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href="/web/20191013024218/https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/aboutthebbc/entries/2019/10">See all posts</a> </div> <h2 class="visually-hidden">Posts</h2> <ul class="list-unstyled list-lined"> <li data-section="post" class="post br-keyline"> <div> <h3 class="beta"> <a data-bbc-title="post-title" data-bbc-container="aboutthebbc" href="/web/20191013024218/https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/aboutthebbc/entries/da032fc6-3b0c-46f7-9e38-18e6dc7f5ac5"> Round up week 41 (5 - 11 October 2019) </a> </h3> <p class="text--subtle milli no-margin"> <time datetime="2019-10-12T09:00:00+00:00"> Saturday 12 October 2019, 10:00 </time> </p><a data-section="author" class="block islet--vertical" href="/web/20191013024218/https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/aboutthebbc/authors/8ed7c897-b47b-43f9-b506-9455c07a0160" data-bbc-container="aboutthebbc" data-bbc-title="post-author"> <div class="media"> <div class="1/6 hidden visible@bpw media__img"><img class="image lazyload" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/112x63/p07pq1fy.jpg" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/112x63/p07pq1fy.jpg 112w" data-sizes="auto" alt=""></div> <div class="media__body"> <p class="no-margin delta">Rasheada Morris</p><p class="no-margin"><span class="br-page-text-ontext">Communications Trainee</span></p> </div> </div> </a> <div class="component"> <img class="image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/320xn/p07q45k3.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/80xn/p07q45k3.jpg 80w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/160xn/p07q45k3.jpg 160w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/320xn/p07q45k3.jpg 320w, 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ground-breaking comedy show celebrates its 50th anniversary.</p> <h2>The Wall</h2> <p>Hosted by EastEnders star Danny Dyer, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218/https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/mediapacks/the-wall">The Wall</a> is the ultimate combination of strategy, knowledge and luck and will see the questions voiced by TV legend, Angela Rippon.</p> <p><strong>Radio</strong></p> <p>BBC Radio 2 announces <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218/https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2019/rylan-karaoke-challenge">Rylan’s 24 hour karaoke challenge</a> for BBC Children in Need.<br/><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218/https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2019/any-questions">Chris Mason</a> is the next host of Radio 4’s Any Questions?<br/>BBC Radio 3 launches <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218/https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2019/bbc-radio-3-launches-sound-of-gaming">Sound Of Gaming</a> with Bafta award-winner Jessica Curry.<br/><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218/https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2019/ulster-new-schedule">BBC Radio Ulster</a> reveals the remainder of its new schedule changes.<br/>All new schedule of presenters for <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218/https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2019/schedule-presenters-radio-1">BBC Radio 1 this Christmas</a>.</p> <p><strong>Comedy</strong></p> <p>Casting announced for new BBC One Comedy <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218/https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2019/bumps-casting">Playhouse Bumps</a>.<br/>New comedy series <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218/https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2019/semi-detached">Semi-Detached</a> comes to BBC Two.</p> <p><strong>Factual</strong></p> <p>BBC Four commemorates the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218/https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2019/bbc-four-commemorates-the-fall-of-the-berlin-wall">fall of the Berlin Wall</a>.