ITV bosses are furious that Cheryl Tweedy starred on Michael McIntyre’s Big Show on BBC1 last night – in what is claimed to be a ‘ruse’ to keep viewers watching The Greatest Dancer straight afterwards.

Just one of the nine acts in the final stage of British competition The Greatest Dancer is made up entirely of black performers – the all-male troupe the Frobacks.

Theo Paphitis sparked an angry row with a BBC Question Time audience member last night after he told Brexit voters to 'compromise' and back a second referendum.

DOMINIC SANDBROOKE: This week, as Culture Secretary Nicky Morgan launches a 'consultation' to discuss the licence fee, the BBC's future genuinely seems more uncertain than ever before.

All the main leaders apart from Tory Mr Johnson have now taken part in the half-hour BBC One inquisition, with critics suggested he is scared of making an election-losing gaffe.

A YouGov poll found Boris Johnson performed better in the primetime BBC One clash by 52 per cent to 48 per cent - mirroring the 2016 referendum and a result that will delight Tory strategists.

Steven 'Titch' Cormack (pictured), who served in the Special Boat Service (SBS) for a decade, will host the BBC's new motoring show The Speedshop on Sunday evening.

Age UK has warned that hundreds of thousands of over 75s could struggle to pay for their TV licences if the BBC scales back on the benefit this summer in an effort to slash costs.

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Sir Humphrey Burton is to spill the beans in a memoir, including anecdotes about acquaintances like Andrew Lloyd Webber and Leonard Bernstein.

After Sense And Sensibility and Love Actually, the pair are working together again in a dramatisation of a Christopher Reid poem.

CHARLES SALE - SPORTS AGENDA: BBC are making significant changes to their flagship Sports Personality of the Year programme that turned into a shambles in Liverpool last year.

Many rangers and guides at national parks across the globe are being laid off, leaving endangered animals unprotected, says Reeve, with poaching already increasing in some areas.

Why is the poptastic former Radio 1 DJ causing a headache for his employers; who had to move their conference after it clashed with the Scottish referendum and what will Boris do next.

Fans of the BBC hit drama Killing Eve have been thrilled to spot so many filming locations they recognise from suburban London neighbourhoods in the programme.

Families without a TV licence said they cannot access some of the BBC Bitesize Daily's video content, which is available each week day on BBC iPlayer and via the red button at 9am.

The BBC's Big Night In kicked off on Thursday evening to raise funds for Children In Need, Comic Relief and the battle against COVID-19.

BBC's Big Night In viewers rejoiced as Miranda Hart reunited with her former co-stars for a special sketch on Thursday evening during the fundraiser.

The YouTuber was let loose on the red-haired Strictly dancer in a live segment of the fundraising special.

The BBC was attacked by viewers on Twitter for the second time this week on Thursday night, as it hosted its second telethon for charity.

The Live Lounge recording to support people impacted by Covid-19 sees more than 20 performers cover the Foo Fighters song Times Like These, and was played on the BBC Radio 1 this morning.

The Chancellor, speaking from Downing Street, told viewers that we would remember how 'we came together as a country' as he announced the Government's pledge to match all donations raised.

Catherine Tate reprised her much-loved role as schoolgirl Lauren Cooper alongside David Tennant during the BBC's Big Night In on Thursday evening.

The landlady (Beverley Callard) appeared to rub The Queen Vic's landlady Linda (Kellie Bright) the wrong way during BBC's charity fundraising event, Big Night In, on Thursday.

Past and present Doctor Who stars took part in BBC's Big Night In on Thursday to pay tribute to the NHS.

The fitness guru, 33, tried his hand at comedy with a hilarious sketch featuring a lazy pizza ordering PE teacher during BBC's charity fundraising event, Big Night In, on Thursday.

Stars including Oti Mabuse, Anton Du Beke, Amy Dowden and Graziano Di Prima appeared alongside thrilled fans who sent in their own videos dancing to the Dua Lipa Physical.

The gaffe took place on BBC Wales during a live broadcast on Friday and was instantly spotted by eagle-eyed viewers.

Mr Sanders, who presented the programme Farming Today until 1998, died after contracting COVID-19 while in hospital, current presenter Charlotte Smith said on Saturday.

Uncle and nephew Emon and Jamiul Choudhury have shared the 'amazing experience' of taking part and eventually winning BBC's Race Across the World following the climax of the show on Sunday.

BBC Ireland correspondent Emma Vardy filmed the clip with her boyfriend Aaron Adams as part of a parody of Queen classic I Want to Break Free to raise money for the NHS.

It was confirmed by the BBC on Tuesday that the dance competition show would not return,  after it was reported that it had been dropped by the channel following dwindling ratings.

Sarah Jayne Rook, 43, fired her lawyer Theresa Gerald on Friday after claiming she has been 'heavily intimidated'. She plans to represent herself and said her family have received death threats.

The one-off programme, currently titled Tackling Mental Health With the Duke of Cambridge, will see the prince examine 'men's mental health through the prism of football'.

Patrick Holland, controller of BBC Two, spoke after the BBC told its staff that the corporation will have to make savings of £125 million this year after coronavirus affected its income.

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Sir Humphrey Burton is to spill the beans in a memoir, including anecdotes about acquaintances like Andrew Lloyd Webber and Leonard Bernstein.

The presenter, 25, cut a casual figure in a pale grey tracksuit and black bucket hat as she was seen leaving the BBC studios in London on Friday.

Normal People tells the story of Marianne (right) and Connell (left), who fall in love in sixth form, and charts their on-off relationship through university. The series is being hailed as 'perfect'.

Shostakovich's 11th Symphony here receives a performance of exceptional eloquence from the Manchester-based BBC Philharmonic under their chief guest conductor, the Finn John Storgårds.

Mr Dowden urged director-general Tony Hall to 'uphold the highest standards in relation to integrity and impartiality' in the wake of the Panorama programme which featured five left-wing activists.

Intimacy coach Duchess Iphie analysed the sex scene from the second episode of BBC's Normal People, telling FEMAIL seeking consent and mutual nudity made it the perfect on-screen moment.

SPORTS AGENDA: Big, unexpected news out of the BBC on Friday when, in an illuminatingly terse email, staff were informed that Radio 5 Live Sport editor Mike Carr had left the building.

BBC viewers were shown heartbreaking images of gibbons in tiny cages on Primates. It focused on trade in Malaysia, where the capture of gibbons is decimating the wild population.

He is the breakout star of the BBC's new teenage sex drama Normal People - but actor Paul Mescal has admitted he only got the part after fibbing to BBC producers about whether he could drive.

People living in larger homes could pay more for their TV Licence if plans to base its costs on council tax bands are approved. A household charge was 'probably the future,' the source said.

The DJ, 29, showcased her toned figure in a mint green midi skirt with a daring thigh-high slit.

the Normal People star, 24, who plays Connell Waldren was left stunned on Thursday as James Corden revealed on Twitter that the Sally Rooney adaptation 'changed my life'.

Fans have been clamouring for another instalment since the show aired earlier this month but the pair were not giving away any hints about whether a follow-up could be in the pipeline.

The BBC's head of television sport Philip Bernie's comments came after the departures of several veteran presenters such as John Inverdale, 62, led to accusations of a 'cull'.

The broadcaster may be forced to hold off on awarding the gong for this year with what promised to be an action-packed calendar severely disrupted due to the pandemic.

EXCLUSIVE: The BBC is hoping to make up for the loss of Wimbledon with a daily show across the scheduled fortnight featuring top players and great memories from the past.