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  Historical, social and cultural contexts 1) What radio stations were offered by the BBC before 1967? BBC Radio Home (1939-1967) broadcasting education programmes and news. Mainly speech-based. BBC Radio Light (1945-1967) broadcasting mainly light entertainment (comedy / drama) and music. BBC Third (1946-1970) broadcasting intellectual arts-based talk and music. 2) How was BBC radio reorganised in September 1967? What were the new stations that launched? BBC Radio Home was replaced by Radio 4. BBC Radio Light was replaced by Radio 2. BBC Radio Third was replaced by Radio 3 These new stations were introduced as the old stations didn't appeal to a younger audience - they weren't seen as cool and were too formal.   3) What was pirate radio and why was it popular? Pirate radio stations were offshore radio stations, meaning that British radio restrictions did not apply to them. This meant they were able to avoid 'Needle Time', where stations could only play five hours of mu...

  1) Read page 2. What is KISS FM's mission KISS FM's mission is to target a young audience, reaching them wherever, whenever, however they want. They want to create a constant stream of content to allow their audiences to hear, see, share and discover. 2) Look at page 3. What is the target audience for KISS FM? As well as writing the key statistics from the media pack, try and suggest what  psychographic groups  would fit the KISS audience too. Kiss FM is attempting to target an audience of 15-34 year olds who are consuming media in a totally different way compared to radio in the 1960s. 3) Now look at page 5 - The KISS network. How does KISS use digital media and technology to reach its audience?  This multinational cross-media group owns numerous magazine and radio brands but also has interests in digital media, TV streaming and event organisation, mostly linked to its radio and magazine properties. 4) Now look at the other side of page 5. What content do KISS Fre...

 1) www : some good points , interesting starts to question but without the knowledge /examples to back it up. ebi : notetaking and reference to clip 2) CLAMPS  to remember mise-en-scene

 1) television : introduction to tv drama  2) doctor who language and representation   3) doctor who audience and industries   4) his dark materials language and representations   5) his dark materials audience and industries   6) industry contexts the BBC and public service broadcasting 

  Historical, social and cultural contexts 1) What radio stations were offered by the BBC before 1967? 2) How was BBC radio reorganised in September 1967? What were the new stations that launched? 3) What was pirate radio and why was it popular? 4) Why did pirate radio stop broadcasting in 1967? 5) How did the BBC attract young audiences to Radio 1 after pirate radio stations were closed down? 6) What was 'needle time' and why was it a problem for BBC Radio? 7) How did BBC Radio 1 offer different content to previous BBC radio stations? 8) Who was the first presenter for BBC Radio 1 and why did these new Radio 1 DJs cause upset initially at the traditional BBC? 9) Listen to excerpts from the Tony Blackburn's first 1967 broadcast - how might it have appealed to young listeners? 10) How was Tony Blackburn's radio show more like pirate radio rather than traditional BBC radio content? Audience and industry 1) What was the target audience for BBC Radio 1 in 1967? 2) Why did R...

 public service broadcasting ) What is the BBC's mission statement? The BBC's mission statement is to inform, educate and entertain. This means: to provide information; to support learning for people of all ages; to produce creative output; to have diverse content, and to reflect the United Kingdom, its culture and value to the world.  2) How is the BBC funded? The BBC is funded by the TV licence fee. Currently, the licence fee is currently £174.50 (subject to change) a year, which is around £15 a month.  3) What must the BBC do to meet its public service broadcasting responsibilities? (Look at the five bullet points in the notes above). To meet its public service broadcasting responsibilities, the BBC (according to its  Royal Charter ), must: provide impartial news and information to help people understand and engage with the world around them; support learning for people of all ages; show the most creative, highest quality and distinctive output and ...