Programmes include everything from a series of interviews with former prime minister Tony Blair to Eurovision Dance Contest, presented by Graham Norton and Claudia Winkleman
The BBC1 controller, Peter Fincham, is considering the future of several long-running drama series, including Dalziel and Pascoe and The Inspector Lynley Mysteries.
Mr Fincham has already taken the decision to axe The Chase and New Street Law and is reviewing other BBC1 returning dramas.
The future of titles such as The Inspector Lynley Mysteries and Dalziel and Pascoe is also uncertain as the channel looks to refresh its drama output.
Senior BBC drama executives, led by the controller of fiction, Jane Tranter, met at an away day last week where it is thought they discussed their strategy and plans for new shows.
"They were talking about their strategy," one source said. "It has not been a vintage year for in-house drama."
Mr Fincham today confirmed that veterinary drama The Chase, written by Band of Gold writer Key Mellor, and legal show New Street Law would both not return after just two series.
He also refused to guarantee the future of detective shows The Inspector Lynley Mysteries and Dalziel and Pascoe, saying they were being looked at now they are off air.
Sources have said Mr Fincham has launched an internal "health check" on long-running drama series, although he denied there was any "year zero" plan.
Insiders also suggested BBC executives are worried about the state of drama on BBC1, particularly in-house series, with slots such as 8pm on Sunday under pressure.
"They are looking for stuff to go into the Sunday slot," one source said. "The Chase really suffered, as did Rough Diamond. They have really got their work cut out."
There is also concern that only two recent midweek 8pm dramas - Holby Blue and Waterloo Road - have performed in the ratings.
Holby Blue will return for a second series, while a 20-part third series of Waterloo Road returns in the autumn.
With BBC budgets facing a tough few years following the lower than expected licence fee settlement, long running series with highly paid actors are something the corporation can increasingly ill afford.
"The stars of these shows are being paid so much money," one source said. "They have accumulated these increases and they are pricing themselves out of the market."
The newly reformed Spice Girls will be a key part of BBC One's autumn line-up, the broadcaster has revealed.
They will appear in both a 90-minute documentary and this year's Children In Need fundraiser, with the BBC promising a "new song" from the girl power group.
but... Docoter has a new comedy
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Alexander Armstrong, one of the most popular guest hosts on the returning Have I Got News For You, will re-unite with his Channel 4 comedy partner Ben Miller for The Armstrong and Miller Show - which promises more than 100 characters.
Doctor Who star David Tennant will star in a sitcom about learner drivers written by and co-starring Spaced actress Jessica Hynes (nee Stevenson).
Jesus H. ******* Christ On A Bicycle In Flares! That new lottery show, "Who Dares Wins" appears to be no less (and certainly no more) than a rebadged version of "The Rich List", the show which, when hosted by Eamonn Holmes stateside, was the least successful game show launch in the whole world ever. I thought everyone involved with that had been quarantined (i.e. killed) to make sure it would never been seen again!
Jesus H. ******* Christ On A Bicycle In Flares! That new lottery show, "Who Dares Wins" appears to be no less (and certainly no more) than a rebadged version of "The Rich List", the show which, when hosted by Eamonn Holmes stateside, was the least successful game show launch in the whole world ever. I thought everyone involved with that had been quarantined (i.e. killed) to make sure it would never been seen again!
Add to that the presenter for the pilot was Nick Knowles.
Disappointed but not surprised Holby Blue is returning; "Holby" should only be associated with the hospital and suggests a lack of imagination on the BBC's part. I would not be against the same characters returning in a series which removed the Holby name; it doesn't look good to have three different interpretations of the same fictional place.
As for Waterloo Road - there's a slight flaw with making the series continuous - a soap set in a school would have to be off air for 10 weeks a year!
Jesus H. ******* Christ On A Bicycle In Flares! That new lottery show, "Who Dares Wins" appears to be no less (and certainly no more) than a rebadged version of "The Rich List", the show which, when hosted by Eamonn Holmes stateside, was the least successful game show launch in the whole world ever. I thought everyone involved with that had been quarantined (i.e. killed) to make sure it would never been seen again!
KILLED?I hope you're joking.