</p> <p><strong>Drama</strong></p> <p>Ardal O’Hanlon waves goodbye…</p> </div> <p> <a data-bbc-title="post-read-more" data-bbc-container="aboutthebbc" data-link="read-more" href="/web/20191013024218/https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/aboutthebbc/entries/da032fc6-3b0c-46f7-9e38-18e6dc7f5ac5">Read more</a> </p> <div class="islet--vertical text--shout"> <a class="blogscomments-link" href="/web/20191013024218/https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/aboutthebbc/entries/da032fc6-3b0c-46f7-9e38-18e6dc7f5ac5#comments" data-bbc-container="aboutthebbc" data-bbc-title="post-comments"> <svg class="gelicon gelicon--text-base gelicon--comments"><use xlink:href="/web/20191013024218im_/https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/aboutthebbc#gelicon--basics--comments"/></svg> Comments </a> </div> </div> </li> <li data-section="post" class="post br-keyline"> <div> <h3 class="beta"> <a data-bbc-title="post-title" data-bbc-container="aboutthebbc" href="/web/20191013024218/https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/aboutthebbc/entries/eb2042bd-efb8-4ee9-a45a-65f63b2f9ab7"> Horn Of Africa adoption season: reuniting families </a> </h3> <p class="text--subtle milli no-margin"> <time datetime="2019-10-11T13:45:00+00:00"> Friday 11 October 2019, 14:45 </time> </p><a data-section="author" class="block islet--vertical" href="/web/20191013024218/https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/aboutthebbc/authors/fcda660e-639e-4254-9718-bcffe2df04ba" data-bbc-container="aboutthebbc" data-bbc-title="post-author"> <div class="media"> <div class="1/6 hidden visible@bpw media__img"><img class="image lazyload" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/112x63/p00km646.jpg" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/112x63/p00km646.jpg 112w" data-sizes="auto" alt=""></div> <div class="media__body"> <p class="no-margin delta">Meheretselassie Mokonnen</p><p class="no-margin"><span class="br-page-text-ontext">Journalist, BBC Horn Of Africa</span></p> </div> </div> </a> <div class="component prose"> <p><strong>The BBC’s Horn of Africa language services (Afaan Oromo, Amharic and Tigrinya) featured an adoption season as part of their unique coverage - here, journalist Meheretselassie Mokonnen gives a glimpse into the stories they showcased.</strong></p> <p>It can’t just be the 50% DNA we share with our parents that make up the spirit of being a family. I believe the experiences within a family play a significant role- like teething, report card days, birthdays and so on. By this equation, regardless of DNA, we can make family of anyone as long as there are shared moments together.</p> <p>But, what happens when you never choose to be parted with those who gave birth to you? This is just one of the questions we explored in our <em>Adoption Season.</em> Imagine being a part of a family with whom you have no blood relationship with? If you are an adoptee, you might always be wondering, longing, questioning- who are my birth parents? Why did they give me up?</p> <h2>Reconnecting families</h2> </div> <div class="component"> <img class="image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/320xn/p07q2v07.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/80xn/p07q2v07.jpg 80w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/160xn/p07q2v07.jpg 160w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/320xn/p07q2v07.jpg 320w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/480xn/p07q2v07.jpg 480w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/640xn/p07q2v07.jpg 640w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/768xn/p07q2v07.jpg 768w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/896xn/p07q2v07.jpg 896w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/1008xn/p07q2v07.jpg 1008w" sizes="(min-width: 63em) 613px, (min-width: 48.125em) 66.666666666667vw, 100vw" alt=""></div> <div class="component prose"> <p>It was thanks to a Twitter post that I…</p> </div> <p> <a data-bbc-title="post-read-more" data-bbc-container="aboutthebbc" data-link="read-more" href="/web/20191013024218/https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/aboutthebbc/entries/eb2042bd-efb8-4ee9-a45a-65f63b2f9ab7">Read more</a> </p> <div class="islet--vertical text--shout"> <a class="blogscomments-link" href="/web/20191013024218/https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/aboutthebbc/entries/eb2042bd-efb8-4ee9-a45a-65f63b2f9ab7#comments" data-bbc-container="aboutthebbc" data-bbc-title="post-comments"> <svg class="gelicon gelicon--text-base gelicon--comments"><use xlink:href="/web/20191013024218im_/https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/aboutthebbc#gelicon--basics--comments"/></svg> Comments </a> </div> </div> </li> <li data-section="post" class="post br-keyline"> <div> <h3 class="beta"> <a data-bbc-title="post-title" data-bbc-container="aboutthebbc" href="/web/20191013024218/https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/aboutthebbc/entries/2a77e38b-4d74-485e-b530-6ba00b07d67f"> BBC iplayer Highlights 12 - 18 October 2019 </a> </h3> <p class="text--subtle milli no-margin"> <time