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Round-Up Week 5 2016

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On Thursday Chris Evans announced that Matt LeBlanc would be one of the new presenters on the upcoming series of Top Gear.

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

Sir Terry Wogan

The week started with news of the . Tributes flooded in from all directions, online, on front pages, on radio and television, we .

Hours of the 主播大秀 TV and radio personality's death was announced, Mark Goodier presented a special tribute programme on 主播大秀 Radio 2 on Sunday morning. broadcast a tribute show on Monday 1 February at 7.30pm.

Later on in the week we announced that members of the public could sign at New Broadcasting in London, Dock House in Salford, Pacific Quay in Glasgow, and Broadcasting House in Cardiff and Belfast.

Awards

On Sunday (31 January) the were presented in a ceremony at the 主播大秀's Radio Theatre. Though not all the winners were in attendance, .

Mohsen Amini was named . 

Announcements 

In Sport there was some big news: the  meaning the 主播大秀 will be the exclusive free to air Olympic broadcaster in the UK for the next five games.

In other sports news the  that will see the 主播大秀 Sport website cover all major ICC events, starting with immediate effect and going through to the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, which will be hosted by the England and Wales Cricket Board.

On Friday last week we announced that we're promising to cover , including extensive and comprehensive coverage of rugby league on 主播大秀 TV, Radio and Online as the sport marks two decades since the switch to play in the summer months.

A wide range of programmes has been announced to mark  this year, including extensive coverage of key events, a landmark 主播大秀 One documentary and specially made programmes across other outlets, both here and overseas.

On Monday, we announced a season of programmes dedicated to mental health called ''. For two weeks 主播大秀 One will dedicate its schedule to exploring this important subject across a range of news, documentaries and drama programming.

The 主播大秀 Scottish Symphony Orchestra announced its 2016/17 season of concerts on Tuesday.  

On Wednesday we announced that Dara O'Briain and Angela Scanlon would be the presenters for the 'rebooted'  (see 's for the announcement of the series return)Fans can apply to see the battles first hand in the studio audience by contacting lostintv.com; by emailing info@lostintv.com or by calling 0208 5308 100.

Thursday saw Chris Evan's tweeted about one of the presenters for the new series of . Former Friends star and Episodes co-star Matt LeBlanc. 

Also on Thursday, 主播大秀 Two looked for to the broadcast of '', a three-part documentary series showing the workforce of three different companies who are put in charge of hiring their own boss.

Scotland and Northern Ireland had some interesting programme announcements this week. In , 主播大秀 Radio Ulster presenter Marie-Louise Muir meets Lurgan-born scientist Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell, famous both for making one of the most significant astronomical discoveries of the 20th century and for the Nobel Prize controversy that ensued.

Meanwhile, across the water a landmark series, on was announced as part of 主播大秀 Scotland’s commemorative programming in 2016. And in Glasgow, renowned pianist and octogenarian John Tilbury will participate in at City Halls and Old Fruitmarket, from 7 to 8 May. 

Radio 2 also announced a host upcoming highlights along with return of . And Radio 3 revealed more details of its .

主播大秀 Radio 1 announced that the station’s flagship live music event-  - will this year be held in Exeter.

Elsewhere, interviews were posted with some of the cast of the forthcoming third series of  which re-joins the Thompson family six months after Dale's dramatic departure.

It was also announced that would be forming a new choir of Armed Forces veterans ahead of the Invictus Games later this year. 

On Wednesday 3 February, 主播大秀 One announced the commission of a new TV drama based on the real life multiple murders that took place around the late 1940s and early 1950s at the notorious address in Notting Hill, . This exceptional case and its colossal repercussions helped change British society forever.

On Thursday 主播大秀 Radio performed well in the most recent release. 6 Music achieved record-breaking figures in the previous quarter making it the most listened-to digital-only station in the UK. promised to beat 6 Music in the next quarter. 

Also yesterday, we published a blog post explaining the story behind animating a lost episode of Dad's Army including a selection of concept drawings and early realisations of the episode Stripe of Fraser

Television

King George and Queen Mary: the Royals who rescued the Monarchy on 主播大秀 Two, Sunday at 7.35pm. First of a two-part series profiling Queen Mary and King George. 

Countryfile Winter Special with features reporting on how winter is affecting rural areas. 

On Sunday 31 January at 7.00pm, 主播大秀 Four broadcast Pierre Boulez at the 主播大秀: Master and Maverick, looking back on some of the iconoclastic composer's life and works. 

主播大秀 Three broadcast Rise of the Superstar Vloggers in which Jim Chapman investigated the secrets of success of video bloggers. On the same channel on Wednesday, Webcam Boys followed the lives of young men who make money 'camming' - putting their bodies online for cash. 

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On Tuesday, a new six-part reality series entitled Back in Time For the Weekend investigates how we've spent our leisure time over the past 60 years. Also on 主播大秀 Two the same night, The Real Marigold Hotel series continued; hotel ended up trending on Twitter during broadcast.

Camila's Kids Company: the Inside Story aired on 主播大秀 One on Wednesday told the dramatic story of the demise of one of Britain's best known charities.

Over on 主播大秀 Two World War Three: Inside the War Room. The Guardian said of it: "it has the power of reality, the tension of courtroom drama, and the outcome of nightmares," while the Mail on Sunday said, "with unprecedented access to the normally highly secret ‘war game’, 主播大秀 film-makers reveal how the decisions unfold minute by minute." The Telegraph described it as "gripping and terrifying."

Radio

On Saturday, Radio 4 started an ambitious seven-part adaptation of John Galsworth's Forsyte Saga . Radio 3 dedicated their weekend programming to celebrating folk music and its influence on classical music in .  

The second of Professor Stephen Hawking's Reith Lectures aired on Tuesday on Radio 4. On Radio 2 at 10.00pm Leo Green began a four-part celebration of the Great American Song Book. Rob Titchener continues to make his pregnant wife Helen's wife a misery in The Archers this week. 

Much of Radio 2's output on Sunday and Monday was dedicated to celebrating the life of broadcaster Terry Wogan. Mark Goodier's touching tribute programme - a playlist of Terry's favourite songs - is particularly worth a listen. 

Online

Instagram sensation and (nearly) read the news. 主播大秀 Taster launched an interactive adventure asking whether you could survive a . And, a personal favourite doing the rounds again this week on Twitter: Radio 4's brilliant animation made for the History of Ideas series voiced by Harry Shearer about the . 

主播大秀 Diplomatic Correspondent announced she would be leaving the newsroom in July to become Master at Peterhouse, Cambridge. 

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