Britain in a Day: Saturday 12 November

The BBC is working in partnership with Ridley Scott and director Morgan Matthews to make a special film documenting a 24 hour snapshot of the UK, entitled Britain in a Day.

Members of the public are invited to submit footage shot on Saturday 12 November via the project's YouTube channel. The film will be broadcast on BBC Two as part of the Cultural Olympiad next year, as well as being screened in cinemas across the country.

Commissioning Editor Documentaries, Charlotte Moore writes on the BBC TV blog:

With the Olympics coming to London next year, I think we have the perfect excuse to create a snapshot of Britain and show the world all the variety and intimacy of people's lives here, whether it's a nurse working in A&E in Newcastle, a farmer living in the Welsh valleys or a student studying in Edinburgh.