Performance against public commitments
2011/12

Contents
S1 Ofcom and BBC Trust responsibilities
S2 Ofcom Tier 2 quotas
S3 Performance against Statements of Programme Policy 2011/12
S20 Access services
S21 Window of Creative Competition (WoCC)

1 – Ofcom and BBC Trust’s responsibilities

Under the terms of the BBC’s Royal Charter, the Agreement, and the Communications
Act 2003 (‘the Act’), some areas of the BBC’s activity are regulated by Ofcom, some by
the BBC Trust, and some by both together.

A Memorandum of Understanding was agreed in March 2007 to clarify the respective roles and responsibilities of the Trustand Ofcom, and the key points are summarised below:
Programme standards

The BBC Executive is accountable to the BBC Trust for accuracy and impartiality of content; Ofcom
sets certain programme standards. Both have duties to consider complaints.

Quotas and codes
News and current affairs

The BBC Trust sets quotas for news and current affairs on BBC One and BBC Two, consulting
Ofcom (for agreement in some cases) before imposing these requirements.

Original productions

The BBC Executive and Ofcom must agree an appropriate proportion of programming to
be original productions.

Nations and Regions programming

The BBC Trust sets quotas for programmes from the Nations and Regions, consulting Ofcom(for agreement in some cases) before imposing these requirements.

Programmes made outside London

The BBC Executive and Ofcom must agree a suitable proportion of programming to be madein the UK outside the M25 area.

Independent production

The BBC Trust requires the BBC to follow a code of practice for commissioning independent
productions, and reviews delivery against the Window of Creative Competition (WoCC), within
which in-house and independent producers can compete for commissions. The BBC Trust andOfcom monitor compliance with targets for independent production.

AccessThe BBC Executive must observe Ofcom’s code for providing services for the deaf and thevisually impaired.

Public Value Tests (PVTs)

The BBC Trust must apply a public value test before allowing significant change to the BBC’s UK
public services. Ofcom provides the market impact assessment element of the test.

Competitive impact

The BBC Trust must consider the economic impact of the BBC on the broadcasting sector.
Adjudications on matters of competition law are the responsibility of Ofcom or the Officeof Fair Trading.

Radio spectrum

The BBC Trust must ensure efficient use of the BBC’s allocated spectrum; Ofcom is responsible
for ensuring best use is made of the whole spectrum.

Some further areas of common responsibility (including public service broadcasting, media literacy and the promotion of equal
opportunities and training) are set out in the Act and Agreement.

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2– Ofcom Tier 2 quotas

2011
Quota

2011
Achievement

Hours of qualifying programmes across all channels

25%

37%

Hours of qualifying programmes on BBC One

25%

36%

Hours of qualifying programmes on BBC Two

25%

39%

Spend on qualifying programmes

30%

41%

Hours of qualifying programmes

25%

42%

1,380

1,606

Hours of News on BBC One in peak

275

280

Hours of current affairs on BBC One and BBC Two

365

541

Hours of current affairs on BBC One and BBC Two in peak

105

116

BBC One70%

90%

BBC One in peak

90%

99%

BBC Two

70%

80%

BBC Two in peak

80%

97%

BBC Three

70%

79%

BBC Three in peak

70%

72%

BBC Four70%

82%

Independent production quota1

Regional programme making

2News and current affairs programmes3
Hours of News on BBC One

Levels of Original Production

4

BBC Four in peak

50%

79%

Approx. 80%

80%

CBBC

70%

79%

BBC News Channel

90%

97%

BBC Parliament

90%

98%

CBeebies

Regional Programming5
Hours of regional programming

6,270

6,916

Hours of programmes made in the relevant area

95%

100%

Hours of BBC One news

3,920

4,929

Hours of BBC One news in peak

2,010

2,296

Hours of non-news programming in peak

655

789

All non-news programmes adjacent to peak

280

393

The BBC is subject to a 25% independent production quota across all channels and on BBC One and BBC Two individually.
The BBC has used Ofcom’s definitions of regional production from 1 January 2006.
These quotas and performance figures are for network programming only. The News quota specifically excludes overnight transmissions of BBC News.
4
Original productions include all BBC commissioned programmes including repeats.
5
These figures represent regional programmes across BBC One and BBC Two.
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2
3

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3– Performance against Statements of Programme
Policy 2011/12

Statements of Programme Policy (SoPPs) are annual promises to licence fee payers from the
BBC which showcase some of the ways that each of our services meets its service licencecommitments and delivers high quality and distinctive content to them as viewers, listeners
and users. SoPPs are a Tier 3 Ofcom commitment, approved by the BBC Trust.
The following pages summarise the BBC’s performance against SoPPs by service for 2011/12. Unless otherwise stated,all commitments are minimum hours or percentage and include originations, repeats and acquisitions. The notable
service developments for CBeebies and BBC Red Button are given on the following pages, but neither service has
any quantitative commitments to report on for the period. SoPPs for the year ahead (2012/13) can be found atwww.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/reports/.

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BBC Network Television services
BBC network television services also have statutory regulatory requirements to meet Tier 2
quotas, agreed annually with Ofcom, for independent production, regional programme making,news and current affairs programmes, levels of original production, and regional programming.
For 2011/12 performance against Tier 2 quotas see page S2.

BBC OneNotable service developments
Distinctive pre-watershed content and creative ambition
at 9pm. Live series like The Great British Weather gave a newsense of event to the pre-watershed schedule and National
Treasures Live brought history to a family audience. The
9pm slot was home to ambitious factual series like Frozen
Planet and Richard Hammond’s Journey to the Centre of thePlanet. We also created an 8.30pm slot for a period for natural
history and comedy. One-offs at 9pm included the first classinvestigative journalism of the Panorama Special: UndercoverCare. Drama offerings ranged from Birdsong to Exile.
Factual series of scale, ambition and quality. David
Attenborough’s natural history series Frozen Planet wasa major success, with audiences of 7.9 million. Inside the
Human Body made the complexities of human biology
accessible to a broad audience. Planet Dinosaur brought
the latest archaeological discoveries to life using cuttingedge CGI. Andrew Marr’s three part series DiamondQueen examined the reign of Elizabeth II, with uniqueaccess and stunning archive.
Offer range, depth and quality in drama. The new series Callthe Midwife set in London’s East End in the 1950s was a criticaland ratings success, with 10.2 million viewers on a Sunday
evening. Period pieces included a bold adaptation of theVictorian classic Great Expectations, and the modern classic
set during the First World War Birdsong. Contemporary newseries included Public Enemies, Exile and Inside Men. The
award winning Sherlock and Luther also had highly successful
second series.

