The BBC has set out key promises for all of its broadcast strands for the first time, commiting a record £450m to programming.
The corporation says the pledges are part of its "commitment to openness and accountability". They also come in the wake of proposed new regulations for all broadcasters.
Management will be held to account for performance by the BBC governors.
Director general Greg Dyke said the pledges were an opportunity to improve services in "virtually every area".
The pledges relate to television,radio,and online.
The BBC has pleged to spend a record £450m on programmes by 2003, and will make "significantly more" landmark series, such as Walking with Dinosaurs and The Way We Live Now.
The programming pledges for 2002/3 include:
BBC One
To be a mainstream channel based on a broad range, of high-quality British, popular programming
To keep repeats below 10% of peak-time programme hours
To nurture and develop the best talent
To broadcast a minimum of 570 hours of news programmes
To carry a minimum of 80 hours of current affairs
To broadcast a minimum of 45 hours of arts and music
To show a minimum of 650 hours of factual programmes
To broadcast at least 260 hours of sport
To show at least 400 hours of children's programmes
BBC Two
To make challenging, intelligent television by bringing ambition, creativity and innovation to everything it does
To introduce a "few, bigger, better" strategy
100 hours of news
230 hours of current affairs
500 hours of factual programming
200 hours of arts
BBC Four
To be the most intellectually and culturally enriching channel on television
A weekday nightly news programme
Documentaries of flair and distinction
A commitment to discussion and debate
To have the best arts programmes on television
To be the home of world cinema on television
To commission at least one substantial learning project a year
Cbeebies
To give a rich mix of programming for the under-sixes, with a quarter guaranteed to be new materialCBBC
To provide a rich array of related entertainment and in-depth information associated with children's favourite programmes
BBC News 24
To strengthen regional coverage
To find new ways to cover politics
To expand the interactive news service
BBCi - online and interactive TV services
To encourage digital take-up
To connect better with under-25s
To ensure more than 85% of budget is spent on content
To maximise reach among other under-served audiences
Radio 1
To broadcast 2,500 hours a year of specialist music
To broadcast 250 hours a year of news and current affairs
To offer a diverse range of presenters, reflecting Britain's ethnic mix
Radio 2
To maintain an unparalleled line-up of presenter talent
To relaunch the weekday lunchtime show - currently hosted by Jimmy Young - with a new format and presenter
To keep music at the heart of the output
To develop new comedy projects
Radio 3
Major commissions for new plays from leading writers
To relaunch the drive-time programme
New productions of classic plays
Increased commitment to poetry
Radio 4
To make 800 hours a year of original drama
300 hours of original comedy
Increase the impact of original drama
To remain the home of live cricket
Radio 5 Live
To commission debates on major news events
Stronger political coverage
Documentaries on a wide range of subjects
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