late night womans hour

Question 1

Who broadcasts LNWH

Answer 1

BBC radio 4

Question 2

BBC

Answer 2

An established public service broadcaster
Funded by License fees paid by the general public
+ do not need to attract lots of views as it is already paid for

Question 3

what does the BBC HAVE to do

Answer 3

• educate
• inform
• entertain
• reflect diversity (majority of presenters are white middle classed women)

Question 4

What was the podcast inspired by

Answer 4

Woman’s hour targeted at 60+ and so LNWH was created to target younger audiences by talking about niche shocking topics

Question 5

How has technology impacted radio

Answer 5

Allows audiences to listen to previous shows after initial broadcast

Question 6

Who regulates radio and TV

Answer 6

OFFCOM

Question 7

Discuss the issues with regulation

Answer 7

Show available on demand and so anyone can listen to it even if the content isn’t appropriate for them. Watershed seen as useless

Question 8

Curran and Seaton

Answer 8

challenges the theory as BBC isn’t focused on profit

Question 9

Reception

Answer 9

Preferred reading- young progressive women
Negotiated - working class background women as the language used is quite intellectual and topics discussed
Oppositional - misogynistic men, traditional older women

Question 10

how is it promoted

Answer 10

Through BBC radio 4’s social media pages

Question 11

Why do people listen to radio

Answer 11

• accessible
• portable
• multi tasking
• entertainment