Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special
Six of the most-loved Strictly contestants from previous series are returning for an all-star Christmas Day special: Anita Rani (series 13), Ann Widdecombe (series 8) and Caroline Flack (series 12).
Children In Need
The new all-star lineup of presenters, Tess Daly, Graham Norton, Mel Giedroyc, Ade Adepitan, Rochelle and Marvin Humes, and Rob Beckett, were interviewed; while it was announced that Boyzone and stars from Strictly Come Dancing will compete to win the Pudsey Glitterball Trophy 2018. Music stars including Rita Ora, Nile Rodgers and Sir Rod Stewart will also perform covers from a show on 7 November and not previously broadcast.
New Saturday show for 主播大秀 Radio 2
Rylan Clark-Neal will replace Zoe Ball to present a new Saturday afternoon show on 主播大秀 Radio 2 and 主播大秀 Sounds, starting in January 2019.
Announcements and blogs
Drama
A trailer for 主播大秀 Two drama Death And Nightingales, starring Jamie Dornan and Matthew Rhys, has been released; the second series of university-set psychological thriller Clique airs weekly from 10 November on 主播大秀 Three; and stand alone drama Ups And Downs, starring Susan Lynch as the mother of a 22-year-old son with Down’s syndrome played by newcomer James Martin, is currently being filmed in and around Belfast as part of 主播大秀 Northern Ireland’s pilot New Perspectives initiative.
Casting was also announced for the 主播大秀 One adaptation of Malorie Blackman's award-winning young adult book series Noughts + Crosses.
Factual
The producers of Dynasties, the forthcoming new David Attenborough series, introduce the show, which will be showcased in Ultra HD on the 主播大秀 iPlayer; while 主播大秀 Four announced a live 90-minute edition of the iconic science and technology programme Tomorrow’s World. 主播大秀 commissions dominated the Grierson Awards for documentaries, winning eight of 14 categories.
Four new documentaries have been commissioned for 主播大秀 One and 主播大秀 Two, including The Real Marigold Hotel On Tour; A Very Modern Grand Hotel (w/t); The Case Of Sally Challen (w/t); The Brigade (w/t), which follows a Michelin-starred chef guiding ten others on a journey across Europe.
Six celebrities (Jane Seymour; George Shelley; Phil Tufnell; Amber Le Bon; Josie D’Arby and Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen) will compete to be crowned champion of 主播大秀 One’s Celebrity Painting Challenge, to air in 2019.
Children's
An animated adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s children’s book The Snail And The Whale is in production and set to premiere on 主播大秀 One for Christmas 2019.
主播大秀 News
Faisal Islam was appointed as the new Economics Editor; and the 主播大秀 officially opened its largest news bureau outside the UK, in Nairobi, Kenya, with the new investment part of the largest expansion of the 主播大秀 World Service since the 1940s, funded by the UK government.
The 主播大秀's 100 Women season returns in November, with with three weeks of programmes, features, big-name interviews and digital content across the World Service English and World News. Stephen Nolan will co-present a cross-border Brexit special with RTÉ presenter Claire Byrne on 主播大秀 One Northern Ireland on 12 November.
Corporate
More action will be taken to help disabled staff succeed and progress at the 主播大秀 following a review, including increasing the 主播大秀’s target for disability in its workforce from 8% in 2020 to 12% in 2022.
Radio
Book Week NI, a joint initiative between 主播大秀 Northern Ireland and Libraries NI, returns for another week-long celebration of books and reading culminating in a concert.
Broadcast highlights
- Doing Money, Monday 5 November, 主播大秀 TWO and 主播大秀 iPlayer
- WWI: The Last Tommies, Monday 5 November, 主播大秀 FOUR and 主播大秀 iPlayer
- Prince, Son And Heir: Charles At 70, Thursday 8 November, 主播大秀 ONE and 主播大秀 iPlayer
- Boy George And Culture Club: Radio 2 In Concert, Friday 9 November, 主播大秀 FOUR and 主播大秀 iPlayer
- Guy Garvey: Recording Dad, Sunday 4 November, 主播大秀 RADIO 4 and 主播大秀 SOUNDS
- In Extremis: The Life Of War Correspondent Marie Colvin, Monday 5 November, 主播大秀 RADIO 4 and 主播大秀 SOUNDS
- Late Junction - Music Of The East Coast, From New York To Miami, Wednesday 7 November, 主播大秀 RADIO 3 and 主播大秀 SOUNDS
- Free Thinking - Why Are We Silent When Conflict Is Loud?, Thursday 8 November, 主播大秀 RADIO 3 and 主播大秀 SOUNDS