With local news services of all kinds in steady decline, and democracy under threat as a result, can the BBC step in to the breach?
Women are majorly underrepresented on BBC science programming - except on the recent Venus transit documentary.
The BBC Olympic coverage was frequently less than impartial in its attitude towards Team GB. But what does it mean to be British in the context of the Games?
For two weeks, the BBC has served up a glorious all-you-can-eat buffet of sports. Yet despite a wave of enthusiasm, the Beeb have admitted that there is no plan to increase minority sports coverage. So is that the last we will see of canoeists, gymnasts and cyclists for the next four years?
The first audio highlights of an ourBeeb discussion about the challenges and opportunities facing the BBC, featuring the CEO of Enders Analysis.
Culinary coverage on the BBC encourages us all to consume 'Great British' food and take part in the 'GastrOlympics'. But how do these seemingly innocuous programmes reflect the BBC's wider relationship to the forces of state and capital?
The BBC's coverage of the Olympic Games has been met with mixed reviews, from effusive praise of Clare Balding to accusations of a sense of forced jingoism. How do you feel about it?
The first report from a scintillating ourBeeb discussion with Claire Enders, Britain's leading media analyst, finds the BBC at a digital crossroads, but holding up remarkably well.
Programmes like Mock the Week are a great platform for stand-up comedians, and yet fewer than one in ten of the guests are female. Why do the likes of Caitlin Moran and Grace Dent feel compelled to turn down BBC panel shows?
Should the BBC's mission to inform, educate and entertain incorporate hosting free music festivals for 100,000 people? Last month's Hackney Weekend was generally deemed a big success, but why aren't we allowed to know how much it cost, when we paid for it?
Despite the sale of televised England home-matches from the BBC to commercial broadcasting, cricket remains central to collective imaginings of 'Englishness'. Recent attempts to situate the sport within the history of empire reveal much about the BBC's continuing ties to the ideology of state-led
The BBC openly calls for 'user-generated content' - but is this a genuine request for participation from people outside the institution? Tony Dowmunt suggests a revival of the concept of access.
