Late Night Womens Hour

Question 1

How often is LNWH broadcast?

Answer 1

Once a month

Question 2

What is the broadcast a spin- off from?

Answer 2

Woman’s Hour

Question 3

What station is the broadcast on?

Answer 3

BBC Radio 4

Question 4

Who is the presenter?

Answer 4

Lauren Laverne

Question 5

When was Woman’s Hour first broadcast?

Answer 5

1940s

Question 6

How does Laverne introduce the show and engage the audience?

Answer 6

Rhetorical questions such as ‘are you creating a nest?’

Uses humour - ‘Winter is coming… without having to get too game of thrones about it…’

Question 7

What words are used that suggests the audience is well-educated/ expected to be?

Answer 7

‘Egalitarian’
‘Socialist’
‘Hierarchy’

Question 8

Who is the target audience of LNWH?

Answer 8

Highly educated
Middle class
Middle aged
Women

Question 9

What suggests that the audience may actually be younger and more in touch with digital culture?

Answer 9

Social media is referred when Laverne talks about how the meaning of Hygge has changed from togetherness to sharing aesthetically pleasing images online

Question 10

What is the title of the set episode?

Answer 10

Home

Question 11

When was the set episode broadcast?

Answer 11

28th October 2016

Question 12

What are the names of the five women in the show?

Answer 12

Lauren Laverne 
Treena
Helen 
Rachel
Susie

Question 13

What profession is Treena?

Answer 13

An author and chef

Question 14

What profession is Helen?

Answer 14

Crafter and podcaster

Question 15

What job does Rachel have?

Answer 15

Works at Cardiff university

Question 16

What is Susie’s job?

Answer 16

Psychotherapist

Question 17

When was the BBC founded and where?

Answer 17

18th October 1922 in London

Question 18

What is the BBC’s mission statement/ remit?

Answer 18

Inform
Educate
Entertain

Question 19

How is the BBC funded?

Answer 19

License fees from TVs

Some government funding too

Question 20

Why is Laverne an interesting host for LNWH?

Answer 20

She’s associated with youth and music because she had a career as a musician and worked for Radio 6

Question 21

What is one way that Halls reception theory can be linked to LNWH?

Answer 21

Preferred reading = women should still be proud of their home and should worry about how they present their homes
Oppositional = society is no longer about creating a ‘home’ but creating a digital version of reality through online platforms like social media

Question 22

How can Curran and Seaton’s profit and power theory be linked to the ideology behind ‘Hygge’?

Answer 22

Companies have turned Hygge into an online trend, in an attempt to make money and gain power over peoples ideologies and purchases .

Question 23

How does the set text target a diverse international audience?

Answer 23

Guest from Denmark discussing what Hygge means in her culture

Question 24

There is a gender bias on LNWH.

TRUE/FALSE

Answer 24

True

Question 25

What is the BBC?

Answer 25

A public service broadcaster

Question 26

How does the BBC being a PSB affect the show?

Answer 26

As this type of broadcasting is publically funded through license fees, the topics within the broadcast can be more controversial / there is more freedom of topic, because the producers are free from pressure to make profit.

Question 27

How are commercial radio stations funded?

Answer 27

Through advertising

Question 28

How does the scheduling of the broadcast at 11pm affect the audience targeted?

Answer 28

People awake at 11pm may be younger, people who work til late, people commuting etc

Question 29

How does the broadcast subvert stereotypes for Radio 4?

Answer 29

Youthful female presenter ( rather than men like Chris Evans)
References to social media hence targeting a younger/ digitally native audience

Question 30

What is a pluralist society?

Answer 30

A society in which many diverse groups are allowed to exist

Question 31

Name 3 purposes of a PSB:

Answer 31

To help people understand the world around them
Support learning for all ages
Showcase the most creative and highest quality services
Reflect, represent and serve diverse communities
Reflect the UK’s culture and values to the world

Question 32

Why is the broadcast described as ‘niche’?

Answer 32

11pm slot allows taboo and uncensored topics to be discussed

Question 33

Name 2 LNWH broadcasts other than the set text:

Answer 33

‘Women and Fan Fiction’
‘Breakups’
‘Why We Lie’
‘The Rise of The Dating App Tinder’

Question 34

Why is LNWH popular with its audience?

Answer 34

Gender bias giving representation to women

Question 35

How can Gauntlett’s identity theory be linked to LNWH?

Answer 35

The entirely female panel of educated older women gives the targeted audience (of similar demographics) someone to identify with

Question 36

How does the gender bias link to bell hooks’ feminist theory?

Answer 36

Feminism is a political struggle to end patriarchal domination such as gender, LNWH challenges patriarchy by not representing men

Question 37

Why is the 11pm slot limiting audiences not a problem?

Answer 37

The broadcast is available on catch up services because it is on DAB radio
It can also be downloaded as a podcast and listened to without internet connection

Question 38

How does the LNWH page on the BBC website engage the audience? Name 3

Answer 38

Stereotypically feminine colours such as pinks and blues is appealing to older and more traditional women
Variety of titles = choice
Access to new and previous broadcasts

Question 39

How does the website support Jenkins fandom theory?

Answer 39

There is a news section on the LNWH page, including news about Laverne etc
This gives audiences of the monthly broadcast a supplementary/ additional experience

Question 40

What did the BBC introduce in 2014?

Answer 40

A ban on all male TV and radio panels to get rid of the male dominance in the media.