Late Night Women's Hour Flashcards
When was the set episode broadcasted?
October 28th 2016
Name of set episode
‘Home’
When was the original programme first broadcasted and under what name
‘Women’s hour’ - 1940
When is LNWH broadcasted?
One a month, 11pm
Who appears on the show?
Lauren Laverne & a female panel
What might a show especially aimed at women suggest about radio as a whole?
That the rest of it is all aimed at men
What is the BBC Remit? what must it also do due to it being publicly funded?
Inform, Educate and Entertain
appeal & represent the varied tastes of all its license fee payers
How does LNWH fit the BBC’s remit?
Informative of social trends
Entertaining - funny
Why is licence fee funding significant in regards to LNWH
themes too ‘niche’ for commercial radio, frees it from political or commercial influences
What makes LNWH ‘niche’
Female panel, no non-diegetic sound, intellectual vocabulary
Digital changes?
DAB, downloading radio programmes
What are digitally convergent platforms?
Computers, Smartphones etc
What does DAB enable?
listener freedom - can download and listen in their own time
Significants of Lauren Laverne as a Host?
linked with alternative music w presence on radio 6
youth & reputation may be to bring in new ideas and listeners
Significants of show being on BBC Radio 4?
publicly funded, able to be made regardless of audience size or niche content
Industry Theory?
Curren & Seaton
- challenges idea that media is run by a small number of big companies driven by profit & power, the BBC is a large company but due to public funding, it cannot profit commercially.
How has the world changed for women since ‘Women’s Hour’ was originally broadcast?
Shift from 1950’s housewife to more independent women thanks to the Pill 1961, Marriage equality etc.
What ways can the audience be categorised
Age, social class, gender and level of education
How does LNWH challenge Radio 4 audience?
gender bias, subject content e.g. Female Masterbation, Affairs etc.
Who is LNWH audience?
Educated Women
Audience Theory?
Stuart Hall
- programme can be read in a variety of ways
- Oppositional; no male representation, feminism in reverse
- Negotiated; an attempt to create a show to highlight the inequalities of women
- Preferred; male domination in the media has been reversed for once offering a refreshing new outlook.
What did the BBC ban in 2014
all male panel TV shows to make it more inclusive and less male dominating
What % of Womens Hour listeners are in employment today compared to 1950?
60% - 30%
Notable guests on Women’s Hour?
Oprah Winfrey, Hilary Clinton, Tracy Emmin, Mary Quant
Why does the BBC tend to favour entertainment programmes?
more likely to please a wider audience & are less niche
When was the BBC founded and by who?
1922 by John Reith
