Open Space was a programme produced by the BBC

BBC

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's Community Programme Unit

Community Programme Unit

The Community Programme Unit was established by the BBC to help members of the public create programmes to be broadcast nationally.The unit was set up in 1972 by influential producers such as Rowan Ayers having won the approval of the Director of Programmes David Attenborough for a series of ten...

. It was an evolution of the earlier Open Door

Open Door (BBC TV)

Open Door was a programme produced by the BBC's Community Programme Unit. It was first broadcast on April 2nd 1973.The programme gave people control of the airwaves and was a platform for the public to talk about its own issues and give their own views without editorial input.The programme was...

  series of programmes allowing minority points of view to make a television programme about issues of concern to them. The programmes were transmitted on BBC 2

BBC Two

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 in a mid-evening slot (Usually 8pm) and would attract audiences between 500,000 and 1,500,000.

In a typical year there would be two or three groups of up to eight Open Space programmes each usually half an hour long. A producer, an assistant and (in 1990) a budget of up to £25,000 would be allocated to each programme.

External links

• Open Space variation of the BBC 2 Ident
  Station identification
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