DCMS - DCMS blog

‘London 2012 changed women’s sport forever, but there’s still more to do’

Anna Kessel, September 25, 2015 — Sport

Guardian Sports writer and Chair of Women in Football

Three summers ago, as we watched fireworks explode over the East End of London for the closing ceremony of an Olympic Games that had captivated a nation, we didn’t honestly know what the legacy of London 2012 would be. Regeneration, investment, grassroots sport, a healthier and more active nation, all of these were hoped for,…

Tourism students strengthening the industry

Dr Brigitte Stangl, September 24, 2015 — Tourism

Dr Brigitte Stangl is a lecturer in tourism and the programme leader in international tourism management BSc at the University of Surrey. She shares her experience as a tourism lecturer and helping students, as part of our first #MyTourismJob day – taking place on the last Thursday of every month. It is well known that…

BBC Charter Review – Governance

#yourBBC, September 21, 2015 — Media, broadband and creative industries

In this, the last of our series of blogs exploring the BBC Charter Review public consultation, we look at how the Corporation is governed and regulated.

Heritage Open Days opens today

Annabelle Thorpe, September 10, 2015 — Culture

With thousands of buildings opening their doors for Heritage Open Days, the biggest festival of history in England, HOD’s Annabelle Thorpe takes us inside what you’ll be able to enjoy.

Share your ideas for a new cultural programme

Ed Vaizey MP, September 4, 2015 — Culture

Ed Vaizey was appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries in May 2010 and promoted to Minister of State for Culture and Digital Industries in 2014.

graphic of people within a museum or gallery

It’s 50 years since Jennie Lee, the first Minister for the Arts, published the first White Paper on the arts. In it, she talked about the “drabness and joylessness of the social furniture” and the important role of the “living artist” in addressing that. We’ve come a long way since then. Government’s role in supporting…

BBC Charter Review – Funding

#yourBBC, September 3, 2015 — Media, broadband and creative industries

This is the third of our series of blogs exploring the BBC Charter Review public consultation. This time we’re looking at the section on funding.

Mardsen Heights learns about the First World War

Lynne Blackburn, September 1, 2015 — Culture

Through the Heritage Lottery Fund’s programme First World War: Then and Now, Marsden Heights has learned about their local community's links with the First World War.

‘I’ve seen the massive effect improved facilities have on encouraging people to get active’

Dan Walker, August 27, 2015 — Sport

I’ve loved playing sport for as long as I remember – football, of course, as you might expect from the presenter of Football Focus, but all sorts of other sports too. I’ve been privileged to have a job that has taken me to some of the world’s best stadia, as well as the training grounds of…

‘We need to embrace fresh perspectives to galvanise sport participation in the UK’

Jane Ashworth OBE, CEO of StreetGames, August 25, 2015 — Sport

There are just six weeks remaining before the DCMS public consultation on the UK’s sport strategy closes on October 2nd and I’m really excited to see what new ideas are put forward. With UK sports participation declining, now is the time to be brave and creative. We must embrace all views as we need fresh new approaches to…

BBC Charter Review – What the BBC does: scale and scope

#yourBBC, August 17, 2015 — Media, broadband and creative industries

In this, the second of our series of blogs exploring the BBC Charter Review public consultation and the questions it rises, we consider what the BBC does – in particular the scale of it and its scope.

DCMS blog

‘London 2012 changed women’s sport forever, but there’s still more to do’

Tourism students strengthening the industry

BBC Charter Review – Governance

Heritage Open Days opens today

Share your ideas for a new cultural programme

BBC Charter Review – Funding

Mardsen Heights learns about the First World War

‘I’ve seen the massive effect improved facilities have on encouraging people to get active’

‘We need to embrace fresh perspectives to galvanise sport participation in the UK’

BBC Charter Review – What the BBC does: scale and scope

Connect

Follow our RSS Feed