datetime="2019-10-10T08:00:00+00:00"> Thursday 10 October 2019, 09:00 </time> </p><a data-section="author" class="block islet--vertical" href="/web/20191013024218/https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/aboutthebbc/authors/a85738d8-bb18-4a7c-8418-68db6a47661f" data-bbc-container="aboutthebbc" data-bbc-title="post-author"> <div class="media"> <div class="1/6 hidden visible@bpw media__img"><img class="image lazyload" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/112x63/p05bcmmh.jpg" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/112x63/p05bcmmh.jpg 112w" data-sizes="auto" alt=""></div> <div class="media__body"> <p class="no-margin delta">Richard Bell</p><p class="no-margin"><span class="br-page-text-ontext">Publicist, Digital Communications</span></p> </div> </div> </a> <div class="component"> <img class="image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/320xn/p05bj580.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/80xn/p05bj580.jpg 80w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/160xn/p05bj580.jpg 160w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/320xn/p05bj580.jpg 320w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/480xn/p05bj580.jpg 480w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/640xn/p05bj580.jpg 640w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/768xn/p05bj580.jpg 768w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/896xn/p05bj580.jpg 896w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/1008xn/p05bj580.jpg 1008w" sizes="(min-width: 63em) 613px, (min-width: 48.125em) 66.666666666667vw, 100vw" alt=""></div> <div class="component prose"> <p>A quick round up of what's new this week on BBC iPlayer, programmes that are about to become unavailable, plus some hidden gems you might have missed.</p> </div> <div class="component"> <img class="image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/320xn/p059qsrg.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/80xn/p059qsrg.jpg 80w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/160xn/p059qsrg.jpg 160w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/320xn/p059qsrg.jpg 320w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/480xn/p059qsrg.jpg 480w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/640xn/p059qsrg.jpg 640w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/768xn/p059qsrg.jpg 768w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/896xn/p059qsrg.jpg 896w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/1008xn/p059qsrg.jpg 1008w" sizes="(min-width: 63em) 613px, (min-width: 48.125em) 66.666666666667vw, 100vw" alt=""></div> <div class="component"> <img class="image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/320xn/p07pcgfl.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/80xn/p07pcgfl.jpg 80w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/160xn/p07pcgfl.jpg 160w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/320xn/p07pcgfl.jpg 320w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/480xn/p07pcgfl.jpg 480w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/640xn/p07pcgfl.jpg 640w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/768xn/p07pcgfl.jpg 768w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/896xn/p07pcgfl.jpg 896w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/1008xn/p07pcgfl.jpg 1008w" sizes="(min-width: 63em) 613px, (min-width: 48.125em) 66.666666666667vw, 100vw" alt=""></div> <div class="component prose"> <p><strong>BBC One</strong></p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07bvx36">The Wall</a> - Sat 12 Oct<br/><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218/https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/search?q=dublin+murders">Dublin Murders</a> - Mon 14 Oct<br/><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0009f7v">Hindus: Caste and Me</a> - Sun 13 Oct<br/><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218/https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b04xd2nw/still-open-all-hours">Still Open All Hours</a> - Fri 18 Oct</p> <p><strong>BBC Two</strong></p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218/https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/search?q=mark+ronson%3A+from+the+heart">Mark Ronson: From the heart</a> - Sat 12 Oct<br/><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218/https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/search?q=rugby+super+league+play+offs">Rugby League Super League Play Offs</a> - Sun 13 Oct<br/><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218/https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/search?q=giri+haji">Giri/Haji</a> - Thu 