Round Up Week 41 (7-13 October)
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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.
Do Your Thing for 主播大秀 Children in Need’s 2017 Appeal
is asking people across the UK to channel their passions, hobbies or dreams and 'Do Your Thing' to help change the lives of disadvantaged children and young people across the UK.
主播大秀 Sports Personality Of The Year 2017
Tickets for go on sale this Friday 13 October at 9am.
Arrivals and departures
On Tuesday it was announced that , Director of News and Current Affairs, will stand down at the beginning of the new year.
Announcements and blogs
Drama
The media pack for 主播大秀 One's starring Kit Harington and Liv Tyler was published on Monday. The network also revealed David Tennant is to lead an all-star cast in , a new adaptation of the Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffle book of the same name, coming to 主播大秀 One this Christmas.
主播大秀 One also confirmed that filming has begun for Mike Bartlett's new drama in London.
The network reported that series two of had an average of 8.9 million viewers, with a 35 percent share, consolidated figures reveal. This is higher than series one which had a consolidated average of 8.2 million, with a 31 percent share.
Filming has also begun on 主播大秀 One's contemporary thriller starring Paddy Considine, Bel Powley and Nabhaan Rizwan.
Elswhere, 主播大秀 Four announced it is to air the French drama series .
Comedy
Comedy-horror fans will be able to watch six spookily witty short films on 主播大秀 iPlayer this Halloween. Commissioned by 主播大秀 Writersroom, is a series of five minute comedy-shorts, written by six brand new Northern Ireland comedy writers, aptly arriving on Friday 13th.
Children's and Learning
The media pack for was published. Meanwhile, on Tuesday the CBeebies’ ticket ballot opened.
Elsewhere, it was confirmed that Tristia Harrison, CEO at TalkTalk, is the latest addition to a line-up of industry pioneers curated by the 主播大秀 to address the .
announced it will launch its milestone 60th year with the new Gold Badge Walk - a path to honour some of the well-known names who’ve received the special accolade.
Finally, on Thursday 主播大秀 Learning launched a .
Radio
主播大秀 Radio 4 and the British Museum's latest project begins this month.
主播大秀 Radio 4’s Commissioning Editor for Comedy, Sioned Wiliam, announced on Thursday the return of Douglas Adams’ cult classic , as well as a brand new sci-fi series from Rob Grant and Andrew Marshall, The Quanderhorn Xperimentations.
Finally two chilling dramas come to Radio 4 this Halloween as the station celebrates directed by Mark Gatiss.
International
主播大秀 Learning English and The Open University have joined forces to launch a free 10-week course which teaches those for whom English is not their mother tongue how to be a distance learner.
Meanwhile, has revealed the results of the first 100 Women Challenge, taking place in Silicon Valley. #TeamLead has created two unique products aimed at supporting women’s success in the workplace.
Elsewhere, this week a 30-minute news bulletin of what is trending on social media - it will be presented five days (Monday to Friday) a week at 15:00 GMT by Rania Attar and Ahmad Fakhoury.
Blogs
Jen Macro reported that; while Sarah Buckley, lead producer and Liz Gibbons, executive producer of 主播大秀 100 Women season introduced the fifth iteration and outlined what's new this year in . Plus we published the usual
Broadcast Highlights
Liz Kershaw celebrates 30 years at the 主播大秀, assisted by Liela Moss (The Duke Spirit) and Glenn Gregory (Heaven 17)
- , Saturday 7 October, 主播大秀 Radio 6Music
- , Saturday 7 October, 主播大秀 TWO
- , Sunday 8 October, 主播大秀 TWO
- , Sunday 8 October, 主播大秀 TWO
- , Tuesday 10 October, 主播大秀 One
- , From Friday 13 October, 主播大秀 Three
- , Friday 13 October, 主播大秀 Radio 3