Tommy Nagra talks about BBC raising 70m via the Big Night In, his love of Liverpool FC and Diversity in the BBC.

Published: April 29, 2020, 12:36 a.m.

b'Tommy Nagra is the Director of Content for BBC Children in Need. He is responsible for overseeing all content created on multiple platforms and leading programme partnerships across all areas of the BBC.\\n\\nTommy leads the content and storytelling team who share the stories of children and young people supported by BBC Children in Need funding, as well as working with BBC programmes including The One Show, The Chris Evans Breakfast Show, and Countryfile which raise millions of pounds every year to help change young lives throughout the UK. \\n\\nTommy is an award-winning programme maker with significant experience across the BBC and in the independent sector. He is well versed in multi-genre TV production, ranging from specialist factual, documentary and live events through to current affairs, entertainment, lifestyle and features. \\n\\nHis previous roles include Senior Project Director, BBC Radio and Education; Head of Television for BBC Religion & Ethics; Head of Channel Development & Partnerships for BBC Children\\u2019s; Head of Business Development, BBC Birmingham; Head of Specialist Factual at Maverick Television; Channel Development Executive for BBC Two; and formerly Head of the Asian Programmes Unit in the 1990s.\\n\\nSince 2017, Tommy has been on the prestigious Clore Leadership Programme and graduated as a Clore Fellow, which has taken him to the US to study new business models and innovation in content to reach new audiences via digital platforms. \\n\\nIt also involved a secondment with the Mayor of London\\u2019s Creative & Cultural Industries team where he devised a Young People\\u2019s Leadership Programme for the winning London Borough of Culture.'