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Round-Up Week 20 (14-20 May 2016)

Hannah Khalil

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A round-up of 成人论坛 announcements and press releases and blogs, plus some highlights from our TV, radio and online output this week.

成人论坛 Online Review

Following a review launched last autumn by James Harding, it was confirmed that the 成人论坛’s online activities will focus on  to ensure they remain high quality and distinctive. Read the full report the. 

RAJARS

 were released on Thursday and Radio 3 achieved its highest reach in three years with 6 Music shaving another record quarter. Regionally, .

Edinburgh Festivals 2016

The - which replaces Potterrow - will launch on Friday 5 August, the opening day of the Edinburgh International Festival, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo. It will run throughout August, playing host to live and recorded TV, radio and digital programmes and content.

Awards

Seventeen-year-old cellist wins 成人论坛 Young Musician 2016.

Announcements

Drama

In news it was announced The Detectorists' Toby Jones will joins Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman in the fourth series of 成人论坛 One's sleuthing drama. Ahead of series three of the network's 成人论坛 Drama released a media pack featuring cast interviews. 

Meanwhile 成人论坛 Three announced it has acquired international drama a thrilling new high-stakes Australian drama that sees a species from ancient mythology living among humans and battling for survival in a world that wants to silence, exploit and destroy them.

Documentary

In a busy week for documentary announcements, Patrick Holland, 成人论坛 Head of Commissioning, Documentaries, introduced f It was also announced that the 成人论坛 will celebrate the Sixties with series of .

Comedy

成人论坛 Three has commissioned a second series of , the Kerry Howard and Zoe Boyle-fronted comedy.

Children's

C成人论坛 revealed a stellar line up for its TV adaptation of Jill Murphy’s as filming of the 13-part series gets underway. Also C成人论坛 and FremantleMedia Kids & Family (FMK) announced this week that Danger Mouse is returning for a second series animated adventures.

It was also announced that on 30 May British Astronaut to little ones across the country while in space, 200 miles above Earth.

Entertainment

A , featuring interviews and details of the new series was published. 

Factual

launched with a range of new online tools to mark Dementia Awareness weeks around the UK.

A brand new 成人论坛 One Daytime series hosted by Sheree Murphy, , will see 16 chefs - all with Michelin stars to their name - mentor amateur home cooks to do battle in the kitchen.

Meanwhile 成人论坛 Four revealed a brand new prime-time series, , where comedian Rhod Gilbert embarks on a road trip across the country, on a mission to find the UK’s Best Part-time Band.

Arts

to be shown in the coming months, from art historian Jacky Klein and historian and art dealer Dr Bendor Grosvenor delving deep into the storerooms of museums around the country to reveal some of the nation’s forgotten art to a behind-the-scenes look at the world of collecting and a celebration of the joy of making things by hand.

Sport

Full details of the weekend's was revealed, as well as the .

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Digital

The 成人论坛 and the Wellcome Trust have announced , a major initiative encouraging students to get involved in the UK’s biggest ever food and health survey for 12 and 13 year-olds.

Meanwhile,  has announced it’s to trial a ‘pop-up radio station’ during the autumn, offering even more choice for listeners.

International

On the second anniversary of the coup in Thailand, will be broadcasting live on Facebook, looking back at the events of 22 May 2014 and reflecting on the current situation and mood in the country.

Broadcast Highlights

Sir David Attenborough in Zoo Quest In Colour

Saturday saw the  on 成人论坛 One as well as the , Ken Bruce also followed the action live on . In a night of finals 成人论坛 Four broadcast the .

On Tuesday, 成人论坛 Four showcased , uncovering extraordinary new-found colour film of the best of David Attenborough’s early Zoo Quest adventures - first broadcast in December 1954, and with it the remarkable story of how this pioneering television series was made.

Meanwhile on Thursday in  Jeremy Paxman took an impartial look at the fundamentals of what actually goes on between the UK and the EU, in this one-hour documentary for 成人论坛 One.

On Friday  a topical, television-version of the award-winning QI podcast No Such Thing As A Fish started - and .

Meanwhile regionally on 成人论坛 One and 成人论坛 HD a new documentary aired. Performing A Midsummer Night's Dream – one of Shakespeare’s best loved comedies – a professional cast from the Royal Shakespeare Company have been touring the country, but there’s something unique about this production. Alongside the cast of professionals, six actors from a local amateur company will play the Mechanicals, a group of parts which includes the famous role of Bottom. With unprecedented access, 成人论坛 English Regions captured all of the action in nine 30-minute regional documentaries, and series producer .

On Radio Eric Satie was , from Monday to Friday on Radio 3, a new series of  began on Radio 4 on Thursday, also on Thursday on 成人论坛 Radio 5 Live Sports Extra was  - Day One, with live ball-by-ball commentary from the first day of the first test between England and Sri Lanka at Headingley.

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