late night womans hour

Question 1

when did lnwh start

Answer 1

2015. monthly before becoming weekly in 2018

Question 2

who is lnwh hosted by

Answer 2

emma barnett, occasionally lauren laverne. guested by women from range of backgrounds like science and health

Question 3

how is lnwh relevant to its audience

Answer 3

episodes like ‘lost friends’ and ‘extreme breastfeeding’. originally at 11pm for explicit discussions.

Question 4

womans hour

Answer 4

broadcast in 1940s, original show reflects tokenism (suggests other content for men)
open discussions and increased gender equality

Question 5

what does the lnwh podcast offer

Answer 5

Downloading and streaming - boom in digital tech + change in industry

Question 6

bbc sounds lnwh

Answer 6

nov 2018 bbc sounds was launched. features live broadcasting and on demand listening. eg of tech convergence

Question 7

emma barnett lnwh

Answer 7

journalist and broadcaster, presents bbc radio 5 late monring show
writes agony aunt columns ‘tough love’ in sunday tines
lighthearted yet unafraid to explore emotional issues

Question 8

challenging curran and seaton lnwh

Answer 8

challenges idea that media is controlled bt small companies driven by profit and power seeing as they lack adverts and are funded by the tv license.

Question 9

how does curran and seatons power and industries thoery support lnwh?

Answer 9

Socially dverse patterns of ownership creates varied production

Question 10

livingstone and lunt regulation lnwh

Answer 10

as a psb, bbc has strict guidelines.
bbc1 rarely features swearing and all channels follow the watershed.
lnwh originally publsihed post watershed. challenges theory thst ‘new media’ is harder to regulate

Question 11

audience interpretation lnwh

Answer 11

male response may be other media tests composed of only women (loose women) still have male guests.
lnwh w/o men is appealing to female audiences.

Question 12

lnwh po0dcast topics

Answer 12

topics more focused on personal experiences contrasting to broadcast version - intended to create discussion on social media.

Question 13

return to psb remit lnwh

Answer 13

in 2014, bbc introduced a ban on all-male panels to reduce dominance. broadcast designed to appeal to specialised audience.

Question 14

reception theory stuart hall lnwh

Answer 14

negotiated may be male listeners able to listen to otherwised silenced female perspecitve
oppositional may believe espacially with 2014 ban this is wrong when funded by license fee
prefferred is likely the largely femle audience feeling their needs are listened and represented

Question 15

van zoonen lnwh

Answer 15

supported by van zoonens theory that gender stereotypes can be changed onloy if more media is female dominated

Question 16

bell hooks lnwh

Answer 16

radio 4’s audience often pigeonholed as white and middle class.
bell hooks suggests that minorities are more likely to be oppressed - lnwh not as progressive as seen
fault of radio 4 as demographic is different of lnwh

Question 17

who regulates radio

Answer 17

ofcom

Question 18

key point of gender price gap lnwh

Answer 18

toiletry prices and women expected to groom more
pink tax

Question 19

how is lnwh a commercial institution

Answer 19

by only aiming at women, lnwh may be too niche for commercial radio.
no sound effects or music

Question 20

lauren laverne lnwh

Answer 20

controversial and explicit.
contrasts womans hour which had a safe reputation.
represented northern areas