What I am sure of is that I am lucky enough to have one of the most interesting jobs. I work across two departments - BIS and DCMS - so I have a unique perspective in that sense. But the sheer breadth of the issues means that there is rarely a dull moment. I can go from discussing archaeology one moment to detailed discussions on the mobile spectrum auction the next.

Creativity

What pulls it all together is creativity. I'm responsible for the creative industries, from film to fashion. They in turn are supported by Britain's fantastically creative cultural sector, which nurtures the talents that feed this success. And the communications industry is rapidly changing the way the cultural and creative industries interact with their audiences. Although it may be a stretch to say where archaeology fits in to all this.

In the last week or so, the diverse nature of my portfolio has taken me to different events and led to different announcements. Some examples...

Last Wednesday I went to a reception highlighting the success of the In Harmony programme hosted by Julian Lloyd-Webber. Set up by the Department for Education, it provides opportunities for children – many from some of the most deprived areas in the country - to grow and develop, socially and musically inspired by the hugely successful Venezuelan project ‘El Sistema’.

Then I announced the government’s action plan for digital radio switchover, putting the listener in the driving seat. We are committed to a digital future for radio but when, and only when, the weight of public opinion is behind digital. When more than half of all radio listening is digital then we can take the decision on when the country will be ready for switchover.

Coming up

So what’s next? Well, it’s going to be a busy week.

Tomorrow I'll be addressing the video games industry for the first time as a Minister.

On Thursday myself and the Secretary of State will be speaking at the Broadband Delivery UK event, to set out the challenges to the industry around infrastructure solutions needed to meet our ambition to have the best superfast broadband network in Europe. We'll be tweeting from there using #bduk, and sharing footage from the event as soon as it’s available, so watch this space...

City of Culture

I’ll then be hot-footing it to Liverpool to see the benefits that have been brought to the city from its year as European Capital of Culture and announce with Phil Redmond CBE which city will be UK City of Culture in 2013 from a shortlist of Birmingham, Derry/Londonderry, Norwich and Sheffield.

Starting tomorrow, we will bring you some guest blogs from the finalist cities from some of their keenest supporters.

Whether they become City of Culture 2013 or not, they have all put on fantastic bids and have shown their passion, enthusiasm and pride for the places they love which all have a huge amount to offer for local people and visitors. So I congratulate them all for taking part and look forward to celebrating their achievements later this week.