BBC research

(1)What do the BBC do?

The BBC have 9 national TV services that provide a range of things to the UK audience. They broadcast across digital TV, live online and as on-demand on I-player.

Their channels include;


"BBC One- On BBC One you'll find news and current affairs, drama, comedy and entertainment programmes.

• BBC Two- Factual programmes are at the heart of BBC Two, including arts, history, science and human interest documentaries.

• BBC Three- Our youngest channel is never afraid to try new things, broadcasting comedy, entertainment, and docs.

• BBC Four- BBC Four provides an ambitious range of innovative, high quality programming that is intellectually and culturally enriching, taking an expert and in-depth approach to a wide range of subjects.

• CBBC- Our channel for 6-12 year olds in search of drama, entertainment, factual, comedy, animation and news.

• CBeebies- The youngest of the all of us get active play, creativity and imagination from CBeebies, on-air and online.

• BBC News- The UK's most-watched news channel airs 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and features correspondents from across the world.

BBC Parliament- The UK's only channel dedicated to politics, showing debates and committees from across the UK.
BBC Alba- Documentaries, music, sport plus children's programmes and news and current affairs for Gaelic-speaking people in Scotland."

(2) Public purposes

The BBC is a public service organisation, they have 5 public purposes which are set out by  the Royal Charter and Agreement, the constitutional basis for the BBC as presented to Parliament.

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• "To provide impartial news and information to help people understand and engage with the world around them
• The BBC will provide accurate and impartial news, current affairs and factual programming of the highest editorial standards so that all audiences can engage fully with issues across the UK and the world.
  To support learning for people of all ages
• Educational content will help support learning for children and teenagers across the UK, whilst audiences will be encouraged to explore inspiring and challenging new subjects and activities through a range of partnerships.
  To show the most creative, highest quality and distinctive output and services
• Innovative content covering many different genres will be provided across a range of services and platforms, setting the standard both in the UK and globally.
  To reflect, represent and serve the diverse communities of all of the United Kingdom’s nations and regions and, in doing so, support the creative economy across the United Kingdom
• The lives of the people in the United Kingdom today will be accurately and authentically portrayed in the BBC’s output and services to raise awareness of different cultures, contribute to social cohesion and invest in the development of each nation’s creative economy.
  To reflect the United Kingdom, its culture and values to the world
• High quality, accurate, impartial news coverage will be delivered to international audiences, aiding understanding of the UK as a whole."

(3) BBC's Mission and values

"To enrich people's lives with programmes and services that inform, educate and entertain."

"To be the most creative organisation in the world"

Audiences are at the heart of everything the BBC does, this is even more significant then most channels as they are publicly funded.

(4)BBC public purposes and propose remits

 The main objective of the BBC is to

• Sustain citizenship and civil society
• Promote education and learning
• Stimulate creativity and cultural excellence
• Representing the UK, its nations, regions and communities
• Brining the UK to the world and the world to the UK
• Helping to deliver to the public the benefit of emerging communications technologies and services and in addition, taking a leading role in the switch over to dig TV

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(1) Inside the BBC- Television http://www.bbc.co.uk/corporate2/insidethebbc/whatwedo/television
(2) Inside the BBC- Public Purposes- http://www.bbc.co.uk/corporate2/insidethebbc/whoweare/publicpurposes
(3) Inside the BBC- Mission and values- http://www.bbc.co.uk/corporate2/insidethebbc/whoweare/mission_and_values
(4) BBC trust- Public purposes and purpose remits- http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/governance/tools_we_use/public_purposes.html