The Exeter-based Met Office has lost its BBC weather forecasting contract for the first time since 1922.
The BBC is legally required to secure the best value for money for licence fee payers and will tender the contract to outside competition.
Steve Noyes, Met Office operations and customer services director, told BBC News: "Nobody knows Britain's weather better and, during our long relationship with the BBC, we've revolutionised weather communication to make it an integral part of British daily life.
"This is disappointing news, but we will be working to make sure...
Life expectancy in the developed world is increasing, but for those with chronic pain, living longer could be seen as more of a curse than a blessing.
A University of Exeter academic will be exploring ground-breaking research into relieving chronic pain in a BBC Radio 4 documentary on 15 July at 9pm.
As we live longer more of us will begin to suffer chronic pain, but conventional medicine cannot offer a complete cure and usually only provides limited relief.
It is estimated the NHS will need an additional £5 billion by 2018 to deal with chronic conditions, leading...
A twitter account has been set up calling on BBC bosses to save popular presenter Judi Spiers’ show from the axe.
The Radio Devon stalwart told her audience this morning that this week would be her last.
She said: "This is my last week. But boy we've had some good times. We've had some dodgy times as well but on the whole we've had some good ones. We've had some dark times in recent days but hopefully they'll be blown away.”
It is not clear why the show is being dropped but the Daily understands it was not Judi’s choice to leave and that she is deeply saddened....
In January, breakfast show presenter Matt Woodley’s services were dispensed with and now it emerges station stalwart Judi Spiers has been given the boot.
The moves obviously make sense to station bosses but, to the outsider, it appears to be sheer madness.
Judi’s show was incredibly popular with listeners – testament to that the huge volume of calls, emails and texts she received every day.
She was also one of the few presenters to spare time to host events and put her name to charity efforts.
The final episode of a three-part BBC 2 TV drama-documentary series Armada: 12 years to save England - Endgame will feature a University of Exeter medical historian on Sunday 7 June at 9pm.
Dr Alun Withey will share his knowledge about the role of the barber surgeon on board ship and the sorts of things he had to treat in battle and the sorts of instruments he used.
Elizabeth I played by Anita Dobson shows the monarch as politically astute and presenter Dan Snow takes to the sea to tell the story of how England came within a whisker of disaster in summer 1588. He explores...
Exeter’s end of life charity Hospiscare has complained to the BBC about an Eastenders’ storyline criticising a “grotty” hospice.
Hospiscare housekeeper Wendy Yelland, who works at Hospiscare’s hospice in Dryden Road, was appalled after watching the story develop.
“A character in the show was dying and they ran a very negative portrayal of the hospice he was in,” said Wendy. “When he died his daughter complained about her dad dying in a grotty hospice. I was so annoyed by that comment.
“The hospice they showed is not like any of the hospices I know – they showed a...
BBC South West is to screen a special election debate featuring local voters putting questions to a panel of the region’s most prominent politicians.
The debate will be shown on BBC One at 10:50pm tonight (Wednesday 29 April). It will be an opportunity for voters to quiz candidates from the major political parties on their policies and priorities for the South West.
The panel will feature; Ben Bradshaw - Labour; Sarah Newton - Conservative, Steve Crowther – UKIP, Dan Rogerson - Liberal Democrat, Emily McIvor - Green Party. The debate will be chaired by Justin Leigh from BBC...
BBC One has announced that Claire Goose and Matt Bardock will lead the cast of a new daytime drama, The Coroner.
Claire Goose (Casualty & Waking the Dead) will play Jane, the Coroner and Matt Bardock (Casualty) will play Davey, the local Detective Sergeant. They will be joined by Grace Hogg-Robinson (Birdhouse) who will play Beth, the Coroner’s daughter, Oliver Gomm who will play Clint, the Coroner’s Officer, Beatie Edney (Poldark) who will play Judith, Jane’s Mother and Ivan Kaye (Layer Cake & Eastenders), who will play Mick, the pub landlord.
The popular BBC One antiques programme Flog It! presented by Paul Martin, is set to visit Powderham Castle in Kenton on Thursday 7 May 2015. Flog It! - the major BBC antiques show is now on its fourteenth series and regularly achieves an audience of over two million viewers in its weekday afternoon slot. Powderham Castle, the home to the Earl and Countess of Devon near Exeter will be hosting the Flog It! valuation day. Rather like a treasure hunt, members of the public are invited to bring along up to three antiques and collectables they might be interested in selling.
