Allow young minority groups to tell a narrative that isn’t confined to cliché
Poet and critic Chimene Suleyman wants the BBC to allow young minority groups to tell a narrative that isn't confined to cliché
What is this project?
openDemocracy's Editor in Chief Mary Fitzgerald explains why we're collecting 100 bold ideas for the BBC - and we want you to vote on your favourites.
Support rural investigative journalism
Writer George Monbiot implores the BBC to be bolder in its rural coverage and tackle powerful interest groups head-on.
Stand your ground
Novelist Ian McEwan asks for the BBC to hold tight to the very highest of standards when it comes to form as well as content.
Bring literature to the public
Novelist Philip Pullman thinks that BBC programming should recognise Britain's love affair with literature and commission a weekly TV show that covers nothing else.
Remind us why public service matters
Academic Allyson Pollock says the BBC should lead a publicly-funded debate about the value of public ownership and its relationship to a healthy, thriving society.
Play to your strengths, don’t compete to entertain
Psychotherapist Susie Orbach asks for a BBC which seeks to capture the idiosyncratic aspects of everyday life rather than raising revenues through global sales of its output.
Re-empower producers, make more, expand kids’ programming
Author Jeanette Winterson wants to see the corporation give greater autonomy to producers to commission new programming.
Create public service algorithms
Media academic James Bennett thinks the BBC should create 'public service algorithms' in the form of recommendation engines for iPlayer which don't simply suggest more of the same content that has already been watched.
Think beyond the living room
Writer Irenosen Okoijie thinks the BBC should play a greater offline role in communities and public life.