Monday, February 25, 2019

Radio 1 test

Radio 1 Breakfast show - review, research, test and write up
1. How long has Greg James been presenting The Radio 1 Breakfast show?

2. What is the age range of the target audience that the R1BS aim to attract?

3. What are the main differences between R1BS and commercial stations' breakfast shows like Capital FM?

4. List as many ways audiences can access Radio 1 that you can think of.

5. How can the audience interact with the R1BS?

6. Which professional body regulates Radio and how might this affect what is broadcast?

7. How does The R1BS fulfil its remits as a public service broadcaster?

8. Why is the controller of Radio 1, Ben Cooper unconcerned about the drop in listening figures for the R1BS?

WITH REFERENCE TO R1BS EPISODES give examples:

9. How does the program promote British music?


10. What genres of music were played during your slot? Give some examples.

11. Celebrity interviews - Who is being interviewed and what are they being interviewed about? How many of the interviews are with British people?

12. News items - List the stories and identify which relate to Britain.

13. Quizzes and games - what can you win?
14. How does the broadcast fit into the BBC ethos of 'informing, educating and entertaining'?
15. How does it differ from commercial breakfast shows?

16. Who do you think the audience is from the content of 'your section'? What evidence do you have for this?


17. How large is the audience for the Radio 1 Breakfast show?
18. Which five audience categories did the BBC Trust use to measure audiences in 2016?
19. Which BBC radio station is most targeted at a mass audience?
20. Which BBC radio station is most aimed at a niche audience with high levels of cultural capital?


Write up your answers into a paragraph to make it easy to revise from in the summer.

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