Community

Putting our Public Purposes into action: Reflecting the UK's nations, regions and communities

What does this mean?

Our programmes aim to capture the uniquely British culture that we all share, whilst also representing and celebrating our differences. We strive to bring communities together to share national events and experiences and also to raise awareness on each others’ perspectives.

How do we do it?

One of the most important ways we work with communities is by enabling them to have a voice and share their experiences with others. Video Nation is a project that works towards this aim, helping individuals and community groups across the UK to make films about their lives, opinions and experiences.

Hermanto Djonny worked with BBC Video Nation in Birmingham to make a film about being part of the British Chinese community. You can watch his film online here and read what he had to say about the experience below:

“Being involved in the BBC project helped me to find and explore my Chinese identity. This project has been immensely valuable to me in developing and expanding my knowledge and skills.

I am so thankful to be involved in this project. The staffs at BBC Birmingham have been so helpful in encouraging the participants to produce a quality end product.”

Find out more at bbc.co.uk/videonation