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Round up week 41 (6-12 October)

Alastair Smith

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Jodie Comer in Killing Eve, which is returning to the 主播大秀 for a second series

A round up of 主播大秀 announcements, press releases and blogs, plus some highlights from our TV, radio and online output from the last week.

New series of Killing Eve and Blue Planet 

The 主播大秀 has acquired the second series of the critically acclaimed female-led spy thriller Killing Eve, while across a week in March, 2019, Blue Planet Live will broadcast from the east coast of the USA, the Bahamas and Australia’s Great Barrier Reef.

Birthday documentary on Prince Charles

Filmed during the past 12 months, Prince, Son And Heir: Charles At 70 will air in November to mark his 70th birthday and features those who know him best, including HRH The Duchess of Cornwall, and his sons, the Dukes of Cambridge and Sussex.

主播大秀 has delivered a third of £800 million savings target

An efficiency review finds the 主播大秀 has delivered a third of the £800 million of savings needed by 2021/22, but warns it has become increasingly difficult to make more savings without further impacting services.

Announcements and blogs

Drama

Academy award-winner Helen Hunt will lead a stellar cast in Peter Bowker’s epic Second World War drama World On Fire, for 主播大秀 One. Starting on 16 October, There She Goes is a 主播大秀 Four comedy-drama starring David Tennant as the father of about a severely learning disabled nine year-old girl, based on the real-life experience of writer Shaun Pye.

Entertainment

Sir Lenny Henry, Tracey Ullman and Kit Harington are also to star in an animated 主播大秀 One adaptation of much-loved children's story Zog, coming this Christmas. For Facts Sake, presented by Mrs Brown’s Boys creator and star Brendan O’Carroll, is a new celebrity quiz show coming soon for 主播大秀 One. Love in the Countryside, presented by Sara Cox, also returns to 主播大秀 Two for a second series. 

Comedy

Award-winning comedy hit Two Doors Down is on the up with a fourth series under way for transmission next year on 主播大秀 Two.

Sport

主播大秀 One will bring audiences coverage of this year’s Invictus Games taking place in Sydney.

Factual

A second series of Family Cooking Showdown will be broadcast on 主播大秀 Two, while a one-off special of Autumnwatch will be live from the heart of one of the greatest autumnal spectacles on earth, the American Fall, in the heart of New England: Squam Lake in New Hampshire.

Music

A new landmark film, David Bowie: The First Five Years, is coming to 主播大秀 Two in 2019 and 主播大秀 Four will broadcast David Bowie at Glastonbury 2000 in October 2018. Our Classical Century celebrates the past hundred years of classical music, 1918-2018, across 主播大秀 channels starting starting next month and continuing until the Proms next year, while 主播大秀 Northern Ireland School Choir Of The Year is set to return in 2019.

Radio

主播大秀 Radio 2 will reveal the UK's biggest-selling albums of all time on National Album Day (13 October), with other features on Radio 1, 1Xtra, Radio 3, Radio 4, 6 Music and 主播大秀 Four including a special on The Beatles’ The White Album presented by Martin Freeman and a Radio 4 Mastertapes episode with Elvis Costello.

The 1975, Rita Ora, Twenty One Pilots and Mumford & Sons among the 2018 line-up for 主播大秀 Radio 1’s Live Lounge Month.

主播大秀 media mentoring 

Get In To Media is a new scheme is for young people in Years 12 and 13 (sixth form) to improve opportunities for sixth form students from diverse backgrounds interested in the 主播大秀 and media industry.

Blogs

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Broadcast highlights

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