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- Bbc News -- Bbc World
Every time anyone writes a script for BBC News they are potentially touching the lives of millions of people – through radio, tv and the internet. That is the privilege of working for one of the biggest news organisations in the world. It brings with it responsibilities. BBC News is expected to set the highest standards in accuracy, fairness, impartiality – and in the use of language. Clear story-telling and language is at the heart of good journalism. This PDF styleguide will help you to strengthen your journalism and connect with your audiences. - Bbc Sport
BBC Sport's football coverage is usually anchored by Gary Lineker and the main pundits are Alan Hansen, Alan Shearer, Lee Dixon, and Mark Lawrenson, with Dougie Donnelly, Dougie Vipond and David Currie anchoring BBC Scotland programming. The BBC's main commentators are John Motson, Steve Wilson and Jonathan Pearce, and BBC Scotland's main commentator is Paul Mitchell. For many years Barry Davies commentated for the BBC but he is now retired from their football coverage. Des Lynam previously hosted Match of the Day until he moved to ITV Sport in 1999. Other football hosts include Ray Stubbs, Gabby Logan, Adrian Chiles and Manish Bhasin. - Bbc News
Earlier, in March 2002 it was announced that the former Financial Times editor, Richard Lambert, was to head a government review into whether BBC News 24 was fulfilling its remit. By August it was complete and while praising improvements made to News 24, it said the channel must become "distinct" from its rivals with a "clearer sense of direction". Mr. Lambert was deeply disapproving of the original News 24 style of presentation. He quoted one insider who said the original set "looked like a car crash in a shower room", and that the short sleeved presenters did not have a sense of authority. One argument seemed to be contradictory. "An absolute determination to be the first to break accurate news must be at the heart of everything the channel does', said the report. But in an era where Sky News were deemed to be the best for breaking news, how can the BBC aim to mimic the success whilst still being distinctive? - Bbc News -- Bbc News Online
BBC News reporters and broadcasts are now and have in the past been banned in several countries primarily for reporting which has been unfavourable to the ruling government. For example, correspondents were banned by the former apartheid régime of South Africa. The BBC is currently banned in Zimbabwe, whose government has proscribed it as a terrorist organisation.[58] Other cases have included Uzbekistan,[59] China,[60] and Pakistan.[61] The BBC online news site's Persian version was recently blocked from the Iranian internet.[62] - Bbc Sport -- Uk Championship
BBC Sport is the sports division of the BBC. It became a fully dedicated division of the BBC in 2000. It incorporates programmes such as Match of the Day, Grandstand (discontinued in early 2007), Test Match Special, Ski Sunday, Rugby Special and coverage of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships. - Bbc Sport -- Fa Cup
August 2007: BBC Post Production, part of BBC Resources Ltd, has invested in new non-linear equipment to support its customers in BBC Sport as they move towards a tapeless workflow in a fast-turnaround environment. The first production to benefit from the investment will be Match of the Day, which starts this month. - Cbeebies -- Bbc Cbeebies
The Hong Kong launch marks the first time CBeebies will be available to audiences in North Asia, and the second time that BBC Knowledge and BBC Lifestyle have appeared anywhere in the world. The two channels had their global launch in Singapore in July, and CBeebies rolled out for the first time with BBC Entertainment in India in May. - Rowan Atkinson -- Bbc Personality
Synopsis: Rowan Atkinson repeats his familiar role as the terminally stupid, disastrously clumsy Mr. Bean in this 30-minute BBC comedy special. This time around, the action is divided into three brief segments. In "Bus Stop," Bean tries his best to revive a heart attack victim before using an ambulance toRead More - Waking the Dead -- Bbc Controller
Waking the Dead is a British television crime drama series produced by the BBC featuring a team of CID police officers, a psychological profiler and a forensic scientist. A pilot episode was transmitted in September 2000 and there have been a total of six series, with the latest concluding in February 2007. Each story is split into two hour-long episodes, shown on consecutive nights on BBC One. A third series episode won an International Emmy Award in 2004. The programme is ... shown on BBC America in the United States as well as the Nine Network in Australia, though the BBC America showings are edited to allow for commercials. Older series are occasionally shown on public television stations in the United States. - Ricky Gervais -- Bbc America
Ricky Gervais is a darkly brilliant comedian. Gervais has made a career out of saying the most embarrassing and cringeworthy thing in the vain attempt to impress. As writer and star of BBC2's outstanding fake docu-soap 'The Office', Ricky Gervais - and his character David Brent - have achieved worldwide acclaim resulting in the winning of two Golden Globe Awards in 2004.