17 Oct<br/><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218/https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctwo">Even Later... With Jools Holland and Mark Ronson</a> - Fri 18 Oct</p> <p><strong>BBC Three</strong></p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218/https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/search?q=Inside+the+Cage%3A+The+rise+of+female+fighters">Inside the Cage: The rise of female fighters</a> - Mon 14 Oct</p> <p><strong>BBC Four</strong></p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218/https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour">Spiral 57</a> - Sat 12 Oct<br/><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218/https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b006mk7h/the-sky-at-night">The Sky at Night</a> - Sun 13 Oct<br/><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218/https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/search?q=France+1939%3A+One+Last+Summer">France 1939: One…</a></p> </div> <p> <a data-bbc-title="post-read-more" data-bbc-container="aboutthebbc" data-link="read-more" href="/web/20191013024218/https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/aboutthebbc/entries/2a77e38b-4d74-485e-b530-6ba00b07d67f">Read more</a> </p> <div class="islet--vertical text--shout"> <a class="blogscomments-link" href="/web/20191013024218/https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/aboutthebbc/entries/2a77e38b-4d74-485e-b530-6ba00b07d67f#comments" data-bbc-container="aboutthebbc" data-bbc-title="post-comments"> <svg class="gelicon gelicon--text-base gelicon--comments"><use xlink:href="/web/20191013024218im_/https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/aboutthebbc#gelicon--basics--comments"/></svg> Comments </a> </div> </div> </li> <li data-section="post" class="post br-keyline"> <div> <h3 class="beta"> <a data-bbc-title="post-title" data-bbc-container="aboutthebbc" href="/web/20191013024218/https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/aboutthebbc/entries/ba37d6b5-59fd-470d-9da2-dec1b45b8bd5"> Further update on the BBC and TuneIn </a> </h3> <p class="text--subtle milli no-margin"> <time datetime="2019-10-09T11:30:00+00:00"> Wednesday 09 October 2019, 12:30 </time> </p><a data-section="author" class="block islet--vertical" href="/web/20191013024218/https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/aboutthebbc/authors/b3db991f-701a-45c4-ae98-e2c4a4899a41" data-bbc-container="aboutthebbc" data-bbc-title="post-author"> <div class="media"> <div class="1/6 hidden visible@bpw media__img"><img class="image lazyload" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/112x63/p00km646.jpg" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/112x63/p00km646.jpg 112w" data-sizes="auto" alt=""></div> <div class="media__body"> <p class="no-margin delta">Kieran Clifton</p><p class="no-margin"><span class="br-page-text-ontext">Director, BBC Distribution & Business Development</span></p> </div> </div> </a> <div class="component prose"> <p><strong>Thanks to everyone for your comments so far. It’s been really helpful to read your questions and feedback <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218/https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/aboutthebbc/entries/45fa0731-189c-43eb-8e4f-3071b8384895">following the changes we made on some TuneIn platforms</a>. Please be assured, we are listening.</strong></p> <p>The first thing we need to look at is functionality connected with Amazon Alexa devices. We know it’s annoying that features such as the alarm and multi-room for instance don’t work anymore. We have been talking to Amazon about adding these features to our skill for many months - but we were told they wouldn’t enable them. And, since we don’t have access to usage stats, it was difficult to…</p> </div> <p> <a data-bbc-title="post-read-more" data-bbc-container="aboutthebbc" data-link="read-more" href="/web/20191013024218/https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/aboutthebbc/entries/ba37d6b5-59fd-470d-9da2-dec1b45b8bd5">Read more</a> </p> <div class="islet--vertical text--shout"> <a class="blogscomments-link" href="/web/20191013024218/https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/aboutthebbc/entries/ba37d6b5-59fd-470d-9da2-dec1b45b8bd5#comments" data-bbc-container="aboutthebbc" data-bbc-title="post-comments"> <svg class="gelicon gelicon--text-base gelicon--comments"><use xlink:href="/web/20191013024218im_/https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/aboutthebbc#gelicon--basics--comments"/></svg> Comments </a> </div> </div> </li> <li data-section="post" class="post br-keyline"> <div> <h3 class="beta"> <a data-bbc-title="post-title" data-bbc-container="aboutthebbc" href="/web/20191013024218/https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/aboutthebbc/entries/9313af41-3e3b-4595-a0f4-11c448af2653"> Alan Davey on new Radio 3 programme, Sound of Gaming </a> </h3> <p class="text--subtle milli no-margin"> <time datetime="2019-10-09T07:00:00+00:00"> Wednesday 09 October 2019, 08:00 </time> </p><a data-section="author" class="block islet--vertical" href="/web/20191013024218/https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/aboutthebbc/authors/fcee260d-1829-44dc-a97f-2566cd1edc2c" data-bbc-container="aboutthebbc" data-bbc-title="post-author"> <div class="media"> <div class="1/6 hidden visible@bpw media__img"><img class="image lazyload" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/112x63/p05w5xdn.jpg" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/112x63/p05w5xdn.jpg 112w" data-sizes="auto" alt=""></div> <div class="media__body"> <p class="no-margin delta">Alan Davey</p><p class="no-margin"><span class="br-page-text-ontext">Controller, BBC Radio 3</span></p> </div> </div> </a> <div class="component"> <img class="image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/320xn/p07qfxw2.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/80xn/p07qfxw2.jpg 80w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/160xn/p07qfxw2.jpg 160w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/320xn/p07qfxw2.jpg 320w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/480xn/p07qfxw2.jpg 480w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/640xn/p07qfxw2.jpg 640w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/768xn/p07qfxw2.jpg 768w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/896xn/p07qfxw2.jpg 896w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/1008xn/p07qfxw2.jpg 1008w" sizes="(min-width: 63em) 613px, (min-width: 48.125em) 66.666666666667vw, 100vw" alt=""></div> <div class="component prose"> <p><strong>BBC Radio 3 is about creating a space where people can discover new things, including things they may not have known they were interested in. They may come for one thing, but discover another. Keeping that sense of discovery and genre fluidity possible is behind some of the schedule changes we have made recently.</strong></p> <p>Radio 3 is a music and arts station with a pioneering spirit at our core. Though…</p> </div> <p> <a data-bbc-title="post-read-more" data-bbc-container="aboutthebbc" data-link="read-more" href="/web/20191013024218/https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/aboutthebbc/entries/9313af41-3e3b-4595-a0f4-11c448af2653">Read more</a> </p> <div class="islet--vertical text--shout"> <a class="blogscomments-link" href="/web/20191013024218/https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/aboutthebbc/entries/9313af41-3e3b-4595-a0f4-11c448af2653#comments" data-bbc-container="aboutthebbc" data-bbc-title="post-comments"> <svg class="gelicon gelicon--text-base gelicon--comments"><use xlink:href="/web/20191013024218im_/https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/aboutthebbc#gelicon--basics--comments"/></svg> Comments </a> </div> </div> </li> <li data-section="post" class="post br-keyline"> <div> <h3 class="beta"> <a data-bbc-title="post-title" data-bbc-container="aboutthebbc" href="/web/20191013024218/https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/aboutthebbc/entries/65255eeb-f207-4bba-b5ab-1232b4624e71"> What is… Giri/Haji </a> </h3> <p class="text--subtle milli no-margin"> <time datetime="2019-10-08T12:00:00+00:00"> Tuesday 08 October 2019, 13:00 </time> </p><a data-section="author" class="block islet--vertical" href="/web/20191013024218/https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/aboutthebbc/authors/8ed7c897-b47b-43f9-b506-9455c07a0160" data-bbc-container="aboutthebbc" data-bbc-title="post-author"> <div class="media"> <div class="1/6 hidden visible@bpw media__img"><img class="image lazyload" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/112x63/p07pq1fy.jpg" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/112x63/p07pq1fy.jpg 112w" data-sizes="auto" alt=""></div> <div class="media__body"> <p class="no-margin delta">Rasheada Morris</p><p class="no-margin"><span class="br-page-text-ontext">Communications Trainee</span></p> </div> </div> </a> <div class="component"> <p class="inline">Tagged with:</p> <ul class="list-unstyled inline list--comma"> <li><a data-bbc-container="aboutthebbc" data-bbc-title="post-tag" href="/web/20191013024218/https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/aboutthebbc/tags/what-is">What is</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="component"> <img class="image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/320xn/p07pqpk3.