106-430: Comedy Feeds is a sitcom / sketch show featured on BBC Three since 2014. Each Comedy Feed showcases emerging new talent by making their pilot shows available exclusively on BBC iPlayer . This article related to a BBC television programme is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . BBC Three BBC Three is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by
212-575: A tartan motif, representing Scotland . The logo also vaguely resembles the Clyde Auditorium , one of Glasgow's most recognisable landmarks. The pattern, forming the Roman numerals XX, also represents the 20th edition of the Commonwealth Games. The text is more specifically Glaswegian, with its stylised Mackintosh font. A flag featuring the logo was used extensively during the bid process. The flag
318-584: A Commonwealth Games, a gold in the 105 kg men's weightlifting competition. Scotland was the first country to consider hosting the 2014 Commonwealth Games in 2004, with Scottish cities being invited by the Commonwealth Games Council for Scotland to consider making a bid. In September 2004, Glasgow was announced as the Scottish candidate city over Edinburgh (which hosted the Games in 1970 and 1986 , and
424-518: A commercial character, created a full backstory, gave it a name – Clyde – and created a website for him. Clyde was finally revealed in a seven-minute animated film created by Nerv at a ceremony at BBC Scotland 's headquarters in Glasgow . The organiser, Glasgow 2014, said the mascot's design was chosen because of its "Scottish symbolism and Glaswegian charm and likeability". 25 life-size Clyde statues were erected at places of public interest across
530-435: A joint venture between Sunset + Vine, subsidiary of Tinopolis , a Wales-based television production group and Australia-based television production company, Global Television served as the host broadcaster of the Games. The interim logo for the Games was first used during Glasgow's bid, with the "Candidate City" section removed following 9 November 2007, when the bid was approved. The logo depicts two sprinters woven into
636-406: A larger dedicated Games Route Network that was also used by the people working on the Games. Approximately 12,500 volunteers were hired for the Games out of over 50,000 applicants which was more than the number who applied for Melbourne 2006 and Manchester 2002 . The army of volunteers enlisted to help during the Games were known as Clyde-siders. The uniforms for the volunteers were created by
742-591: A larger rebranding of the BBC's television channels. The tricon remained in use as a secondary logo, such as in an ident used to present BBC Three programmes on BBC One after the rebrand. The rebrand in 2021 proved to be short-lived, as with the service's linear relaunch in February 2022, BBC Three adopted a new identity developed by Superunion and BBC Creative, with idents featuring three animated, pink and purple-coloured hands named "Captain", "Spider", and "Pointer" interacting in
848-816: A lime green backdrop. The channel's presentation features the hands "irreverently [observing] what's going on in popular culture and young people's lives". The channel has had critical and popular successes. Most recently, it won Broadcast Magazine' s Digital Channel of the Year Award for Best General Entertainment Channel, and MGEITF Non Terrestrial Channel of the Year. It won more awards in its eleven-year broadcast history than its commercial rivals (Sky 1, Sky Living , E4, ITV2, Channel 5 and Comedy Central ) have won in their combined 25-year history. In total BBC Three has won 7 BAFTA awards, 5 British Comedy Awards , 15 Royal Television Society Awards and 5 Rose d'Or Awards since
954-429: A new channel identity was unveiled, which went to air on 12 February. Rebranding was carried out by Red Bee Media , along with agencies MPG and Agency Republic with music and sound design by creative audio company Koink. In October 2013, BBC Three introduced a new series of idents with a theme of "discovery". Designed by Claire Powell at Red Bee Media, the idents utilised projection mapping effects. The soundtrack for
1060-567: A presentation to the General Assembly, the order of which was determined by drawing lots. Glasgow's delegation was led by Louise Martin, chair of the Commonwealth Games Council for Scotland, First Minister Alex Salmond , athlete Jamie Quarry and Leader of Glasgow City Council Steven Purcell . The presentation also included a promotional film narrated by Sean Connery . Abuja's delegation was led by General Yakubu Gowon , head of
1166-443: A proposal to convert BBC Three, discontinuing it as an "open" television service and turn it into an over-the-top Internet television service with a smaller programming budget and a focus on short-form productions. These changes formed part of a package of proposals from the BBC, including extending CBBC's hours, reallocating £30 million on BBC One audiences for drama, and launching a one-hour timeshift channel of BBC One. There
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#17328772307171272-478: A search through issues of the Radio Times , and cast doubt on the BBC's claim (in the document Performance Against Public Commitments 2009/10 ) that the channel broadcast '54 hours of new music and arts programming' in that year. Two months later the same correspondent wrote in to inform readers that the BBC had refused his ' Freedom of Information ' request concerning the titles of the programmes used in calculating
1378-453: A series of programmes challenging common beliefs. An example of BBC Three's comedy output includes the award-winning comedy Little Britain , which in October 2004 broke its previous viewing record when 1.8 million viewers tuned in for a new series. Little Britain was later broadcast on the BBC's terrestrial analogue channels BBC One and BBC Two. The channel's longest-running comedy programme
