Watch: Celebrity Traitors cast in BBC’s dramatic first-look teaser

The Celebrity Traitors’ full cast was finally confirmed by the BBC in a dramatic teaser clip on Tuesday, 13 May. Host Claudia Winkleman returns to castle with an all-star line-up including stars such as actors Ruth Codd and Celia Imrie and YouTuber Niko Omilana. The celebrities will compete against each other as Faithfuls and Traitors … Read more

Police watchdog complains to Ofcom over BBC’s Panorama on Chris Kaba

A police watchdog has complained to Ofcom over an episode of Panorama about the shooting of Chris Kaba. The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) went to the broadcasting watchdog after its request for a public apology from the BBC went unmet, after the programme initially aired without including the IOPC’s statement in response to … Read more

BBC’s biggest drama ‘to return’ after final episode left fans ‘deflated’

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on the American women fighting … Read more

BBC’s most successful drama series ‘to return’ after leaving fans ‘deflated’

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on the American women fighting … Read more

‘Then, the phone rang’: BBC’s Mark Lowen on being deported from Turkey

‘We’re trying to bring democracy back’: BBC reporter speaks to protesters on the ground in Istanbul I had just sent my family a message saying how happy I was to be back in Turkey, where I used to live, and how it felt like coming home. Then, the phone in my hotel room rang. “We … Read more

BBC’s Blue Peter ends live episodes after 67 years

Paul Glynn Culture reporter BBC Blue Peter presenters (left to right) Mwaka Mudenda, Joel Mawhinney and Abby Cook alongside Henry the dog Blue Peter, the longest-running children’s show in the world, has recorded its final live episode as the show moves to a pre-recorded format, the BBC has confirmed. The corporation said the magazine show, … Read more

Oscar-winning star ‘will appear’ on BBC’s Celebrity Apprentice

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on the American women fighting … Read more