News : BBC

Routledge publishes history of groundbreaking BBC Voices project

5/20/2013 4:00 AM EST - Taylor & Francis

Clive Upton, Susie Dent, David Crystal, Simon Elmes contribute to ongoing legacy and research applications of contemporary British dialects
Monday 20 May 2013 - For immediate release
Oxford, UK

Why are we so obsessed with the English language? Launched in 2005, the BBC Voices project gathered thousands of contributions to draw a diverse map of contemporary British dialects. Eight years later, Voices continues...

Doctor Who Celebrates 50th Anniversary at Vivid Sydney

5/14/2013 3:00 PM EST - Connect Communications, Inc.

Grand Facade of Customs House at Circular Quay to Showcase 3D-Mapped Projections of Doctor Who as he Travels through Space
SYDNEY, May 14, 2013 – NSW Deputy Premier and Minister for Trade and Investment, Andrew Stoner, today announced Vivid Sydney 2013 will feature a spectacular celebration of the 50thAnniversary of the legendary BBC television program, Doctor...

HDanywhere launches 4x4 Multiroom+ POE HD distribution matrix - create a smart h...

3/21/2013 7:03 AM EST - Napthine Porter

Press Contact - Alan Porter - / 07922 073208 Images can be downloaded by clicking the links at the bottom of the release 21st March 2013 - National Home Building and Renovation Show, NEC Birmingham, Stand G131 - Launched and on demonstration at the show is the new HDanywhere Multiroom + POE HD distribution Matrix. Easy to install for those who want a smart home to make the most of the...

Inspired by ‘The Polar Bear Family & Me’?

1/15/2013 7:20 AM EST - Heaven Publicity

Last week saw the BBC continue its new year wildlife scheduling with the broadcast of The Polar Bear Family & Me. The programme saw Gordon Buchanan, an experienced wildlife cameraman, track a family of polar bears over the course of year charting their trials and tribulations on Svalbard. What was most fascinating about the programme was the seemingly suicidal position Gordon got himself into in order to film a male...

Book Launch: Apollo Lunar Rover – Owners’ Workshop Manual in time for Christmas

11/21/2012 7:37 AM EST - Sister

British science writer and broadcaster, Professor Christopher Riley has written a new book on the story of the Apollo Lunar Rover – published to coincide with the 40th anniversary of the vehicle’s final drive on the Moon, in December 1972 and is the perfect alternate gift for Christmas.
Presented through the iconic Haynes – ‘owner’s workshop manual’ format it reminds readers how miraculous the LRV really was....

Suffolk company provides satellite tracking for BBC-backed expedition on life-cy...

10/8/2012 11:32 AM EST - The Bridge Marketing

Woodbridge based Navidatum Limited are providing satellite based tracking for a BBC backed expedition looking at the life-cycle of an iceberg. The company has put together a Skywave M2M satellite terminal with a bespoke battery solution which needs to withstand the tough environmental conditions that will be encountered with temperatures remaining below freezing for most of the next nine months. The presence of...

MARA PURL - Keynote Speaker for The American Heart Association's Go Red for Women Event

Author and Actress Mara Purl Provides Aha! Moment for “Go Red for Women”

9/6/2012 12:45 PM EST - Mara Purl

American Heart Association (AHA) 10th Annual Luncheon and Education Day

Mara Purl, Author and Keynote Speaker asks are you listening to your heart?
(SEPTEMBER 6, 2012 - COLORADO SPRINGS, CO) – When you look for a perfect fit, it is rare to find a more ideal pairing than the American Heart Association (AHA) and the best-selling author and actress Mara Purl who writes the Milford-Haven Novels, often nicknamed...

Panorama investigation highlights the importance of using responsible recyclers

7/18/2012 5:46 AM EST - Tyre Recovery Association

A major investigation by BBC TV’s flagship current affairs programme, Panorama, has highlighted the importance of garages, tyre retailers and vehicle dismantlers using responsible recyclers for the collection of their waste tyres.

In the programme broadcast on 16th July, it showed how large quantities of tyres are being illegally dumped each year in the UK by unscrupulous and rogue collectors, resulting in huge...

Yuri Gagarin FIRST ORBIT film to screen all 30 language versions in London at th...

3/21/2012 7:41 PM EST - Sister

First Orbit, the hit Internet film that re-creates the story of Yuri Gagarin’s pioneering spaceflight of 1961, is to receive celebratory London screenings in 30 languages beginning 12 April and through May 2012.
British independent filmmaker, Christopher Riley has teamed up with the world’s longest established space flight organisation the British Interplanetary Society to host the screenings at their central...

Internet Hit FIRST ORBIT to be released on DVD and Blu-ray

3/12/2012 4:59 PM EST - Sister

British independent filmmaker, Christopher Riley, is releasing his hit Internet film ‘First Orbit’, as a multi-language DVD and Blu-ray, in time for the global Yuri’s Night screenings, on the 12 April 2012.
Chris Riley says; “Repeated requests for translations of the film came in as soon as we premiered First Orbit on YouTube last year, so I began crowd sourcing the translations in as many languages as possible...

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