1484-502: A visual theme of a music festival, with performers, tents, and flags within the stadium. The ceremony began with Scottish singer Lulu welcoming the athletes of the games. Scottish band Deacon Blue performed their signature song "Dignity". During this the workers of Glasgow were recognised as they paraded along the front of the main stand at Hampden, some on foot, others in their work vehicles. Local band Prides performed their hit song "Messiah". Speeches followed, with Prince Imran telling
1590-551: Is Gavin & Stacey , which first aired in May 2007 and was written by and starred James Corden and Ruth Jones . The sitcom was an instant hit, with subsequent series being moved to other BBC channels and the show being granted a Christmas special. Another example is Being Human , a drama in which a ghost, a vampire and a werewolf share a flat, which has become a success and heralded several new series. American programming also features, with American Dad! and Family Guy being
1696-678: Is Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps , which ran for ten years, eight of which were on BBC Three (having previously aired on BBC Two and BBC Choice ) and continues to be repeated on the channel every week. Some of the most popular comedy programmes on the channel in its original incarnation featured stand-up comedians performing their own take on a subject, usually the news, examples of which include Russell Howard's Good News (which later transferred to BBC Two , partly due to its success, and partly to BBC Three's move to online only) and Lee Nelson's Well Good Show . The channel airs various comedies and dramas; one of its most popular sitcoms
1802-618: Is the BBC's youth-orientated television channel, its remit to provide "innovative programming" to a target audience of viewers between 16 and 34 years old, leveraging technology as well as new talent. Unlike its commercial rivals, 90% of BBC Three's output originated from the United Kingdom. Notable exceptions were Family Guy and American Dad (both of them originating in the United States ). It and sister channel BBC Four also carry occasional BBC Sport programming as an overflow for
1908-468: Is to bring younger audiences to high quality public service broadcasting through a mixed-genre schedule of innovative UK content featuring new UK talent. The channel should use the full range of digital platforms to deliver its content and to build an interactive relationship with its audience. The channel's target is 16–34-year-olds. The channel's target is 16–34-year-olds, and it faces heavy competition from rivals including ITV2 and E4, for an audience that
2014-597: The 1970 and 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh. Over the last 10 years, however, Glasgow and Scotland had staged World, Commonwealth, European, or British events in all sports proposed for the 2014 Commonwealth Games, including the World Badminton Championships in 1997. The Games received acclaim for their organisation, attendance, and the public enthusiasm of the people of Scotland, with CGF chief executive Mike Hooper hailing them as "the standout games in
2120-603: The 1986 Commonwealth Games . There were temporary ranges built for the small-bore rifle and pistol events. Diving was held at the Royal Commonwealth Pool in Edinburgh , located 45 miles (72 km) to the east, which held the annual Edinburgh Festival at the same time as the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Strathclyde Country Park , beside Hamilton and Motherwell , hosted the Triathlon event. The Athletes' Village for
2226-574: The BBC . It was first launched on 9 February 2003 with programmes for a 16 to 34-year-old target audience. It covers all genres including particularly new comedies, drama, LGBTQ+ programmes, music, fashion, documentaries, brief news, adult animation, and drama series. The television channel closed down in 2016 and was relaunched in 2022 after being replaced by an online-only BBC Three streaming channel . The channel broadcasts daily from 7:00 pm to 4:00 am, timesharing with CBBC (which starts at 7:00 am). BBC Three
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#17328772307172332-478: The BBC Red Button channels were suspended due to the death of Elizabeth II , in order to preserve bandwidth for the broadcast of news coverage and tribute programming on BBC One and Two. A high-definition version of BBC Three launched on 10 December 2013 along with high-definition versions of BBC Four , BBC News , CBBC and CBeebies . Closed in 2016, BBC Three HD was relaunched in 2022 to coincide with
2438-531: The Commonwealth Games programme for the first time were the triathlon mixed relay event, more medal chances for women at shooting and the addition of women's boxing to the programme. Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of medal events contested in each sport. Only the top ten successful nations are displayed here. The ranking in this table is consistent with International Olympic Committee convention in its published medal tables. By default,
2544-597: The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF). It took place in Glasgow , Scotland, from 23 July to 3 August 2014. Glasgow was selected as the host city on 9 November 2007 during CGF General Assembly in Colombo, Sri Lanka , defeating Abuja, Nigeria . It was the largest multi-sport event ever held in Scotland with around 4,950 athletes from 71 different nations and territories competing in 18 different sports, outranking
2650-462: The Glasgow Airport was upgraded at a cost of £17 million. During the games, spectators were encouraged to use the public transport, particularly for longer journeys as they make their way to the venues of the games. The Glasgow 2014 ticket included access to local public transport services (trains, buses and Subway) to and from the venue on the day of the event. In order to access those services,
2756-696: The Queen's Baton Relay was run by 32 Scottish volunteers nominated for giving their time to developing the nation's youth through sport. The baton was then passed to Sir Chris Hoy , who delivered it to President of the Commonwealth Games Federation Prince Imran and the Queen. The display of the message concealed within the baton was delayed by a difficulty in opening the device. The Games were launched in partnership with UNICEF , to save and change children's lives. The unique partnership aimed "to use
