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Global citizenship a growing sentiment among citizens of emerging economies shows global poll for BBC World Service (BBC - British Broadcasting Corporation)

Edit Public Technologies 28 Apr 2016
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BBC Should Be Sold Off to Investors, U.K. Think Tank Says

Edit Bloomberg 28 Apr 2016
The London-based group, the Institute of Economic Affairs, said in a report published Thursday that the funding model for the BBC -- a license fee paid by U.K ... “The BBC is fast becoming a minnow in international broadcasting, communication and the entertainment world as a whole,” the institute said ... BBC, argued against slimming the broadcaster....

Joan Armatrading wins lifetime achievement gong at BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards

Edit Belfast Telegraph 28 Apr 2016
Musician Joan Armatrading rocked the Royal Albert Hall as she received her lifetime achievement accolade at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards ... Now in its 17th year, the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards also saw the late Sandy Denny inducted into the hall of fame ... The annual BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award, which has been finding and championing young folk talent for 18 years, was keenly contested....

BBC and Netflix team up for new Watership Down production

Edit The Guardian 28 Apr 2016
A new BBC adaptation of Watership Down will feature John Boyega, the actor who sprang to fame in the new Star Wars film, in an all-star cast including James McAvoy, Ben Kingsley and Gemma Arterton ... A co-production with House of Cards broadcaster Netflix and with a budget understood to be close to £20m, it is the BBC’s biggest joint venture with the US video-on-demand service to date ... BBC Drama commissioning editor Matthew Read said....

Star Wars' John Boyega and X-Men's James McAvoy jump aboard Netflix and BBC One's Watership Down

Edit Digital Spy 28 Apr 2016
BBC One and Netflix have drafted an all-star cast for their four-episode animated version of Richard Adams's 1972 novel about rabbits on the run ... (Watership Down, 1978)​ BBC drama's commissioning editor Matthew Read announced....

James McAvoy, John Boyega, Nicholas Hoult Join Netflix-BBC’s ‘Watership Down’

Edit Variety 28 Apr 2016
LONDON — James McAvoy, John Boyega, Nicholas Hoult and Ben Kingsley have joined the voice-cast of Netflix-BBC animated TV miniseries “Watership Down,” based on Richard Adams’ novel. The four-part show, which will be finished next year, will be available worldwide, outside of the U.K., on Netflix, and on BBC One in the U.K. Set in... Read more » ... ....

John Boyega, Nicholas Hoult, James McAvoy Join Netflix, BBC’s ‘Watership Down’

Edit IMDb 28 Apr 2016
Netflix and BBC have teamed up to produce a four-hour miniseries adaptation of Richard Adams’ classic novel “Watership ......

Graham Rowntree: New Harlequins forwards coach 'craved' return

Edit BBC News 28 Apr 2016
Graham Rowntree said he had been "craving" a return to coaching, after being named as the new forwards coach at Harlequins ... Rowntree, 45, told BBC 5 live he was "excited" by his new job ... "It's the start of a new adventure." ... Find out more. Top Stories ... BBC offers extensive coverage on TV, radio and online ... Run by the BBC and partners Find ways to get active near you. ... For more ideas, information and inspiration, visit bbc.co.uk/getinspired....

Migrant Crisis: Changing attitudes of a German city

Edit BBC News 28 Apr 2016
In the six months since BBC News first visited Oberhausen, the mood here has changed ... A BBC team first visited in October 2015 and has returned to speak to aid workers, residents and the asylum seekers themselves ... How was Oberhausen coping when the BBC visited in 2015? ... "We are on top of the situation ... iFrame ... Source ... Since the BBC's last visit to Oberhausen, her class has grown from 10 to 34 pupils from nine different countries ... ....

Identity 2016: 'Global citizenship' rising, poll suggests

Edit BBC News 28 Apr 2016
Media captionA collection of videos submitted by BBC viewers, explaining their identity, and what is shaping who they are. People are increasingly identifying themselves as global rather than national citizens, according to a BBC World Service poll ... As people become increasingly connected and more mobile, the BBC is exploring how identities are changing....

Netflix, Boyega, Hoult, McAvoy join 'Watership Down'

Edit Screen Daily 28 Apr 2016
Netflix has boarded BBC1’s remake of classic children’s novel Watership Down ... “We jumped at the chance to get in early and work alongside the BBC and 42 to bring this classic English tale to our members around the world ... Executive producers are Rory Aitken, Josh Varney, Ben Pugh and Eleanor Moran for 42, Noam Murro for Biscuit Films, and Matthew Read for BBC ... ....

Netflix, John Boyega, James McAvoy join 'Watership Down'

Edit Screen Daily 28 Apr 2016
Netflix has boarded BBC1’s remake of classic children’s novel Watership Down ... “We jumped at the chance to get in early and work alongside the BBC and 42 to bring this classic English tale to our members around the world ... Executive producers are Rory Aitken, Josh Varney, Ben Pugh and Eleanor Moran for 42, Noam Murro for Biscuit Films, and Matthew Read for BBC ... ....

D'Souza, a charismatic television man with a passion for sport

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 28 Apr 2016
He started his BBC career in Manchester working on A Question Of Sport and went on to the diverse world of Janet Street Porter's DEF II youth television department ... Starting as a researcher on BBC's A Question Of Sport, he moved to Manchester in 1988 ... They married in 1992. In 1996, with BBC North in decline, the D'Souzas decided to emigrate to Australia to offer their children a better life in the sunshine away from the Manchester rain....
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