Responding to our newly-published report with the University of Warwick, The State of the Arts, Lord Melvyn Bragg has called on the UK to change course as a matter of urgency.
Lord Bragg, the nation’s preeminent arts broadcaster, also calls for support of the Campaign for the Arts in his new feature-length documentary Art Matters, which airs tonight (24 July) at 8pm. You can watch it on Sky Arts (Freeview channel 36) and NOW, where it will be available on demand.
Our evidence on the BBC’s arts and cultural role was cited by committees in both the House of Commons and the House of Lords, ahead of Government decisions that will have far-reaching consequences not only for broadcasting, but for our whole creative ecosystem and society.
1 December 2026 marks a quarter of a century since free admission was introduced at national museums and galleries across the UK. Here’s how the policy works, what it’s achieved, and what could change.
Since 2010, the share of entries in arts subjects has now shrunk by more than a third at A-level and almost half at GCSE.