2862-665: The comedy drama Pramface , which was written by Chris Reddy and comprised 19 episodes over three series, broadcast between 2012 and 2014. BBC Three also aired several youth-focused documentaries, including the BAFTA -winning Our War , Blood, Sweat and T-shirts (as well as its subsequent sequels), Life & Death Row and a season of films focused on mental illness. BBC Three also aired specialist factual documentaries, such as How Drugs Work and How Sex Works. Stacey Dooley , since her appearance on Blood, Sweat and T-shirts in 2008, presented documentaries including Stacey Dooley in
2968-485: The '54 hours' total. 2014 Commonwealth Games The 2014 Commonwealth Games ( Scottish Gaelic : Geamannan a' Cho-fhlaitheis 2014 ), officially known as the XX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Glasgow 2014 ( Scots : Glesca 2014 or Glesga 2014 ; Scottish Gaelic : Glaschu 2014 ), were an international multi-sport event celebrated in the tradition of the Commonwealth Games as governed by
3074-420: The 17 sports to be included should its bid be successful. Halifax later withdrew its bid on 8 March 2007, following the withdrawal of funding from the municipal government. That left Abuja and Glasgow as the remaining bidders, with Abuja seen as a likely favourite due to the basis of its campaign that an African nation has never before hosted the Commonwealth Games. The deadline for formal submission of bids to
3180-542: The 2014 Commonwealth Games was situated on a 35-hectare (86-acre) site, in Dalmarnock , Glasgow . The whole project was designed by RMJM. Primarily the site was used as accommodation for the athletes competing in the games as well as team officials from every competing nation for the duration of the games. As well as accommodation, the athletes' village also housed a retail zone, dining hall, medical facilities, gym, religious centre and recreational spaces. The countdown clock
3286-537: The Abuja 2014 Commonwealth Games bid team. The CGF members later voted for their preferred candidate in a secret ballot. As there were only two bids, the winner was announced by the CGF President, Mike Fennel, after the first round of voting, with the winner only requiring a simple majority. The results of the bidding process were as follows: The Glasgow 2014 Organising Committee was responsible for organising and delivering
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3392-503: The BBC has traditionally had difficulty in attracting. In 2008 it reached 26.3% of 16–34-year-olds in digital homes—the channel's highest ever such reach and above that of E4 , ITV2 , Dave and Sky 1 . On average, nine million people watched BBC Three every week, and it had a 2.6% share of the 15–34-year-old audience and 1.4% of the whole population, according to the Broadcasters' Audience Research Board (BARB). These ratings by BARB,
3498-492: The BBC iPlayer and in programme guides. In its original incarnation, BBC Three featured 60 Seconds , an hourly summary of news, sport and entertainment headlines. They were presented in a relaxed style in keeping with the rest of the channel. As part of the BBC's discussions with the government regarding the founding of the channel, a longer news programme had been promised to provide a daily section of news and current affairs. The News Show , as it came to be called upon launch,
3604-611: The BBC's ability to "deliver more distinctive content online, while bearing down on costs". Conditions were imposed on other BBC properties to complement the changes; BBC One and Two will be required to develop "distinctive programmes designed for younger audiences", as well as air encores of all full-length programmes that originally premiere on the BBC Three online service. The Trust also approved related proposals to allow first-run and third-party content on iPlayer, as well an extension to CBBC's broadcast day to 9pm. The BBC One timeshift service
3710-525: The BBC's other channels. Following budget cuts at the BBC, the first iteration of BBC Three ceased operations in February 2016, despite public opposition, moving to a BBC Three-branded streaming channel the next day on the iPlayer . It returned to broadcast television in the form of a late-night strand on BBC One on Monday to Wednesday nights since 4 March 2019. On 2 March 2021, the BBC confirmed that it planned to relaunch BBC Three's linear television channel in 2022 subject to regulatory approval, which
3816-564: The CBBC channel and broadcast from 7:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. nightly. There will be pre- watershed programming targeting teenagers as part of the schedule. On 16 September 2021, the UK media regulator Ofcom announced provisional approval for allowing BBC Three to return as a broadcast channel in 2022. As a public service channel it has the right to appear in the top 24 channels on EPGs. Sky complained that this would cause other channels to be bumped down
3922-663: The Chair of Bòrd na Gàidhlig , made the following official statement: Bòrd na Gàidhlig welcomes the Gaelic version of the logo for the Glaschu 2014 Commonwealth Games and we have been happy to work with the Glaschu 2014 team in helping them develop their identity. Given the unique importance of Gaelic to Scotland and the many Scots in the diaspora throughout the Commonwealth, we believe it should be seen, heard and spoken as widely as possible. Given
4028-805: The Commonwealth Games Federation, in the form of a Candidate City File, was set for May 2007. Both bids were highly recommended, though Glasgow's bid team had made use of extensive benchmarking against the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester and the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne and as a result, its bid was deemed technically superior according to the CGF Evaluation Report that was released in September 2007. The Commonwealth Games Evaluation Commission concluded that: "Glasgow has shown it has
