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- 1Four flights hit by suspected bomb threats land safely in EuropeโFour flights targeted by suspected bomb threats land at European airports
Four flights targeted by suspected bomb threats have landed at European airports, according to BBC News. Authorities are expected to examine how the threats were received and whether they are linked. No details have been given on casualties or the airlines involved, but security checks and diversions of this kind typically cause significant disruption for passengers.
- 2Doctor Who's Original Run Ended with Season 26 in 1989โDoctor Who Season 26 ran for 14 episodes and contained 4 stories from 6th September 1989 to 6th December 1989, and Sylve
Doctor Who's classic run concluded with Season 26, which aired 14 episodes across four stories between 6 September and 6 December 1989. It was Sylvester McCoy's third season as the Doctor. Afterward, the BBC placed the show on indefinite hiatus, effectively cancelling it, and the series did not return until the 1996 Doctor Who Television Movie.
- 3Rare 1936 BBC film airs again after decades unseenโ'Television Come to London' was first shown on the opening day of the BBC Television Service in 1936 and hasn't been sho
'Television Come to London', first broadcast on the opening day of the BBC Television Service in 1936 and not shown by the BBC since 1937, was repeated late at night on BBC Four. The short film offers a rare glimpse of the launch of the world's first regular high-definition television service, and writer Bruce Norman discusses it in his book 'Here's Looking at You'.
- 4BBC Four marks 90 years of BBC TelevisionโTonight on BBC Four an evening of archive programmes to mark the 90th anniversary of the launch of the BBC Television Se
BBC Four is airing an evening of archive programmes tonight to mark the 90th anniversary of the launch of the BBC Television Service. The schedule, previewed in Radio Times, revisits material from the broadcaster's television history. Viewers and broadcasting enthusiasts are noting the milestone and sharing the line-up ahead of the celebration.
- 5Jack Rosenthal's 'The Fools on the Hill' repeated on BBC FourโJack Rosenthal's 'The Fools on the Hill' which dramatises the events behind the start of the BBC television service in 1
Jack Rosenthal's play 'The Fools on the Hill', which dramatises the events behind the launch of the BBC television service in 1936, is being repeated on BBC Four and BBC iPlayer tonight at 10.30pm. The drama was first broadcast on 27 October 1986, and Rosenthal spoke to the Radio Times about it.
- 6BBC Four repeats documentary on television's 1936 launchโ'Television's Opening Night: How the Box Was Born' repeated tonight at 9pm on BBC Four/BBC iPlayer was first broadcast 2
BBC Four is airing a repeat of 'Television's Opening Night: How the Box Was Born' tonight at 9pm, also available on BBC iPlayer. The documentary, first broadcast on 2 November 2016, explores the launch of the BBC's television service in 1936. Professor Joe Moran wrote about that historic opening night for the Radio Times.
- 7BBC Four repeats 1976 documentary 'The Birth of Television'โ'The Birth of Television' first shown in November 1976 is repeated on BBC Four/BBC iPlayer tonight 1.20am. Introduced by
'The Birth of Television', a BBC documentary first broadcast in November 1976, is being repeated on BBC Four and BBC iPlayer at 1.20am tonight. The programme is introduced by Leslie Mitchell, the presenter who opened the BBC Television Service in 1936, and revisits the pioneering broadcasters and engineers of television's early years, with a Radio Times article accompanying the broadcast.
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Four planned hyperscale data centres in the UK are considering using gas-fired power for their electricity needs, according to BBC News. The development raises concerns that the rapid growth of energy-hungry AI infrastructure could clash with Britain's legally binding net zero commitments, since running the centres on gas would increase carbon emissions rather than cut them.
- 9BBC investigation finds planned UK data centres may use gas powerโMore climate vandalism in the name of # LLM tech: > BBC File on 4 Investigates has discovered that four planned "hypersc
A BBC File on 4 investigation has found that four planned hyperscale data centres, including three in southern England, are considering running on gas-fired power to meet their electricity needs, which would generate additional carbon dioxide emissions. Critics are calling the plans climate vandalism driven by the boom in large language model technology, arguing that the AI industry's energy demands are directly increasing fossil fuel use in Britain.