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The BBC licence fee is set to increase in line with inflation.

BBC should 'refocus on making wonderful TV and terrific local radio' Gary Shipton

The BBC licence fee is set to increase in line with inflation.

BBC licence fee set to increase in 2024 - here's what you need to know

BBC News presenter Maryam Moshiri has apologised after she raised her middle finger to camera seconds before beginning her news bulletin. (Credit: BBC News)

BBC presenter Maryam Moshiri issues apology after middle-finger gaffe

Louise Regan is set to star in TV series

Talented stonemasonry student from Banbury set to grace our TV screens this mont...

Jools Holland will return to BBC Two for his Annual Hootenanny 2023.

How to watch Jools Holland’s Annual Hootenanny 2023 and full line-up

Editorial chiefs from across local publishers have sent a strong message to the BBC about its expansion

Analysis BBC must abandon the plan to elbow its way into local journalism

Check out our list of the best TV shows arriving in 2024.

Top 9 TV shows to look out for at the start of 2024

Actor James McClelland (L) and director Jason Farries are working together on an exciting new short film project.

Banbury area filmmakers set to make short film about underground rave scene

Callum Balmforth (Kay Harker), The Box of Delights. Photo by Hugo Glendinning (c) RSC

24 hours left - win tickets to A Box of Delights at the RST

Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff suffered horror injuries after his Top Gear crash and has now received a huge pay-out from the BBC

Freddie Flintoff: BBC reaches ‘£9m’ settlement after horror Top Gear crash

BBC royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell is retiring after 47 years.

‘Awful’ BBC royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell retires

The BBC has introduced new impartiality rules for high profile flagship presenters after a row transpired over Gary Lineker's criticism of the government's asylum policy posted on social media. (Credit: Getty Images)

BBC introduces new rules for flagship presenters after Lineker row

ITV schedule chaos sees Coronation Street & Emmerdale impacted

Strictly Come Dancing 2023: Betfair reveals latest odds

Russell Brand: Number of YouTube subscribers & what he’s worth

A new free TV service called Freely that combines live schedules from public service broadcasters BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 into one platform has been announced. Photo by Adobe Photos.

BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 announce smart TV platform - Freely

Strictly Come Dancing 2023: Meet contestant Nikita Kanda

Strictly Come Dancing 2023: Meet contestant Angela Rippon

Meet Strictly contestant Krishnan Guru-Murthy - reveals why he joined

Angela Scanlon: Meet the Strictly Come Dancing 2023 contestant

Strictly Come Dancing 2023: Meet Adam Thomas

Bobby Brazier is a model and actor who is best known for his role as Freddie Slater in Eastenders. He is also the eldest son of Big Brother star Jade Goody, who died in 2009.

Strictly Come Dancing 2023 odds - who could win BBC series?

Nadiya Bychkova and Dan Walker on Strictly

Strictly star axed ahead of new series

Celebrity Race Across The World has been postponed by the BBC

Celebrity Race Across The World postponed by BBC

Drag Race UK will return to our screens soon

Drag Race UK series 5 start date confirmed

Brian Conley plays Tom ‘Rocky’ Cotton in EastEnders

EastEnders star ‘quits’ BBC soap ‘following row with executives’

9/11: Looking back on the terrorist attack that shook the world

Great British Bake Off fans will see new host Alison Hammond in a teaser trailer set to be released on Channel 4. (Credit: Getty Images)

Alison Hammond talks about Phillip Schofield scandal on podcast

Claudia Winkleman (L) and Tess Daly attend the red carpet launch for 'Strictly Come Dancing 2018' (Photo: Tim P. Whitby/Tim P. Whitby / Getty Images)

Strictly Come Dancing 2023 start date revealed

A mother-of-four from Northern Ireland has become the latest person to die after undergoing a gastric sleeve operation in Turkey in order to lose weight.

Mum-of-four, 32, latest to die after Turkey’s gastric sleeve op

Sarah Lancashire’s emotional NTA speech - who is her husband?

Sarah Lancashire’s emotional NTA speech - who is her husband?

Who is Bobby Brazier? A look at Jade Goody’s son after NTA win

Ken Bruce left BBC Radio 2 back in March to host mid-morning programme Greatest Hits Radio - Credit: Getty

Ken Bruce reveals real reason he left Radio 2 for Greatest Hits Radio

Dolphins swim alongside RNLI lifeboat in Whitby, North Yorkshire.

Watch: Dolphins swim alongside lifeboat off UK seaside town

Nick Knowles has called on tradespeople to help with a DIY SOS in Wallsend. Photo: Getty Images.

Strictly to team up with DIY SOS for crossover episode

Jason Liversidge at Elvington Race Track in York

DIY SOS star dies aged 47 following Motor Neurone Disease battle

Patricia Bredin, Britain’s first ever contestant at the Eurovision Song Contest, has died aged 88

Britain’s first Eurovision singer, Patricia Bredin, has died aged 88

Sian Reese-Williams: Who is the Wolf actress, was she on Emmerdale?

UK town council declares ‘housing crisis’ as average rental rates soar to £1,500 a month

Town council’s ‘housing crisis’ as average rent hits £1,500 a month

Thousands of jobs are at risk as retailer Wilko confirms collapse.

Wilko ‘could be saved’ by rival discount chains according to experts

Disgraced former Lostprophets frontman, Ian Watkins is said to be in a 'critical condition'

Rockstar jailed for child sex offences ‘stabbed’ in prison

Clockwise from top left: Angela Rippon, Amanda Abbington, Krishnan Guru-Murthy, and Layton Williams will take part in this year's Strictly Come Dancing (Photos: BBC)

BBC Strictly Come Dancing lineup revealed for 2023 series

The BBC's The Travelling Auction show is coming to Oxfordshire and is looking for locals to take part in filming.

BBC auction show looking for Banbury area residents for Blenheim Palace episode

Golden Sunset at Holywell Bay - Paul - stock.adobe.com

Let the stunning sunsets of Holywell Bay seduce you at these luxury lodges

Dame Esther Rantzen believes BBC buildings may have caused lung cancer

Latest Banbury Guardian News

The good news is that more five stars have been handed out.

New food hygiene scores released - Banbury takeaway gets zero rating

Experts talk about the development of the McLaren supercar at the British Motor Museum in Gaydon

Engineers share exclusive insights into the development of the McLaren supercar

Lake House resident John Webb gets close to Kokoso the camel during the Nativity

Nativity comes alive with camel for Banbury care home residents