BBC OneCommitment

ActualHours of arts and music

45

77

Hours of new factual programming

700

1,085

Commitment

ActualHours of news and current affairs

265

363

Hours of other (non-news) programmingeach year2

140

196

Commitment

ActualHours of news and current affairs

250

360

Hours of other (non-news) programmingeach year2

60

122

Commitment

ActualHours of news and current affairs

280

390

Hours of other (non-news) programmingeach year2

80

99

Commitment

ActualHours of children’s programmes

1,500

2,259

Hours of religious programmes

110

122

BBC One Scotland

BBC One Wales

BBC One Northern Ireland

BBC One and BBC Two shared

BBC One peaktime repeats %
09/10
10/11
11/12

8.0%
8.4%
8.4%

Unless otherwise stated, hours commitments throughout this document
include originations, acquisitions and repeats. The use of the word ‘new’means that the commitment includes originations only.
2This output may include repeats and acquisitions.
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BBC Two
Notable Service Developments
Return of drama series. New funding produced foursophisticated, literate authorial visions: Paula Milne’s White
Heat; Hugo Blick’s The Shadowline; Abi Morgan’s The Hour;
Lucinda Coxon and Marc Munden’s The Crimson Petal and theWhite; but not at the expense of single drama which also hada strong year: Sir David Hare’s Page Eight; The Night Watch;
United; and Shirley.
Year of Books. BBC Two had a huge variety of different
approaches to the BBC’s Year of Books: from World Book
Night to the Charles Dickens season which included a
distinguished adaptation of Edwin Drood by Gwyneth Hughes;
from Arena: William Golding to Stephen Fry’s Planet Word;
from Hilary Mantel: A Culture Show Special to Wogan on
Wodehouse; from My Life in Books to the Culture Show;and Review Show’s coverage of the literary calendar.
Distinctive and impactful factual programming at 9pm.
The complexity of contemporary society was strongly
represented: Protecting our Children, powerful personal
testimony from Terry Pratchett on assisted dying, Neil
Morrissey on care homes and Saira Khan on adopting abroad.
Vanessa Engle’s Money and Mixed Race: Twincredibles wereequally revelatory of usually unseen worlds. The Hairy Bikers
campaigned for Meals on Wheels and Gareth Malone’s
Military Wives Choir touched hearts and achieved a
Christmas Number One hit single.
BBC TwoCommitment

ActualHours of arts and music

200

328

Hours of new factual programming

520

773

BBC Two Scotland

Hours of non-news programming each year,
including Gaelic language output3

Actual Hours of (non-news) programmingeach year3

Commitment

Actual55

205This output may include repeats and acquisitions.

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BBC ThreeNotable Service Developments
Exploring contemporary history. Award winning threepart series Our War explored the history of the conflict in
Afghanistan through the eyes of the young soldiers who have
served there. Using footage shot on the ground by the soldiersthemselves and retrospective interviews the series received
huge critical acclaim. It was also the highest performing series
ever commissioned from factual, with audiences of 1.2 million
and an outstanding AI of 94.
Current affairs for a young audience. As well as our 60
Second Bulletin, Young Voters’ Question Time continued its run
and included a special edition covering the riots. We tackled
the topical issue of youth unemployment with a stripped
week of live programmes Up for Hire. We continued todeliver impactful single documentaries exploring domestic
and international current affairs. Titles included Stacey
Dooley: My Home Town Fanatics; Mixed Up in the Middle
East; Britain’s Gay Footballers; and the award winning My
Brother the Islamist.
Developing the online experience. As well as a hugely
successful online presence for our drama Being Human, thefactual series Up for Hire included a unique online element
which was geared to helping young people find jobs. All BBC
comedy content online is now consolidated in one BBC Three
online destination
BBC Three

Commitment

Actual190

354

BBC Two Wales

Hours of other (non-news) programmingeach year3

BBC Two Northern Ireland

Commitment

Actual160

218

Commitment

ActualHours of arts and music

35

55

Hours of new factual programming

125

173

Hours of new current affairs

15

31

BBC Two peaktime repeats %
09/10
10/11
11/12

29.0%
28.3%
31.1%
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BBC FourNotable Service Developments
All American. November’s month long season was a highlight.
Complementing Andrew Graham-Dixon’s three-part Art ofAmerica, photographer Rankin celebrated Life Magazine; Rich
Hall cast an acerbic eye on Road Movies; Rick Stein travelled
the Mississippi in search of the Blues; and Melvyn Bragg saluted
John Steinbeck. Four music documentaries analysed blackmusic acts of the 1980s and there were programmes on
Gershwin’s Summertime, diner culture, the lives of Nomads
and Old Jews Telling Jokes.
Landmark Arts and Music series were particularly strong.
Simon Russell-Beale told the history of the Symphony; JamesFox presented a series on 20th century British painting; andLucy Worsley performed an enthusiastic celebration of theart of Regency. In partnership with the V&A we launched amajor two year investigation of the applied arts, starting with
Ceramics. As part of BBC Four’s archive project, In Their Own
Words raided the BBC’s archives in search of philosophers.
New documentaries. A season on the British genre lookedback to its origins. But the year was replete with modern
examples. Storyville contributed a series of new films to BBC
Four’s year of Justice and Have You Heard From Johannesburg
recounted the struggle against apartheid. BBC Four devoted
a week to Iceland; remembered the Grammar Schools;
followed the everyday lives of Catholics; and, in a landmark
Army Season, spent a year at Sandhurst Academy and invited
serving soldiers to present a social history of the Regiments.
The Army Season was supported by one of the BBC FourArchive Collections.