4134-415: The Commonwealth five days earlier, confirmed that it would not be taking part in the Games. The following table shows a summary of the competition schedule. A total of 18 sports and 261 medal events were contested at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. A record 22 para-sport events were contested in five different sports (athletics, cycling, lawn bowls , swimming and weightlifting ) and para track cycling
4240-509: The Games security was around £90 million. The programme, which included about 2,000 performers, featured Karen Dunbar , John Barrowman , Amy Macdonald , Rod Stewart , Susan Boyle , Nicola Benedetti , Julie Fowlis , Eric Whitacre , and Pumeza Matshikiza , as well as a message from the International Space Station. The ceremony began with a countdown and a recorded video message from Scottish actor Ewan McGregor , explaining
4346-406: The Games ticket sales were from 19 August to 16 September 2013. Over two-thirds of tickets sold were priced at £25 or less. The ticket price ranges for the opening ceremony and the closing ceremony were £40-£250 and £30-£200 respectively. The 100m men's final event received over 100,000 applications which was the most of any event of the Games. Boxing had the most expensive ticket of any sport in
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4452-466: The Games whose category 1 tickets cost £120. A total of 96% of tickets were sold. Ticketmaster was the official ticket services provider of the Games. The medals for the Games were unveiled on 14 April 2014 at the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow . The medals were designed and hand-crafted by the renowned jeweller Jonathan Boyd and a team of specialist jewellery-makers from
4558-521: The Games". British designing firm Evolve designed the Big G. Clyde, an anthropomorphic thistle named after the river which flows through the centre of Glasgow , was the official mascot of the 2014 Commonwealth Games. The mascot was designed by Beth Gilmour, who won a competition run by Glasgow 2014 for children to design the Mascot. Beth's drawing was then brought to life by digital agency Nerv, who turned it into
4664-615: The Games. Lord Robert Smith was the chairman of the Glasgow 2014 Organising Committee. Celtic Park hosted for the opening ceremony of the Games. The Commonwealth Arena and Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome precinct, situated at Parkhead in the East End of the city, hosted the Badminton as well as Track cycling . Glasgow Green was the starting point for the free Athletics (Marathon), Cycling (Road Race) and Cycling (Time Trial) events. Glasgow Green
4770-469: The Games. It was established as a limited company whose members included the Scottish Government , Glasgow City Council and Commonwealth Games Scotland . The Glasgow City Council was responsible for delivering a number of the venues and lasting benefits from the Games for the city and people of Glasgow. The Scottish Government was the third organisation in the partnership and was the main funder of
4876-706: The USA (2012–14), Coming Here Soon (2012), The Natives: This is our America (2017), Beaten by My Boyfriend (2015), Stacey Dooley in Cologne: The Blame Game (2016), Sex in Strange Places (2016), Stacey Dooley: Hate and Pride in Orlando (2016), Stacey Dooley on the Frontline: Girls, Guns and Isis (2016), Brainwashing Stacey (2016), Stacey Dooley: Face to Face with Isis (2018), and several other titles under
4982-559: The ability to stage the 2014 Commonwealth Games to a standard which would continue to enhance the image and prestige of the Games." This put Glasgow ahead in terms of the technical comprehensiveness of its bid. The final decision on the host city of the 2014 Commonwealth Games was held in Colombo , Sri Lanka on 9 November 2007 at the Commonwealth Games Federation General Assembly, attended by all 71 Commonwealth Games member associations. Each bid city made
5088-653: The bidding process began, with the Glasgow Bidding team presenting their case to the Commonwealth Games Federation at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne , along with the other confirmed candidate cities; the Nigerian capital, Abuja and Halifax in Canada. In October 2006, the first voting delegates arrived in Glasgow, to inspect the city's existing and proposed amenities and facilities. Glasgow announced on 16 January 2007,
5194-480: The channel was launched in February 2003. In 2008, BBC Three's Gavin & Stacey won the BAFTA audience award and the best comedy performance award was awarded to James Corden for his part. The channel came in for criticism from several corners, the most prominent of which came from some of the BBC's long-standing presenters. These included John Humphrys , who argued that BBC Three and BBC Four should be shut down in
5300-501: The channel's identity, these included "BlobMate", screensavers, wallpapers and also games such as BlobLander and BlobBert . The idea used by both Lambie-Nairn, who had developed the branding for CBeebies and CBBC , and Aardman, was to create the BBC Three blobs as a relation to the green and yellow blobs of the children's channels. Kieron Elliott, Lola Buckley, Gavin Inskip and Jen Long provided out-of-vision continuity. On 22 January 2008
5406-521: The channel's return to linear television. However, since the channel's closure and eventual re-launch, its bandwidth had been reallocated in Scotland (to BBC Scotland HD) and Wales (to an HD simulcast of S4C ). As a result, BBC Three HD is only available on Freeview in England and Northern Ireland. The SD variant is freely available in all regions and BBC Three HD is universally available on Sky, Freesat, cable and online via BBC iPlayer. The remit of BBC Three
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#17328772307175512-622: The channel, while it is scheduled to air the semi-finals and final of the 2021 edition. In 2022, The channel along with BBC Four was suspended, following the death of her majesty Queen Elizabeth II. This was done, so that the bandwidth could be used on BBC One and Two for the tribute progammes. The following is a list of the ten most watched broadcasts on BBC3 since launch, based on Live +7 data supplied by BARB . Number of viewers does not include repeats. The channel's original idents were conceived by Stefan Marjoram at Aardman Animations and were used from launch until February 2008. Stuart Murphy
