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Before the arrival of Hollywood’s first 3D features, the future-facing Festival of Britain of 1951 commissioned an ambitious selection of short films exploring the potential of filmmaking in the third dimension.

Simon Young, BBC Head of History, Factual Commissioning, has announced a range of programming across modern and ancient history for BBC Two and iPlayer.

FAST has emerged as a buzzword across all sectors of the business, but factual distributors appear to be benefiting the most from the quickly growing segment, which was clear from many of the headlines out of MIPTV last week.

Speaking to the Broadcasting Press Guild yesterday, BBC Chief Content Officer Charlotte Moore revealed a range of new content, while calling for more escapist drama, against a backdrop of continuing budget cuts at the BBC.

The BBC has tasked His Dark Materials writer Jack Thorne to pen a TV adaptation of William Golding's seminal novel Lord of the Flies.

National Geographic and BBC Studios’ Documentary Unit are teaming up to make Lost Gold (w/t.), a three-part limited series that traces the rise and fall of maverick scientist and explorer Tommy Thompson — from his discovery of the wreck of the S.S. Central America to the turmoil that led to his prison sentence.

National Geographic and BBC Studios’ Documentary Unit have greenlit a three-part limited series that traces the rise and fall of scientist and explorer Tommy Thompson.

Jamelia, 42, has spoken out about reprising her role of Sharon Bailey full-time on Hollyoaks, describing the character as feisty and a firecracker.

The singer, 42, looked in good spirits as she climbed into a taxi following the event but appeared not to notice the front of her dress had slipped down.

Kate Winslet won big at RTS Awards alongside 'Sherwood', 'The Traitors' and 'Derry Girls'