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History - Labour 1964-70 > Expansion of Mass Media > Flashcards

Expansion of Mass Media Flashcards

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How many people had a TV in 1961 compared to 1971?

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75% in 1961 91% in 1971

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What sketches brought surreal comedy to TV?

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Monty Python

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Why could radio now be listened to longer and more often?

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More car radios and earphones

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How many BBC Radio stations were there in early 60’s?

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What did young people do to listen to pop music?

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Listen to pirate radio stations

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What are pirate radio stations?

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Radio stations that don’t have a license to broadcast

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What is an example of a pirate radio station?

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Radio Caroline

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How much did Radio Caroline make a week?

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£15,000 a week

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How many listeners did Radio Caroline have?

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Over 20 million

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What did the BBC do in response to pirate stations?

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They created BBC Radio One to play pop music

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What happened to newspapers in this era?

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They declined

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12
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What newspaper was made in 1964 that saw success?

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The Sun

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What helped The Sun get more success?

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Bought by Rupert Murdoch who helped to increase its popularity

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14
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What were lots of playwrights starting to write?

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Plays questioning societys issues

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15
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Which department could prevent plays from being performed?

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Lord Chamberlain’s Office

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16
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When was an Abolish Theatre Censorship bill proposed? Were they a backbench MP?

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Proposed in 1967 as a PMB by a Backbench MP

17
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How did Jenkins treat the Censorship Abolition Act? When did it pass?

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He allowed it debating time and it passed in 1968

18
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What was a significant entity that supported censorship abolition?

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Church of England

19
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Example of how censorship abolishing was treated?

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13 members of the cast of a play got on stage in front of the audience and stood naked for 30 seconds

20
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What were some limitations of the censorship abolition act in terms of new playwrights?

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Didn’t create a sudden increase in more risky performances, just legitimised existing ones

21
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What was a limitation of censorship abolition in terms of who opposed it?

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People like Mary Whitehouse would have more things to support her campaign

22
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What was a limitation to the censorship abolition act in terms of how films were treated?

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Films could still be censored if needed

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