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BBC Radio 4 commissions five more episodes of The Missing Hancocks
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Starring Kevin McNally as Hancock, the series has so far re-recorded 10 of the lost episodes and fans will now get to enjoy a further five of Ray Galton and Alan Simpson’s classic scripts.
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Government sets out new BBC funding and governance arrangements
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While the licence fee will remain and a “new regularised process” for setting the cost will also be introduced, the Government says any new services should be covered by subscription in order to reduce the universal burden placed on licence fee payers.
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BBC to launch SVOD service with Singapore’s StarHub TV
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Named BBC Player, the service will feature a mix curated content from six BBC global brands – BBC Earth, BBC First, BBC Lifestyle, CBeebies and BBC World News – as well as BBC Brit, a new brand that will be available for the first time in Asia.
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BBC reveals new Doctor Who companion
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Pearl Mackie will star alongside Peter Capaldi in both the Christmas special and next year’s full series which will be the final run overseen by Executive Producer Steven Moffat.
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BBC casts Kevin Bishop in Porridge special
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Written by original series creators Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, the one-off special will form part of BBC One’s season of shows celebrating classic sitcoms.
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Cast announced for BBC One’s Rillington Place
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Currently filming in Scotland, the drama is based on John Christie’s real life killings which took place at the infamous Rillington Place in the late 1940s/early 1950s.