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Inspiring a Life Full of Learning for All Our Audiences

I'm sitting here writing this blog because - as a child of seven - I was inspired by . Presenters like told stories and did experiments that made me want to study science at school and take a degree in metallurgy. I broke off my PhD to join the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Science Department and in 1997 I came full circle when I took over as editor of Tomorrow's World.

So the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ set me on a journey of discovery that has shaped my whole life. And there are tens of thousands of people all over this country who have similar stories - of how particular programmes sparked their curiosity, inspired a lifelong passion, gave them basic skills or kindled an ambition. And today, when we launch the , it's those stories that have inspired our vision.

We want everyone in the UK to have a story about how the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ enriched their lives. Which is why our new educational vision for the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ is simple: we want to inspire a life full of learning for all our audiences.

That's because learning transforms lives, opens windows onto unfamiliar people, places and cultures, increases knowledge, expands the imagination, and nourishes communities. It changes people and makes the world a better place.

The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ has been committed to learning ever since the first schools broadcast in 1924. And the desire to inspire and help and increase understanding drives much of our output. We already do a huge amount, but I believe we can do much more.

At the heart of our new strategy is the desire to unlock the learning potential that exists across the vast range of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ output and activities - whether it's on television, radio or online; whether it's national, regional or local; using all of our specialist expertise, from News to Music, from Natural History to Sport, from Drama to Arts.

That's why today we've announced a range of projects that make the most of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ. inspiring people to create amazing inventions. heading into the classroom with to get teenagers talking about bullying. getting the UK to uncover its own history. And the gang presenting their own special 'do try this at home' science demonstrations - that's what I would truly have loved as a seven year old.

Saul NassΓ© is Controller of Learning at the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ

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