5618-570: The channel. In July 2022, a number of documentaries from the regional We Are England strand (featuring celebrities such as Bimini , Jayde Adams and Jassa Ahluwalia ) were repeated on BBC Three, alongside a number of similarly formatted 30 minute documentaries, now made to get a premiere showing on BBC Three. However, rather than being grouped under a master brand, like BBC One's We Are England or Our Lives programmes, these new documentaries are now just being listed under one off titles such as Filthy Business and Queen of Trucks on
5724-597: The city including the Glasgow Botanic Gardens , the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and at George Square . However following vandalism at a statue in the Govan area of the city, the statues were taken down. They are expected to be re-erected in secure areas. By the final day of the Games, over 50,000 Clyde mascot cuddly toys had been sold. Due to popularity in the city, the Clyde mascots are currently proposed official mascots of
5830-479: The city's West End, was the venue for Bowls and has five bowling greens installed for competitive use. A comprehensive upgrade and refurbishment of the park was completed ahead of the Games. Scotstoun Leisure Centre hosted Table tennis and Squash . The Shooting competitions took place at the Ministry of Defence full-bore rifle and clay target ranges at Barry Buddon , near Dundee , which were also used in
5936-634: The city, hosted the Wrestling , Judo and Boxing , as well as the Main Press Centre and the International Broadcast Centre , benefiting from its strategic position adjacent to the headquarters of BBC Scotland and STV at Pacific Quay . The Clyde Auditorium hosted Weightlifting , whilst the new OVO Hydro was used for the Gymnastics and Netball events. Kelvingrove Park , also in
6042-506: The consultation a letter of 750 names against the move from the creative industry was sent to the BBC Trust, and this had the backing of a number of celebrities including Daniel Radcliffe , Aidan Turner , Olivia Colman and Lena Headey . The polling company ICM concluded a "large majority" of those that replied to the consultation were against the move, with respondents particularly concerned about those who cannot stream programming online,
6148-586: The crowd that the games were "pure dead brilliant", a local Glaswegian term. The games were officially closed and handed over to the Gold Coast for 2018 , who began their own performance with Australian singer Jessica Mauboy . Kylie Minogue then performed a seven-hit songs set list, while the volunteer cast told the story of "a typical Glasgow night out". Her costume was designed by Jean Paul Gaultier and headpiece designed by millinery designer Lara Jensen. The show ended with Dougie MacLean performing Caledonia with
6254-491: The duration of the 2012 Summer Olympics , BBC Three increased its broadcasting hours to 24 hours to provide extra coverage of Olympic events. Broadcast hours were extended again for the 2014 Commonwealth Games with BBC Three broadcasting from 9:00 am to 4:00 am for the duration of the games. On 16 July 2013 the BBC announced that a high-definition (HD) simulcast of BBC Three would be launched by early 2014. The channel launched on 10 December 2013. The former controller of
6360-552: The effect of the content budget cuts, and the BBC's own admission the audience numbers would drop. Despite significant public opposition, the proposal was provisionally approved by the BBC Trust in June 2015, and nonetheless the BBC Trust issued its final decision to approve the transition in November 2015, citing the fact that younger audiences have increasingly migrated to online television content as opposed to linear television channels, and
6466-507: The event. Additionally, two bronze medals were awarded in the men's 100 m backstroke and women's pole vault as a result of a tie between two athletes. No bronze medal was awarded in the men's synchronized 10 metre platform as only four teams competed in the event. Therefore, the total number of bronze medals is greater than the total number of gold or silver medals. * Host nation ( Scotland ) Sunset + Vine Global Television Host Broadcasting Limited (SVGTV),
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#17328772307176572-406: The face of budget cuts to BBC Radio 4 's Today programme , which he presents, as well as Jeremy Paxman . In July 2010 a UK music magazine printed a letter from the pressure group Friends of Radio 3 that criticised BBC Three for having 'comedies, game shows, films and documentaries, but no arts programming at all'. In a later issue another correspondent endorsed this assessment on the basis of
6678-503: The games on 23 July 2014. At the ceremony , 32 volunteers from across Scotland carried the baton around Celtic Park Stadium after being nominated for giving their time to developing the nation's youth through sport. The baton was then passed to Sir Chris Hoy , who delivered it to President of the Commonwealth Games Federation Prince Imran and the Queen who then declared the games open. The Queen's Baton
6784-573: The history of the movement". Held in Scotland for the third time, the Games were notable for the successes of the Home Nations of the United Kingdom , with England , Wales and hosts Scotland achieving their largest ever gold medal hauls and overall medal hauls at a Commonwealth Games. England finished top of the medal table for the first time since the 1986 Commonwealth Games , also held in Scotland. Kiribati also won its first ever medal at
6890-428: The idents was composed by Chris Branch and Tom Haines at Brains & Hunch. On 4 January 2016, alongside the announcement of the date for BBC Three's relaunch as an online-only service, a third logo was unveiled. Inspired by the iconography of mobile applications , the new logo incorporated the Roman numeral for the number 3, with the third bar replaced by an exclamation mark. Marketing head Nikki Carr explained that
