Comp 1B Late Night Women's Hour Flashcards
How many people tune into radio weekly?
90% of the UK
What is PSB?
Public Service Broadcasting
Who was the target audience for Radio 4?
35+
Employed
Educated
Resigned
Middle Class
What is radio 4’s remit?
No music played.
To inform, educate and entertain. Reithian Principles.
Who regulates broadcasting?
OFCOM
What are some threats to modern radio?
YouTube
Spotify
Podcasts
Social Media
Where does it’s funding come from?
License fee, so they don’t air advertisements.
What is the BBC governed by?
And what are the 3 things it says?
Royal Charter, last one was done in 2016 and they are completed every 10 years.
1. It says they ‘must inform, educate and entertain people’
2. be impartial
3. act in the publics interest
How much is the tv license every year?
£159
When did women’s hour start?
1946
Why was LNWH made?
It was seen to be a cool alternative to women’s hour. Done by having host Lauren Laverne who used to be in a punk band.
When does LNWH air? And how often?
11pm - post-watershed
once a month
on a sunday
In 2018, turned into a weekly podcasted format.
What is episode 1 called? And who does it guest star?
Home
Trine Hahnermann
How does ‘Home’ target its audience?
£60 Hygge slippers - middle class, employed audience, home owners. women with an all female pannel.
What is episode 2 called? Who does it guest star?
Vaginas/pockets
Chidera Eggerue (blogger)
What did become mainstream allow them to do?
Change into a weekly show rather than monthly
What does episode 2 include?
‘It’s engrained’
#saggyboobsmatter
What is episode 3 about? And how does it change the format previously used?
Fatsion
Podcast Episode (narrowcasting)
Who is the guest on fatsion? And what does she do?
Sophie Hagan
Comedian and fat acceptance campaigner
What audiences does episode 3 target? and how?
Women who believe themselves to be fat or are fat. (personal identification B+K)
Auxiliary audience - fashion fans
What is a quote from Fatsion?
‘vertical stripes to help convince people you’re not fat’
What is the BBC funded by?
License Fee
What BBC station did LNWH first air on?
BBC Radio 4
What are the 2 hosts names?
Lauren Laverne and Emma Barnett
How many twitter follows does Laverne have?
509k
How many twitter follows does Barnett have?
192k
What is LNWH a spin off of?
Women’s Hour
What are the Reithian principles? And who uses them?
To educate, inform and entertain. Every BBC product must cover one of the three.
What is the BBC’s platform to be able to listen to music or podcasts?
BBC Sounds
When did Late Night Women’s Hour start?
2015
Who does episode 2 target?
Feminists
Women
Who does episode 1 target?
Middle class
Women
Home owners
35+
Affluent
Who would hold an opposed reading position to LNWH? and why?
A conservative ideology holding individual
Who would hold an opposed reading position to LNWH? and why? quote?
A conservative ideology holding individual.
Why? Feminist’s topic and intimate conversations.
‘Your vagina is a self cleaning oven’