CBBC
Notable Service Developments
Specialist factual and citizenship programmes. Factual series
included Horrible Histories; Vic Reeves’ Ministry of Curious
Stuff; Show Me What You’re Made Of; and Newsround
specials on Living with Autism; and Domestic Violence. My Life
documentaries gave children a glimpse into new worlds andTony Marchant’s three-part drama Postcode explored themesof class and cultural segregation, poverty and opportunity.
Empower children and put them in control. In Driving
Academy children demonstrated how easy it is to be a saferoad user. The Big Performance featured ten shy children
whose experience culminated in a musical performance infront of millions. In Junior Bake Off, children competed to becrowned ‘Junior Bake Off’ Champion.
Getting out and about. CBBC travelled across the UK with
Live and Deadly and the Deadly Days Out. Incredible Edibles
toured the UK experimenting with food in front of a live
audience and Trade Your Way to The USA was accompanied
by a roadshow.
Encourage children to get outside and be active. Helen
Skelton’s Polar Challenge provided a positive role model forchildren, and shared her mantra “Impossible is just a word”.
In the SpLash campaign – Blue Peter’s Andy Akinwolere
encouraged others like him to overcome their fear of water.

BBC Four

Hours of factual programming

Commitment

ActualHours of arts and music

100

246

Hours of new factual programming

110

150

Premiere at least 20 new international films

20

22

4

CBBC
Commitment4

ActualHours of drama programming

665

1,385

Hours of News

85

88

550

757

The CBBC Channel’s hours commitments include originations, repeats,acquisitions and transfers from BBC One and BBC Two.
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CBeebies
Notable Service Developments
A focus on 4–6 year olds. Two new series designed to appeal
to older viewers were introduced: the animated adventure
series Tree Fu Tom; and the natural history series Andy’s
Wild Adventures.
Encouraging children to take part. Mister Maker Comes To
Town, Mr Bloom’s Nursery, and I Can Cook With You werereformatted to allow for greater interaction with the audience.
Justin’s House, CBeebies’ first audience show, brought children
into the BBC North studios to participate in a lively andentertaining programme.
The importance of factual and learning. A new ‘Love to
Learn’ block, was launched, featuring a number of seriesrich with learning potential, including Nina and the Neurons;
Brilliant Bodies; the animated series Numtums; and The Lingo
Show which introduced children to different languages.
Retaining the best animation in the world. As well as TreeFu Tom (see above), we featured a number of new animatedseries on CBeebies, including: The Adventures of Abney andTeal; Tilly and Friends; and Baby Jake.
New online audio offering and a refresh of the grown-ups
website. We developed and launched a number of new
CBeebies radio series which featured stories, movement
and music and quizzes, which could be listened to live, or
downloaded onto a computer, MP3 player or music CD.
We refreshed the CBeebies grown-ups site, with a new lookand with new content designed to help parents and caregivers
get the most value from our content.

BBC HD
Notable Service Developments
Increase number and range of HD programmes. BBC HD
broadcast more than 3,700 hours of HD programming fromacross the Channel portfolio in 2011/12 offering a broad anddiverse mix of entertaining and intelligent content.
Increased diversity in genres. This has included programming
such as: Mastermind; The Russell Howard Show; Only Connect;
Masterchef: the Professionals; Mongrels; and Borgen broadcast
in HD for the first time.
Significant live events. Significant live events to the HD
channel have included: Formula 1; Wimbledon; the Open;
the ATP finals; the Proms; and Glastonbury.
BBC HD

Schedule that is originated film and sport

Commitment

Actual<20%

8%CBeebies

No specific commitments apply

Commitment

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BBC Network RadioBBC Network Radio has made a voluntary pledge that at least 10% of eligible hours on
its national analogue and digital radio networks would be made by independent producers.
In 2011/12, all services met or exceeded this target. Together, BBC UK-wide network radio
services broadcast 19% of eligible output from independent producers.
We are introducing a Window of Creative Competition (WoCC) to promote competition between BBC in-house production
and the external radio supply market for a further 10% of broadcast hours on top of the existing voluntary commitment. This
will be in place in time for the 2012/13 financial year.

BBC Radio 1
Notable Service Developments
Interactive and visualised content. BBC Radio 1’s Homepage
was re-designed, offering a more dynamic and interactive
experience that closely reflects what is happening onair. Users are able to rate their favourite clips, receiving
recommendations of similar content they may like in return.
Visually, fans of The Official Chart can now go online to see
Reggie Yates count down the Top 10 and watch each track’s
video as it is revealed.
Newsbeat. A number of special Newsbeat shows focusedon single themes, with programmes on gangs and gangmembership, the riots across England, music piracy andpornography. We also reported regularly on the work of
the armed forces, including stories on the effects of posttraumatic stress disorder and the consequences of thestrategic defence review.
Live music and events. BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend took Lady
Gaga and Foo Fighters to Carlisle in May, while BBC Radio 1
Live in Hull featured four nights of live programming from thecity. We also celebrated the positive contribution many young
people make to society during BBC Radio 1’s Teen Awards,
where around 10,000 under-18s enjoyed performances fromthe likes of One Direction.
Social action and documentaries. BBC Radio 1 and BBC
1Xtra’s Sex Night was a special five-hour broadcast, including
a live discussion that allowed the audience to talk openly about
all aspects of sex. We also tackled youth unemployment,
joining BBC Three for the Up For Hire campaign.
Documentaries included an exploration of internet comedy
and two shows that looked at what life was like in 2011 fora teenager. The International BBC Radio 1 venues changed
from those originally planned, with visits instead to Milan and
Las Vegas, as well as a return to Japan in the aftermath of
2011’s devastating tsunami.

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BBC Radio 1
Commitment

ActualHours of specialist music per week

60

66

% of music from UK acts in daytime

40%

58%

% of new music in daytime

45%

60%

Number of live events and festivals broadcast

c.25

28

Number of new sessions (excluding repeats)

250

251

>10%

11%

1

1hr 7mins

3% of eligible hours commissioned fromindependent producers
Hours of news in daytime each weekday,
including two extended bulletins
Regular bulletins during daytime at weekendsMinimum number of new documentaries

