Seminars
Representation Seminar
17 November 2004 (afternoon session)
The Representation of Nations, Regions and Communities project is one of a dozen or so areas that were identified as warranting additional, and specific, investigative work following a gap analysis of what was planned in terms of consultation and research as part of the Charter review.
The project itself was designed to capture the whole of the BBC's activities in this area, and the outcomes it delivers. The definitions of the main terms are as follows:
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“Nations” refers to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland;
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“Regions” refers primarily to the English regions but also the broader geographical regions within the nations listed above;
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“Local communities”: as geographical groupings within the regions (it also covers the communities based on language which also have a distinct geographical basis - ie Welsh, Scots Gaelic etc).
The BBC has provided a detailed account of what it is currently doing in this sector and that evidence, along with wider thoughts on what the BBC's future role in terms of representation should be, formed the basis of this informed seminar. The seminar considered issues such as the principles behind representation, the BBC's role, and what the BBC can actively contribute, it was chaired by Lord Burns, and attended by industry stakeholders and members of the public as well as members of the independent panel.
View archived webstreams of this seminar at: www.bbc.co.uk/thefuture/seminars/dcms_seminars.shtml
Seminar Transcript:
We have produced transcripts of each seminar. Every attempt
has been made to accurately transcribe the debate, however, due to the
acoustics of the conference room, this transcript may contain minor
errors.
Transcript for the seminar on Representation PDF (182kb)
If you have any comments or queries, please
contact the Charter Review team.
Seminar Information Pack and Papers:
Agenda
PDF (32kb)
Comments
on Representation from Public Consultation held between December
03 and March 04 PDF (104kb)
Extracts
from 'Building Public Value: renewing the BBC for a digital World',
BBC, June 2004 PDF (78kb)
Extracts
from DCMS consultation report 'What you said about the BBC', DCMS,
2004 Chapter 5: The BBC Today PDF (160kb)
BBC's Submission to DCMS on Representation PDF (745kb)
The BBC has produced a submission for Charter Review in relation to
its role in the area of representing the nations and regions. The scope
of this document was agreed in advance with DCMS. It formed part of
the papers for the Representation seminar that was held by Lord Burns
on 17 November.
BBC
Communities PDF (275kb)
The BBC has also produced a paper considering how the BBC aims to understand
its audiences and serve communities.
Guest Speakers
Sue Balsom
Professor Susan Bassnett
Stuart Cosgrove
Donald Emslie
Andy Griffee
Pat Loughrey
Philip Morrow
Colin Philpott
Samir Shah
Parminder Vir
Guest Speakers Biographies PDF (423kb)
Related Information:
Independent
Advisor & Panel
Some of these documents are available online in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf)
format.
