BBC2 is getting a makeover – a full new set of on-air dents starting on Thursday that represent its first “refresh” in twenty years. Gone are those playful little Twos that used to scurry ...

EXCLUSIVE: BBC2 and PBS have commissioned a War of the Worlds-style hybrid drama/documentary that spotlights a near future in which extra-terrestrial life has been detected. First Contact will combine ...

It sounds like the start of a joke: what do you get if you put seven unvaccinated cynics in a house together during a Covid wave? There’s no punchline, though – this was the premise for new BBC2 ...

A range of ‘cheeky’ idents are to appear on BBC2 throughout 2016 to cement the contemporary image of the channel shaped by outgoing controller Kim Shillinglaw. The idents will feature the animated ‘2’ ...

EXCLUSIVE: Fans of this sitcom about the life of an inner city priest even include Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, spiritual head of the U.S. Episcopal Church, who has called it “really ...

WHEN they lost The Great British Bake Off to Channel 4 three years ago, the BBC hit back with rival show The Big Family Cooking Showdown. But it struggled in the ratings — and has now been axed by ...

The Grenfell Tower disaster continues to dominate the news, a year after a fire ripped through the now-blackened and desolate tower block. It still stands, shrouded in tarpaulin, on the London skyline ...

The consultancy was briefed to ‘remind people of what they love most about the channel’ which it says ‘many take for granted’. Its response was to throw the channel ‘a fun birthday party’ inviting the ...

BBC2 in the UK has ordered a one-off follow-up to its comedy travelogue series Frankie Boyle’s Tour of Scotland. Frankie Boyle Live: Excited for You to See & Hate This is produced by Scottish indie ...

All BBC Children’s content is moving to digital free-to-air channels CBBC and CBeebies after the BBC Trust today approved the corporation’s Delivering Quality First (DQF) cost-saving initiative. The ...