40

40

Number of major social action campaigns>2

3

Hours of original opt-outs from Scotland,
Wales and Northern Ireland

200

286

Unless otherwise stated, hours commitments throughout this document
include originations, acquisitions and repeats. The use of the word ‘new’means that the commitment includes originations only.
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BBC Radio 2
Notable Service Developments
More distinctive daytime content. As part of BBC Radio 2’s
Remembrance programming, a week long documentary
series was scheduled where Jeremy Vine interviewed themothers of fallen soldiers, telling their son’s stories through thesongs they loved. We also introduced Chris Evans’ 500 Words
children’s writing competition; the BBC Radio 2 New Comedy
Award; and 2-Day – a unique 12 hour daytime schedule toshowcase BBC Radio 2’s distinctive output and breadth of
specialist programming.
Digital offer to take a more central role. BBC Radio 2
has doubled its unique users to its website to half a million,
accompanied by a significant increase in both live and on
demand listening. A range of autumn events harnessed fan
communities around BBC Radio 2’s on air activity. BBCRadio 2 has pushed out across social media with nearly all
mainstream presenters directly interacting with the audiencein digital spaces. Our Sounds Of the 20th Century became
the BBC’s ‘most engaged’ show on social media for eight
consecutive weeks.
Enhance and extend specialist music genres. A new place
was found in the schedule to showcase musical genre’s that are
not regularly covered by the network. Series featured expert
DJs like David Rodigan on Reggae and Dave Pearce on Dance,
while legendary performers Slash and Gloria Estefan showed
their passion and knowledge of Rock and Latin music.
BBC Radio 2
Commitment

Actual% of music in daytime from UK acts

40%

46%

% of new music in daytime

20%

21%

Hours of live music

260

268

Hours of specialist music programmes>1,100

1,113

Hours of arts programming

>100

107

% of eligible hours commissioned fromindependent producers

>10%

30%

Weekly hours of news and current affairs,
including regular news bulletins

16

19

Hours of documentaries

130

174

Hours of religious output covering a broad
range of faiths

170

186

BBC Radio 3
Notable Service Developments
Develop the station’s accessibility. The station has continued
to develop its accessibility, particularly through Breakfast,
In Tune and Saturday Classics. BBC Radio 3 is introducing
listeners to some of the most seminal pieces of 20th-century
music in Hear & Now, and created download versions of these
programme segments.
Enhance classical music offer at weekends. BBC Radio 3
introduced the Sunday Concert in May 2011 as a regularconcert broadcast, as well as a new programme called
Saturday Classics.
Develop a permanent archive online offering. BBC Radio 3
has substantially increased the amount of archival material
available in the last year for the benefit of those wishing topursue their interests in music and the arts.
BBC Radio 3
Commitment

Actual% of live or specially recorded music

50%

58%

Number of live or specially recorded
performances

500

597

Number of new musical works
commissioned (excluding repeats
and acquisitions)30

52

Number of new drama productions
broadcast (excluding repeats and acquisitions)35

39% of eligible hours commissioned fromindependent producers

>10%

19%

Number of new documentaries on artsand cultural topics (excluding repeats
and acquisitions)30

51% of relevant spend incurred outside
the M25

40%

43%

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BBC Radio 4
Notable Service Developments
The most listened-to speech station in the UK. 2011 wasa year of boldness and innovation on BBC Radio 4, rewarded
with a record 10.85 million listeners.
More international scope. In the Reith Lectures, Aung
San Suu Kyi’s reflections on the universal hunger for liberty
were complemented by former MI5 director-general Eliza
Manningham-Buller, who explored the ethics of the war
on terror.
Reactive news and current affairs. The extension of The
World at One to 45 minutes enabled BBC Radio 4 to respond
more nimbly to changes around the globe.
High impact science. BBC Radio 4 showed its commitment
to making difficult ideas accessible in a new strand, The Life
Scientific while The Infinite Monkey Cage, which marries
serious science with comedy, has built a following among
younger listeners.
Focus on contemporary Britain. Domesday Reloaded
updated the 1980’s BBC Domesday Project, to reveal the way
we live now. We also launched More Than Words, a festivalof the art of listening, in partnership with the City of Bristol.
Wide range of original drama. BBC Radio 4 used drama
to examine the toughest realities of contemporary Britain
in plays like Black Roses: The Killing of Sophie Lancaster.
The adaptation of Vasily Grossman’s WW2 epic Life andFate, scheduled across a whole week, was among the mostambitious radio drama productions ever.
BBC Radio 4
Commitment

ActualHours of news and current affairs
programmes

2,500

3,409

Hours of original drama and readings(excluding repeats)

600

609

Hours of original comedy (excluding repeats)

180

271

% of eligible hours commissioned fromindependent producers

>10%

15%

Hours of original documentaries(excluding repeats)

200

371

Hours of original religious programming(excluding repeats)

200

227

BBC Radio 5 Live
Notable Service Developments
Successfully move to Salford. BBC Radio 5 Live moved
smoothly from London to a new base in Salford as part of
BBC North, whilst building on its reputation as the homeof national debate. The Victoria Derbyshire programmedelivered standout live shows in front of large audiences on
topics such as unemployment, the Alternative Vote systemand the Tottenham riots.
Presenter moves. Shelagh Fogarty moved from the Breakfast
show to begin her own lunchtime programme, whilst Rachel
Burden joined Nicky Campbell as a co-host for Breakfast.
Sunday morning schedule. The station successfully launched
a new programme for Sundays, delivered by our news teams
and presented by Anita Anand and Sam Walker.
Sport highlights. In the build up to the Olympics the station
featured live commentary from major events, including
the World Swimming Championships and World Athletics
Championships.
BBC Radio 5 Live
Commitment

Actual% of output that is news and current
affairs coverage

c.75%

75%

% of eligible hours commissioned fromindependent producers

>10%

22%*

* Combined total shared with BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra.

Programmes contributing to thecommitment to 75% News output
Breakfast
Weekend Breakfast
Victoria Derbyshire
Shelagh Fogarty
Richard Bacon
Drive
Tony Livesey
Stephen Nolan
Up All Night
Morning Reports
Wake Up To Money
Saturday Edition
Double Take
5 Live Investigates
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BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra
Notable Service Developments
Successfully moved to Salford. BBC Radio 5 Live Sports
Extra moved smoothly from London to a new base in Salford
as part of BBC North.
BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra% of eligible hours commissioned
from independent producers* Combined total shared with BBC Radio 5 Live.

