Late Night Woman's Hour -C1

Question 1

When was the BBC founded?

Answer 1

18th October 1922

Question 2

How is the BBC funded?

Answer 2

PBS - TV license fees

Question 3

What are the BBC’s values?

Answer 3

To inform, educate, and entertain

Question 4

Who regulates the BBC?

Answer 4

OFCOM

Question 5

Who founded the BBC?

Answer 5

John Reith

Question 6

How does the BBC encourage diversity?

Answer 6

By representing people across the world and by educating the public about different cultures

Question 7

How many main radio stations do the BBC have? (not including local stations)

Answer 7

11

Question 8

What radio station is Late Night Women’s Hour on?

Answer 8

BBC 4

Question 9

How many of the ten top paid presenters at the BBC are men?

Answer 9

9

Question 10

Who is the top paid presenter at the BBC?

Answer 10

Chris Evans

Question 11

What is LNWH a spin-off of?

Answer 11

Late Night Woman’s Hour is a spin-off from the long-running BBC Radio 4 daily magazine programme, Woman’s Hour.

Question 12

Who is the presenter of LNWH?

Answer 12

Lauren Laverne

Question 13

When was the set episode broadcast?

Answer 13

‘Home’ was broadcasted on 28th October 2016

Question 14

When is LNWH broadcast?

Answer 14

Once a month on a Thursday at 11 pm.

Question 15

When was Women’s Hour first broadcast?

Answer 15

1946

Question 16

When was LNWH first broadcast?

Answer 16

2015

Question 17

How does the BBC being a PSB impact LNWH?

Answer 17

• Late Night Women’s Hour has been produced to meet the BBC remit to inform, educate and entertain.
• the broadcast may be too “niche” for commercial radio and therefore not profitable as the broadcast has only female contributors, is made up predominantly of unadorned dialogue (without music, sound effects) and the topic is explored using intellectual and
  specialised vocabulary.

Question 18

What does DAB stand for?

Answer 18

Digital Audio Broadcasting

Question 19

What recent technological change has greatly impacted LNWH and other radio programs?

Answer 19

• The recent switch from analogue FM radio to digital audio broadcasting (DAB).
• Digitally convergent platforms such as computers and smartphones mean audiences can listen on any device
• Scheduling has also been affected as Late Night Woman’s Hour has an 11 p.m. broadcast timeslot but audiences can now listen on devices other than radios and download podcasts to enjoy at their leisure which means the time a broadcast airs live might be less significant.

Question 20

What is significant about Lauren Laverne hosting the show?

Answer 20

• Lauren Laverne is an interesting host for a Radio 4 as she is more associated with alternative music (both from her career as a musician and her links with Radio 6) which may make her appeal to a larger audience
• Laverne’s relative youth and reputation for being outspoken paired with the relatively controversial use of bad language and the content in some episodes of this show may be an attempt to make the show more modern and exciting
• Late Night Woman’s Hour has been designed specifically to suit Laverne’s persona rather than being a broadcast she has been asked to present like some presenters eg) Chris Evans which makes the show more natural

Question 21

How can Curran and Seaton’s theory on power be applied to LNWH?

Answer 21

• Late Night Woman’s Hour challenges the idea that media is controlled by a small number of companies
  driven by the logic of profit and power as whilst the BBC is a large, significant company, the nature of PSB
  and the content of the broadcast seems to be
  at odds with the “logic of profit and power”.

Question 22

Who is the target audience for LNWH and how does this challenge the traditional audience of radio 4?

Answer 22

• niche specialised audience
• Demographic: female, 25-50, ABC1, educated
• Psychographic: left wing, creative, explorers, reformers, and feminists
• This challenges typical audiences as the audience of radio 4 is predominately male, older and right wing

Question 23

How can Stuart Hall’s reception theory be applied to LNWH?

Answer 23

• Male response to the content of the show may be that they are unsettled or alienated by the female only panel
• However, to a female audience, this same gender composition might be appealing
• The controversial nature of some of the episodes might have been designed to invite strong responses and polarise audience opinion

Question 24

What was famously banned by the BBC in 2014?

Answer 24

A ban on all male TV and radio panels to offset this dominance.

Question 25

How does the show use social media?

Answer 25

• Woman’s hour has Instagram, twitter, and Facebook handles to engage audiences
• The Spectator described the initial response to the show as a “twitter storm”

Question 26

Who are the guests on the set episode?

Answer 26

• Susie Orbach, a psychotherapist
• Rachel Hurdley, a research fellow at Cardiff University
• Helen Zaltzman, a podcaster and crafter
• Trine Hahnemann, a chef and author

Question 27

What does Hygge mean?

Answer 27

Hygge means creating a warm atmosphere and enjoying the good things in life with good people.

Question 28

Who are the guests on the set episode?

Answer 28

• Susie Orbach, a psychotherapist
• Rachel Hurdley, a research fellow at Cardiff University
• Helen Zaltzman, a podcaster and crafter
• Trine Hahnemann, a chef and author, Danish