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/80xn/p07pqpk3.jpg 80w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/160xn/p07pqpk3.jpg 160w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/320xn/p07pqpk3.jpg 320w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/480xn/p07pqpk3.jpg 480w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/640xn/p07pqpk3.jpg 640w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/768xn/p07pqpk3.jpg 768w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/896xn/p07pqpk3.jpg 896w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/1008xn/p07pqpk3.jpg 1008w" sizes="(min-width: 63em) 613px, (min-width: 48.125em) 66.666666666667vw, 100vw" alt=""></div> <div class="component prose"> <p>Giri/Haji is the new gripping crime thriller produced by the makers of Chernobyl.</p> <p>Giri/Haji focuses on a murder that spans two continents and two cities, London and Tokyo. Tokyo detective Kenzo travels to London to investigate the murder, but finds that the investigation spirals into a series of crazy events, events that include his estranged brother. </p> <h2>Who’s in Giri/Haji</h2> </div> <div class="component"> <img class="image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/320xn/p07psxvx.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/80xn/p07psxvx.jpg 80w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/160xn/p07psxvx.jpg 160w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/320xn/p07psxvx.jpg 320w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/480xn/p07psxvx.jpg 480w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/640xn/p07psxvx.jpg 640w, 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data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/112x63/p07pq1fy.jpg" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/112x63/p07pq1fy.jpg 112w" data-sizes="auto" alt=""></div> <div class="media__body"> <p class="no-margin delta">Rasheada Morris</p><p class="no-margin"><span class="br-page-text-ontext">Communications Trainee</span></p> </div> </div> </a> <div class="component"> <img class="image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/320xn/p07pt0qn.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/80xn/p07pt0qn.jpg 80w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/160xn/p07pt0qn.jpg 160w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/320xn/p07pt0qn.jpg 320w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/480xn/p07pt0qn.jpg 480w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/640xn/p07pt0qn.jpg 640w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/768xn/p07pt0qn.jpg 768w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/896xn/p07pt0qn.jpg 896w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/1008xn/p07pt0qn.jpg 1008w" sizes="(min-width: 63em) 613px, (min-width: 48.125em) 66.666666666667vw, 100vw" alt=""></div> <div class="component prose"> <h2>Giri/Haji (Duty/Shame)</h2> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218/https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/mediapacks/girihaji">Giri/Haji (Duty/Shame), </a>a soulful thriller that explores the butterfly effect of one murder upon two very different cities, sees celebrated Japanese stars Takehiro Hira and Yosuke Kubozuka leading the Japanese cast.</p> <h2>Passports at the ready as brand new show Take Off With Bradley And Holly lands this Christmas on BBC One </h2> <p>Bradley Walsh and Holly Willoughby will be spreading…</p> </div> <p> <a data-bbc-title="post-read-more" data-bbc-container="aboutthebbc" data-link="read-more" href="/web/20191013024218/https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/aboutthebbc/entries/c120b84b-8260-4435-b9d4-c2f6eb928278">Read more</a> </p> <div class="islet--vertical text--shout"> <a class="blogscomments-link" href="/web/20191013024218/https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/aboutthebbc/entries/c120b84b-8260-4435-b9d4-c2f6eb928278#comments" data-bbc-container="aboutthebbc" data-bbc-title="post-comments"> <svg class="gelicon gelicon--text-base gelicon--comments"><use xlink:href="/web/20191013024218im_/https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/aboutthebbc#gelicon--basics--comments"/></svg> Comments </a> </div> </div> </li> <li data-section="post" class="post br-keyline"> <div> <h3 class="beta"> <a