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Round Up Week 20 (13-19 May)

Jen Macro

Digital Content Producer, About the 主播大秀

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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.

RAJARs

According to the latest (Q1 2017, 2nd Jan-2nd April 2017) 主播大秀 Radio 6 Music has achieved its highest ever audience.

Doctor Who Time Vortex 360

Fand of the popular Sci-Fi series will be able to fly the TARDIS in the 主播大秀’s first ever 360 arcade game, .

General Election 2017

主播大秀 Northern Ireland announced its programming across television, radio and digital including through-the-night results coverage.

Appointments

主播大秀 Studios appointed , to lead its drama operation based in Salford.

主播大秀 iPlayer

New data shows requests were up by 23 per cent compared to April last year, with three series in particular, Peter Kay’s Car Share, Line Of Duty and Doctor Who, dominating the top ten most requested episodes on .

Announcements and blogs

Factual

主播大秀 One announced a two part series which will follow the 2015 Great British Bake Off winner as she embarks on a journey following one of the world’s biggest pilgrimages, the Hajj and the 主播大秀 have committed to broadcasting from the each year until the end of 2021 with coverage across TV, radio and online.

Nations and regions

主播大秀 Wales launched a UK-wide . Produced by Folk Films the series will be presented by Kate Humble and Gareth Wyn Jones. announced some new voices including Matthew Rhys (Brothers And Sisters, The Americans) and Janice Long.

On Wednesday it was announced that  will be live from Castle Coole in County Fermanagh.

Comedy

主播大秀 Scotland launched a who turns 75 this year. Three representations of the comedian, who turns 75 this year, commissioned by 主播大秀 Scotland, will go up on walls dotted across Glasgow city centre area.

Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer are bringing their surreal stage show back to 主播大秀 Two for a special show .

World service

A new Monday to Friday, 75-minute slot launchat at 18.00 Moscow Time (15.00 GMT) on 15 May 2017. Viewers of will be able to see some of the best of the 主播大秀’s programmes, in Russian.

On Wednesday launched innovative bi-weekly news programmes on for radio and online audiences in North Africa and the Gulf. The thirty minute interactive current affairs programmes will feature a wide range of stories that matter to local people as well as drawing on the 主播大秀’s unrivalled global news resources.

Also on Wednesday . The contest, open to all women aged 16 to 35, has no restrictions on their level of experience or location.

Drama

Filming for series three of began in Nepal. Written and created by Tony Grounds and made by 主播大秀 Studios for 主播大秀 One, it will see Michelle Kegan return to her role as Corporal Georgie Lane. also began filming the seventh series of the show and Christmas special.

On Thursday 主播大秀 Two announced , a fictional single drama about the extraordinary impact Princess Diana's death had on people’s lives.

Blogs

On Sunday the BAFTA Television Awards ceremony took place in London with 主播大秀 programmes winning a record amount of awards. We also took a look at highlights.

Also on Sunday the day after the opening of general ticket sales for the , the Director, David Pickard gave an overview of the concerts series.

Over three nights (May 16-18) 主播大秀 One showed a dramatisation of the sexual exploitation and grooming of young girls in Rochdale. Hilary Salmon, Head of Drama for England at 主播大秀 Studios wrote about the meticulous research that went in to writing and the team behind producing the drama.

Broadcast Highlights

Lucie Jones performs the UK's entry at this year's Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final in Kyiv

  • , Saturday 13 May, 主播大秀 One/主播大秀 Radio 2
  • , Saturday 13 May, 主播大秀 Two
  • , Sunday 14 May , 主播大秀 One
  • / , Monday 15 May, 主播大秀 Radio 4
  • , Monday-Friday 15-19 May, 主播大秀 Radio 4
  • , Tuesday-Thursday 16-18 May, 主播大秀 One
  • , Wednesday 17 May, 主播大秀 Two
  • , Thursday 18 May, 主播大秀 One

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