A BBC icon
Following the death of presenter Alistair Cooke, his biographer Nick Clarke explains how his persistance helped him realise his goal of becoming a BBC broadcaster.
An innocent in Uganda
Andrew Harding describes his meeting with an orphaned boy in Uganda whose story touched viewers and listeners.
A school named after me
The BBC's Elizabeth Blunt explains why she challenged Mark Doyle to find the Liberian school named after her.
Journey of hope
Peter Burdin describes his return to Africa to the scene of major stories he covered there in the nineties.
Wild about Wisycom
A new microphone system is transforming radio news broadcasting and giving reporters more freedom.
Sending postcards from Mars
BBC science producer Rachael Buchanan describes her New Year visit to Los Angeles to see if NASA's Spirit probe would fare better at landing on Mars than Britain's Beagle 2.
The Today takeover
Find out what happened when five public figures were asked to edit the Today programme on Radio 4
Hutton: What now for the BBC?
BBC media correspondent Torin Douglas looks at the impact the Hutton Report could have on the corporation
Monitoring Saddam
The BBC Monitoring service in Caversham played a key role in the BBC's coverage of the arrest of Saddam Hussein.
This is BBC News
An introduction to the staff, values and output of BBC News
Television news
Information on the staff and output of the BBC's television news department.
Radio News
Information on the output and staffing of the Radio News department
Current Affairs
Information on the staff and output of the BBC's Current Affairs department.
Political programmes
Information on the staff and output of the BBC's political programmes unit.
News Interactive
Information about the staff and services provided by the News Interactive department
Newsgathering
Information on the staff and role of the BBC's Newsgathering operation
Editorial policy
The deputy director of BBC news, Mark Damazer, outlines the department's editorial policy