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BBC Performing Arts Fund

The BBC Performing Arts Fund has announced that it will be awarding up to £350,000 in grants to the dance sector in 2011 via two brand new schemes – Community Dance and Dance Fellowships.

BBC Performing Arts Fund website

BBC Press release
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BBC North arrives

The first teams have moved into the BBC buildings at MediaCityUK in Salford Quays. To mark the occasion, a new BBC North website and Twitter have been launched and Director, Peter Salmon, has posted a blog.

BBC North website

Read Peter's blog

From our blogs

Moderation and 'superinjunctions'
About the BBC
Tue, 24 May 2011 17:00:45 BST
Our next step in News blogging
The Editors
Wed, 11 May 2011 15:54:03 BST
BBC Alba on Freeview
BBC Internet blog
Tue, 24 May 2011 22:46:09 BST
Daleks on the 7th Dimension: The voice meets the philosopher
Radio 4 blog
Mon, 23 May 2011 18:29:00 BST
Windfarm Wars: Filming the renewable energy debate in Devon
TV blog
Tue, 24 May 2011 13:32:03 BST
Melvin, BBC Three Counties Radio and social media
Radio blog
Wed, 25 May 2011 13:08:35 BST

For more blogs from around the BBC, go to the Blog Network

Test Match Special returns for Summer 2011

The BBC's Test Match Special returns to Radio 5 Live Sports Extra and Radio 4 Long Wave this month with ball-by-ball commentary on England's summer matches against Sri Lanka and India.
BBC Performing Arts Fund launches two new grant schemes for dance
Wed, 25 May 2011 10:00:00 BST
Test Match Special returns for Summer 2011
Tue, 24 May 2011 13:30:00 BST
Peter Mullan launches BBC Alba's Open Your Eyes Freeview campaign
Mon, 23 May 2011 12:30:00 BST
BBC writersroom launches new competition in partnership with CBeebies
Mon, 23 May 2011 12:30:00 BST

Recent speeches by BBC executives

Danielle Nagler
Head of BBC HD and 3D

Speech to the 3D World Forum 2011

Thursday 14 April 2011
Mark Bell
Commissioning Editor, Arts

Speech to the Book Industry Conference

Monday 16 May 2011
Mark Thompson
Director-General

Speech to the National Digital Conference, London

Wednesday 11 May 2011