Who was Henry Kelly? Going for Gold star dies at the age of 78Henry Kelly is best known for popular shows like Going for Gold and Game for a Laugh from the 1980s and 90s. According to his family, he pa...
26 Feb, 2025, 11.29 PM IST
Peas in a Pod: Into the rabbit holeBBC Sounds' In Our Time podcast, hosted by Melvyn Bragg, delves into the life and works of Lewis Carroll in its February 2024 episode. Expe...
10 Sep, 2024, 11.05 PM IST
Adele Roberts to leave BBC Radio 1 after ‘incredible eight years’Adele Roberts joined BBC in 2012 and in 2015, she joined Radio 1 as the host for Early Breakfast.
21 Jun, 2023, 11.53 PM IST
Stage actor Paul O'Grady to play Miss Hannigan in classic musical 'Annie' for UK tourTV personality Paul O'Grady will play one of the lead roles in the upcoming production of the classic musical Annie. He is widely known for...
05 Oct, 2022, 12.14 AM IST
Queen Elizabeth's funeral: What time it starts? Date, venue, how to watch; all details hereAround 2,000 people are expected to attend the ceremony. The state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II will take place at Westminster Abbey on Mo...
15 Sep, 2022, 06.59 AM IST
Vanessa Feltz to quit BBC radio shows, feels excited to catch up on decades of 'beauty sleep'Renowned host Vanessa Feltz is stepping down from her much-loved BBC Radio shows. She says will now catch up on 'decades of sleep deficit'.
28 Jul, 2022, 07.30 PM IST
Chris Martin hints at Coldplay's retirement, says the band will stop making new music in 2025After 2025, Coldplay is likely to go on tours, but not make new albums.
24 Dec, 2021, 09.17 AM IST
BBC coverage of Prince Philip's death becomes the most complained-about TV piece in the UKThe coverage has drawn almost 110,000 complaints from the public.
16 Apr, 2021, 03.37 PM IST
China bans BBC news broadcasts in apparent retaliatory moveThe Chinese government has criticized recent BBC reports on the COVID-19 pandemic in China and on allegations of forced labor and sexual ab...
11 Feb, 2021, 11.51 PM IST
New technique freezes drones in midairThree UK firms have created a new technique that uses radio beams to freeze drones in mid-flight to prevent them from entering sensitive ar...
11 Oct, 2015, 04.31 PM IST
BBC plans more digital content for IndiaThe BBC is planning a major expansion of its World Service which will include increased digital and mobile offerings for India as well as a...
05 Sep, 2015, 08.36 PM IST
- Imposter posing as ex-Pakistan cricketer appears on BBC as expert
He even took part in a discussion with former Indian batsman Chopra, who is now retired and regularly appears on cricket chat shows for exp...
15 Mar, 2015, 03.57 PM IST
UK university honours 2 Indian-origin achieversSharma pioneered and led the development of the national digital radio station BBC Asian Network from its embryonic roots on BBC Radio Leic...
11 Jul, 2014, 10.02 PM IST
- SP issue of Yojana on public service broadcasting in India
The latest issue of Yojana has been released with special focus on decades of broadcasting service of All India Radio and Doordarshan.
03 Jul, 2013, 06.45 PM IST
BBC to cut 2,000 jobs, move offices out of London to save $1bn in costsBBC, the world's biggest public broadcaster, plans to cut 2,000 jobs and move offices and production outside of London.
07 Oct, 2011, 12.47 PM IST
- BBC to close 5 services, end short wave Hindi radio service
As part of its continuing efforts to cut costs, BBC today announced that its Hindi radio service available on short wave will cease from Ma...
26 Jan, 2011, 08.38 PM IST
- BBC says sorry for Queen 'death' joke
A BBC radio jockey stirred a sensation over the airwaves in the UK by jokingly announcing that Queen Elizabeth II had died and then switche...
19 May, 2010, 01.30 AM IST