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James Graham Talks Gary Lineker, David Seaman, BBC

James Graham‘s double-OIivier Award winning play Dear England is hitting TV screens and the prolific creator is thinking about whether any former soccer players could make the cut. Speaking to Deadline outside last night’s prestigious London theater awards, Graham floated the likes of...

TV Presenter Ruby Wax Remembers Her Notorious OJ Simpson Interview

Following the death of OJ Simpson this week, veteran TV presenter and comedienne Ruby Wax has written about the time she spent interviewing the footballing legend turned pariah for her BBC chat show. Back in 1998, Wax travelled to Los Angeles where she spent...

Gaelic Drama An t-Eilean To Begin Filming In Outer Hebrides

Filming begins next week on a big-budget family drama, which producers hope will herald a new era in non-English language shows within the British Isles. The Guardian reports that four-part thriller An t-Eilean (The Island) is the most expensive drama ever made in Scots...

BBC Quietly Butchers News Bulletins On Greg James Radio 1 Show

EXCLUSIVE: The BBC has quietly cut by two-thirds the length of news bulletins on Greg James‘ Radio 1 breakfast show, one of the UK broadcaster’s most important ways of reaching young people. Newsbeat updates on Breakfast with Greg James have been slashed from three...

BBC & Amazon Recommission With Tom Hiddleston

EXCLUSIVE: One year ago we told you that a second season of John le Carré adaptation The Night Manager was quietly being developed under the codename Steelworks. Now, Deadline can reveal that the BBC and new co-pro partner Amazon have gone big on a...

BBC Sport Signs Athletic Editor Alex Kay-Jelski

The Athletic‘s Editor-in-Chief for UK and Europe is joining the BBC to run its sports coverage. Reporting into content boss Charlotte Moore, Alex Kay-Jelski will replace Barbara Slater in the all-encompassing role, setting the editorial and creative strategy and leading teams across commissioning, production,...