Commitment

Actual>10%22%*

BBC 1Xtra
Notable Service Developments
Live music and events. 1Xtra Live, our flagship event, evolved
into a four-night tour for 2011, visiting Manchester, Birmingham,
Bristol and London, with performances streamed live online
each night. Other highlights included a live Soundclash; anunder-18s club night; and a unique Dubstep Symphonyfeaturing Nero and the BBC Philharmonic, broadcast live
from Salford.
1Xtra’s Stories. Our documentary strand included Gone
Too Soon, focusing on a series of musical legends during Black
History Month; Bored, Broke and Bedless, an insight into being
homeless, made by young people with first-hand experienceof the subject; and No Homo, a challenging look at hip-hop’s‘last taboo’. We also broadcast our first fully visualised
documentary – It’s Grime Up North offering audiences anonline video stream to accompany the radio programme.
BBC 1Xtra
Commitment

Actual% of new music in daytime

60%

63%

% of music in daytime from UK acts

35%

48%

Number of live music events

50

58% of eligible hours commissioned fromindependent producers

>10%

11%

% of speech-based output each week

c.20%

28%

Hours of news in daytime each weekday,
including two extended bulletins11

Regular weekday evening and weekend
daytime news bulletins





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BBC 6Music
Notable Service Developments
Increase listener base whilst remaining distinctive. In 2011/12
the BBC 6Music proposition was refined to fit better within
BBC Audio & Music’s portfolio of radio brands. Audience
figures increased significantly last year with BBC 6Music
achieving 1.44 million reach, and 8.6 hours per week per
listener by Q4 2011.
BBC Radio 6Music collaborated with BBC Radio 5 Live increating a Fighting Talk: 5 Live V 6Music special which took
the BBC 6Music brand into the heart of the speech Network.
BBC 6Music partnered with external organisations to deliver
the inaugural John Peel Lecture, an event which again increased
awareness and definition of the station. BBC 6Music’s Maida
Vale and Southbank celebrations in March created standout sessions which were visualised and carefully targeted
to audiences using social media.

Hours of archive concert performances

400

416

% of music that is concert tracks and sessions
from the BBC’s archive

15%

15%

Number of new sessions (excluding repeats
and acquisitions)

300

324

% of eligible hours commissioned fromindependent producers

>10%

25

Weekly hours of speech-based features,
documentaries and essays

10

10

BBC Radio 4 Extra
Notable Service Developments
Closer editorial ties with BBC Radio 4. As part of therelaunch as BBC Radio 4 Extra the level of cross promotion
on BBC Radio 4 was doubled and closer editorial ties
established, including versions and extensions of well-known
BBC Radio 4 programmes such as The News Quiz Extra,
Ambridge Extra and Desert Island Discs Revisited. Threemonths after the relaunch weekly reach increased by c50%
to 1.5 million. The station sound was also refreshed, to include
new musical idents, featuring BBC Radio 4 ‘pips’ (with a twist!)
and introduce selected BBC Radio 4 announcers to the
network. Adrian Mole, aged 13 3 ⁄4 was the winner of BBC
Radio 4’s Open Book’s Funny Book Special and to mark thisBBC Radio 4 Extra scheduled a two hour Adrian Mole Special
presented by Sue Townsend.
Children’s programmes with a family appeal. The relaunch
opened up the opportunity to commission programmingwith a family appeal. The 4 O’Clock Show, for example, is adaily magazine show combining stories, comedy, interviews,
facts and quizzes, mostly sourced from the BBC’s radioarchive, varying from Loose Ends and Front Row to David
Attenborough’s nature programmes. There are regular fun
features such as the Daily Dalek, plus a preview segment called
Sneaky Peeks, featuring upcoming BBC Radio 4 Extra comedy
programmes suitable for family listening.
Several dramatisations of classic children’s novels were also
commissioned for the Family Classic slot, including: Chitty
Chitty Bang Bang; The Call of the Wild; and The Queen’s Nose,
supplemented by suitable titles from the archive: The Eagle of
the Ninth; The Wizard of Oz; and The Jungle Book.

Weekly hours of news

6

6

BBC Radio 4 Extra

BBC 6Music% of new music

Commitment

Actual≤30%

30%

Weekly hours of comedy

Commitment

Actual

>55

69

Weekly hours of drama

>55

80

Hours of children’s programming per year

>350

379

% Radio 4 catch-up programming% of eligible hours commissioned fromindependent producers

6%
>10%

22%

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BBC Network Radio continued

BBC Asian Network
Notable Service Developments
Continue to grow. The ‘Friend of the Family’ strategy,
underpinned by outreach events such as Melas and a numberof strong BBC Red Button offerings, helped weekly reachattain a record high of 540,000 by the last quarter. Total
listening hours were up by 4% across the year.
Expand the range of programming coming directlyfrom Asian communities. Close involvement with Asian
communities through public events, audience invitation
sessions and regional reporters enabled the network toconnect positively with its audience and build the reputationof the wider BBC. The ‘Get Healthy’ month covered a wide
range of issues directly affecting the Asian communities –and helped listeners find ways of improving their own andtheir family’s health. The documentary strand covered
Muslim soldiers with the British Army in Afghanistan, sharia
law in the UK, and polygamy among UK Asians.
BBC Asian Network
Commitment

Actual

50:50

44:56

% of music in daytime from UK artists

40%

40%

% of eligible hours commissioned fromindependent producers

>10%

14%

Average hours of language programmingeach day

3–5

5

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BBC News
BBC News Channel and BBC Parliament each has a statutory obligation for at least 90%
of broadcast hours to be originations. Last year, BBC News Channel achieved 97% and
BBC Parliament achieved 98%.

BBC News Channel
Notable Service Developments
In-depth coverage of major events. The BBC News Channel
carried the BBC’s special coverage of the Royal Weddingof Prince William and Kate Middleton, anchored by Huw
Edwards and Sophie Raworth, produced by BBC Events withsupport from BBC News. The BBC News Channel also had
extensive coverage in the build-up to the event with channel
presenters on location as Prince William and Harry held an
impromptu walkabout the evening before the wedding andthen coverage of street parties around the UK. On the 10th
anniversary of 9/11, Jon Sopel anchored a special programmefrom New York (also simulcast on BBC World News) withcoverage of the ceremony enhanced by guests who had lostfamily members or taken part in the rescue. There was alsoa series of interviews with senior politicians who had been
in office on the day, including Tony Blair and Colin Powell.
Develop the Live Page and the opportunities offered by
new technology. The BBC News website and the BBC
News Channel have continued to work on the Live Page
on an increased range of major stories, including the August
Riots and the Arab Spring which attracted record traffic. The
Channel’s coverage sits at the centre of the page and the text
contains correspondent dispatches and tweets which are used
to drive stories across both the Channel and the website. The
Channel continues to work increasingly closely with the BBC’s
social media team and the website on the BBC’s Twitter feeds,
including the highly successful @BBCBreaking feed which now
has more than three million followers.