data-bbc-title="post-title" data-bbc-container="aboutthebbc" href="/web/20191013024218/https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/aboutthebbc/entries/b793b8de-2413-4505-b293-63eccd67274b"> BBC iPlayer Highlights 5 -11 October 2019 </a> </h3> <p class="text--subtle milli no-margin"> <time datetime="2019-10-03T08:00:00+00:00"> Thursday 03 October 2019, 09:00 </time> </p><a data-section="author" class="block islet--vertical" href="/web/20191013024218/https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/aboutthebbc/authors/a85738d8-bb18-4a7c-8418-68db6a47661f" data-bbc-container="aboutthebbc" data-bbc-title="post-author"> <div class="media"> <div class="1/6 hidden visible@bpw media__img"><img class="image lazyload" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/112x63/p05bcmmh.jpg" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/112x63/p05bcmmh.jpg 112w" data-sizes="auto" alt=""></div> <div class="media__body"> <p class="no-margin delta">Richard Bell</p><p class="no-margin"><span class="br-page-text-ontext">Publicist, Digital Communications</span></p> </div> </div> </a> <div class="component"> <img class="image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/320xn/p05bj580.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/80xn/p05bj580.jpg 80w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/160xn/p05bj580.jpg 160w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/320xn/p05bj580.jpg 320w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/480xn/p05bj580.jpg 480w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/640xn/p05bj580.jpg 640w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/768xn/p05bj580.jpg 768w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/896xn/p05bj580.jpg 896w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/1008xn/p05bj580.jpg 1008w" sizes="(min-width: 63em) 613px, (min-width: 48.125em) 66.666666666667vw, 100vw" alt=""></div> <div class="component prose"> <p>A quick round up of what's new this week on BBC iPlayer, programmes that are about to become unavailable, plus some hidden gems you might have missed.</p> </div> <div class="component"> <img class="image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/320xn/p059qsrg.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/80xn/p059qsrg.jpg 80w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/160xn/p059qsrg.jpg 160w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/320xn/p059qsrg.jpg 320w, 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https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/320xn/p03m5tr8.jpg 320w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/480xn/p03m5tr8.jpg 480w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/640xn/p03m5tr8.jpg 640w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/768xn/p03m5tr8.jpg 768w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/896xn/p03m5tr8.jpg 896w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/1008xn/p03m5tr8.jpg 1008w" sizes="(min-width: 63em) 613px, (min-width: 48.125em) 66.666666666667vw, 100vw" alt=""></div> <p> <a data-bbc-title="post-read-more" data-bbc-container="aboutthebbc" data-link="read-more" href="/web/20191013024218/https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/aboutthebbc/entries/b793b8de-2413-4505-b293-63eccd67274b">Read more</a> </p> <div class="islet--vertical text--shout"> <a class="blogscomments-link" href="/web/20191013024218/https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/aboutthebbc/entries/b793b8de-2413-4505-b293-63eccd67274b#comments" data-bbc-container="aboutthebbc" data-bbc-title="post-comments"> <svg class="gelicon gelicon--text-base gelicon--comments"><use xlink:href="/web/20191013024218im_/https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/aboutthebbc#gelicon--basics--comments"/></svg> Comments </a> </div> </div> </li> <li data-section="post" class="post br-keyline"> <div> <h3 class="beta"> <a data-bbc-title="post-title" data-bbc-container="aboutthebbc" href="/web/20191013024218/https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/aboutthebbc/entries/45fa0731-189c-43eb-8e4f-3071b8384895"> An update on the BBC and TuneIn </a> </h3> <p class="text--subtle milli no-margin"> <time datetime="2019-10-02T18:59:54+00:00"> Wednesday 02 October 2019, 19:59 </time> </p><a data-section="author" class="block islet--vertical" href="/web/20191013024218/https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/aboutthebbc/authors/b3db991f-701a-45c4-ae98-e2c4a4899a41" data-bbc-container="aboutthebbc" data-bbc-title="post-author"> <div class="media"> <div class="1/6 hidden visible@bpw media__img"><img class="image lazyload" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/112x63/p00km646.jpg" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/112x63/p00km646.jpg 112w" data-sizes="auto" alt=""></div> <div class="media__body"> <p class="no-margin delta">Kieran Clifton</p><p class="no-margin"><span class="br-page-text-ontext">Director, BBC Distribution & Business Development</span></p> </div> </div> </a> <div class="component prose"> <p><strong>Following the roll-out of changes to how you access live BBC radio on TuneIn on some platforms in the UK, I wanted to get in touch to address some of the comments and questions you had.