6996-478: The inaugural Commonwealth Youth Games in 2000 ) following a cost-benefit analysis by the Commonwealth Games Council for Scotland. The Scottish Executive under then First Minister of Scotland , Jack McConnell , with the support of the United Kingdom government and all main parties in the Scottish Parliament , formally announced Glasgow's intention to host the games on 16 August 2005. In March 2006,
7102-437: The key demographic which will continue to watch online." A number of series carried by the service, including Fleabag and Normal People , had achieved strong critical acclaim, with Fleabag in particular winning multiple Primetime Emmy Awards . On 2 March 2021, the BBC officially announced plans to reinstate BBC Three as a linear channel by January 2022, subject to approval by Ofcom . As before, it will timeshare with
7208-519: The late evening in February 2016. Its final programme was an episode of Gavin & Stacey , introduced by co-star James Corden from the Los Angeles studio of his U.S. talk show The Late Late Show . The channel space carried promotional information regarding the BBC Three online service as well as limited programming until it officially shut down on 31 March. From March 2019, programmes from
7314-592: The list to a less prominent position. On 25 November 2021, Ofcom announced it had given final approval for BBC Three to relaunch as a broadcast channel with a set period of February 2022, one month later than originally expected. A final logo of BBC Three as a streaming service was handled over the relaunched linear service; however, instead of pink, it uses a lime green colour. On 5 January 2022, CBBC returned to its pre-2016 hours and BBC Three began test broadcasts on 10 January 2022 ahead of its relaunch on 1 February 2022. Following an introduction by Bimini Bon-Boulash ,
7420-405: The new BBC Three, as some thought the new format would be too similar to the BBC's commercial rivals, namely ITV2 & E4 at the time. It would be unnecessary competition. Whilst BBC Four, the BBC's proposed children's channels and digital radio stations all received approval, the BBC Three plans were rejected in September 2001. The channel was eventually given the go ahead, eleven months after
7526-473: The new service were carried by BBC One from Monday to Wednesday after the BBC News at Ten under the name BBC Three on BBC One . In May 2020, the BBC submitted its annual general plan for 2020–2021. It stated that the broadcaster was considering reinstating BBC Three as a linear channel with a doubled budget, citing that its content "now has the potential to reach a wider audience on a linear channel, as well as
7632-443: The notable examples. Numerous popular series were either repeated on the channel or have spin-offs created from them. In early 2003, viewers could watch episodes of popular BBC soap opera EastEnders on BBC Three before they were broadcast on BBC One. This programming decision coincided with the relaunch of the channel and helped it break the one million viewers milestone for the first time. An episode of EastEnders Revealed , which
7738-533: The official ratings agency, average out BBC Three's viewing figures over a 24-hour period even though the channel only broadcasts in the evening, giving a distorted sense of the channel's viewership. Despite several official complaints from the BBC, BARB continued to publish figures which the BBC argues are unrepresentative. BBC Three's programming consists of comedy, drama, spin-off series and repeated episodes of series from BBC One and BBC Two, and other programmes that attempted to alert others of their actions through
7844-401: The original launch date on 17 September 2002, following a change to the remit of the channel where a 15-minute news programme and an altered target age range of 25-34 audiences. BBC Three was launched on 9 February 2003. The channel was launched by Stuart Murphy, who previously ran BBC Choice, and before that UK Play , the now-discontinued UKTV music and comedy channel. At 33, Murphy was still
7950-428: The other performers, and a performance of " Auld Lang Syne ". The closing ceremony was directed by David Zolkwer with David Proctor (Executive Producer) and Sarah Gardiner (Creative Producer). There were 71 participating nations at the 2014 Commonwealth Games with approximately 4,950 competing athletes, making it one of the largest Commonwealth Games staged to date. On 7 October 2013, The Gambia , having withdrawn from
8056-510: The outdoor clothing manufacturer Trespass . An integrated security team which involved Police Scotland , Glasgow 2014's Security team and private sector partners, was developed to manage the security and stewarding requirements for the Games. More than 17,000 individuals were involved in this operation, where over 2,000 members were from the armed forces and the rest from the Police Scotland and 17 private sector companies. The budget for
8162-589: The partnership between the Games and UNICEF . Following the arrival of the Queen there was a flypast by the Red Arrows display team. The venue featured the largest LED video screen in Europe, supplied by Sports Technology. Scotland's then First Minister Alex Salmond welcomed the participants and spectators, and introduced a moment of silence in memory of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 disaster. The final part of
8268-502: The power of sport to reach every child in Scotland and benefit children in every Commonwealth nation and territory." In the culmination of a groundbreaking partnership with UNICEF, the ceremony inspired millions to text donations to our shared 'Put Children First' campaign, which raised £3.5 million on the night and more than £5 million to date. The ceremony was directed by David Zolkwer with David Proctor (Executive Producer) and Sarah Gardiner (Creative Producer). The closing ceremony took