BBC Parliament
Notable Service Developments
Understand the complex legislative programme. The
legislative workload has been immense this year, in one of thelongest parliamentary sessions of modern times. It has beenreported with explanatory captions in daily coverage of theCommons and Lords and extensively analysed in the weekly
programme The Record Review.
The Speaker’s lecture series. Eleven lectures werebroadcast by eminent parliamentarians on key figures of 20th
century parliamentary life. It now lives on in a permanent
online archive at www.bbc.co.uk/democracylive.
70th anniversary of the bombing of the House ofCommons. Bombed but not Broken used archive footage
and interviews to examine the events of 12 May 1941 andthe destruction of the House of Commons.
BBC ParliamentCommitment

ActualHours of coverage of the Westminster
Parliament during a normal sitting week
including…

70

81…hours from committees

10

13

Hours of proceedings of the Scottish
Parliament, Northern Ireland Assemblyand Welsh Assembly

260

303

Hours of programming (including repeats)from Brussels and Strasbourg

100

150

BBC News ChannelCommitment

ActualMore international news than other main
continuous news channel(s) in the UKMore local/regional news and perspectives
than other main continuous news channel(s)in the UKSports news throughout the day, including
evening round-up

Hours of sports news

100

117*

* There were 117 hours of the sports news programme Sportsday – but the
new overnight joint service with BBC World News meant that additionallythe channel showed 147 hours of the sports news programme Sport Today,
and the two programmes combined into a total of 264 hours of sports news
programmes in 2011/12.

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BBC Nations and Regions
Services from BBC Nations and English Regions have no statutory commitments but work with
BBC television and radio networks and interactive services to provide content for audiences
throughout the UK.

BBC Local Radio in England
Notable Service Developments
Strengthen mid-morning. Our reach has been bolstered by astrong focus on and investment in breakfast and mid-morning
output, where local journalism is central to the output.
Serving local audiences. As commercial radio becomesless local, BBC Local Radio’s role as the home for essential
information when there are big local stories, crises or bad
weather has become even more important, for example
acting as a vital source of breaking news and information
during the M5 Somerset crash in November. Work has
already begun on reflecting the wealth of cultural and sporting
material building towards the Olympics. Our Olympic Dreams
series continues to follow local Olympic hopefuls on the roadto 2012.
Active citizenship. We have developed opportunities
which ensure those in positions of authority are held openly
accountable for their decisions. Specific programming (TheHot Seat) on each station each week is delivering this at aconsistent time-slot across all stations and producing a strong
editorial performance in the process.
Working with network. We have worked well this yearwith network radio to deliver added value. Examples include
Your Desert Island Discs and The Listening Project,both withBBC Radio 4.

BBC Radio Scotland
Notable Service Developments
Extensive coverage of the Scottish Parliamentary Elections.
Coverage of the 2011 campaign and its political consequences
included special hustings programmes that were producedby our regional newsrooms, and we gave listeners phone-in
opportunities to put their questions to the party leaders.
The schedule was adapted to allow for a special results
service and our analysis of the results continued across the
weeks that followed.
Landmark Factual and Drama. The 600 year history of
Scotland’s universities was celebrated in the seven part factual
series, The Scottish Intellect. Our in-house and independent
drama producers tackled contemporary themes such as
prostitution (Secrets) and redundancy (The Short Straw).
For Christmas, we had a high profile production of The
Quest of Donal Q starring Billy Connolly and Brian Cox.
New comedy. The station consolidated its position on new
comedy, with returning series of Piano Lessons and Hardeep
at the Stand. Meanwhile our hit comedy The Bob Servant
Emails was commissioned as a TV series for BBC Four. New
formats were trialled at the Edinburgh Festival in front ofa live audience at the Potterrow BBC village. This included
Can You Hear Me at the Back? and Christopher Brookmyre’s
Comedy Bookcase.

BBC Local Radio in England

BBC Radio Scotland
Commitment

Actual% speech content in core hours (6am–6pm)

60%

73%

% speech content at breakfast peaktime

100%

100%

85

118

Average minimum weekly hours per stationof original, locally made programming1,2Commitment

Actual

Weekly hours of radio news andcurrent affairs

43

68

Hours of arts coverage (including narrative
repeats of daily arts show)

200

281

% of eligible hours commissioned fromindependent producers

c.10%

24%

Unless otherwise stated, hours commitments throughout this document
include originations, acquisitions and repeats. The use of the word ‘new’means that the commitment includes originations only.
2
All Local Radio stations exceed the average minimum weekly hours oforiginal locally made programming, except Lincoln. Lincoln’s originated
hours appear lower because it shares origination of the mid-morning showwith Humberside, but for service licence purposes these are all listed under
Humberside. Combined, both services exceed 170 hours.
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BBC Nations and Regions continued

BBC Radio nan Gàidheal
Notable Service Developments
Enhanced election coverage for a Gaelic audience. BBCRadio nan Gàidheal contributed to BBC Scotland’s coverage ofthe May 2011 Scottish Parliamentary Elections. There was dailynews coverage of the campaign, bi-media debate exploring
party manifestos and relevant issues to the Highlands andIslands and a live overnight results programme with regular
updates the following day.
Building on Bliadhna nan Oran/Year of Island Culture.
Further material has been added to the Bliadhna nan Oran
website and the Year of Island Culture has been marked
across a range of programming. This included a feature series
on smaller and less well-known Scottish islands and special
editions of the topical show Coinneach MacIomhair.
Reintroduction of comedy. With MG ALBA, we produced
a new entertaining and witty panel show, De do Naidheachd,
based on news and current events. As well as introducing
comedy and satire to the station schedule, it created a focus
for developing new on-air and writing talent.
Develop partnerships. BBC Radio nan Gàidheal has
continued to nurture partnerships, for example the Dè do
Naidheachd show with MG ALBA. Projects developed inconjunction with BBC ALBA included a series of stories
created and narrated by children from Western Isles Schools,
delivered for radio and as animations for television by the
independent company Moja TV (with support from MG
ALBA and Comunn na Gàidhlig). A new working relationshipwas formed with the Gaelic Books Council.
Focal point for Gaelic music. BBC Radio nan Gàidheal
continues to provide a focal point for listeners wishing to
explore traditional Gaelic music as well as access the latest
contemporary Celtic music, through shows such as thedaily Mire ri Moir and Caithream Ciùil. The service also
featured a broad range of live music from events such as
Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival, The Royal National Mod
and Celtic Connections.

