Britain In A Day

On 12 November this year people will have the opportunity to film something that captures the intimacy and singularity of their lives and upload it to a dedicated channel on YouTube.

These clips will then be edited to become Britain In A Day - a partnership with Ridley Scott's Scott Free London, the production company behind the acclaimed feature film Life In A Day – will provide a unique glimpse of contemporary British life.

Cultural Olympiad

As Britain prepares to step into the spotlight of the world's media in the year of the London Olympics, the BBC is inviting people from all corners of the country to contribute to the definitive self-portrait of Britain today by turning the camera on themselves. The result will create a time capsule of Britain as well as a feature-length documentary to be screened next year on BBC Two.

BBC Learning is providing funding for the project, ensuring Britain In A Day reflects the diversity of the UK and inspires anyone and everyone to take part.

Film Workshops

A dedicated team will run filmmaking workshops with people in different communities and produce a series of "how-to" films and guides aimed at teaching anyone to use phones or cameras to record their day. Learning is putting together an inspirational film featuring more than 20 high-profile figures from BBC television and radio, encouraging people to take part on 12 November. BBC Learning will also work with film schools, societies and charities to generate a broad range of revealing films.

The project will be launched officially on The One Show in late October. Ahead of the filming date of 12 November, BBC Two will broadcast Life In A Day, which premiered at Sundance Film Festival earlier this year.

Britain In A Day will be shown on BBC Two next year ahead of the Olympic Games. It was commissioned by BBC Two controller Janice Hadlow and Commissioning Editor for Documentaries, Charlotte Moore.

Britain In A Day is part of the BBC's Cultural Olympiad and London 2012 Festival programming, further details of which will be announced later in the year.