Social Developments: Expansion of Mass Media

Question 1

How many people had a TV in 1961 compared to 1971?

Answer 1

75% in 1961 91% in 1971

Question 2

Which sketch brought surreal comedy to TV?

Answer 2

Monty Python

Question 3

Why could radio now be listened to more often?

Answer 3

More car radios and earphones

Question 4

How many BBC Radio stations were there in early 60’s?

Answer 4

3

Question 5

What did young people do to listen to pop music?

Answer 5

Listen to pirate radio stations

Question 6

What are pirate radio stations?

Answer 6

Radio stations that don’t have a broadcasting license

Question 7

What is an example of a pirate radio station?

Answer 7

Radio Caroline

Question 8

How much did Radio Caroline make a week?

Answer 8

£15,000 a week

Question 9

How many listeners did Radio Caroline have?

Answer 9

Over 20 million

Question 10

What did the BBC do in response to pirate stations?

Answer 10

They created BBC Radio One to play pop music

Question 11

What happened to newspapers in this era?

Answer 11

They declined

Question 12

What newspaper was made in 1964 that saw success?

Answer 12

The Sun

Question 13

What helped The Sun get more success?

Answer 13

Bought by Rupert Murdoch who helped to increase its popularity

Question 14

What were lots of playwrights starting to write about?

Answer 14

Plays questioning societys issues

Question 15

Which department could prevent plays from being performed?

Answer 15

Lord Chamberlain’s Office

Question 16

When was an Abolish Theatre Censorship bill proposed? Were they a backbench MP?

Answer 16

Proposed in 1967 as a PMB by a Backbench MP

Question 17

How did Jenkins treat the Censorship Abolition Act? When did it pass?

Answer 17

He allowed it debating time and it passed in 1968

Question 18

What was a significant entity that supported censorship abolition?

Answer 18

Church of England

Question 19

Example of how censorship abolishing was treated?

Answer 19

13 members of the cast of a play got on stage in front of the audience and stood naked for 30 seconds

Question 20

Limitation of censorship abolition act in terms of new playwrights?

Answer 20

No increase in more risky performances, just legitimised existing ones

Question 21

What was a limitation of censorship abolition in terms of who opposed it?

Answer 21

Mary Whitehouse would have more things to support her campaign

Question 22

What was a limitation to the censorship abolition act in terms of how films were treated?

Answer 22

Films could still be censored if needed