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Remembering Sir Bruce Forsyth

Veteran TV presenter and entertainer Sir Bruce Forsyth died on Friday 18 August. In a statement BBC Director General Tony Hall called him: "one of the greatest entertainers our country has ever known". This picture blog remembers the TV titan.

Key milestones in the Local News Partnership project

"We’ve reached three key milestones in the Local News Partnership project, with a fourth just around the corner." Matthew Barraclough updates on the progress of LNP.

BBC Russian: Following Lenin from Zurich to the Revolution

Juri Vendik, author and presenter of "The Train From Zurich To The Revolution" a BBC Russian documentary exploring Germany’s role in Lenin’s 1917 return to revolutionary Russia explains the background.

The Impact of the BBC’s move to Greater Manchester

Alice Webb, Director of BBC North & BBC Children’s reports on how, six years after moving to Salford, with more than 3,000 staff generating more than 35,000 hours of content each year, as well as a plethora of BBC apps and websites, BBC North is a huge success.