Haviyan's Media Blog

  Historical, social and cultural contexts 1) What radio stations were offered by the BBC before 1967? Home, Light and Third. 2) How was BBC radio reorganised in September 1967? What were the new stations that launched It was split into radio 1 and radio 2. 3) What was pirate radio and why was it popular? Pirate radio was a radio station that was in international waters so they didn't need to follow British law. There was clearly a need for a radio outlet for this music with a less formal presentation style; but there was nothing on the BBC. This led to the growth of ‘pirate’ radio stations who could produce these shows for young people, but were beyond the control of regulators. 4) Why did pirate radio stop broadcasting in 1967? The marine broadcasting offence act outlawed pirate stations, making BBC radio more popular. 5) How did the BBC attract young audiences to Radio 1 after pirate radio stations were closed down? the BBC launched Radio 1 with a focus on popular music and a DJ...

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

  1) What is the BBC's mission statement? Inform, Educate, Entertain 2) How is the BBC funded? They are funded by the TV licences that are collected by the government and given to the BBC. 3) What must the BBC do to meet its public service broadcasting responsibilities? To provide information (that is supposed to be balanced) To support learning for people of all ages To produce creative output To have diverse content (such as with its representations) To reflect the United Kingdom, its culture and values to the world 4) Who is the regulator for TV and Radio in the UK? You can find details on this in the notes above. OfCOM 5) How is TV and Radio regulated by Ofcom?  OfCOM oversees all media channels and produces a code of conduct that all media channels must follow or have their licence to make content removed and/or be fined heavily.  6) How do Doctor Who and His Dark Materials help the BBC to meet the  BBC's remit to inform, educate and entertain ? Answer this ques...

  Audience 1) What audience do you think His Dark Materials is aimed at and why? Think about demographic and psychographic groups.  You can  revise Pyschographics here . The show is targeted at middle class british teenagers. This is because the locations in the series match locating in london such as oxford. 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: teenagers, oxford Personal Relationships: people who live in oxford can relate to some characters such as will and lyra Diversion (Escapism): the show is dramatic and exciting. 3) Thinking of the 3 Vs audience pleasures (Visceral, Vicarious and Voyeuristic pleasures), which of these can be applied to His Dark Materials? Refer to specific scenes or moments in the episode to explain your answer. Voyeristic pleasur...