BBC ALBA
Commitment

Actual

Weekly hours of originated programming(excluding news), including current affairs andtransfers from other BBC services…

c.5

9…and hours per week aimed at Gaelic
language learners

2

14Live news programmes each weekday
evening (including at peaktime) and news
review at weekends





>50%

68%

% of eligible hours commissioned fromindependent producers

BBC Radio nan Gàidheal% of eligible hours commissioned
from independent producers

BBC ALBA
Notable Service Developments
Extended availability of BBC ALBA on Freeview. BBC ALBA
launched on Virgin Media and Freeview in 2011. Viewershiphas since more than doubled with the channel now attracting
average weekly audiences of over 500,000 and a reach of over
75% into the Gaelic community.
Extended coverage and analysis of the Scottish
Parliamentary Election. Coverage of the campaign andresults was co-ordinated across BBC Radio nan Gàidheal,
BBC ALBA and bbc.co.uk/alba. A bi-media debate involving
representatives of the political parties and an invited audience
explored the party manifestos and issues of relevance to theHighlands and Islands. A live overnight results programme
was transmitted on BBC Radio nan Gàidheal with updates
throughout the following day culminating in a simulcast twohour radio and TV election special.
Providing a world perspective. BBC ALBA’s news
programme An Lá and the European current affairs series
Eorpa included a range of stories that touched on key eventsin Scotland and beyond. These included planned changes
to Scotland’s police and fire services, the on-going debate
in Strasbourg about the progress of the Greek bail-out
plan, controversial conservation proposals in the Western
Isles and disputes over the quality of water services tolocal communities.

Commitment

Actual

c.10%

10%

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BBC Nations and Regions continued

BBC Radio Wales
Notable Service Developments
Comprehensive Welsh Assembly election coverage.
Good Morning Wales, the BBC Radio Wales Phone-In andGood Evening Wales went on tour across Wales to engage
with and inform the Welsh electorate ahead of the AssemblyElections in May.
Education season. BBC Radio Wales explored trends ofpoor performance in the Welsh education system through its
Learning Lessons season; part of which saw the station travel
to Finland to understand how that country’s education system
is regarded as one of the best in the world.
Strengthened comedy. The station strengthened its comedy
output further with two new successful formats – Elis James’
Pantheon of Heroes and Social Club FM – joining our stableof Friday night comedy
BBC Radio Wales
Commitment

Actual

Weekly hours of news and current affairs

24

43% of eligible hours commissioned fromindependent producers

>10%

16%

BBC Radio Cymru
Notable Service Developments
Provide comprehensive coverage of the Welsh AssemblyElection. BBC Radio Cymru provided comprehensive
coverage including a tour around Wales. We explained
the issues and themes to our audiences in a challenging
and engaging way.
Deliver live events. These included the Urdd Eisteddfod andthe National Eisteddfod, which celebrated its 150th birthday
in Wrexham this year. We also covered other events which
are of interest to our audiences including the Cerdd Dant
Festival; Royal Welsh Show; and Young Farmers Eisteddfod.
Extensive coverage of the Rugby World Cup. The Rugby
World Cup in New Zealand in the autumn formed an
important part of our sports coverage during 2011 as wefollowed the success of the Welsh team. We got the reactionof fans both in New Zealand and back home in Wales as they
progressed to the semi-final.
BBC Radio Cymru
Commitment

Actual

Weekly hours of news and current affairs

16

26% of eligible hours commissioned fromindependent producers

>10%

13%

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BBC Nations and Regions continued

BBC Radio Ulster/Foyle
Notable Service Developments
Extensive coverage of the Northern Ireland Assembly andrefreshed news output. We provided extensive coverage of
the Assembly and local government elections, exploring theissues involved and the impact of the results. We covered local
party leadership changes and the Irish Presidential election;enhanced our reporting about business and economics;
provided live and in-depth coverage of The Queen’s first visit
to the Republic of Ireland; and delivered investigative reports
on health, security, politics and the economy. Regular sportsbulletins were introduced and we brought a local perspective
to our region-wide programming through the work of
BBCNI’s area-based reporters and BBC Radio Foyle.
High impact audience events and ambitious programmes.
We provided a week of themed programming as part of
the Wild Week initiative; involved listeners in compiling The
Great Northern Songbook;showcased local festivals, talentand events through a year-round programme of outside
broadcasts; facilitated community outreach with Libraries NI
and Volunteer Now; explored astronomy with a special live
broadcast, Starry, Starry Night; commissioned a special concert
to mark the BBC’s 30 year partnership with the Ulster
Orchestra; and extended listener participation in our output
through the effective use of social media.
Showcasing new and established talent and reflecting
contemporary life. We broadcast documentaries andprogramme strands about science, local history, coastal
communities and the achievements of some remarkable
individuals in dealing with personal adversity. Your Place andMine celebrated its 20th birthday; and we commissioned new
drama aimed at a local audience. We showcased comedy
talent through a range of series and documentary tributes
to Frank Carson and Sean Crummey.
BBC Radio Ulster/Foyle
Commitment

Actual

Weekly hours of news and current affairs on
Radio Ulster

27

38

Weekly hours of news and current affairs on
Radio Foyle

8

15

Hours of new comedy% of eligible hours commissioned fromindependent producers
Hours of indigenous minority language
programming, including UIster Scots and Irish

20

22

>10%

11%

220

254

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BBC Future MediaThe Future Media division was restructured in early 2011, but this has had no impact
on the SoPPs challenges and commitments for this year, and the division will continue
to focus on developing and delivering digital products and services for our audiences.