8374-429: The prestigious Glasgow School of Art . The hand-turned quaichs gifted to winning athletes and the carved ceremonial podiums were all created from local woods by Glasgow-based artisan Paul Hodgkiss. Scottish designer Kerry Nixon designed the medalbearers' dresses. The Queen's Baton Relay began its 190,000 km journey on 9 October 2013. The baton travelled via 70 nations and territories over 288 days before opening
8480-481: The relaunched channel's first programme was The Launch Party, a preview special hosted by BBC Radio 1 's Clara Amfo and Greg James . This was followed by news programme The Catch Up , an Eating With My Ex celebrity special, and the premieres of RuPaul's Drag Race: UK Versus the World , Lazy Susan , and the documentary Cherry Valentine: Gypsy Queen and Proud . On 8 September 2022, BBC Three, Four, and one of
8586-421: The second series, and on BBC One for subsequent series. In 2010, BBC Three began airing episodes of the fifth series of BBC drama series Waterloo Road after they had aired on BBC One as part of its 'catch-up' programming. From January 2015, BBC Three aired the remaining episodes of Waterloo Road before being repeated on BBC One later the same day. Among its original programming, the channel also gave viewers
8692-522: The spectators had to show the valid event ticket on request. The spectators were also encouraged to walk or use bicycles instead of motor vehicles to reach the venues in order to avoid traffic jam. The athletes were transported in minibuses or coaches, which used, where necessary, dedicated lanes – known as the Games Route Network – to ensure they were given priority over other traffic in a similar way buses are in bus lanes. These lanes formed part of
8798-528: The station, Zai Bennett , left to join Sky Atlantic in July 2014, at which point BBC Three commissioner Sam Bickley became acting controller. In February 2014, BBC Director-General Tony Hall announced that cuts of £100 million would have to be made at the corporation; Hall stated that the corporation could be forced to close one of its television services as a cost-savings measure. On 5 March 2014, Hall announced
8904-549: The table is ordered by the number of gold medals the athletes from a nation have won (in this context, a "nation" is an entity represented by a Commonwealth Games Association ). The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If nations are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically by their three-letter country code. Two bronze medals were awarded in boxing , judo and wrestling , except for Women's freestyle 75 kg as only five competitors were entered in
9010-426: The three bars represented the three principles of BBC Three as a service; making viewers "think", "laugh", and have a voice. The "tricon" was used as the service's primary logo until 2020, when a more conventional logo box was adopted—connecting and modifying the "T" and "H" in "Three" to resemble the tricon emblem. In October 2021, this wordmark was replaced with one in the BBC's corporate font "Reith Sans" as part of
9116-590: The umbrella title Stacey Dooley Investigates (2009–present). BBC Three also commissions a number of one-off documentaries, including Growing Up Down's (2014), My Brother the Islamist (2011), Small Teen Big World (2010); Stormchaser: The Butterfly and the Tornado (2012) and The Autistic Me (2009). Many were commissioned through BBC Three's FRESH scheme which provided an opportunity for 'the next generation of directors' to make their first 60-minute documentaries for
9222-727: The venue had over 5,000 seats for the Games. Ibrox Stadium , in the South Side, was the venue for the Rugby Sevens tournament. Mountain biking was held on the Cathkin Braes in Rutherglen , the Royal Burgh neighbouring the city. Hampden Park hosted all the track and field events as well as the closing ceremony. The Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre , located in the West End of
9328-466: The worldwide interest there will be in the Games when they take place in Glasgow, a city with a large number of Gaelic speakers, we believe they offer an exciting opportunity for Gaelic to be seen and, we hope, heard and appreciated in an international setting. We hope this is just the start; we wish the Games well and look forward to working further with Glaschu 2014 to enhance the status of Gaelic within this hugely significant event. The official website
9434-517: The youngest channel controller in the country, a title he had held since launching UK Play at the age of 26; although on 20 October 2005 it was announced that Murphy was soon to leave the channel to work in commercial television. On 12 May 2011, BBC Three was added to the Sky EPG in the Republic of Ireland on channel 229. It was later moved to channel 210 on 3 July 2012, to free up space for new channels. For
9540-483: Was a Newsbeat -style fifteen-minute bulletin, later rebranded and reformatted as the more satirical and frivolous half hour The 7 O'Clock News . However, the BBC discontinued the bulletin in December 2005, following a recommendation made in the 2004 Barwise Report, which found that the channel's target audience sought news from elsewhere. Upon the 2022 relaunch of BBC Three, a new summary of news, sport and entertainment
9646-405: Was announced that BBC Three had commissioned a spin-off drama series from Doctor Who , Torchwood , designed as a post- watershed science fiction drama for a more adult audience. Torchwood launched with 2.4 million viewers in October 2006. Torchwood is the first science fiction programme ever to have been commissioned by the channel, and its popularity led to it being broadcast on BBC Two for
9752-415: Was approved in November that year. In mid-2000, the BBC decided to reposition and rebrand their two digital channels so that they could be more closely linked to the well established BBC One and BBC Two . Their plan was for BBC Knowledge to be replaced with BBC Four (which took place in 2002) and for BBC Choice to be replaced with BBC Three. However, questions were raised over the proposed format of
