James PurnellCHOOSING OUR TARGET WELL: CREATIVE DIVERSITY AT UALOn 21 April 2021, UAL pledged that 30% of our staff will be people of colour within three years. This will apply to our workforce overall…4 min read·Apr 22, 2021----
James PurnellinBBC Radio & EducationBBC Sounds reaches 1.3m listenersI’ve slightly fallen off the blogging wheel, as I was reminded recently on Twitter by StephenCWLL. Apologies for that — I got caught up in…3 min read·Jan 31, 2019----
James PurnellinBBC Radio & EducationIt’s a month today since we launched BBC Sounds at Tate Modern.That night we also had performances from Nile Rodgers & Chic, Craig David, Mabel and Tom Grennan alongside Dotty, Greg James, Claudia…2 min read·Nov 30, 2018----
James PurnellinBBC Radio & EducationHow our podcasts are doingLast June, I said we were going to be doing more podcasts.2 min read·Oct 23, 2018----
James PurnellinBBC Radio & EducationHow we’re implementing our Religion ReviewLast Monday, I spoke at the launch of Morality In The 21st Century, which ran last week on Radio 4 and is available on the BBC iPlayer…2 min read·Sep 10, 2018----
James PurnellIntroducing the BBC’s first voice experiences for childrenEarlier this year, I wrote about how we’ve been exploring new areas for interactive voice content, involving some of our most familiar…2 min read·Sep 3, 2018----
James PurnellServing everyone, rather than being everything to everyoneOfcom published a report last week about UK media consumption.2 min read·Jul 24, 2018----
James PurnellWe need an industry chart for UK podcasts…A couple of thoughts, after weeks of loving 5Live’s World Cup Daily podcast and launching BBC Sounds.2 min read·Jul 13, 2018----
James PurnellGuaranteeing choiceToday, I spoke about the BBC’s role in supporting the future of British radio.4 min read·Jun 19, 2018----