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Wimbledon 2011 on the BBC

In this the 125th year of Wimbledon and the first ever for the BBC in 3D, the BBC continues to bring viewers all the colour and action from SW19 with live and exclusive coverage of the 2011 Championships.

BBC press release

BBC's Wimbledon website
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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

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

BBC launches Music Nation

The BBC announces Music Nation, a weekend of live music events taking place across the UK on 3 and 4 March 2012, with related performances and community activities in the week leading up to the London 2012 Festival.
BBC Two Summer and Autumn 2011 – season pack and showreel
Wed, 22 June 2011 11:00:00 BST
Professor Brian Cox returns with unplugged lecture for BBC Two
Wed, 22 June 2011 11:00:00 BST
New drama series for BBC Two from Stephen Poliakoff, Dancing On The Edge
Wed, 22 June 2011 11:00:00 BST
Alexander Armstrong hosts BBC One's new comedy entertainment show, Epic Win
Tue, 21 June 2011 11:00:00 BST

Recent speeches by BBC executives

Helen Boaden
Director, BBC News

Value of Journalism speech

Friday 10 June 2011
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