BBC Online
FY 2011/12 has seen us make significant progress on theambitions set out this time last year as part of our Putting
Quality First strategy.
Notable Service Developments
Consolidating the service around fewer products.
BBC Online has been consolidated around ten audience facing‘products’, providing greater clarity and coherence to theaudience experience. Editorial and technical leaders work in
partnership to produce outstanding audience experiences.
Nowhere is this better illustrated than the refresh ofHomepage, Sport and Weather products, as well manysmaller improvements across our portfolio. The Homepage
relaunch included the ability to customise where you comefrom in the UK.
Building a robust technical platform in preparation for
London 2012. Underpinning all of our ambitions is ourtechnical platform. We have spent 2011/12 fundamentally
reengineering the BBC’s connection to the internet to makeit fit for purpose for our current product set and the muchhigher demands from our audiences – for on-demand
programmes, live audio-visual and interactive content. Thisentailed replacing a set of infrastructure first switched oneight years ago with modern equipment configured to amodern design – all without any interruptions to audiencefacing services.
Applications and multiplatform versions of products. This
year has also been one where syndication came to the fore,
including deals with Virgin, Sky, Xbox and numerous platform
and handset manufactures. BBC services are now available on
over 400 devices – making our products accessible to Licence
Fee payers in more ways than ever before.

BBC Red Button
Notable Service Developments
Offer range, depth and quality content supporting our
editorial priorities. BBC Red Button maintained its farreaching summer event coverage with Wimbledon andGlastonbury. We also showcased a number of Olympics
sports in preparation for London 2012, including the World
Swimming Championships and various athletics events. Our
Children’s content, Horrible Histories, and factual, Stargazing
Live also continue to perform well.
Preparation for Connected Red Button. Connected
Red Button will enable provision of online and on demandcontent alongside traditional linear broadcasting. It is a great
opportunity for the BBC to combine its linear, online and on
demand offerings to make the viewing experience even betterfor audiences. Over the year, we have developed a Connected
Red Button bridge which will activate a layer of content,
information and functionality that makes the linear televisionexperience even better and actively encourages IPTV viewers
to stay with the BBC.
BBC Red Button

No specific commitments apply

Commitment

Actual––BBC Online

Weekly % of eligible content and services
commissioned from external suppliers(by value)

Commitment

Actual

25%

29%

–

(Monthly
average foryear 16.7
million, up
28%1)

Increase the volume of click-throughs
to external sites

1

2010/11 data excludes May-June 2011 due to data unavailability.
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4 – Access services

The BBC is committed to ensuring that its programmes and services are as accessible as is reasonably possible to all people,
whatever their impairments or disabilities. Under Part Three of the Disability Discrimination Act we have a legal obligation to
make reasonable adjustments to ensure that this is the case, although what is ‘reasonable’ will evolve as technology develops.
The BBC Editorial Guidelines (www.bbc.co.uk/guidelines/editorialguidelines) advises our programme makers and suppliers
how we can improve access to our television programmes and services for people with hearing loss and people withvisual impairment.
We are committed to providing subtitling services for all programmes. In addition, we are actively involved in developing audio
description services and online support which will enhance further the access by visually impaired viewers to our programmes.
We consult with a range of disability organisations regularly, and update our Guidance as required.

Subtitling output on BBC Television* %BBC One
BBC Two
BBC Three
BBC Four
BBC HD
CBBC
CBeebies
BBC News

11/12
10/11
11/12
10/11
11/12
10/11
11/12
10/11
11/12
10/11
11/12
10/11
11/12
10/11
11/12
10/11

99.8
99.8
100.0
99.9
100.0
100.0
99.9
100.0
91.4
91.8
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
99.9

Target = 100% of programming except for BBC
HD which had a target of 10% for April-November
2010, increased to 35% in December.
* Based on 52 weeks, not full year.

Audio description on BBC Television %Signing on BBC Television %BBC One
BBC Two
BBC Three
BBC Four
BBC HD
CBBC
CBeebies
BBC News

11/12
10/11
11/12
10/11
11/12
10/11
11/12
10/11
11/12
10/11
11/12
10/11
11/12
10/11
11/12
10/11

5.2
5.4
5.6
5.7
5.4
5.5
5.5
5.6

BBC One
BBC Two
BBC Three
BBC Four
BBC HD

3.4
1.4
5.2
5.3
5.6
5.4
5.1
5.1

CBBC
CBeebies

11/12
10/11
11/12
10/11
11/12
10/11
11/12
10/11
11/12
10/11
11/12
10/11
11/12
10/11

14.9
15.3
15.0
13.3
25.5
26.0
28.7
31.5
22.8
27.4
25.2
25.3
19.0
18.0

Target = 5% of programming except for BBC HD
Target = 10% of programming for April-December
which had a target of 1% for April-November 2010, 2010, increased to 12% in January. BBC HD’s target
increased to 2% in December.
was 4% for April-November 2010, increased to 6%
in December.

BBC ALBA and BBC Parliament are not subject to Ofcom subtitling, signing and audio description targets on the basis ofaudience size. The BBC News channel is not subject to the audio description target due to the narrative nature of the output.

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5 – Window of Creative Competition (WoCC)

The WoCC is that part of BBC network television commissioning that falls outside the 25% statutory independent quota andthe 50% in-house guarantee. It was introduced five years ago to drive creative competition between external producers andthe BBC’s own in-house production departments. Commissioners are free to commission the best programme ideas from any
supplier, delivering benefits for licence fee payers in terms of quality and value for money. This year external producers produced
83% of the 25% WoCC available, up 11% from last year. At a genre level there are year-on-year variances with external
producers winning more business in all genres except Comedy where in-house have won more.
Proportion of ‘WoCC’ hours produced by independent producers for BBC television
Entertainment
2011/12

Comedy2011/12Children’s
2011/12Drama
2011/12Knowledge
2011/12

Total share of WoCC
2011/122010/112010/112010/112010/112010/112010/11% Change% Change% Change% Change% Change% Change

90%
80%

+10%

49%
79%

-30%

81%
57%

+23%

99%
86%

+13%

71%
66%

+5%

83%
72%

+11%

Proportion of ‘WoCC’ hours produced in-house for BBC television
Entertainment
2011/12

Comedy2011/12Children’s
2011/12Drama
2011/12Knowledge
2011/12

Total share of WoCC
2011/122010/112010/112010/112010/112010/112010/1110%20%% Change

-10%

51%
21%

% Change

+30%

19%
43%

% Change

-23%

1%

14%

% Change

-13%

29%
34%

% Change

-5%

17%
28%

% Change-11%

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