</strong></p> <p>Firstly, it’s worth saying again that we don’t make these sorts of changes lightly - and that’s why we’ve tried to do this in a way that causes the least disruption for you. For platforms on which the majority of TuneIn listening takes place, there are alternative, convenient ways to listen to the BBC’s radio stations - whether that’s on BBC Sounds or through the BBC’s custom skill , for those of you with…</p> </div> <p> <a data-bbc-title="post-read-more" data-bbc-container="aboutthebbc" data-link="read-more" href="/web/20191013024218/https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/aboutthebbc/entries/45fa0731-189c-43eb-8e4f-3071b8384895">Read more</a> </p> <div class="islet--vertical text--shout"> <a class="blogscomments-link" href="/web/20191013024218/https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/aboutthebbc/entries/45fa0731-189c-43eb-8e4f-3071b8384895#comments" data-bbc-container="aboutthebbc" data-bbc-title="post-comments"> <svg class="gelicon gelicon--text-base gelicon--comments"><use xlink:href="/web/20191013024218im_/https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/aboutthebbc#gelicon--basics--comments"/></svg> Comments </a> </div> </div> </li> <li data-section="post" class="post br-keyline"> <div> <h3 class="beta"> <a data-bbc-title="post-title" data-bbc-container="aboutthebbc" href="/web/20191013024218/https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/aboutthebbc/entries/ab5179a2-d7c7-4a1c-bfd1-202956090374"> Round up week 39 (21-27 September 2019) </a> </h3> <p class="text--subtle milli no-margin"> <time datetime="2019-09-28T09:00:00+00:00"> Saturday 28 September 2019, 10:00 </time> </p><a data-section="author" class="block islet--vertical" href="/web/20191013024218/https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/aboutthebbc/authors/9c54bd18-9929-4c2a-bddf-3ec283585e1f" data-bbc-container="aboutthebbc" data-bbc-title="post-author"> <div class="media"> <div class="1/6 hidden visible@bpw media__img"><img class="image lazyload" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/112x63/p06t1dk2.jpg" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/112x63/p06t1dk2.jpg 112w" data-sizes="auto" alt=""></div> <div class="media__body"> <p class="no-margin delta">Matt Seel</p><p class="no-margin"><span class="br-page-text-ontext">Digital Content Producer, About the BBC</span></p> </div> </div> </a> <div class="component"> <img class="image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/320xn/p07pc8yc.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/80xn/p07pc8yc.jpg 80w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/160xn/p07pc8yc.jpg 160w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/320xn/p07pc8yc.jpg 320w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/480xn/p07pc8yc.jpg 480w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/640xn/p07pc8yc.jpg 640w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/768xn/p07pc8yc.jpg 768w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/896xn/p07pc8yc.jpg 896w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/1008xn/p07pc8yc.jpg 1008w" sizes="(min-width: 63em) 613px, (min-width: 48.125em) 66.666666666667vw, 100vw" alt=""></div> <div class="component prose"> <h2>Sir Elton John on the BBC this autumn</h2> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218/https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2019/elton-john">Graham Norton will interview Elton John in a BBC One world exclusive</a> entertainment special Elton John: Uncensored, which was recorded in the South of France in August.</p> <h2>Jesy Nelson: Odd One Out breaks record for BBC Three</h2> <p>Following its launch on BBC Three at 10am on Thursday 12 September, according to seven day data, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191013024218/https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2019/jesy-nelson-record">Jesy Nelson: Odd One Out has become 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