 and has proved to be a hit for the platform with requests exceeding 10.6m making it the most-requested comedy of 2017 so far.
Announcements and blogs
Corporate
On Thursday it was announced that the : the new enterprise ICT contract completes a major 主播大秀 tech re-procurement project, saving hundreds of millions of pounds.
Entertainment
On Tuesday, 主播大秀 One confirmed a new Strictly judge. Ballroom and Latin dancer and international coach will join Darcey Bussell, Craig Revel Horwood and Bruno Tonioli on the panel when the show returns for its 15th series later in the year.
More judges were announced for a new Saturday night entertainment show on 主播大秀 One. , which will see singing groups from across the land compete head-to-head over a series of choral challenges including Pitch Perfect inspired riff offs, a soloists challenge and an a capella round.
Drama
On Monday we published the media pack for a new series following the Eastenders characters with an introduction by Dominic Treadwell-Collins.
In addition it was confirmed that will premiere on 主播大秀 Two on Saturday 13 May at 8pm.
On Thursday, casting was announced for 主播大秀 Four’s . Ben Whishaw, Alan Cumming, Rebecca Front, Russell Tovey, Gemma Whelan, Ian Gelder, Kadiff Kirwan and Fionn Whitehead will star in eight 15-minute monologues.
Meanwhile, 主播大秀 Two revealed the trailer for the second series of Jane Campion’s .
On Friday the media pack for Jimmy McGovern’s new landmark six-part drama for 主播大秀 One, starring Sean Bean was published.
Comedy
On Monday 主播大秀 Three and 主播大秀 Comedy announced that they have commissioned a six part series of . Originally a feature film, the characters will now make a move to television screens to bring viewers the continuing misadventures of Conor MacSweeney and Jock O’Keeffe, played by newcomers Alex Murphy and Chris Walley.
Factual
premieres on 主播大秀 Four and on PBS in the USA this month. The film series explores the pivotal recording journeys at the height of the Roaring Twenties.
Children's
It was announced on Thursday that kids should expect the unexpected as .
Music
The 主播大秀 Singers announced the appointment of . She will take up the position in July 2018 succeeding David Hill, who has been Chief Conductor for 10 years.
On Friday, the 主播大秀 Proms announced that guitarist/vocalist Richard Hawley and vocalist Susanne Sundfør have been added to the line up to perform at on Tuesday 25 July at 10.15pm.
Radio
This autumn, Radio 4 and the British Museum embark on their fourth public service partnership exploring the role and expression of beliefs in lives and communities through time and around the world in .
Regional
On Wednesday announced their 2017-2018 season, with a celebration of the Orchestra’s 90th anniversary in April.
International
In the run-up to the elections in Iran, 主播大秀 Persian is launching its digital-first TV programme. From Saturday, 13 May, invites audiences across platforms to share their opinions and stories.
Blogs
Blogs this week included: ; a round-up of 主播大秀 successes at the and details of .
Broadcast Highlights
Will Young joined Brett Westwood for Radio 4's all-nighter in search of the Dawn Chorus
- , Saturday 6 May, 主播大秀 One
- , Saturday 6 May, 主播大秀 Two
- , Sunday 7 May, 主播大秀 Radio 4
- , Sunday 7 May, 主播大秀 Two
- , from Monday 8 May, 主播大秀 iPlayer
- , Tuesday 9 & Thursday 11 May, 主播大秀 Four
- Wednesday 10 May, 主播大秀 Two
- , Friday 12 May, 主播大秀 Parliament