The BBC AND THE future ofPublic Service Broadcasting

The Creative Perspective

The future of PSB in the UK depends on a vibrant UK creative community. Without on-screen and off screen talent, the uniquely high quality and success of British PSB would be impossible to sustain. That is why, as part of our contribution to the Ofcom review of PSB, the BBC wanted to engage in a consultation with this community, and give it a voice and platform. We commissioned a series of lectures from distinguished programme makers, and a survey of the wider creative community, including CEOs of leading independent companies and broadcaster producers - all of which is published here on the website. Our contributors were entirely free to say what they wanted, with no obligation to stick to a BBC line or policy. Between them, they provide an illuminating insight into the concerns and passions of those on whom the continued health of PSB will depend.