Following the news that the licence fee will be frozen for two years, Robin Parker looks at where the BBC goes from here. It’s rapidly becoming less a tactic than a matter of policy: whenever they’re in for a kicking, this government initiates Operation Bash the Beeb....
The BBC seems a little confused at the moment. There's a consensus that no one is watching TV when it's on, which is an argument you hear constantly. It's also an argument that is immediately trounced all over when shows like Strictly Come Dancing or ITV's Des...
BBC Three's sublime rural mockumentary This Country is back for what creators Daisy May Cooper and Charlie Cooper have said is its final series. When we last saw the Mucklowe cousins (played by the Cooper siblings) just over a year ago in 'The Aftermath', Kerry was...
"There is a small person inside of you dying to get out." A fitness instructor says this to Annie Easton (Aidy Bryant) in the opening of Shrill. Annie isn't in a gym or an exercise class; she's just in a coffee shop minding her own business when the ultra-toned woman...
The BBC has announced the biggest shows on the iPlayer for 2019. The highly-anticipated second series of Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s gripping spy thriller Killing Eve has taken out the competition to become BBC iPlayer’s biggest series of the year*. The Golden...
Contributed by Sophie Davies There’s no denying that Netflix has transformed the way many of us consume TV in a relatively short space of time. I know people whose viewing habits have changed so much in the past few years that they now find new shows to watch almost...
The BBC have finally confirmed when BAFTA-Winning drama Killing Eve will return. The series, which has already aired in America, Australia, New Zealand and Ireland will finally get its UK airing when it drops as a full boxset on the BBC iPlayer on Saturday 8th June....
You could argue it wasn't until the second series of Line Of Duty that people started to talk of the genius of writer Jed Mercurio. By the third series, which ended with Vicky Mclure's Kate Flemming firing a gun from a moving lorry, people were truly under Mercurio's...
The BBC has today announced that Charlotte Moore has been appointed Controller, TV Channels and iPlayer, as part of a reorganisation that will offer a simplified and more co-ordinated strategy across BBC Television's channel portfolio. In the newly created role,...
There's a lot made of Christmas listings, some people told me they watched less on TV this Christmas and more on catchup. A new report from the BBC outlines the most watched programmes over the festive period and highlights that Smart TV's that connect to BBC iPlayer...
Peter Kay’s brand-new comedy series Car Share, which premiered in full on BBC iPlayer from 24 to 28 April, saw comedy fans flock in the millions with 2.8m requests to date. This makes Peter Kay’s Car Share BBC iPlayer’s most successful series to premiere as a box-set...
Believe it or not Peter Kay's last full comedy series was 2004's Phoenix Night's spin-off Max & Paddy's Road to Nowhere. Since then the loved comedian has broken records with a stand up tour, and released records under the guise of reality show winner Geraldine...
Victoria Jaye, Head of TV content or BBC iPlayer has announced a number o new commissions to kick off 2015. Nine original comedy shorts will go live on Friday 13th February to mark Valentine's Day. These include Love Song in which Bill Bailey reimagines one of his...
From today audiences will now be given 30 days to catch-up with their favourite BBC TV programmes on iplayer. Since it launched in 2007, BBC iPlayer has offered viewers seven days to catch-up with their favourite BBC programmes. By increasing programme availability to...
The BBC have announced that all six episodes of Chris Lilley's new Summer Heights High spin-off Jonah from Tonga will be available on the iPlayer ahead of their BBC Three transmission. As part of an international simulcast with ABC Australia's iview, the entire series...