Radio

BBC Sounds reaches 1.3m listeners

I’ve slightly fallen off the blogging wheel, as I was reminded recently on Twitter by StephenCWLL. Apologies for that — I got caught up in the launch of BBC Sounds and then … Christmas! I promise to do better this year, and give regular updates.

It’s a month today since we launched BBC Sounds at Tate Modern. The evening included the sight of three Jeremy Vines on stage simultaneously – the real one and his two impersonators from Dead Ringers.

That night we also had performances from Nile Rodgers & Chic, Craig David, Mabel and Tom Grennan alongside Dotty, Greg James…

Podcasts for the inevitable long waits this Christmas period

A couple of friends confessed the other day that they didn’t know where to start with podcasts, and asked for recommendations. I sent them this and and thought I’d share.

Encouraging serendipity in the digital world

I was at the Voice of the Listener and Viewer (VLV) conference today and thought I’d share the speech I did there. In addition to highlighting the unique role the BBC plays in the lives of our audiences and in society, I also talked about how in today’s media world, having a BBC…

Radio and Education: how are we doing?

The Mission of the BBC is to act in the public interest, serving all audiences through the provision of impartial, high-quality and distinctive output and services which inform, educate and entertain.

We’ve made some announcements today, in our first ever Annual Plan.

We’re required to do this by our new Charter — so that people can see our plans and influence them.

We are investing in children’s services.