The Listener
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| First episode date | March 2009 |
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| Production location | Toronto |
| No. of episodes | 65 (list of episodes) |
| Networks | NBC |
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| ID | 808286 |
About The Listener
Toby Logan, a 25-year-old paramedic, uses his secret telepathic ability to help people in crisis. Until now, Toby kept his ability hidden to everyone except his mentor, Dr. Ray Mercer, but aided by his paramedic partner, "Oz" Bey, Detective Charlie Marks and emergency room physician (and ex-girlfriend) Dr. Olivia Fawcett, Toby realizes his gift can help others.
BBC's Newsnight to be cut back as part of savings plan
... The plans also say: Acting BBC chair Dame Elan Closs Stephens spoke at the Voice of The Listener and Viewer conference on Wednesday, saying the corporation needed " focus and a determination" as it seeks to make savings...
Spotify Wrapped 2023: 'Music genres are now irrelevant to fans'
... " US musician and visual artist Joanna Sternberg, For them, The Listener s interpretation is more important than anything else when it comes to categorising their music...
Russell Brand: How the comedian built his YouTube audience on half-truths
... " Stopping short of having lots of specifics in a message can actually be quite useful, because the reader or The Listener then sort of fills in the blanks, " she says...
Latitude Festival: Are Young Fathers the UK's most thrilling live band?
... " Heavy Heavy pulls in The Listener with an empathetic lust for life that never wavers, " " From the opening woody drag of the bassline on Rice to the chug and claps of Holy Moly, Heavy Heavy bursts with overwhelming momentum, as if to say, Keep up, if you can, " " Succinct and underpinned by a catchy melodic structure, it further cements Young Fathers as one of the more unique acts to exist today, " The album is already being tipped for a nomination at this year s Mercury Prize (they with their debut, Dead, in 2014) and it s success has seen them rise to the top of this summer s festival bills...
Miley Cyrus achieves UK chart double
... " The current of honesty that runs through Endless Summer Vacation encourages The Listener to press play on the record again, and the stories here get even better on a second or third listen, " " It s cohesive without feeling repetitive...
Burt Bacharach obituary: Classy and complex songs that transcended an era
... But a typical Bacharach composition was rhythmically complex, often wrong-footing The Listener with sudden changes of time signature and irregular phrasing...
How a secret message in a Colombian song gave hostages hope
... Audio producer Carlos Portela says they initially thought of using " a cheerful vallenato or a salsa" but realised this might cause " The Listener s mind to wander"...
Flo, Cat Burns and Gabriels tipped as Sound Of 2023
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BBC's Newsnight to be cut back as part of savings plan
By Ian YoungsEntertainment & arts reporter
BBC Two's Newsnight is to be cut back and have its format overhauled as part of a plan to save money in The Corporation 's news department.
The long-running show will lose its dedicated reporters, be shortened by 10 Minutes and drop its investigative films to Focus On studio-based debates.
Meanwhile, the Bbc News at One TV bulletin will be extended to an hour and will be broadcast from Salford.
The Bbc also said it would put more money into digital journalism.
Bbc News and Current Affairs CEO Deborah Turness said the broadcaster was " in a tough financial climate" and had to make " some difficult choices" as audiences switch from TV to Online News .
The moves are expected to save £7. 5m. Overall, The Corporation must find £500m in savings as a result of a two-year freeze to The Price of a TV licence, which provides most of its funding, coupled with the impact of inflation.
More Than half of Newsnight's 60 jobs Will Close .
Turness said: " When we started work on this announcement, I did not know if it would make financial sense to keep Newsnight on air.
" We, like many other news organisations, have streamlined our editorial teams to avoid duplication. It simply no longer makes sense to keep a bespoke reporting team dedicated to a single news programme with a small and declining audience, however good that programme is. "
But She Said The Audience regarded Newsnight as " an important BBC brand" and " what they most value is the discussion and debate at The End of each day".
" So we've made the decision to reformat Newsnight as a 30 minute late-night news-making debate, discussion and interview programme, " she continued.
" The new programme will no longer have a dedicated reporting team, but it will have access to our top reporting talent and experts from across Bbc News , who will take part in The Conversation and share their expertise and insights. "
There will be an extra £5m for digital initiatives including more for " streaming, boosting online journalism around The Clock , and making sure that The Best of our in-depth, thought-provoking, and analytical journalism is much easier to find online" Turness said.
Although the plans will save money, a net total of 20 jobs are expected to be created within Bbc News overall.
" While TV and radio remain crucial to Bbc News , we must invest in our digital platforms to ensure they are also the home of our very best journalism, and today's package of measures will accelerate this transformation, " Turness said.
The plans also say:
Acting BBC chair Dame Elan Closs Stephens spoke at The Voice of The Listener and Viewer conference on Wednesday, saying The Corporation needed " focus and a determination" as it seeks to make savings.
" This has meant - and continues to mean - difficult choices, with implications for our services and of course for our audiences, " She Said .
" However, I believe that The Challenge , The Real challenge for me and the board, is How To make sure that a leaner BBC can also be a better BBC. "
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
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