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BBC announces Chris Appleton for Strictly Come Dancing 2026
"I may know my way around a salon floor, but the dance floor is a whole different story," said Appleton
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BBC releases trailer and cast for I Kissed a Girl series 2
I Kissed a Girl series 2 will consist of 10 episodes, featuring 10 single women entering the Italian Masseria in a bid to find love
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WHAM!’s historic China trip explored in new BBC documentary featuring unseen footage
WHAM! 10 Days in China tells the story of how George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley became the first Western pop act to perform in communist China
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Madonna BBC special with Graham Norton to feature mystery guests
The BBC announcement teases “special guest” appearances, naming Madonna’s long-time collaborator Stuart Price as part of the line-up
Culture
Madonna lands BBC special with Graham Norton ahead of Confessions II release
Madonna's last public interview with Norton was in June 2019 on The Graham Norton Show
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Russell T Davies says goodbye to Doctor Who as BBC scraps Christmas special and opens show to rival bids
"And so GOODBYE from me to Doctor Who but HELLO to a big new future for the show," Davies wrote alongside a Tardis sketch
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BBC documentary to explore whether King James VI and I was gay
The Queen James documentary will draw focus to Robert Carr, Earl of Somerset, who has been described as James's favourite courtier
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BBC Tiger Island star Dan O’Neill in conversation with Riyadh Khalaf – 9 standout moments (EXCLUSIVE)
Breaking the mould as an openly gay TV biologist, O’Neill reflects on the defining moments that helped him find comfort in his sexuality and ultimately led him to a groundbreaking tiger discovery in Western Nepal
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Scott Mills’s replacement at BBC Radio 2 is confirmed
"It's been a dream to host the breakfast show since I joined Radio 2 and it feels like a bit of a full circle for me," the show's new host said
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I Kissed a Girl cast reunite to lament BBC cancellation during Lesbian Visibility Week
Amy Spalding, Thea Hallow, Fiorenza Cocozza, Cara Kinney, Georgia Robert and Naee Stoute unite in the fight for visibility
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Half Man: Richard Gadd on ‘sexuality crisis’, modern masculinity and impact of Baby Reindeer (EXCLUSIVE)
"When I was going through a sexuality crisis, feeling confused, what I felt I was missing was something on TV that represented that," says Gadd
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Baby Reindeer creator Richard Gadd releases first trailer for BBC drama Half Man
In the Half Man trailer, Gadd undergoes a physical transformation compared with his Baby Reindeer character, appearing shirtless in several intense, high-pressure scenes
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Scott Mills replaced on Race Across the World podcast following BBC termination
After being terminated from BBC amid personal conduct claims, Mills will no longer host the Race Across the World: The Detour podcast
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BBC apologises over handling of Scott Mills allegations raised last year
In a statement, the BBC acknowledged it had failed to follow up properly to allegations raised by a freelance journalist
Culture Film & TV
Sara Cox replaces Scott Mills for the BBC’s Eurovision Song Contest coverage
Mills’s removal follows reporting of a historic police investigation into allegations of “serious sexual offences” involving a teenage boy
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Scott Mills was questioned by police over alleged sexual offences involving boy under 16
The BBC confirmed yesterday (30 March) that his contract had been terminated in relation to allegations concerning “personal conduct”
Culture Film & TV
Scott Mills dismissed by BBC following ‘personal conduct’ claims
In a brief statement, the BBC said: “Scott Mills is no longer working for the BBC. We take these matters seriously and will not be commenting further"
Life
Youth MP Tom Clifton: BBC’s I Kissed a Boy axing is a step backwards for queer visibility
"Representations cannot be treated as a trend that appears briefly before being quietly removed," Clifton writes for Attitude
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Will there be a series 5 of I Kissed a Boy/Girl? Dannii Minogue speaks out after BBC cancels the gay dating show
"Who knows where the IK series will go from there," said Minogue
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BBC’s Smoggie Queens series 2 in first-look images
Monica Dolan, Amalia Vitale and Freya Parker join the cast of Smoggie Queens series 2