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Radio: Launch of BBC Radio 1 CSP

 Historical, social and cultural contexts 1) What radio stations were offered by the BBC before 1967? Before 1967, the BBC had three main radio stations. The Home Service broadcast news, talks, and drama. The Light Programme focused on light entertainment and popular music. The Third Programme offered classical music, plays, and serious talks. 2) How was BBC radio reorganised in September 1967? What were the new stations that launched? In September 1967, the BBC reorganised its radio services to compete with the growing popularity of pirate radio stations. The Light Programme was split into two new stations: Radio 1, which focused on pop music for younger listeners, and Radio 2, which kept the lighter entertainment and easy listening style. The Home Service was renamed Radio 4, continuing with news, drama, and current affairs. The Third Programme, along with the Music Programme, was reshaped into Radio 3, offering classical music, drama, and cultural content. 3) What was pirate rad...
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Television: Final Index

 Television Final Index 1) Television: Introduction to TV drama 2) Doctor Who: Language and Representation 3) Doctor Who: Audience and Industries 4) His Dark Materials: Language and Representation 5) His Dark Materials: Audience and Industries 6) Industry contexts: the BBC and public service broadcasting
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TV industry contexts: The BBC and public service broadcasting

 The BBC and Public Service Broadcasting 1) What is the BBC's mission statement? inform, educate and entertain 2) How is the BBC funded? Funded by the TV license fee 3) What must the BBC do to meet its public service broadcasting responsibilities? (Look at the five bullet points in the notes above). -Provide news and information to help people understand the world. -Support learning for people of all ages. -Showcase the UK’s creative output and support creative industries. -Represent the UK, its nations, regions, and communities. -Bring the UK to the world and the world to the UK 4) Who is the regulator for TV and Radio in the UK? You can find details on this in the notes above. The regulator for TV and Radio in the UK is Ofcom 5) How is TV and Radio regulated by Ofcom?  The BBC is regulated by Ofcom, which makes sure TV and radio are fair, accurate, safe, and suitable for audiences. It sets rules, protects children, checks adverts, ensures access services like subtitles, and ...
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His Dark Materials: Audience and Industry

Audience 1) What audience do you think His Dark Materials is aimed at and why? Think about demographic and psychographic groups. His Dark Materials is mainly aimed at teenagers and young adults because it has young main characters like Lyra and Will. The show also attracts people who like fantasy, adventure, and stories with deep ideas about good and evil. In terms of psychographics, it appeals to people who like exciting action but also emotional and moral stories. 2) What audience pleasures are offered by His Dark Materials - The City of Magpies? Apply Blumler and Katz's Uses and Gratifications theory to the episode. Make sure you provide specific examples from the episode to support your ideas. Personal Identity:  Lyra and Will face difficult choices and show courage, which helps viewers think about their own values. For example, Will decides to protect Lyra even when it’s dangerous, showing loyalty. Personal Relationships:  The strong friendship between Lyra and Will ...
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His Dark Materials: Language and Representation

 His Dark Materials- Language + Representation Language and close-textual analysis 1) Write an analysis of the episode - using your notes from the screening in class. Make specific, detailed reference to moments in the text using media terminology (e.g. media language - camera shots and movement, editing, diegetic/non-diegetic sound, mise-en-scene etc.) Sound : non-diegetic music - epic, sets adventure genre and atmosphere, non-diegetic music creates tension and drama. Camerawork : Establishing shots - mountains/rainforest; city in the sky; rift in sky; ocean, close up shots + low angle shots to show emotions and dominance, high angle drone shots, camera movement and fast cuts for chase scene. Editing : CGI. 2) How does His Dark Materials fit the conventions of the fantasy TV genre? quest-based narrative, includes a lot of fantasy elements such as mythical animals like the daemons. 3) Applying Propp's character theory, what character roles do some of the main characters i...
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Doctor Who: Audience and Industry

 Doctor Who: Audience and Industry Audience 1) Who is the target audience for Doctor Who? Do you think it has changed since 1963? Teenagers and young adults, they are starting to target more of a younger audience. 2) What audience pleasures are offered by Doctor Who - An Unearthly Child? Apply Blumer and       Katz's Uses and Gratifications theory to the episode. Make sure you provide specific examples       from the episode to support your ideas. INFORMATION/SURVEILLANCE: Doctor Who offers its audience an education about space travel,                                                                science and history, his theories he was trying to explain to Ian PERSONAL IDENTITY: Teenagers relate to Susan DIVERSION/ENTERTAINMENT:  Science Fiction is a classic genre for escapism, ...
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Doctor who: language and representions

Doctor Who  Language and contexts 1) Write a summary of the notes from our in-class analysis of the episode. You can use your own notes from the screening in class or this Google document of class notes (you'll need your GHS Google login).  Camerawork and sound: Camera movement was very slow, clunky and of very bad quality due to the technology in the 1960s. Sound mostly the theme music to Doctor Who and the sound of the TARDIS. There are a number of different shots to show the emotions of the characters. Mise-en-scene: The costume and hair of Susan reflect the 1960s style, and her school creates a personal identity for the audience. The setting of the junkyard creates a tense and mysterious atmosphere because of the shadows in contrast to the lightning inside the TARDIS, which is very bright. The new setting is set up for the next episode. Narrative and genre: mentions time and space a lot to reinforce sci-fi genre, enigma codes are used a lot, for example fore the TARDIS als...
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