9858-567: Was built in phases, delivered by Dog Digital and Blonde. The Scottish art firm Artpistol were commissioned by the Glasgow 2014 Organising Committee to paint a series of murals across Glasgow to help celebrate and promote the Games. The Big G is a standalone stage-set that was situated in George Square , Glasgow . It was unveiled in May 2014; with Glasgow City Council leader Gordon Matheson commenting that it provided an "opportunity for everyone – residents, visitors and spectators – to be part of
9964-407: Was commissioned for BBC Three and looking behind the scenes of the programme, attracted 611,000 viewers. In 2005, BBC Three commissioned the documentary series Doctor Who Confidential , which was shown immediately after episodes of the new series of Doctor Who had been screened on BBC One. This was followed up in July 2005, when it began to screen repeats of both programmes. In October 2005, it
10070-456: Was designed by Marque Creative. The logo was unveiled on Commonwealth Day , 8 March 2010. It was inspired by three factors, time, data and measurement. Its rings are proportioned to represent the 20th Commonwealth Games, across 17 sports, over 11 days in 1 city. An animated version of the logo has also been produced. There is also a version of the logo in Scottish Gaelic . Arthur Cormack,
10176-477: Was designed by the Glasgow-based firm 4c Design. The BBC provided coverage of the relay. Adventurer Mark Beaumont presented a series of documentaries filmed on the relay for BBC One Scotland , there were also weekly updates for BBC News and a BBC News website and blog written by Mark. The Glasgow Airport was used to welcome and depart the athletes and officials of the Games. The main terminal building of
10282-415: Was flown above Merchant House in George Square daily. The full Games brand identity was developed by Glasgow design studio Tangent Graphic, the lead creative agency between 2010 and 2014. Tangent's first major project was the official sport Pictograms, launched on 23 July 2011, and they continued to deliver and influence every aspect of the Glasgow 2014 identity. Tangent inherited the official logo which
10388-564: Was held for the very first time. Archery and tennis from the 2010 games were replaced on the sports programme with triathlon (who turned back after the 2010 absence) and judo (after eight years absence). Among sport disciplines removed from 2010 include the walking events in athletics , synchronised swimming and Greco-Roman wrestling , while mountain biking also returned after the absence in Delhi.The number of Shooting medal events also dropped from 44 in 2010 to 19. Among new disciplines on
10494-545: Was launched under the name The Catch Up . This programme is also broadcast on the BBC News channel. The channel has also shown sports programming. Match of the Day Live broadcast international football matches featuring Wales , often when an England match was being shown on BBC One. The channel also showed some matches of England's Women's team . The 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2008 Africa Cup of Nations tournaments were shown on
10600-436: Was made up of £372 million of public money with the remainder coming from commercial income generated through sponsorship, ticket sales, broadcasting rights and merchandise sales. The budget included contingency of £66.1 million, which was made up of a £42.3 million general contingency and £23.8 million special reserves. In February 2015, it was reported that the Games was delivered £35.5 million under budget. The first round of
10706-452: Was notable backlash against the measures, with celebrities including Greg James , Matt Lucas and Jack Whitehall speaking out. A petition against the move on change.org has gathered over 300,000 signatures. However, there was some support from media commentators, and those who backed a "slimmer" BBC. When the BBC revealed the full detail in December 2014, it admitted there was widespread opposition from BBC Three viewers but said there
10812-472: Was rejected, citing "limited public value". Jimmy Mulville and Jon Thoday of independent production companies Hat Trick Productions and Avalon reportedly considered legal action against the Trust if it went ahead with the closure of the channel. They had previously offered to buy the channel to keep it on television, but the BBC said the channel was not up for sale. BBC Three ended regular programming during
10918-443: Was support for the wider package of proposals. They believed the public welcomed a BBC One +1 as it admits "a vast majority of viewing still takes place on linear channels". The "Save BBC Three'" campaign pointed out this was a contradiction to what the BBC said about BBC Three. The BBC Trust began a 28-day public consultation regarding the plans on 20 January 2015 and it ended with a protest outside Broadcasting House . As part of
11024-455: Was the venue for Field hockey and saw the construction of a new Glasgow Green Hockey Centre . Tollcross International Swimming Centre , was the venue for Swimming events. It already had one Olympic standard 50 metre swimming pool , which was extensively upgraded, and a second 50-metre pool was added for the Games as a warm-up facility. The existing permanent seating capacity was increased by 1,000. Combined with additional temporary seating
11130-488: Was touring Aardman Animations looking for new programming ideas for BBC Three when he spotted the cone shaped creatures, he then took the idea back to the Lambie-Nairn agency, responsible for the BBC Three identity package. A feature of this identity is also the music "Three Is The Magic Number", based (only the lyrics are copied) upon Schoolhouse Rock! . BBC Online provided a number of downloads and activities based on
11236-695: Was unveiled at the Glasgow Central Station on 10 March 2014 during the Commonwealth Day . The clock was sponsored by the Swiss watchmaker Longines . A special ceremony was organized for the clock inauguration at the station which was attended by the members of the organising committee of the Games and Scottish swimmer Michael Jamieson . The total budget for the Games was £575.6 million. This figure included £472.3 million for Glasgow 2014 and £90 million for security. The Glasgow 2014 budget of £472.3 million
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