Culture and Media (1951-64)

Question 1

Where were simmering social tensions reflected?

Answer 1

In the Media and culture

Question 2

Where was 1950s law abiding image prevail in?

Answer 2

Cosy/reassuring TV from BBC and ITV(1955)

Long standing BBC that was established in 1922

Question 3

What type of media was shown on the ITV and BBC platforms?

Answer 3

The Archer (Countryside, fictional village radio broadcast)
5 million listeners
The Cruel Sea (British War film)

Question 4

What was the significance of The Archers radio show?

Answer 4

Reinforce existing attitudes to class.
Simpler life
Stronger community

Question 5

What was the significance of The Cruel Sea movie?

Answer 5

British War film
Imperial ideas reinforced
Still backwards
Stagnant society
Still dwelling on past

Question 6

What did 1960s do to media?

Answer 6

Began to reflect current society with gang violence, alienation of young working class males, tension and gritty realism of towns

Question 7

How was Gang violence shown in Media?

Answer 7

A Clockwork Orange

Question 8

How was alienation of young working class males shown?

Answer 8

Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960)
-Man struggles with relationship
Woman is married with another man but is carrying is child.
Less of a social stigma
Break down of social taboos

Question 9

How was gritty realism of towns shown?

Answer 9

Merseyside shown in Z cards

• TV drama
• BBC
• 1962
• Point of view of ununiformed police and violence and changes in society that they had to deal with.

Question 10

What did the Lady Chatterley’s Lover (Book) court case under Obscentiy Act of 1959 signifiy?

Answer 10

Drive to break down censorship and social taboos.
Act introduced by Roy Jenkins
Not guilty 2 Nov 1960
Social and political consequences
Reflected affairs of conservative party
Lady had an affair with games keeper (different class)
Affairs.

Question 11

What was there a rise in? What was the effects of this?

Answer 11

Satire: Mix of scandalising the nation and delighting the other half.

Question 12

Who was strongly opposed to new ‘immorality and depravity

‘?

Answer 12

Mary White House led middle class
Strong opposition to social liberalism and the mainstream British media, both of which she accused of encouraging a more permissive society.

Question 13

What happened to class system?

Answer 13

Dented by the shifts in social attitudes but not broken.

Question 14

What did cinema attendances change to from 1951 to 1964?

Answer 14

26. 2 million a week in 1951

6. 6. million a week in 1964